Gymmin' Miel!

Welsh gymstar Jessica Hogg successfully defending her all around title, where as compatriot Grant Gardiner won the title from Finnish gymnasts Ilkka Kuusela and Heikki Niva. The Welsh women did the sweep for the second year running with Hogg, Venus Romaeo and Raer Theaker taking the medals. Epsen Jansen, the oldest competitor in the event had a very solid outing, coming 7th in the all around, and qualifying to the still rings and horizontal bar event finals. My personal Northern European favourite WAGite is Finland's Annika Urvikko who had a solid qualifying/team competition, finishing 4th all around and qualifying to the floor and vault event finals. Well done to all the gymnasts and support staff who ran a succcessful event!

WOMEN'S VAULT FINAL:

1. Jessica Hogg (WAL) (13.500, 13.250) 13.375
2. Annika Urvikko (FIN) (13.500, 13.050) 13.275
3. Julia Rumbutis (SWE) (13.100, 13.350) 13.225
4. Paula Tiitta (FIN) (13.200, 13.100) 13.150
5. Lina Sjoberg (SWE) (12.950, 12.700) 12.825
6. Norma Dogg Robertsdottir (ISL) (12.800, 12.650) 12.725
7. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) (12.900, 12.500) 12.700
8. Venus Romaeo (WAL) (12.000, 12.900) 12.450

WOMEN'S UNEVEN BARS FINAL:

1. Rosanna Ojala (FIN) 12.700
2. Ida Laisi (FIN) 12.550
3. Lina Sjoberg (SWE), Venus Romaeo (WAL) 12.300
4. 
   
5. Keira Brennan (WAL) 11.700
6. Julia Rumbutis (SWE) 11.500
7. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) 10.800
8. Thelma Rut Hermannsdottir (ISL) 10.300

WOMEN'S BALANCE BEAM FINAL:

1. Angel Romaeo (WAL) 13.350
2. Raer Theaker (WAL) 13.200
3. Reeta Pietilae (FIN) 13.150
4. Haldis Naerum (NOR) 12.050
5. Jennifer Merkell (SWE) 11.350
6. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) 11.200
7. Tinna Odinsdottir (ISL) 10.950
8. Rosanna Ojala (FIN) 10.650

WOMEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE FINAL:

1. Angel Romaeo (WAL) 13.350
2. Annika Urvikko (FIN) 13.200
3. Julia Rumbutis (SWE) 12.900
4. Jessica Hogg (WAL) 12.600
5. Lina Sjoberg (SWE) 12.250
6. Thelma Rut Hermannsdottir (ISL) 12.150
7. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) 11.950
8. Ida Laisi (FIN) 11.900

MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE FINAL:

1. Sakari Vekki (FIN) 14.700
2. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 14.000
3. Heikki Niva (FIN) 13.850
4. Alex Hedges (IOM), Clinton Purnell (WAL), Kristoffer Andersen (NOR) 13.000
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7. Lars Planke (NOR) 12.900
8. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 12.850

MEN'S POMMEL HORSE FINAL:

1. Juho Kanerva (FIN) 13.600
2. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.200
3. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 12.700
4. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 12.500
5. Alex Hedges (IOM) 12.050
6. Alex Rothe (WAL) 12.000
7. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) 11.800
8. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 11.750

MEN'S STILL RINGS FINAL:

1. Markku Leinonen (FIN) 14.600
2. Epsen Jensen (NOR) 13.750
3. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.650
4. Kieran Behan (IRL) 13.450
5. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 13.250
6. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 13.100
7. Lars Planke (NOR) 13.050
8. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.800

MEN'S VAULT FINAL:

1. Grant Gardiner (WAL) (15.350, 15.350) 15.350
2. Clinton Purnell (WAL) (15.250, 15.350) 15.300
3. Sakari Vekki (FIN) (15.550, 14.300) 14.925
4. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) (15.100, 13.650) 14.375
5. Anthony O'Donnell (WAL) (15.100, 13.200) 14.150
6. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) (14.300, 13.650) 13.975
7. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) (13.950, 13.250) 13.600
8. Alex Hedges (IOM) (14.450, 12.500) 13.475

MEN'S PARALLEL BARS:

1. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 14.500
2. Heikki Niva (FIN) 13.450
3. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 13.300
4. Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson (ISL) 13.100
5. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.050
6. Kieran Behan (IRL) 12.900
7. Alex Hedges (IOM) 12.750
8. Anthony O'Donnel (IRL) 12.650

