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German Duo Clinches Gold in Inaugural Mixed Team Event at European Championships

The new discipline’s inclusion in Los Angeles 2028 underscores its rising prominence

Nils Dunkel am Pauschenpferd
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Overview

  • Timo Eder and Karina Schönmaier delivered a flawless performance to win Germany’s first mixed team gold with a combined score of 25.566, narrowly outperforming Great Britain.
  • The European Gymnastics Union confirmed that the mixed team finale will debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, marking a shift toward coed competition formats.
  • Turkey’s Adem Asil topped the men’s all-around final with 82.398 points while Germany’s Nils Dunkel placed fifth on 80.932 and Eder finished 13th with 79.231.
  • Seventeen-year-old Helen Kevric was forced out after suffering a kneecap injury early in the women’s all-around and will miss the rest of the championships.
  • Elisabeth Seitz announced her retirement during the event and both Eder and Dunkel are slated to compete in Saturday’s parallel bars final.