2019 Europeans: 3 finals for the girls !

Today Jade Vansteenkiste, Fien Enghels and Maellyse Brassart competed in qualifications in Szczecin.  They qualified for 3 finals.

Credit: Belgian gymnastics. 

In her first major competition as a senior,  Jade Vansteenkiste was the very first gymnast to compete on floor exercise. She scored 13.133 for her routine that included a triple twist and lots of jungle themes. She moved on to the vault were she scored 13.500 for her full twisting Yurchenko. She kept the head cool on bars with a solid routine (12.733). She finished her competition on beam and that's where the nerves hit her. She fell twice and scored 10.366. She finished 27th in the all-around standings with 49.732 but nevertheless qualified, thanks to the two-per-country rule. She also qualified for the floor final in 5th position !

Fien and Maellyse started their qualifications on beam. Maellyse was really solid until she fell on her switch ring leap (11.366). Fien showed a solid routine including a free carthweel connected to a layout step out. She scored 12.900. Maellyse came back strong on floor and got 12.233. Fien impressed with her neat choreography and clean execution. She scored 12.866. Maellyse showed a clean full twisting Yurchenko for 13.400. Fien and Maellyse finished their competition well on uneven bars. Fien got rewarded with 13.933 and just missed the final (1st reserve). Maellyse got 13.300.  With 50.299, Maellyse qualified in 23rd place to the all-around final.

You can find the full qualification results here.

Tomorrow, Jimmy Verbaeys will be in the men's all-around final starting at 1pm. Jade and Maellyse will be in the women's all-around final at 5:30pm !