Melnikova Wins Gold at European Gymnastics Championships
Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova won gold in the individual all-around and vault events at the European Championships in Zagreb, helping the Russian team secure the team all-around title. The event marked the first time Russian athletes competed at the European Championships in five years, under neutral status.
Consensus
- Angelina Melnikova won gold in the individual all-round and vault events at the European Championships in Zagreb.
- The Russian team won the team all-around title at the European Championships.
- Angelina Melnikova and Anna Kalmykova were among four Russian gymnasts who initially had their visas denied by Croatia but later received them.
- The European Championships in Zagreb took place from August 13 to 16, 2026.
- Russian athletes competed in a neutral status at the event.
- The championships served as a qualification event for the World Championships in Rotterdam.
- Angelina Melnikova previously won gold in the team event at the 2020 Olympics and was a three-time World Champion.
Points of divergence
- Melnikova won gold in the team all-around, and also won gold in the vault and individual all-around, with bronze medals on the balance beam and floor exercise. — vedomosti
- Melnikova won bronze on the balance beam with 13.7 points, while Anna Kalmykova placed seventh with 12.933 points. — vm
- Melnikova won the individual all-around with 55.932 points, and this was her first individual all-around title in her career. — meduza
- Melnikova's participation in the 2022 Z symbol photo and her involvement in United Russia primaries caused controversy, though she later withdrew from the party. — tg_echoonline_news
- The Russian team scored 165.430 points in the team all-around, with Italy and France taking silver and bronze. — vedomosti
- Melnikova scored 14.166 in the vault, with Germany's Karina Schenmayer second and Belgium's Lisa Valen third. — riamo
- Melnikova became a five-time European champion, having previously won in 2016 (team), 2017 (floor), 2018 (team), and 2021 (uneven bars). — meduza
Coverage (20 sources)
- Gymnast Angelina Melnikova spoke about further plans — Вести
- Russian team in artistic gymnastics won the all-around at the European Championships — Ведомости
- Gymnast Melnikova told what was missing at the European Championships award ceremony — Вести
- Melnikova 'took' gold in the vault event at the European Gymnastics Championships — РИАМО
- Three medals in one day: gymnast Melnikova reigns at European championship — Вести
- Angelina Melnikova won second gold medal at European Gymnastics Championships — ЭХО / Новости
- Angelina Melnikova became a bronze medalist at the European Championships in the log exercises — Вечерняя Москва
- Gymnast Melnikova brought Russia another European Championship medal — Вести
- Angelina Melnikova took gold at the European Championships in gymnastics in the vault event — Ведомости
- Russian gymnast Melnikova won another gold at the European championship — Вести
- Russian Angelina Melnikova won in the vault at the European Championship — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian Angelina Melnikova won the floor exercise at the European Gymnastics Championships. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Russian Angelina Melnikova became European champion in rhythmic gymnastics on the balance beam. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russian Melnikova wins multi-event competition for the first time in her career at European Championships — РИАМО
- Angelina Melnikova became the European champion in artistic gymnastics. Russians competed at this tournament for the first time in five years — Meduza
- Our star of artistic gymnastics Angelina Melnikova took her first gold at the European Championship! She scored 55.932 points... — Mash
- Angelina Melnikova took gold at the European Championships in artistic gymnastics. She was almost denied a visa due to 'unclear purposes of the trip' — Фонтанка
- Angelina Melnikova won gold at the European Championships in gymnastics in the all-around — Ведомости
- Angelina Melnikova took gold at the European Championships in artistic gymnastics — Коммерсантъ
- Gymnast Melnikova became the European champion-2026 in individual all-around — Вести
Key entities
- Angelina Melnikova
- Anna Kalmykova
- Zagreb
- Russia
- Moscow
- Elena Kola
- Croatia
- Championship
- France
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
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