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Germany topped Belgium, Switzerland and France in a junior women's international held Friday in Wallisellen, Zürich, in conjunction with Sunday's Swiss Cup.

Germany topped three of its neighbors in a junior women's international held Friday in Wallisellen, Zürich.

Held in conjunction with the annual Swiss Cup, the friendly tournament brought teams from Belgium, France and Germany to gain international experience. The very young lineup included several gymnasts born in 2005 and one in 2006, all hopefuls for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Germany scored 145.350, topping Belgium (143.250) and the host Swiss (141.650). A young French squad finished fourth (136.050). The forgiving rules allowed up to six gymnasts on each event but with only four scores counting for the team total.

Team Germany led from the first rotation, despite three falls on uneven bars. The German women were most impressive on balance beam, earning the highest event total of any time after vault. Julia Birck (12.850) and Emma Malewski (12.750) taking the two highest scores, with Birck's 5.1D score the highest of any event. Aiyu Zhu had the top mark of the day with 13.050 on vault and finished second all-around (48.700). She also had the only mark above 12.000 on uneven bars (12.150).

Belgian junior 'A' champion Stacy Bertrandt, a 13-year-old from Brugge, led her team to second and won the all-around title (49.050). Belgium surprising struggled on bars but outscored the field on floor exercise. Noémie Louon finished fourth all-around. Belgium sent four gymnasts born in 2005. Kéziah Langendock, whose coaches include former Belgian standout Julie Croket, was the top finisher among Belgium's 2024 group in 11th.

Led by Lilli Habisreutinger, the Swiss had the top team total on vault. Habisreutinger brought another medal for the Swiss by finishing third all-around (48.000). Anastassia Pascu, daughter of well-known Romanian-born coach Nicuşor Pascu (former head coach of the Romanian men's team), finished eighth all-around. Anastassia, born in 2004, trains at the regional training center in Bern.

The French brought a very young squad, none of whom will be eligible for Tokyo but are part of the training squads for Paris 2024. Impressively, the team placed second to Germany as a team on balance beam, with Mathilde Bylebyl and Djena Laroui finishing third and fourth, respectively, behind the Germans. The youngest member of the meet, Maily Planckeel from Dunkerque, was only born in 2006 and was this year's Espoirs champion. (She received a 0.00 on vault only because of a planned spot from her coach on her Yurchenko.)

The junior match is part of a growing trend of hosting smaller events alongside established international meets on the calendar, that will hopefully continue with more junior meets joining World Cup events. This is a desirable format that is win-win for organizers and fans, but most especially for the young participants who get a chance at not only representing their countries at an early age but sharing training time with some of their idols.

Action continues Sunday afternoon with the annual Swiss Cup at Zürich's Hallenstadion.

External Link: Official website

2017 WAG Junior Belgium/France/Germany/Switzerland
November 3, Wallisellen, Zürich

Team		VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1.	Germany	38.000	34.650	37.450	35.250	145.350
	Maxielle Billet		10.050	9.200	10.500
	Julia Birck	12.250	9.550	12.850	11.550
	Lara Hinsberger	12.700	12.150	11.200	11.100
	Emma Malewski	12.200	10.100	12.750	12.050
	Shanique Müller	12.200	10.350	11.700	11.450
	Aiyu Zhu	13.050	12.150	11.850	11.650
2.	Belgium	38.000	33.450	35.900	35.900	143.250
	Stacy Bertrandt	12.900	11.900	12.250	12.000
	Kato De Laet	10.900	10.300	11.100	12.000
	Calisse Kums	11.700	10.850	10.400	10.750
	Kéziah Langendock	12.200	10.500	11.950	11.050
	Noémie Louon	12.900	10.700	11.700	11.900
	Jutta Verkest	10.300	10.150	11.700	10.650
3.	Switzerland	38.300	34.550	34.300	34.500	141.650
	Lena Bickel	12.550	11.500	11.050	11.250
	Alessia Gresser	12.250	10.200	10.750	11.300
	Lilli Habisreutinger	13.000	11.800	11.250	11.950
	Anastassia Pascu	12.750	11.250	11.300	11.000
	Giulia Rizzi	11.950	10.450	11.750	10.850
	Shana Tognini	11.000	9.200	9.150	11.100
4.	France	36.500	29.000	36.250	34.300	136.050
	Lilou Besson	11.500	9.150	9.500	11.000
	Taïs Boura	11.950	8.700	9.650	11.700
	Mathilde Bylebyl	12.000	8.750	12.350	11.600
	Djena Laroui	12.400	7.800	12.300	10.550
	Clarisse Passeron	12.100	10.400	11.600
	Maily Planckeel	0.000	9.450	9.950	10.650

