Art gymnastics elite gathers: State Championship starts in Dornbirn!

Art gymnastics elite gathers: State Championship starts in Dornbirn!

Dornbirn, Österreich - The Austrian art gymnastics elite gathered on Friday afternoon in the exhibition hall six in Dornbirn for the state championship, which takes place for the 14th time in Vorarlberg this year and for the second time in a row in Dornbirn. The hall is currently still empty; The gymnastics equipment will be transported to Dornbirn by the Spieth company from Stuttgart on Thursday. A team from the Turnership Egg will take over the construction of the devices together with German experts on Thursday evening. According to Vol.at , preparations should be completed by 1:00 p.m. if 133 art gymnasts, including 39 athletes from Vorarlberg, come to the training.

Trainer Michael Fußenegger, who looks after the male Vorarlberg art gymnastics elite, is positive about the choice of the ice rink as a competition site. However, he points out that it is more difficult for the domestic athletes to adjust to competition mode because the competition hall deviates from the training hall. A week after the state championship, the hall is used again for gymnastics, since the Vorarlberg team cup of the rhythmic gymnastics will take place on May 3 and 4.

record number of records at the state championship

The upcoming state championships take place on a striking date and attract a record number of participants. In April 2024, the event was already a milestone with 137 elite and junior art gymnasts from all nine federal states, which is the highest number of participants in the 78-year history of the championship. This year 31 Austrian titles are to be awarded, including 14 in the elite category and 13 for juniors. At the same time, the athletes also have to qualify for the upcoming European and World Championships, which are to take place just a few weeks later. Favorites like Charlize Mörz and Vinzenz Höck have already demonstrated their skills on the international parquet in the past, as reported.

The competitions will begin on Saturday with the all-around and team day, followed by the device final decisions on Sunday. The event in the Dornbirner Messe-Eishalle will not only be a spectacle and an important part of home gymnastics for the participants, but also for the audience.

Current successes and views

In addition to the upcoming state championships, there are remarkable achievements of Austrian artists' gymnasts in international competition. On April 21, 2025, Austrian elite teams took part in the European sports acrobatics championship in Luxembourg and reached two fifth places in the combination or in the balance of culprit. Alina and Arina Mironskaya, despite the difficulties, were able to assert themselves in a top -class field at the World Cup of the rhythmic gymnasts in Baku on April 20, 2025.

The dynamics in Austrian gymnastics are obvious and shows the high standard and the motivation of the athletes in this sport. The upcoming championships and international competitions will be another chapter in this exciting development, while the Austrian gymnastics continue on the international stage. The Austrian specialist association .