Helen Kevric as the only German in the final

Medal hope for Helen Kevric, no final in the team: For the German gymnasts, the qualification at the Turn World Cup in Rotterdam ended with mixed feelings. From SWR Stuttgart’s Helen Kevric has qualified as the only German for the final on the step bars of the Turn World Cup in Rotterdam. I am very happy and super proud that I made it to the final in my first World Cup. And I am very happy to be able to show my performance again on Saturday. The team final of the World Championships in Rotterdam, on the other hand, takes place without the German gymnasts. At the end of the two-day qualification, China and Brazil pushed the ranks of the German Turner Federation (DTB) out of the top eight. In the end, the 158,661 points from Kevric, Karina Schönmaier, Lea Marie Quaas, Emma Malewski (all Chemnitz) and Madita Mayr (Jetzendorf) reached only tenth place on Sunday. Previously, the German men’s team had already missed the 15th team final on this Tuesday. "Of course it's a shame that we didn't make it with the team," Kevric said. But I still think that we worked together great as a team and showed a good performance. That also saw national coach Gerben Wiersma: "Of course I'm a bit disappointed," said the 49-Year-old. He had previously expected tenth place, but hoped for eighth place. We did very well yesterday. The gymnasts showed the maximum. We cannot be dissatisfied with what they have shown, the Dutchman praised. Tenth place is not bad. Helen Kevric is the last German medal hope in the long term, the German gymnasts make him definitely hope: We have the potential to continue to reach eighth place. But it is also a fact that we missed Silja Stöhr and Pauline Schäfer-Betz very much, he added with regard to the two injured athletes who had to cancel for the World Cup. As the best nation in the elimination with 164,996 points, China goes into the final battle on Wednesday. Wiersma is now hoping for a medal for Helen Kevric on Saturday. The 18-year-old European champion moved as second best in the final of the best eight on the step bars. “The chance is strong,” said the coach. But for this she had to turn her exercise with the high difficulty value 6.4 as in the qualification. "In the last two or three weeks, she has shown that every time," Wiersma said.