21. Juni 2015  
Baku, Azerbaijan  
Sport Aerobics

I. EUROPEAN GAMES 2015 - Aerobic Gymnastics

The non-Olympic discipline AEROBIC Gymnastics of the Ist European Games 2015 in Baku (AZE) combines with the youngest Olympic gymnastics discipline Trampoline, individual and the non-Olympic synchro version.
→ AEROBIC gymnastics with 10 mixed pairs and 11 groups will compete from 17 to 21 June, at the National Gymnastics Arena AER:
In AE  qualifications both mixed pairs and groups present 1 exercise. The top 6 mixed pairs and groups advance to the finals, where they will present their exercise again. Scores from qualification don’t count.

Alternation explained: To make the events easier to follow for spectators both in the hall and at home, 1 gymnast will compete at a time. For example one male gymnast competes on trampoline and while he waits for his score, a female gymnast competes. While she waits for her score, the next male gymnast performs. This way there is always a gymnast performing. Trampoline and aerobics will be alternating during both qualifications and finals.

Who to watch in AEROBIC Gymnastics:
The countries to beat will be Romania, Spain and France, where Aerobics has a long tradition. They are joined by teams from Azerbaijan, Italy, Russia, Ukraine etc. Romania is the current World Champion in mixed pair and groups, while France is vice-World Champion in groups. Russia’s World bronze medallists Dukhik Dzhanazian and Denis Solovev are on the roster of both the mixed pair and mixed group competition. The Spanish duo of Vicente Lli and Sara Moreno will also compete in both categories.

** Schedule AEROBICS  (local times)
- June 16:  Podium training TRA individuals & AER mixed pairs, open to media
- June 17:   18.15 to 21.00 - AER mixed pair qualification & TRA qualification individuals
- 18 June 18: Podium training TRA synchro & AER groups 18 June, open to media
- June 19 : 19.00 to 20.30  - AER groups qualification & TRA qualification synchro
- June 21:  10.00 to 12.15 - AER finals mixed pairs and groups, & TRA finals individual and synchro

♦♦ AEROBIC Gymnastics - Finals (Sunday, June 21)
      Spain and Hungary take an Aerobics title each
In aerobic gymnastics two finals were contested at Sundaymorning: mixed pairs and groups.

AEROBIC Mixed Pairs:
* The Spanish duo Sara Moreno & Vicente Lli Llloris take the aerobic mixed pair title, beating top qualifiers Italy by just a tenth while Russia takes bronze.

* GYM v i d e o --: Mixed Pair FINAL


* AEROBIC Groups Final:
* The Hungarian group was the surprise of the day, beating World Champions Romania in the group final. Spain took bronze in this event.

** GYM v i d e o --: Groups FINAL
 

♦♦ Aerobic Gymnastics Qualification
Italian mixed pair Michela Castoldi and Davide Donati held off favorites Romania to top their qualification
The promising Italian Aerobics mixed pair Michela Castoldi and Davide Donati earned the highest execution score to hold off favorites Romania with just 0.050. The Romanian mixed pair Lavinia Panaete and Dacian Barna, scored the same as the Italians in difficulty and artistry, are confident that their routine can earn them gold. “We are happy about our difficulty and execution scores, but we think we can do better in artistic to impress the jury,” Panaete said. The Spanish duo Sara Moreno Lopez and Vicente Lli Llloris had the highest artistic score which moved them into third place, and is looking to improve their execution. “Our biggest goal is to make the audience feel better,” Lli Lloris said.
We will see the top 6 mixed pairs again in Sunday’s final!