The senior women’s team final of the European Championships took place this afternoon, and it was Romania that came out victorious, with a final team score of 172.754 and the gold medal. Great Britain followed with a 170.633to take the silver, and Russia claimed bronze with a 169.329. Fourth through eighth places went to Germany (166.796), Italy (161.488), Spain (160.921), Belgium (160.728), and Switzerland (160.397), respectively.

Romania kicked off their day with three strong DTY vaults to claim the early lead, which they maintained during the second rotation despite a form break and a near fall from anchor Larisa Iordache on a low-bar handstand. On the balance beam, Munteanu and Iordache wowed the crowd with two-foot bhs, tucked full tumbling series (earning scores of 14.533 and 14.7 respectively) to maintain their first-place rank. A strong showing on the floor, highlighted by Bulimar’s stuck double layout and full-twisting double pike, solidified their rank and secured them the gold.

After impressing the international community with their win in the qualification stage, not to mention the historic wins in the junior team and individual AA finals, the British squad came to the finals riding on the momentum of a stellar week. They started off with a clean set on beam but lost a bit of momentum on floor when Ruby Harrold sat down her third tumbling pass. Sitting in third place after two rotations, team GB performed three clean vaults to move ahead of the Russians. Three high-flying bars routines, capped off by Becky Downie’s 14.833, secured them the silver medal. The British team and fans alike were ecstatic with this outcome!

Russia’s Aliya Mustafina got her team off to a strong start on the bars, posting a 15.166 and placing them in second behind Romania after one rotation. However, things took a bit of a sour turn on the balance beam, where Spiridonova fell on her double tuck dismount and scored a disappointing 12.3. Mustafina performed a solid routine that got the team back on track and placed them just a few tenths behind Romania after the second rotation. She walked off of the beam podium with a bit of a limp but was back in action on the vault two rotations later, where she completed a successful if somewhat sloppy DTY. Solid performances on floor and vault were not enough to take the lead from the Romanians and British, however, and they settled for the bronze medal.

Germany suffered early setbacks with a fall from Schaeffer on the floor, but a strong recovery on vault and a beautiful bar set from Sophie Scheder (15.0) were enough to move them into fourth place after three rotations, where they finished the competition.

This marks the end of women’s team competition, but many of the gymnasts will be back in action on Sunday for event finals. The junior women’s competition begins at 9:30am EEST (2:30am EST), and seniors take the floor at 2:00pm EEST (7:00am EST). Check back for results following these events!

Results below via Sofia Gymnastics