Wednesday 17th April - Sunday 21st April
Notts would like to wish Andy Smith and Becky Downie all the best in the forthcoming European Championships this week in Moscow.
One of the biggest events since the London 2012 Olympics has finally come. This years Euro’s will be an Individual Championships – an All Around and Event Finals competition only, with the Men’s and Women’s competition being run together in Moscow, Russia.
Notts' Andy Smith is setting off for Moscow to compete in the European Gymnastics Championships representing Ireland. We are all very proud of him and wish him the best of luck! Go Andy! Have a great competition and we look forward to welcoming you back when you return! Andy Smith, who has also recently been on the world cup scene, will just compete on floor. Andy is know for his skillful floor work and will be hoping to place well.
Andy (left) pictured with Irish team-mate Anthony O'Donnell
MAG Irish Team: Luke Carson, Chris O’Connor, Anthony O’Donnell, Andrew Smith
Notts' Becky Downie has also been selected for the European team representing GB with team mates Gabby Jupp, Charlie Fellows & Ruby Harrold. Becky will be competing bars only and having had a great comp in Austria recently, like Andy, will be hoping to be well placed. Becky will be competing against the 2012 Olympic uneven bars champion, Aliya Mustafina. Coach, Claire Starkey, is travelling with the team. Go Becky!
Schedule (Via UEG) UK & Ireland: Moscow = 3 hours ahead
Wednesday 17th April
Men’s Qualification
- 10.00 – 12.30 MAG CI competition, 1st subdivision
- 14.00 – 17.00 MAG CI competition, 2nd subdivision
- 17.30 Opening ceremony
- 18.00 – 21.00 MAG CI competition, 3rd subdivision
Thursday 18th April
Women’s Qualification
- 10.30 – 13.00 WAG CI competition, 1st subdivision
- 14.30 – 17.00 WAG CI competition, 2nd subdivision
- 17.15 – 19.45 WAG CI competition, 3rd subdivision
Friday 19th April
All Around competitions
- 13.00 – 15.45 Competition CII MAG and awarding ceremony
- 17.30 – 19.30 Competition CII WAG and awarding ceremony
Saturday 20th April
Individual Apparatus Competitions
- 13.30 – 16.50 Competition CIII first session (FX, PH and RI for MAG and VT, UB for WAG)
Sunday 21st April
Individual Apparatus Competitions
- 13.30 – 16.50 Competition CIII second session (VT, PB and HB for MAG and BB, FX for WAG)
TV Coverage Great Britain & Ireland:
Friday April 19th
- 1pm – 4.30pm BBC 2
- LiveWomen’s AA coverage & highlights of Men’s AA
Saturday April 20th
- 10.30am – 2pm
- Red Button Live coverage from event finals
Sunday April 21st
- 1pm – 2.30pm BBC 2
- Apparatus finals highlights
Online Coverage
UEG – Twitter – Facebook www.facebook.com/britishgymnastics – Youtube (live from venue), The Couch Gymnast - Facebook (live from venue)
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