17th AEROBIC Gymnastics World Championships 2022

♦♦ 17^th AEROBIC Gymnastics WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
          - Guimaraes / POR; 2022, June 16 - 18 -

→  * Saturday, June 18
♦ FINALS:
* FIG - report--: * Gymnasts from the Republic of Korea, Hungary, and — for the first time in history — Vietnam took home the final four titles up for grabs at the Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships Saturday in Guimaraes (POR): With a routine featuring a spectacular throw that sent Tran Ngoc Thuy Vi ten feet in the air, Vietnam’s Nguyen Che Thanh, Le Hoang Phong, Tran Ngoc Thuy Vi, Nguyen Viet Anh, and Vuong Hoai An literally soared to the World Group title, the country’s first in Aerobic Gymnastics. Gold capped a triumphant Worlds for the small but mighty delegation representing Vietnam, which earned three medals, including Mixed Pairs bronze from Tran and Le and Trio bronze Friday.
* Korea’s ‘Rocketman’ wins individual title, Dance team dominates again
Fourth individually Guimaraes four years ago, Kim Hanjin (KOR) bided his time through the pandemic, dreaming of a return to the World stage. The golden dream came true, as Kim blazed through an eye-popping 4.0 Difficulty routine, delivering one element after another with a panache that brought teammates and competitors to their feet by the end of his “Rocket Man” routine. The 27-year-old has had plenty of success on the World stage, including a share of the Trio title in 2016 and gold with Korea’s popular Aerobic Dance team in 2018. What drove him to come back, however, was the one medal he had not won then.
* Korea’s Aerobic Dance team — Ryu Jusun, Ryu Minji, Han Jaehyun, Koh Eunbyeol, Kim Eungsoo, Lee Junkyu, Song Sungkyu, and Yoon Changil — closed out the evening with Korea’s second gold for a fabulous routine to music from “Spiderman”. The title is the Dance Team’s third at the past four Worlds. Gold gave Korea three titles overall in Guimaraes, their best result ever at a World Championships.

* Bali and Mazacs, gold at last in Mixed Pairs
Longtime pair Daniel Bali and Fanni Mazacs (HUN) were crisp and polished as they earned their third gold of the Championships after Team and Trio titles Friday, a steady progression after bronze in 2018 and silver in 2021. Silver in Group with Zoltan Locsei, Balazs Farkas, and Panna Szollosi was the icing on the cake, they said. Both leave Guimaraes with four medals, bringing Bali’s World medal count to 13. Locsei, Farkas, Szollosi, Kata Hajdu, Anna Makranszki, Janka Oekroes, Vanessza Ruzicska, and Zsofia Simon won silver in Aerobic Dance, helping Hungary top the medal table. In all, the Hungarians earned six medals: three gold, two silver, and a bronze.
Individual disappointment did not hinder Tamires Silva and Lucas Barbosa (BRA), who delivered an emotional career performance to “The Lion King” for silver.

* WCh AE - RESULTS Overview:

 ♦ FINALS:
► MEN's Individual;       ► MIXED  PAIRS; ► G R O U P S;
► AEROBIC  DANCE
► WOMEN's Individual; ► T R I O S;         ► AEROBIC STEP;   

* Qualifications: 
► Men's Individual;       ► Mixed Pair;    ► G r o u p s
► Women's Individual;  ► T r i o s;  
► Aerobic Dance;         ► Aerobic Step;
 + + +
.