The first ever European Games begin with opening ceremonies this Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan. Artistic gymnastics is one of many disciplines in this multi-sport event, and the women set to represent their countries began arriving for podium training yesterday and today.
The women begin with two days of qualifications on June 14 and 15. Qualifications will also act as the team final, using a three-up, two-count format to determine the medalists. All-around finals will take place on June 18 while apparatus finals will be held on June 20.
After going through many changes following the release of the nominative list last month, the teams are now officially set. Among those competing is 2015 European all-around champion Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland and 2012 Olympic medalists Viktoria Komova and Aliya Mustafina of Russia. A full list of competitors is below.
Official Team Rosters
| Austria Jasmin Mader Marlies Männersdorfer Jessica Stabinger |
Azerbaijan Yuliya Inshina Marina Nekrasova Kristina Pravdina |
Belarus Aliaksandra Koshaleva Sviatlana Lifenka Natallia Yakubava |
| Belgium Gaelle Mys Cindy Vandenhole Lisa Verschueren |
Bulgaria Ralitsa Mileva Valentina Rashkova Albena Zlatkova |
Croatia Ana Derek Dina Madir Ana Poscic |
| Cyprus Stelutsa Savvidou |
Czech Republic Veronika Cenkova Petra Fialova Anna-Maria Kanyai |
Denmark Mette Hulgaard Michelle Lauritsen Linnea Wang |
| France Marine Brevet Anne Kuhm Valentine Pikul |
Georgia Nato Dzidziguri |
Germany Leah Griesser Sophie Scheder Elisabeth Seitz |
| Great Britain Charlie Fellows Georgina Hockenhull Kelly Simm |
Greece Myropi Christofilaki Vasiliki Millousi Ioanna Xoulogi |
Hungary Dorina Boczogo Luca Diveky Noemi Makra |
| Iceland Dominiqua Belanyi Thelma Hermannsdottir Norma Robertsdottir |
Ireland Tara Donnelly Nicole Mawhinney Ellis O’Reilly |
Israel Tzuf Feldon |
| Italy Giorgia Campana Alessia Leolini Tea Ugrin |
Latvia Alina Circene Valerija Grisane Diana Jerofejeva |
Lithuania Vaida Zitineviciute |
| Netherlands Lisa Top Celine van Gerner Lieke Wevers |
Norway Solveig Berg Sofie Braaten Martine Skregelid |
Poland Gabriela Janik Katarzyna Jurkowska Paula Plichta |
| Portugal Mariana Carvalho |
Romania Andreea Iridon Laura Jurca Silvia Zarzu |
Russia Viktoria Komova Aliya Mustafina Seda Tutkhalyan |
| Serbia Aleksandra Rajcic |
Slovakia Barbora Mokosova |
Slovenia Sasa Golob |
| Spain Ainhoa Carmona Claudia Colom Ana Perez |
Switzerland Caterina Barloggio Jessica Diacci Giulia Steingruber |
Turkey Tutya Yilmaz |
| Ukraine Yana Fedorova Angelina Kysla Krystyna Sankova |
Article by Lauren Hopkins
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Where’s Larissa??!!!
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still out with her injury :(…. Anyway, Russia is the prohibitive favorite for team gold. The AA final would be interesting…
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Any word on why Tyesha Mattis isn’t on the British team anymore?
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Tyesha mathis is still recovering from her old injury. She didnt have time to prepare for the games. Same with tunney
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Does anybody know where we can watch these games online? Is there coverage somewhere? Maybe from the BBC?
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They have an official YouTube channel so something should be broadcast there but there’s also a page on the official website with a list of all broadcasters.
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