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Gold rush from Bremen-Huchting: Karina Schönmaier triumphs in Leipzig!
Bremen gymnast Karina Schönmaier, 20, won three medals at the 2025 European Championships in Leipzig and mastered personal challenges.
Gold rush from Bremen-Huchting: Karina Schönmaier triumphs in Leipzig!
A new chapter in Karina Schönmaier's career has opened! The 20-year-old gymnast from Bremen-Huchting joined the European Championships in Leipzig entered into the history books. With two gold medals, one in vault and one in mixed with her partner Timo Eder, as well as a silver medal in the team competition, she has impressively shown that competitive sport is possible even from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
Karina, who grew up as a single child in a challenging environment, began her gymnastics career at TuS Huchting. There her talent was recognized early and supported with a lot of commitment. Despite inadequate training conditions at home, Karina never gave up. At the age of 17, he took the big step into the national squad and took part in the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool. But after this premiere, a personal crisis arose when she had to move to the federal base in Chemnitz.
Golden moments at the home European Championships
The home European Championships in Leipzig (May 30, 2025) was a real triumph for Karina. With an impressive score of 13.983 points, she secured the title in the jumping final and became the first German European champion in this discipline since 2008. The decisive advantage was her bonus of two tenths for the two jumps in different directions. “The Odröe” – the pride was palpable in the hall when she won the title with a gap of just 0.083 points ahead of the Bulgarian gymnasts Valentina Georgieva and the Belgian Lisa Vaelen.
Overall, the atmosphere in the sold-out exhibition hall 1 with 5,500 spectators was electric. Karina showed herself to be strategically clever when she decided not to compete in the all-around final in order to better manage the load, as her coach Tatjana Bachmayer explained.
The path to World Cup qualification
After the golden moments in Leipzig, Karina is now on the way to the World Cup in October 2025. But this path is not without challenges. In order to qualify for the World Cup final, she must increase the difficulty of her exercises and adapt to the increased pressure. After two of her fellow fighters were injured, all eyes were now on her.
The journey to this goal is accompanied by an NDR documentary that captures their path to World Cup qualification in an exciting way. Karina not only pulls out all the stops in gymnastics, but also shows that with hard training and the right support, dreams can come true, no matter where you come from.
Karina Schönmaier's story touches not only fans of gymnastics, but also all those who believe in the power of sport. Her path is an inspiration to many and a sign that success is possible in any environment. Let's stay tuned to see what happens next! Your next big goal is clear: the World Cup in October 2025.