MEN'S HORIZONTAL BAR:

1. Epsen Jansen (NOR) 13.650
2. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.450
3. Grant Gardiner (WAL), Heikki Niva (FIN) 13.200
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5. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 13.150
6. Kieran Behan (IRL) 12.800
7. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.450
8. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 12.200
   

The Northern European Gymnastics Championships will take place in Turku, Finland from the 29th to the 31st of October. Last year the Welsh competitors scooped seven golds (Men's Team, Women's Team, Women's All Around, Women's Balance Beam final, Women's Floor final, Men's Floor Final and the Men's Still Rings final). The Men's All Around title will be up for grabs, however Welsh gymnast Jessica Hogg will be aiming to defend her All Around crown.

FRIDAY, 29th OCTOBER:

• 14.00 to 19.00 Training
• 18.00 to 20.00 Dinner
• 20.00 to 22.00 Orientation Meeting

SATURDAY, 30th OCTOBER:

• 12.00 Judges Meeting
• 13.00 to 14.30 Warm Up SUBDIVISION ONE
• 14.30 to 16.30 Team Finals, All Around Final, Qualifcation to EF. SUBDIVISION ONE
• 16.30 to 18.00 Warm Up SUBDIVISION TWO
• 18.00 to 20.00 Team Finals, All Around Final, Qualification to EF. SUBDIVISION TWO

SUNDAY, 31st OCTOBER:

• 11.00 Judges Meeting
• 12.00 to 15.30 Individual Apparatus Finals

SUBDIVISION ONE:
MEN'S:
ISLE OF MAN: Alex Hedges, Mukunda Measuria, Daniel Hedges, Anand Patel
IRELAND: Kieran Behan, Anthony O'Donnell
ICELAND: Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson, Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson, Robert Kristmannsson, Gardar Egill Gudmundsson

SUBDIVISION TWO:
MEN'S:
WALES: Alex Rothe, Clinton Purnell, Grant Gardiner, Matthew Hennesey, Robert Hunter
FINLAND: Tomi Tuuha Markku Leinonen, Ilkka Kuusela, Juho Kanerva, Sakari Vekki
NORWAY: Epsen Jansen, Lars Jorgen Fjeld, Kristoffer Andersen, Lars Planke

SUBDIVISION ONE:
WOMEN'S:
SWEDEN: Nicole Wanstrom, Lina Sjoeberg, Julia Rumbutis, Viktoria Genberg, Ida Rothe
ICELAND: Thelma Rut Hermannsdottir, Tinna Odinsdottir, Dominiqua Belanyi, Norma Dogg Robertsdottir, Harpa Dogg Steindorsdottir
IRELAND: Aimee O'Driscoll, Niamh Rana, Emma Lunn, Ali Kavanagh, Sarah Buckley

SUBDIVISION TWO:
WOMEN'S:
WALES: Angel Romaeo, Jessica Hogg, Venus Romaeo, Keira Brennan, Raer Theaker
FINLAND: Annika Urvikko, Ida Laisi, Reeta Pietila, Rosanna Ojala, Paula Tiitta
NORWAY: Haldis Naerum, Tiril Dovre, Camilla Ueland Fjeld, Silje Katherine Dahlby, Tina Larsen

RESULTS:
WOMEN'S TEAM:

1. Wales 151.150
2. Finland 149.200
3. Sweden 144.750
4. Iceland 141.100
5. Norway 130.350
6. Ireland 120.900

WOMEN'S ALL AROUND:

1. Jessica Hogg (WAL) 51.150
2. Venus Romaeo (WAL) 50.000
3. Raer Theaker (WAL) 49.400
4. Annika Urvikko (FIN) 49.250
5. Ida Laisi (FIN) 49.150
6. Rosanna Ojala (FIN) 49.100
7. Julia Rumbutis (SWE) 48.200
8. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) 47.750
9. Ida Rothe (SWE) 47.000
10. Thelma Rut Hermannsdottir (ISL) 46.850
11. Haldis Naerum (NOR) 43.950
12. Emma Lunn (IRL) 40.750
13. Tiril Dovre (NOR) 40.650
14. Beth Gillmor (IRL) 38.350
15. Sarah Buckley (IRL) 37.850
16. Angel Romaeo (WAL) 37.750 (3 events)
17. Lina Sjoeberg (SWE) 37.300 (3 events)
18. Viktoria Genberg (SWE) 36.300 (3 events)
    
