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Second final, second gold: Helen Kevric made an impressive return to the big gymnastics stage and raises hopes of a brilliant European Championships in just two weeks. At the end German Championship in Hannover The 18-year-old Stuttgart had a thrilling duel with Pauline Schäfer-Betz and, after uneven bars, also won the beam title. Olympic sixth place with 13,025 points was ahead of the Chemnitz team with the same number of points.
However, it was not only the two returnees who were convincing in title fights in front of full stands. Two-time European champion Karina Schoenmeier was the best in vault and floor exercise. New overall champion Silja Stöhr (Heddesheim) also showed good form, winning medals on three other devices.
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Kevrik presents medals to himself
“We can look forward to the European Championships. If everyone is healthy, we will have a strong team,” said coach Tatjana Bachmeier, who looked after not only her many gymnasts from Chemnitz, but also Kevrik on their behalf. An 18-year-old girl was in a rhythmic gymnastics center after allegations of abuse. Stuttgart He couldn’t cope with the change of coach and played in Hannover without a coach.
Effective: Kevrik on a beam
This led to an unusual situation: the Olympic champion, who finished sixth on the uneven bars, had to hang her gold medals around her neck herself, while the other medalists did so on exercise bikes. “Of course, it would be better for me if I had a coach here to give me medals. But I achieved that here. So I can give the medal to myself as long as I don’t have someone to give it to me,” Kevric said.
Next weekend, the gymnasts will face the final qualification for the European Championships, which will take place from August 13 to 16 in Zagreb. Only then will national team coach Gerben Wiersma be willing to name his starting five players.
Ferndwell Kevrik vs Varfolomeev?
This year, the international competition calendar assumes that gymnasts will simultaneously compete for prizes in a long-distance bout. In a change from usual, it’s Kevrik against outstanding gymnast Daria Varfolomeeva on the second weekend of August. Almost three weeks before the home world championships in Frankfurt am Main, the 19-year-old again won all-around gold in the final on Saturday. Without being completely convincing, the Olympic champion, world and European champion dominated the decision.
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“There were some mistakes with the tires and the stick. We need to pay a little more attention to this, work on it and understand what exactly the problem was. But I’m still happy,” Varfolomeev said. She admitted that she was very nervous, “because it was just before the World Cup and the mood was crazy.”
There was no doubt that the woman from Schmieden was one of the three players starting at the World Championships. The only thing that remained unclear was who would accompany her. The day after the four, as the last qualification for the World Championship, it became clear: Varfolomeev will start in the Frankfurt Festhalle on all four apparatuses, and the vice-champion Lada Push will compete with a hoop, ball and clubs. Third in the starting line-up was Anastasia Simakova (both Schmiden), nominated by decision of the judges with a ribbon.