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“Historic”: Wheel gymnasts with outstanding performances in Salzburg

“Historic”: Wheel gymnasts with outstanding performances in Salzburg

At the weekend the International Austrian Open in wheel gymnastics took place in Salzburg. The five East Belgian gymnastics gymnast Lara Patzer, Neila Heinen, Franka Patzer, Mara Bartholemy and Laura Schmitz were also there. And very successfully.

After international competitions could only be held as online and livestream competitions for over a year and a half, it was the first international competition in which the athletes were able to compete with each other again in presence. “It was a historic weekend for the gymnastics gymnasts from the Eupener Turnverein, even if it didn’t look like it at the beginning,” said coach Achim Pitz in retrospect.

Bartholemy qualifies for the Junior World Championships in 2022

The East Belgian gymnastics gymnasts headed by coach Achim Pitz and referee Eric Pitz started their journey to Salzburg on Friday morning, full of joy for the upcoming competition weekend. “Paula Comouth, who had to write an exam for her studies in the afternoon, was supposed to come back by plane in the evening. But in Düsseldorf at the airport there were problems with the security checks, so that queues had formed for hours. After almost three hours of waiting, it was clear that Paula had missed her flight to Salzburg and would not be able to take off the next morning “, said Pitz about the” severe setback “for the Belgian team,” because Paula was planned as a spiral gymnast for the Nations Cup ” .

The competition started with Mara Bartholemy and Laura Schmitz in the category youth up to 14 years. This is where Mara Bartholemy got off to a start. After a successful spiral freestyle and a strong jump, the 14-year-old managed an outstanding straight freestyle. With 9.50 points, the Eupenerin achieved the highest individual rating of all pupils and juniors on this day of the competition and increased her personal best in straight gymnastics by over one point. “With a total of 19.95 points, Mara also achieved a new personal best in the all-around competition. This not only qualifies her for the upcoming Junior World Championships in Sønderborg (Denmark) in 2022, but also won the gold medal in the youth category. It was the first time ever that a Belgian gymnast could win this prestigious competition. To hear the Belgian national anthem at such a competition was a very emotional moment, ”said coach Achim Pitz after the strong performance of his gymnast.

Franka Patzer qualifies for the Junior World Championships 2022,

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Franka Patzer qualifies for the Junior World Championships 2022,

In addition to Mara Bartholemy, Laura Schmitz, who has just turned 12, competed in the youth category up to 14 years. She also did a great competition in the disciplines spiral, jump and straight and thus achieved new personal best performances with 12.60 points in these individual disciplines as well as in the all-around competition.

In the competition for juniors up to the age of 18, Neila Heinen and Franka Patzer also started with 2 gymnasts from the Eupen gymnastics club for Belgium.

After international competitions could only be held as online and livestream competitions for over a year and a half, it was the first international competition in presence for both of them and their nervousness was correspondingly great.

<p>Belgium won gold in the team classification up to the age of 18</p> <p>“/><figcaption>Belgium won gold in the team classification up to the age of 18<br /> </figcaption></figure> </p> <p>Franka Patzer, the youngest starter in this category, did an outstanding competition and took 6th place. The 15-year-old from Eupen was able to shine with new personal bests in straight gymnastics and in all-around competitions. With a total of 18.25 points, she also qualified directly for the upcoming Junior World Championships in Sønderborg (Denmark) in 2022. “We would have absolutely not expected that at your first international competition,” said her visibly enthusiastic trainer Achim Pitz.</p> <h2> <p> Lara Patzer got an excellent entry into the elite category.<br /> </h2> <p>Neila Heinen, who was only 15 years old, was also able to convince in her first competition in presence. In addition to a successful straight freestyle and a great jump, she was able to show a strong spiral freestyle. With a new personal best in the spiral and a total of 13.25 points in the all-around event, Neila Heinen achieved 11th place in the overall ranking of juniors up to 18 years of age. In the final competition in the elite adult category, Lara Patzer started. For the 19-year-old it was the first competition in this new age group in which she had to shoot a straight freestyle to music for the first time.</p> <p>“The leap from juniors to adults is already enormous with the addition of the musical freestyle in the straight discipline,” continues Pitz.</p> <p>And Lara Patzer had an excellent entry into the elite category of adults on this day of competition.</p> <p>After a successful jump and a spiral freestyle riddled with extreme difficulties, she was able to present her new musical freestyle particularly expressively and convince the judges. With a total of 20.60 points in the all-around competition, they not only achieved a strong 8th place in the overall ranking of the elite category, but were also able to qualify directly for the upcoming World Championships in Sønderborg (Denmark) in 2022. </p> <p>“To present yourself so impressively at the first start with the adults is remarkable and outstanding,” said Pitz.</p> <p>And as if the performances of his protégés on this day of the competition shouldn’t have been outstanding enough, the Belgian gymnastics gymnasts crowned themselves with a gold medal in the nations’ ranking up to the age of 18 with their strong performances, which no Belgian team had ever achieved before. “After these great performances in Salzburg, we are already looking forward to the upcoming competition, the International Danish Open in Denmark in two weeks”, said coach Pitz in conclusion. (red / mn)</p> <p><!-- / field --> </p> </div> <p><script type= window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : '171807760348916', autoLogAppEvents : true, xfbml : true, version : 'v3.1' });FB.Event.subscribe("comment.create", function(resp) { if (typeof (fbComment) == 'function') { fbComment(resp, 'add'); } });FB.Event.subscribe("comment.remove", function(resp) { if (typeof (fbComment) == 'function') { fbComment(resp, 'delete'); } });

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