The European Gymnastics Federation revealed, on Friday, the list of nominees for the sixth edition of the annual awards. The honors will be awarded in five sections: women's, men's, team, coaches and outstanding performance.
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The nominations were established by the federation's Executive Committee and the winners will be chosen by fan vote on the official website of European Gymnastics.
Nominated in the female category
In 2025, Ana won four medals at the European Championships in Leipzig. At only 19 years old, she is competing for the award alongside the Belgian Nina Derwael (artistic gymnastics), the Ukrainian Taisiia Onofriichuk (rhythmic gymnastics), the Spanish Melania Rodriguez (trampolines) and the German Darja Varfolomeev (rhythmic gymnastics).
“Former European junior champion, Ana Bărbosu from Romania, stood out at the European Championships in Leipzig. In the individual compound, she won the bronze medal, returning her country to the podium, 12 years after the silver medal won by Larisa Iordache.
A last-minute substitute in the parallel bars final, Ana Bărbosu continued her journey, adding another bronze medal. She then won silver on beam. Saving her best performance for last, Ana Bărbosu executed the floor exercise with her usual style and grace, winning the gold medal. All the while, he studied for his Baccalaureate and prepared to move to Stanford University in the US, where he now competes in the university system!“it is shown in the motivation of those from European Gymnastics.
2026, the year of challenges for Ana Bărbosu
For 2026, Ana has to deal with more legal issues after the Court of Arbitration for Sport returned her case, regarding the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, for re-examination. In addition, the Romanian also faces problems related to absences from scheduled meetings with anti-doping officers.
“We're waiting to see exactly what the lawyers say. Ana has another team of lawyers representing her, this time from the university she's a student at in the United States. We still don't have that official communication (no – from AMA/WADA).
There are assumptions, there are rumors, she has lawyers on this matter, she has been informed, there are various discussions that we will have when everything is official. Not before, because before we can say what we think or what we heard, or what someone who heard something told me. I talked to Ana. It's not easy!“said Mihai Covaliu, president of COSR, quoted by Agerpres.
