2022 European Championships: Juniors team and all-around finals

After a thrilling first day of competition for the Seniors, today was the Juniors' turn to shine! Today's competition served as the team and all-around finals and the qualifiers for the event finals on Sunday.

Eva Bruynseels, Hanne Degryse, Naomi Descamps, Yelena Devreker and Aberdeen O'Driscoll represented Team Belgium at these Juniors European Championships. This is a very young team. All girls, but O'Driscoll, are born in 2008 and are first year juniors. Bruynseels, Degryse and Devreker gained some international experience at the last EYOF. 

They started their competition on beam. Naomi had a difficult start but Hanne and Yelena recovered well with 11.800 for both. Aberdeen received the heighest score on balance beam with 11,866. 

On floor the girls impressed with their bright choreographies. Eva scored 10,900. Hanne entertained the judges and showed a high double pike. She scored 11,800. Yelena performed gracefully and received a score of 12.066. It was once again Aberdeen who got the heighest score for the team: 12.400.

Aberdeen just did the same on vault. She received a 12.766 for her yourchenko full. Hanne showed a tsukahara tucked with full twist and scored 12.133. The judges rewarded Yelena with 11,866 for her layout yourchenko and Eva with 11.766 for her piked tsukahara. 

On bars things got a bit complicated for the Belgian junior team. Aberdeen and Yelena both scored 11,633. Eva received 11,000 and Hanne 10,466. 

With a total score of 142,763 our Belgians ranked 7th. Italy won the gold medal ahead of Romania. Germany won the bronze medal.

Team final results

1. Italy 153,996

2. Romania 150,495

3. Germany 150,329

4. Great Britain 147,563

5. France 146,995

6. Czech Republic 144,328

7. Belgium 142,763

8. Switzerland 142,529

In the all-around, Germany's sensation Helen Kevric, who recently won the gold medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival, was once again unstoppable. With 52.932, she is the new Juniors all-around champion! She placed 1st ahead of Romanian Amalia Ghigoarta and Italy's Viola Pierazzini. The first Belgian is Aberdeen O'Driscoll in 12th place. 

All-around final results:

1. Helen Kevric (GER) 52,932

2. Amalia Ghigoarta (ROU) 51,432

3. Viola Pierazzini (ITA) 50,099

4. Sabrina Voina (ROU) 50,065

5. Anna Lashchevska (UKR) 49,698

6. Abigail Martin (GBR) 49,199

7. Alice Vlkova (CZE) 49, 165

8. Ambre Frotté (FRA) 49,065

...

12. Aberdeen O'Driscoll (BEL) 48,665

20. Yelena Devreker (BEL) 47,365

30. Hanne Degryse (BEL) 46,199

Today's competition also served as a qualifier for the event finals this Sunday. Find all the qualified gymnasts below!

Vault qualifications results:

1. Helen Kevric (GER) 13,466

2. July Marano (ITA) 13,166

3. Ming Van Eijken (FRA) 12,950

4. Sabrina Voina (ROU) 12,883

5. Marlene Gotthardt (GER) 12,866

6. Alice Vlkova (CZE) 12,716

7. Nazanin Teymurova (AZE) 12,716

8. Laia Font (ESP) 12,683

Uneven bars qualifications results:

1. Martina Pieratti (ITA) 13,466

2. Viola Pierazzini (ITA) 12,933

3. Helen Kevric (GER) 12,900

4. Amalia Ghigoarta (ROU) 12,300

5. Elina Gravin (SWE) 12,200

6. Abigail Martin (GBR) 12,133

7. Evie Flagan-Donovan (GBR) 12,100

8. Laia Font (ESP) 12,000

Balance beam qualifications results:

1. Amalia Ghigoarta (ROU) 13,233

2. Anna Lashchevska (UKR) 13,066

3. Helen Kevric (GER) 12,833

4. Amalia Puflea (ROU) 12,833

5. Martina Pieratti (ITA) 12,766

6. Ariana Grillo (ITA) 12,700

7. Martin Abigail (GBR) 12,533

8. Chiara Summer Moiszi (GER) 12,500

Floor exercise qualifications results: 

1. Helen Kevric (GER) 13,466

2. Amalia Puflea (ROU) 13,233

3. Arianna Grillo (ITA) 13,066

3. Sabrina Voinea (ROU) 13,066

5. Viola Pierazzini (ITA) 12,900

6. Elina Gravin (SWE) 12,833

7. Samira Raffin (SUI) 12,766

8. Ruby Evan (GBR) 12,766

The Juniors event finals will take place on Sunday at 10:00. They will be streamed on GymTV Online.

Tomorrow, we'll see the Seniors back at it for the team final. The final starts at 14:00 and will be shown on TV on Tipik (RTBF), Auvio and Sporza and livestreamed on Eurovision Sport.