19. Norma Dogg Robertsdottir (ISL) 34.300 (3 events)
20. Tina Larsen (NOR) 34.000 (3 events)
21. Camilla Ueland Fjeld (NOR) 32.800 (3 events)
22. Aimee O'Driscoll (IRL) 31.700 (3 events)
23. Tinna Odinsdottir (ISL) 30.750 (3 events)
24. Paula Tiitta (FIN) 24.750 (2 events)
25. Harpa Dogg Steinsdottir (ISL) 22.950 (2 events)
26. Reeta Pietila (FIN) 22.650 (2 events)
27. Jennifer Merkell (SWE) 22.250 (2 events)
28. Keira Brennan (WAL) 10.650 (1 event)
29. Niamh Rana (WAL) 8.550 (1 event)

WOMEN'S VAULT QUALIFICATION:

1. Annika Urvikko (FIN) (13.500, 13.500) 13.500
2. Jessica Hogg (WAL) (13.450, 13.000) 13.225
3. Paula Tiitta (FIN) (13.200, 13.100) 13.150
4. Ida Laisi (FIN) (13.400, 12.600) 13.000
5. Lina Sjoeberg (SWE) (12.850, 12.950) 12.900
6. Julia Rumbutis (SWE) (13.350, 12.350) 12.850
7. Viktoria Genberg (SWE) (13.050, 12.550) 12.800
8. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) (12.900, 12.700) 12.800
9. Venus Romaeo (WAL) (13.000, 12.550) 12.775
10. Ida Rothe (SWE) (12.950, 12.550) 12.750
11. Norma Dogg Robertsdottir (ISL) (12.850, 12.450) 12.650
12. Raer Theaker (WAL) (12.550, 12.700) 12.625
13. Rosanna Ojala (FIN) (13.000, 12.200) 12.600
14. Harpa Dogg Steindorsdottir (ISL) (12.500, 12.200) 12.350
15. Thelma Rut Hermannsdottir (ISL) (12.100, 12.550) 12.325
16. Aimee O'Driscoll (IRL) (12.950, 11.450) 12.200
17. Tiril Dovre (NOR) (12.400, 11.850) 12.125
18. Emma Lunn (IRL) (12.300, 11.850) 12.075

WOMEN'S UNEVEN BARS QUALIFICATION:

1. Ida Laisi (FIN) 12.500
2. Jessica Hogg (WAL) 12.150
3. Venus Romaeo (WAL) 12.100
4. Lina Sjoeberg (SWE) 11.950
5. Raer Theaker (WAL) 11.800
6. Rosanna Ojala (FIN) 11.600
7. Annika Urvikko (FIN) 11.350
8. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) 10.800
9. Keira Brennan (WAL) 10.650
10. Thelma Rut Hermannsdottir (ISL) 10.550
11. Julia Rumbutis (SWE) 10.450
12. Harpa Dogg Steindorsdottir (ISL) 10.450
13. Ida Rothe (SWE) 10.350
14. Reeta Pietilae (FIN) 10.350
15. Jennifer Merkell (SWE) 10.200
16. Haldis Naerum (NOR) 10.050
17. Camilla Ueland Fjeld (NOR) 9.200
18. Tiril Dovre (NOR) 9.000
19. Aimee O'Driscoll (IRL) 8.400
20. Tinna Odinsdottir (ISL) 8.350
21. Sarah Buckley (IRL) 7.650
22. Emma Lunn (IRL) 7.550
23. Beth Gillmor (IRL) 7.100

WOMEN'S BALANCE BEAM QUALIFICATION:

1. Raer Theaker (WAL) 12.600
2. Jessica Hogg (WAL) 12.450
3. Rosanna Ojala (FIN) 12.450
4. Angel Romaeo (WAL) 12.400
5. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) 12.300
6. Reeta Pietilae (FIN) 12.300
7. Venus Romaeo (WAL) 12.150
8. Haldis Naerum (NOR) 12.100
9. Jennifer Merkell (SWE) 12.050
10. Tinna Odinsdottir (ISL) 12.050
11. Annika Urvikko (FIN) 11.800
12. Julia Rumbutis (SWE) 11.700
13. Thelma Rut Hermannsdottir (ISL) 11.550
14. Ida Rothe (SWE) 11.300
15. Viktoria Genberg (SWE) 11.150
16. Ida Laisi (FIN) 10.800
17. Camilla Ueland Fjeld (NOR) 10.800
18. Norma Dogg Robertsdottir (ISL) 10.700
19. Emma Lunn (IRL) 9.800
20. Tina Larsen (NOR) 9.750
21. Tiril Dovre (NOR) 8.700
22. Niamh Rana (IRL) 8.550
23. Beth Gillmor (IRL) 8.200
    
