Preview of the 2017 European Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics in Rzeszow (POL)
Having just hosted the European Age Group competitions, Rzeszow got a brilliant rehearsal for this week’s European Championships for juniors and seniors. The gymnasts will have a well-prepared and well-trained team welcoming them and ensuring their needs are met.
In the junior category 13 Federations will compete with 7 Women’s Pairs, 10 Men’s Pairs, 19 Mixed Pairs, 16 Women’s Groups and 3 Men’s Groups. 12 Federations are sending seniors: 6 Women’s Pairs, 9 Men’s Pairs, 10 Mixed Pairs, 10 Women’s Groups and 7 Men’s Groups.
Who to watch?
The entry list in the seniors competition is nothing less than impressive: Russian stars Marina Chernova and Georgiy Pataraya are joined by teammates Nikolay Suprunov, Igor Mishev, Daria Guryeva and Daria Kalinina, Belgium’s Noémie Lammertyn and Lore Vanden Berghe, Germany’s first ever World Games Champions Tim Sebastian and Mikhail Kraft, … Israel’s triple European senior champions men’s group will face tough competition from the junior Champions from Great Britain who claimed World Games gold just recently.
The stars will definitely need to watch their back as there are many talented up-and-coming pairs and groups eager to dethrone the champions!
In the junior competition, the biggest battle is expected in the mixed pair’s competition where several former European medallists like Azerbaijan’s Aghasif Rahimov and Nurjan Jabbarli, Great Britain’s Finlay Cochrane and Kirsten Owen and Russia’s Aleksandra Balandina and Valeri Tukhashvili.
Competition format
All pairs and groups are required to perform two exercise in qualification: a balance and a dynamic routine of which the combined score will determine the all-around finalists. The top 8 advance to the all-around final, or the top 6 if there are less than 12 participants, with a limit to 1 per country. In the final the combined routine will be performed. The top 8 per exercise also advance to the individual final.
Schedule
Thursday 19 October
09:30 – 10:25 Junior qualification Men’s pair Balance
Women’s pair Dynamic
10:40 – 13:15 Junior qualification Mixed pair Balance
Women’s group Dynamic
Out of competition: Men’s group Dynamic
14:30 – 15:55 Senior qualification Men’s pair Balance
Women’s pair Dynamic
Men’s group Dynamic
16:10 – 17:15 Senior qualification Mixed pair Balance
Women’s group Dynamic
18:00 – 19:00 Junior final Mixed pair Balance
Women’s group Dynamic
Out of competition: Men’s group Dynamic
Followed by the award ceremonies
19:30 – 20:10 Senior final Men’s pair Balance
Women’s pair Dynamic
Followed by the award ceremonies
Friday 20 October
09:30 – 10:25 Junior qualification Men’s pair Dynamic
Women’s pair Balance
10:40 – 13:15 Junior qualification Mixed pair Dynamic
Women’s group Balance
Out of competition: Men’s group Balance
14:00 – 15.25 Senior qualification Men’s pair Dynamic
Women’s pair Balance
Men’s group Balance
15:40 – 16:45 Senior qualification Mixed pair Dynamic
Women’s group Balance
17:45 – 18:25 Junior final Men’s pair Dynamic
Women’s pair Balance
Followed by the award ceremonies
18:50 – 20:00 Senior final Mixed pair Dynamic
Women’s group Balance
Men’s group Balance
Followed by the award ceremonies
Saturday 21 October – ALL-AROUND FINALS
10:00 – 10:45 Junior final Men’s pair Combined
Women’s pair Combined
Followed by the award ceremonies
11:15 – 13:00 Junior final Mixed pair Combined
Women’s group Combined
Out of competition: men’s group Combined
Followed by the award ceremonies
14:45 – 15:50 Senior final Men’s pair Combined
Women’s group Combined
Followed by the award ceremonies
16:30 – 17:45 Senior final Mixed pair Combined
Women’s pair Combined
Men’s group Combined
Followed by the award ceremonies
Sunday 15 October – FINALS
14:00 – 14:40 Junior final Men’s pair Balance
Women’s pair Dynamic
14:45 – 15:45 Junior final Mixed pair Dynamic
Women’s group Balance
Out of competition: Men’s group Balance
Followed by the award ceremonies
16:30 – 17:10 Senior final Men’s pair Dynamic
Women’s pair Balance
17:15 – 17:55 Senior final Mixed pair Balance
Women’s group Dynamic
18:00 – 18:25 Senior final Men’s group Dynamic
Followed by the award ceremonies
18:50 – 19:20 Closing ceremony
How to follow the competition?
Our global partner SmartScoring will provide a livestream of the entire competition on gymtv.online. Live scoring will be linked to this.
Also, the Olympic Channel will livestream this event. The Olympic Channel is a ground-breaking global platform where fans can experience the power of sport and the excitement of the Olympic Games all year round, and is available worldwide via mobile apps for Android and iOS devices and at olympicchannel.com.
As usual UEG will provide start lists, results, interviews, quotes, videos and competition reports on its website and social media. Results of past championships are available on our website.
Official hashtag of the event: #ACRO2017
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