Recap: Highs & Lows Of The Inagural European Games

A very successful European Games have concluded in Baku. Many didn’t know exactly what to expect in this inaugural event, and based on the competitors who were present, not every country sent their top athletes. So as the Games continue in future years, the competition may become more fierce. However, this year’s Games provided a great opportunity for less widely known gymnasts to step up and enter the spotlight. Like any competition, there were highs and lows over the course of the week.

Jun 22, 2015

Hambuechen Earns High Bar Gold In Baku Event Finals

The 2015 European Games men’s event finals have concluded in Baku. Spain’s Rayderley Miguel Zapata Santana earned the gold on the floor exercise with a 15.333. On pommel horse, Saso Bertoncelj of Slovenia won the gold with a 14.966. Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece took first on rings with a 15.633. Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine secured the title on vault, averaging a 15.266. Home crowd favorite, Oleg Stepko of Azerbaijan earned the gold on parallel bars with a 15.733. Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen won the high bar final with a 15.533.

Jun 20, 2015

Steingruber Spectacular At European Games Event Finals

Women’s event finals were concluded today at the 2015 Baku European Games. Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland took the vault title with a 14.999. On bars, Aliya Mustafina secured the gold with a 15.400. Lieke Wevers of the Netherlands became the beam champion with a 14.200, and Steingruber won the floor exercise title with a 14.266.

Jun 20, 2015

Verniaiev Takes Men's AA Title In Baku

Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine secured the gold in the all-around competition at the European Games with a socre of 90.332. Azerbaijan's Oleg Stepko took second with an 89.065, and Nikita Ignatyev of Russia came in third with an 87.365. 

Jun 18, 2015

Mustafina Wins AA Gold At European Games

Russian standout Aliya Mustafina took the all-around title at the European Games in Baku with a 58.566. Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland earned the silver with a 56.699, and Lieke Wevers of the Netherlands received the bronze with a 55.065. 

Jun 18, 2015

Russian Men's Team Takes Gold In Baku

The men's team captured the team gold for Russia at the 2015 Baku Games with a score of 178.963. Ukraine came in second with a 177.429 and Azerbaijan took third with a 174.195. Russia was in second place after day one of qualifications, trailing Ukraine by just four tenths of a point, but came on strong during day two of competition to earn the gold.

Jun 15, 2015

Russia Secures Women's Team Gold At European Games

Russia won the team competition at the 2015 Baku European Games with a 116.867. Germany took silver with a 110.397 and the Netherlands earned bronze with a 110.099.

Jun 15, 2015

Baku European Games Qualification Results Day 1

The inaugural 2015 European Games are underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Games run from June 12-28, with the Artistic Gymnastics portion running from June 14-20. The qualification for the all-around and event finals takes place over two days, with the first concluding this morning.

Jun 14, 2015

European Games Men's Competitors

Jun 4, 2015

European Games Women's Competitors

May 20, 2015