24. Sarah Buckley 7.150

WOMEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE:

1. Jessica Hogg (WAL) 13.100
2. Angel Romaeo (WAL) 12.800
3. Venus Romaeo (WAL) 12.750
4. Julia Rumbutis (SWE) 12.700
5. Thelma Rut Hermannsdottir (ISL) 12.650
6. Annika Urvikko (FIN) 12.600
7. Lina Sjoeberg (SWE) 12.500
8. Raer Theaker (WAL) 12.450
9. Ida Laisi (FIN) 12.450
10. Ida Rothe (SWE) 12.400
11. Viktoria Genberg (SWE) 12.100
12. Rosanna Ojala (FIN) 12.050
13. Dominiqua Belanyi (ISL) 11.750
14. Tina Larsen (NOR) 11.550
15. Paula Tiitta (FIN) 11.550
16. Sarah Buckley (IRL) 11.350
17. Emma Lunn (IRL) 11.100
18. Beth Gillmor (IRL) 10.850
19. Norma Dogg Robertsdottir (ISL) 10.750
20. Tiril Dovre (NOR) 10.550
21. Tinna Odinsdottir (ISL) 10.350
22. Aimee O'Driscoll (IRL) 10.350
23. Haldis Naerum (NOR) 9.300

MEN'S TEAM:

1. Finland 239.450
2. Wales 234.950
3. Norway 229.050
4. Iceland 228.750
5. Isle of Man 209.350
6. Ireland 112.650 (2 Gymnasts)

MEN'S ALL AROUND:

1. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 81.750
2. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 80.250
3. Heikki Niva (FIN) 77.900
4. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 77.300
5. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 77.150
6. Olafur Guroar Gunnarsson (ISL) 76.700
7. Epsen Jansen (NOR) 76.550
8. Alex Hedges (IOM) 76.150
9. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) 75.650
10. Anthony O'Donnel (IRL) 73.650
11. Lars Planke (NOR) 72.550
12. Kristoffer Andersen (NOR) 72.250
13. Gardar Egill Gudmundsson (ISL) 71.750
14. Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson (ISL) 70.600
15. Daniel Hedges (IOM) 65.350
16. Anand Patel (IOM) 65.300
17. Robert Hunter (WAL) 61.300 (5 events)
18. Markku Leinonen (FIN) 51.150 (4 events)
19. Kieran Behan (IRL) 39.000 (3 events)
20. Juho Kanerva (FIN) 39.000 (3 events)
21. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 33.900 (3 events)
22. Sakari Vekki (FIN) 28.400 (2 events)
23. Clinton Purnell (WAL) 27.750 (2 events)
24. Alex Rothe (WAL) 22.350 (2 events)

MEN'S FLOOR QUALIFICATION:

1. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 13.950
2. Sakari Vekki (FIN) 13.700
3. Clinton Purnell (WAL) 13.550
4. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 13.500
   
5. Kristoffer Andersen (NOR) 13.300
6. Heikki Niva (FIN) 13.100
   
7. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 13.050
   
8. Alex Hedges (IOM) 13.000
   
9. Lars Planke (NOR) 12.950
10. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 12.950
    
11. Juho Kanerva (FIN) 12.900
12. Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.750
    
13. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 12.700
14. Anthony O'Donnel (IRL) 12.600
15. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) 12.500
    
16. Daniel Hedges (IOM) 12.250
17. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.100
    
18. Gardar Egill Gudmundsson (ISL) 11.950
19. Anand Patel (IOM) 11.400
20. Epsen Jensen (NOR) 11.150
21. Alex Rothe (WAL) 11.050
    

MEN'S POMMEL HORSE QUALIFICATION:

1. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.800
2. Juho Kanerva (FIN) 13.250
   
3. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 12.450
4. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 11.800
5. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 11.750
6. Gardar Egill Gudmundsson (ISL) 11.700
   
