bebatjof 🇵🇸Ready for gymnastics!
We're looking at the apparatus finals of the European Championships. Today it's men's floor, women's vault, men's pommel horse, women's uneven bars, and men's rings. ⏹️🦬🐴🥢⭕
Good news: Belgium is represented, this means that I don't have to worry about some geoblocked live stream, as I can just watch Belgian tv.
Now every rose has a thorn: I do NOT like the Belgian sport commenters. They are so fucking obsessed with Nina Derwael, it's embarrassing. Of course I am a fan of hers, but I also want honest information about everyone's chances, up- and downsides, scoring... instead of minute-long monologues about her elegance and grace.
Yesterday I missed the allround finals 😭😭😭
Literally just cause I was wrong about the time and the schedule.
The Italian Manila Esposito won. She's only 18 and already so established that I can't say I'm surprised she got gold!
Got into the international livestream! Now it's just praying for my internet connection 😭🙏🏻
Cheered too soon. It worked for 2 mins and then it said "not available in your country" ?? How weird is that?
And then I had to struggle several minutes cause the Belgian stream thought I was abroad but the international stream thought I was in Belgium. #TooManyExtensions
Anyway. I'll watch the Belgian stream.
Men's floor is done. The Brits got way ahead, getting gold and silver.
Italian guy gets bronze, and he's really happy and emotional about it. Congrats hun.
#gymnastics #mag ⏹️
French gymnast goes first, falls. Looks really sad and she's fighting tears.
German girl second, does really well in front of home crowd. Looks like a medal.
Spanish girl third, goes well.
Belgian Lisa Vaelen up!
First vault highest difficulty of this final, lands it!
Second vault goes well too!
#gymnastics #wag #LisaVaelen 🇧🇪 🦬
And she's currently second! A medal would be very cool.
#gymnastics #wag 🦬🇧🇪
4 more gymnasts to go, at least one is probably going to pass her.
Slovenian gymnast is a mother! Very nice.
Dutch gymnast is 30yo, and she's studying medicine and philosophy. First vault has a difficulty of 5 (podium level) and her second vault is 3.8. Which is weirdly low. She's going to fourth place (currently).
Hungarian gymnast qualified for the final in last place. Takes a fall unfortunately.
This means we got a Belgian medallist for sure. Silver or bronze to decide, the last gymnast has definitely podium-level.
Second hungarian gymnast is last up, does very well. This is going to be tight.
#gymnastics #wag
European championships Vault podium 🦬
🥇Karina Schönmaier
🥈Valentina Georgieva
🥉Lisa Vaelen 🇧🇪
Schönmaier only 19, and very inexperienced in international competitions. German crowd is happy.
Georgieva only 18, and already an Olympian!
Men are horsing pommelwise 🐴
I am eating a snack 🧀
I am eating a snack 🧀
On the podium for pommel horse: 3 teenagers. 🐴
Armenian kid takes gold, his teammate gets silver, Italy has bronze.
Up next! The uneven bars final, with Nina Derwael. 🇧🇪🥢
Competing against Manila Esposito, all-round winner yesterday, and Ana Barbosu, olympic bronze on floor.
Netherlands represented by Naomi Visser.
Not here: top talent Helen Kevric from Germany. She qualified in first place but got injured during the all-round final yesterday and had to cancel sadly.
Czechia, Hungary and Italy 1 did well but not exceptional.
Second Italian gymnast Esposito takes a fall :(
Finland does well and takes first place currently.
Up to Nina! 🇧🇪
Perfect!! Looks like gold 😊
Goes to first place, almost a point higher than the rest!