All-Around				VT		UB		BB		FX		Total
1.	Stacy Bertrandt	2004		4.0	12.900	4.5	11.900	4.3	12.250	4.3	12.000	49.050
2.	Aiyu Zhu	2004		4.0	13.050	4.1	12.150	5.0	11.850	4.5	11.650	48.700
3.	Lilli Habisreutinger	2004		4.0	13.000	4.3	11.800	4.6	11.250	4.4	11.950	48.000
4.	Noémie Louon	2004		4.0	12.900	4.3	10.700	3.8	11.700	4.5	11.900	47.200
5.	Lara Hinsberger	2004		4.0	12.700	4.4	12.150	4.6	11.200	4.6	11.100	47.150
6.	Emma Malewski	2004		3.7	12.200	3.7	10.100	4.8	12.750	4.4	12.050	47.100
7.	Lena Bickel	2004		4.0	12.550	4.4	11.500	4.8	11.050	4.3	11.250	46.350
8.	Anastassia Pascu	2004		4.0	12.750	4.0	11.250	5.0	11.300	4.2	11.000	46.300
9.	Julia Birck	2005		3.5	12.250	4.4	9.550	5.1	12.850	4.2	11.550	46.200
10.	Shanique Müller	2004		3.5	12.200	4.1	10.350	4.5	11.700	4.1	11.450	45.700
11.	Kéziah Langendock	2005		3.5	12.200	2.1	10.500	4.1	11.950	3.2	11.050	45.700
12.	Giulia Rizzi	2004		3.5	11.950	3.6	10.450	4.2	11.750	4.1	10.850	45.000
13.	Mathilde Bylebyl	2005		3.5	12.000	3.6	8.750	4.4	12.350	4.3	11.600	44.700
14.	Alessia Gresser	2004		3.5	12.250	3.4	10.200	3.9	10.750	4.1	11.300	44.500
15.	Kato De Laet	2005		3.3	10.900	2.8	10.300	4.1	11.100	4.1	12.000	44.300
16.	Calisse Kums	2005		3.5	11.700	2.8	10.850	4.3	10.400	3.6	10.750	43.700
17.	Djena Laroui	2005		3.7	12.400	2.9	7.800	5.0	12.300	4.3	10.550	43.050
18.	Jutta Verkest	2005		3.3	10.300	2.8	10.150	4.3	11.700	3.4	10.650	42.800
19.	Taïs Boura	2005		3.5	11.950	2.2	8.700	4.6	9.650	4.4	11.700	42.000
20.	Lilou Besson	2005		4.0	11.500	3.6	9.150	4.4	9.500	4.2	11.000	41.150
21.	Shana Tognini	2005		3.5	11.000	2.8	9.200	3.0	9.150	3.1	11.100	40.450
22.	Clarisse Passeron	2005		3.7	12.100	1.7	10.400	4.6	11.600			34.100
23.	Maily Planckeel	2006		0.0	0.000	2.8	9.450	4.6	9.950	4.4	10.650	30.050
24.	Maxielle Billet	2005				2.5	10.050	4.5	9.200	4.3	10.500	29.750

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