German gymnasts Karina Schönmaier and Timo Eder secured medals at the Memorial Arthur Gander in Chiasso on Thursday, November 6, 2026. Schönmaier claimed silver in the women’s competition, while Eder took bronze in the men’s event.
Schönmaier narrowly missed the gold medal, scoring 39.700 points to finish behind American Tatum Drusch. The Chemnitz native did win the apparatus final on vault with a score of 13.750. Teammate Charleen Pach finished ninth in the overall women’s competition. In the men’s competition, Eder scored 54.600 points to secure third place, behind Switzerland’s Matteo Giubellini and American Yul Moldauer. His notable performances included a third-best score on pommel horse (13.300 points) and the second-best on vault. Milan Hosseini, Eder’s training partner, finished eighth with 38.350 points.
Ashurkov Praises Athlete Performances
Overall, I am very satisfied with the performance of our team.
Our athletes showed good, clean gymnastics and presented themselves very well in a high-caliber international field of participants.
, he stated. Ashurkov highlighted Charleen Pach’s clean floor exercise and noted that Timo Eder presented himself in a particularly confident manner.
He performed his gymnastics confidently, easily, and with a beautiful charisma.
. He also described Schönmaier’s performance as very good
, noting she was in fourth place after two apparatuses before securing her medal. Ashurkov noted her medal challenge was close, as she was with a deficit of about five tenths of a second in the fight for the medal
after two events. Ashurkov further commented that Eder He made excellent use of his opportunities and deservedly secured a place on the podium with third place.
had, in a competition with extremely strong
competition. Regarding Hosseini, Ashurkov stated he He performed very well overall
but He made a small mistake when landing on the parallel bars.
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The Memorial Arthur Gander Competition
The Memorial Arthur Gander is an international individual competition where gymnasts compete by invitation in a voluntary exercise format. This event precedes the Swiss Cup, another invitation-based competition held a few days later. The Swiss Cup, however, features a special paired format and will be held every two years starting in 2026. The Swiss Cup is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 16:00.
German Gymnasts’ Background
Timo Eder, who trains at the Kunst-Turn-Forum of the Schwäbischer Turnerbund, secured his bronze medal. His training partner, Milan Hosseini, also competed at the event. The German teams have been successful at the Swiss Cup in the past. The event, with its special format and great character, is popular with both spectators and athletes.
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