Event 2025 European Championships - Event Finals (May 30-31)

[MaryClare]

I have a rabbit that hops less than Schönmaier

 

[Sasha]

Evans score no change

 

[Passion]

Petisco 13.566 knocks Evans out of 3rd

 

[phoenix7]

I haven't been following the scoring closely lately, so I'm watching a bit like a layman. I thought Evans would go in first. Feels like Ana has little things in her routing that bring her SV up by a lot even if her jumping passes don't feel as hard.

Barbosu has clever connections - whip to full-in and the second pass - and difficult leaps and spins. She does a double wolf turn, not a triple, but so did Evans. Evans does have lower difficulty, though I like her routine.

 

[Puffin]

Petisco into bronze

 

[Passion]

Ana Barbosu is a EUROPEAN CHAMPION

 

[MaryClare]

Can anyone smell melting silicone?

 

[Sasha]

Ana Barbosu is a EUROPEAN CHAMPION

Love it. Four medals, is that the most for WAG these championships?

 

[Puffin]

Gold for Barbosu!

Is that plates I hear smashing in Mama Voinea's hotel room (or vodka bottles)

 

[Angelika]

Can anyone smell melting silicone?

And the squeals of dying kittens

 

[Annie]

No immediate medal ceremony? My five year old is upset.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Love it. Four medals, is that the most for WAG these championships?

Joint most with Manila.

 

[blake]

Ana!!!! Bummer for Ruby, I love how she keeps her legs completely together on the double back.

 

[Passion]

Love it. Four medals, is that the most for WAG these championships?

I think it is. Esposito has 3 and Schoenmaier has 2, Petisco has 2

ETA: Esposito is 4
ETA 2: Schoenmaier has 3, I forgot Germany medaled in the team.

 

[Concorde]

Barbosu has clever connections - whip to full-in and the second pass - and difficult leaps and spins. She does a double wolf turn, not a triple, but so did Evans. Evans does have lower difficulty, though I like her routine.

Barbosu also made a smart change to her routine composition by replacing the full twisting pike jump with a triple turn. While both skills are C elements, the new body shape deductions on pike jumps introduced in 2025 would have meant a minimum of 0.3 in deductions for the legs being below horizontal.

 

[Passion]

Joint most with Manila.

Esposito has Team, Mixed Team, and AA but didn't medal in any apparatus final

ETA: Oh I'm an idiot, she just medaled here on FX lmao

 

[Annie]

I like Barbosu's routines in general. They are original and well constructed. Gone are the Belu days where all Romanians had exactly the same routines.

 

[phoenix7]

Yes - the Romanians are over their pike jump era. It was such clever if not beautiful routine composition.

She isn't at full D at all - she's done triple wolf and punch front from the last pass before. But she looks so secure in that routine.

 

[blake]

Dropping to 8 count was a good decision for MAG.

 

[phoenix7]

Watching Barbosu's expressive floor and warm interactions with other gymnasts, and remembering how Romanian TV used to call her out for looking stony faced as a younger teen.

They really tried to push her down, and here she is.