Jessica Gadirova performed a stunning floor routine to defend her European title in Munich.
The Olympic bronze medallist pipped Martina Maggio to gold by the barest of margins, scoring 14.000 to the Italian’s 13.933.
The pair attempted a routine of the same difficulty but the 17-year-old’s sumptuous execution gave her the edge and helped her claim back-to-back European golds.
Second consecutive European gold on floor for Jessica Gadirova (GBR) thanks to this wonderful routine!#Munich2022 pic.twitter.com/9M4dIyl2MR
— European Gymnastics (@UEGymnastics) August 14, 2022
"I was quite disappointed about the vault (she finished fifth), where I did not get the result that I wanted,” said Gadirova.
“There was a big challenge in front of me to pick myself up. I wiped it away and thought: 'I have another final, another chance to redeem myself'."
"I tried to start fresh in the floor final and that's what I did. It came with the gold, which I am very pleased with.”
On her routine, she said: "As I stepped onto the floor, all I thought was it will be my last floor routine with this floor music, I wanted to give it my all and do my best.
“To hear the crowd cheer for me when I did my tumbles and my dance was amazing."
Ondine Achampong took silver on the balance beam for her maiden major individual medal in Great Britain colours.
The 18-year-old’s breakout campaign continued as she scored 13.400 in the final, level with Carolann Heduit but winning silver by virtue of a higher execution score.
Achampong said: “There are just no words to describe it, really.
"I just did the beam routine I usually do. Obviously I didn't get some of the connections and the dismount could have gone better, but I really just did what I came to do."
Britain’s female artistic gymnasts have lit up Munich’s famous Olympiahalle with Alice Kinsella securing all-around silver and the five-strong team silver this week.
For the women, attention now turns to October’s highly-anticipated home World Championships in Liverpool with the men’s Europeans starting on Thursday.
Wilby on top again
Over in Rome, James Wilby continued his stunning summer by adding a European title to the Commonwealth crown he won in Birmingham.
Wilby caused shockwaves when he became the first man to beat Adam Peaty over 100m breaststroke in a major final at the Commonwealths, and this time around he shone over 200m.
In his preferred event, Wilby got home first from lane one to take the gold, with Freya Anderson then scooping silver a matter of minutes later in the 200m freestyle.
And to complete the set of medals for Great Britain, the men's 4x100m freestyle relay added a bronze medal, the quartet of Jacob Whittle, Matt Richards, Tom Dean and Ed Mildred bringing it home.
Silver lining for Carlin
At the Messe Munchen, Jack Carlin and Hamish Turnbull were both hoping for gold in the men's sprint, having reached the semi-finals as the top two seeds.
In the end, Carlin had to settle for a silver, with Turnbull missing out on the medals in a pair of Anglo-French battles.
Carlin got the better of Sébastien Vigier in the first race of the gold medal match-up, but the Frenchman came back to win the second and the decider.
Meanwhile Rayan Helal got the better of Turnbull in two races to take bronze. Elsewhere Neah Evans had to settle for fifth in the points race, and William Tidball finished in the same spot in the elimination race.
Rousing end for rowers
Britain’s rowers won two further medals in Olympic boat classes on the final day of racing at the 1972 Olympic Regatta Centre.
Imogen Grant and Emily Craig were totally dominant for gold in the women’s lightweight double sculls while the women’s eight won silver.
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