Austria's gymnasts: Historical points record at EM in Leipzig!
Austria's gymnasts: Historical points record at EM in Leipzig!
Leipzig, Deutschland - Austria's art gymnasts at European "in Leipzig. In a competition full of emotions, the team managed to set up a new point record: 149.163 points. This marks the fifth red-white-red dot record with a major event in a row. The Austrian team, consisting of Leni Bohle, Bianca Frysak, Selina Kickinger, Charlize Mörz and Aurea Wutschka, ended up in the 14th place, which historically represents the fifth best EM result for women.
Italy, the Exemplate for team spirit and performance, successfully defended his title as a European champion. The hosts Germany and France followed in the places behind the Italian team. Selina Kickinger, who shows consistently high performance, achieved her third all-around final in a row as 18th. Her teammate Leni Bohle also cut off well and qualified in 22nd place for her first all-around final, while Charlize Mörz, despite an ankle injury, a week before the competition when tenth on the ground just missed the top eight.
Austria’s tournament perspective
The upcoming European championships in the gymnastics are already planned for 2024 in Rimini, Italy. These take place between April 24 and May 5, with a total of 592 elite and junior art gymnasts are expected from 41 countries. Austria plans to launch four full teams: one elite team for women and men as well as junior teams. The competitions for the men take place between April 24 and 28 and for women between 2nd and 5th May 2024. Austria's women already showed potentially strong skills at the last championships, but just missed a better place with a 13th place and a point record.
For the men, Vinzenz Höck will be remembered, who in qualification conquered the 3rd place and the 4th place in the rings. The fact that these young athletes enter the world of gymnastics is a positive sign of the sport in Austria.
Review of the last big events
In order to expand the context of current successes, reference is also made to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. There the women of the German team showed a strong dress rehearsal. However, the start of the competition had started bumpy for the hosts when three athletes had to leave the competition area, which resulted in point deductions. However, the expressiveness of Pauline Schäfer was particularly praised.
Germany was able to catch itself again at half -time of the competition, and the appearance on the uneven bars was impressive with two world -class exercises. Such high demands are also likely to shine on the Viennese scene, where the Austrian team consistently achieves good results.
Austria's art gymnasts not only set records, but also aroused the international interest in their skills. They prepared the soil for future successes, both in the young and elite area, and present themselves as serious competitors in international gymnastics.
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