Julie Neumann: Austria's new talent on the way to Olympia 2028!

Julie Neumann: Austria's new talent on the way to Olympia 2028!

In rhythmic gymnastics in Austria, a new generation of talented athletes is emerging. The 18-year-old Julie Neumann, who draws attention to herself with her impressive talent and ambition, is particularly noteworthy. Inspired by her sister, Neumann began rhythmic gymnastics at the age of five. Today she visits the Aularten high school and belongs to the sports class where sporting ambitions are encouraged. Her current training center is the Federal Performance Center Stadlau, in which she is preparing for her competitions and career, which she is supposed to lead to the big stages of sport.

Neumann won two Austrian state championship titles last year. Their upcoming challenges include the European Championships, which recently took place in Budapest. In addition, she will take part in the European Championship in Estonia (June 4th to 8th) and will take part in the Austrian State Championships in Innsbruck (June 18 to 22) and the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro (end of August). Her participation in these competitions is not only a significant step in her career, but also secured a World Cup starting place for Austria, which underlines her impressive performance on the international stage, reported Turnsport Austria .

European Championship in Budapest

Neumann ended her first European Championship in the all -around in the 56th place, with a total of 84 participants from 38 nations participating in the competitions. Despite two incidents in the presentation of her exercise, in which she dropped the clubs, Neumann received praise for her excellent bandkür. Sports director Gabriela Welkow-Jusek confirmed Jean Neumann's potential and emphasized that her performance was remarkable despite the difficulties. Each country was allowed to present eight exercises on the European Championship, which were distributed among two or three gymnasts. Neumann was the only athlete who did all four devices for Austria.

In the team classification, the other Austrian athletes, Arina Mironskaya and Valentina Domenig-Ozimic, also reached respectable placements, with Mironskaya with the ball 42nd place and Domenig-Ozimic took 52nd place. Welkow-Juseek was optimistic about the future of the team, despite the low overall results. The young athletes still have a lot of potential to exploit in the upcoming competitions.

A look into the future

Neumann has clear goals in mind. Their long -term goal is the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. She would like to follow in the footsteps of Caroline Weber and Nicol Ruprecht, who also took part in the Olympic Games and have set important milestones for rhythmic gymnastics in Austria. Your anticipation for the Austrian State Championships in Innsbruck is great; The event is carried out for the first time as part of Sport Austria Finals and offers the opportunity to exchange ideas with athletes from other disciplines.

The rhythmic sports gymnastics, continuously in its development, has been part of the program in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympics and requires a mixture of skill, flexibility and musicality. Sport has steadily developed in the Soviet Union since its introduction in the 1940s and is now attracting athletes from all over the world who are fighting for medals in a mixture of individual and group competitions. With her performance and determination, Julie Neumann will surely help to further increase the reputation of the Austrian rhythmic gymnastics, as it does in the current season, reports Laola1 .