7. Alex Hedges (IOM) 11.600
8. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) 11.600
9. Markku Leinonen (FIN) 11.500
10. Alex Rothe (WAL) 11.300
    
11. Epsen Jansen (NOR) 10.950
    
12. Heikki Niva (FIN) 10.900
13. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 10.650
    
14. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 10.300
15. Kristoffer Andersen (NOR) 10.250
16. Daniel Hedges (IOM) 10.200
17. Robert Hunter (WAL) 10.100
18. Anand Patel (IOM) 9.900
    
19. Anthony O'Donnel (IRL) 9.550
20. Lars Planke (NOR) 8.700
21. Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson (ISL) 7.950

MEN'S STILL RINGS QUALIFICATION:

1. Markku Leinonen (FIN) 14.750
2. Epsen Jansen (NOR) 13.800
3. Kieran Behan (IRL) 13.250
   
4. Lars Planke (NOR) 13.200
   
5. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.150
6. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 13.100
7. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.800
   
8. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 12.700
   
9. Heikki Niva (FIN) 12.650
10. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) 12.600
11. Anthony O'Donnel (IRL) 12.550
12. Robert Hunter (WAL) 12.450
    
13. Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.150
    
14. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 12.100
15. Alex Hedges (IOM) 12.000
16. Gardar Egill Gudmundsson (ISL) 11.150
    
17. Kristoffer Andersen (NOR) 10.850
18. Daniel Hedges (IOM) 10.750
19. Mukunda Measuria (IOM) 10.550
    
20. Anand Patel (IOM) 10.050

MEN'S VAULT QUALIFICATION (ONE VAULT):

1. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) 15.100
2. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 15.000
3. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 14.750
4. Alex Hedges (IOM) 14.700
5. Sakari Vekki (FIN) 14.700
   
6. Heikki Niva (FIN) 14.650
7. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 14.650
8. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) ISL) 14.450
9. Kristoffer Andersen (NOR) 14.400
10. Robert Hunter (WAL) 14.400
    
11. Epsen Jansen (NOR) 14.350
12. Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson (ISL) 14.250
13. Clinton Purnell (WAL) 14.200
    
14. Lars Planke (NOR) 14.150
15. Markku Leinonen (FIN) 14.150
    
16. Anthony O'Donnel (IRL) 13.850
17. Gardar Egill Gudmundsson (ISL) 13.850
18. Anand Patel (IOM) 13.750
    
19. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.450
20. Daniel Hedges (IOM) 13.000

MEN'S PARALLEL BARS QUALIFICATION:

1. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 13.750
2. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.650
3. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 13.200
   
4. Heikki Niva (FIN) 13.150
5. Kieran Behan (IRL) 13.000
   
6. Anthony O'Donnel (IRL) 12.850
7. Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.850
   
8. Alex Hedges (IOM) 12.800
   
9. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.600
10. Epsen Jansen (NOR) 12.550
    
11. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 12.550
12. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) 12.100
13. Gardar Egill Gudmundsson (ISL) 12.050
14. Robert Hunter (WAL) 12.000
    
15. Kristoffer Andersen (NOR) 11.550
    
16. Lars Planke (NOR) 11.350
17. Daniel Hedges (IOM) 11.200
18. Markku Leinonen (FIN) 10.750
    
19. Anand Patel (IOM) 10.700

MEN'S HORIZONTAL BAR:

1. Epsen Jansen (NOR) 13.750
2. Grant Gardiner (WAL) 13.500
3. Heikki Niva (FIN) 13.450
4. Matthew Hennesey (WAL) 13.400
   
5. Ilkka Kuusela (FIN) 13.250
6. Juho Kanerva (FIN) 12.850
   
7. Robert Kristmannsson (ISL) 12.750
8. Keiran Behan (IRL) 11.750
   
9. Olafur Garoar Gunnarsson (ISL) 12.700
10. Robert Hunter (WAL) 12.350
    
11. Anthony O'Donnel (IRL) 12.250
12. Lars Planke (NOR) 12.200
    
13. Alex Hedges (IOM) 12.050
14. Kristoffer Andersen (NOR) 11.900
    
15. Lars Jorgen Fjeld (NOR) 11.750
16. Gardar Egill Gudmundsson (ISL) 11.050
17. Jon Sigurour Gunnarsson (ISL) 10.650
18. Anand Patel (IOM) 9.500
19. Daniel Hedges (IOM) 7.950