Helen Kevric

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Helen Kevric

| image = European Championships 2022-08-12 Junior Women All-around Victory ceremony (Norman Seibert) - DSC 9181 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Kevric at the 2022 European Championships

| full_name = Helen Kevric

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2008|03|21}}

| birth_place = Ruit, district of Ostfildern, Baden-Württemberg

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| discipline = WAG

| natlteam = 2021–present (GER)

| club = MTV Stuttgart

| gym = Kunst-Turn-Forum Stuttgart

| headcoach = Giacomo Camiciotti

| assistcoach = Marie-Luise May (formerly Probst-Hindermann)

| formercoach = Janina Schumbera

| choreographer = Elena Dolgopolova

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Helen Kevric (born 21 March 2008) is a German artistic gymnast.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/turn-team-deutschland/team-geraetturnen/juniorinnen-und-junioren/helen-kevric|title=Turn-Team Deutschland, Helen Kevric|language=de|work=DTB|trans-title=Gymnastics Team Germany, Helen Kevric}} She represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the junior level she is the winner of the all-around and several individual titles at the 2022 and 2023 European Youth Olympic Festivals, as well as the European all-around champion at the 2022 European Junior Championships. Additionally she is the silver medalist on the uneven bars at the 2023 Junior World Championships.

Early life

Kevric is the daughter of a German mother and father Adnan Kevrić, a former Bosnian professional footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.volksfreund.de/sport/fussball/eintracht-trier/frueherer-kapitaen-von-eintracht-trier-adnan-kevric-wird-50-jahre-alt_aid-50342319|title=Fußball: Emotionaler Heißsporn und Feingeist am Ball|language=de|work=volksfreund.de|trans-title=Soccer, Emotional hotspur and fine spirit on the ball|date=May 1, 2020}} Her talent was recognized at the age of four at her home club TV Nellingen (division SV Ostfildern).{{cite web|url=https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.turnen-turnfloh-mit-unbaendigem-willen.fe45a909-8597-4363-8361-1229205d85ca.html|title=Turnfloh mit unbändigem Willen|language=de|work=stuttgarter-nachrichten.de|trans-title=Gymnastics flea with an irrepressible will|date=January 21, 2016}} With increased support and training demands, she moved to MTV Stuttgart,{{cite web|url=https://www.deutsche-turnliga.de/vereine/turner.html?ID=15561|title=Helen Kevric, MTV Stuttgart|work=DTL|date=}} the training itself currently takes place at the Kunst-Turn-Forum Stuttgart.{{cite web|url=https://kunst-turn-forum.de/|title=Kunst-Turn-Forum Stuttgart|work=kunst-turn-forum.de}}

Junior gymnastics career

= 2020–21 =

In 2020 Kevric competed at the Pre-Olympic Youth Cup where she placed first in the espoir division. She next competed at the German National Championships where she placed first in the junior-2008 division. Additionally she placed first on all four apparatuses.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2020/11/30/2020-german-junior-championships-results/|title=2020 German Junior Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=November 30, 2020|access-date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920232038/https://thegymter.net/2020/11/30/2020-german-junior-championships-results/|url-status=live}}

At the 2021 German National Championships Kevric repeated her results from the year prior, winning the all-around and all four apparatuses titles in the junior-2008 division.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2021/10/25/2021-german-junior-championships-results/|title=2021 German Junior Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=October 25, 2021|access-date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103175822/https://thegymter.net/2021/10/25/2021-german-junior-championships-results/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stb.de/turnsportarten/geraetturnen/aktuelles/detailansicht/news/medaillenregen-fuer-schwaebische-turnerinnen/|title=Medaillenregen für schwäbische Turnerinnen|language=de|work=STB|trans-title=Medal rain for Swabian gymnasts|date=October 25, 2021}} Kevric next competed at the Swiss Cup Juniors where she placed first in the all-around and helped the German team place first. She ended the year winning gold at the Tournoi International. Additionally she helped Germany place second as a team and won three additional apparatus medals.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2021/11/22/2021-tournoi-international-results/|title=2021 Tournoi International Results|work=The Gymternet|date=November 22, 2021|access-date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225222/https://thegymter.net/2021/11/22/2021-tournoi-international-results/|url-status=live}}

= 2022=

Kevric competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she recorded the highest all-around score. She helped Germany place fourth as a team and individually she won silver on uneven bars behind Miella Brown of Australia. She next competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed seventh in the all-around but won gold on uneven bars and bronze on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/w_22jesolo_jrevents.pdf|title=XIII TROFEO CITTA' DI JESOLO - APPARATUS FINALS|date=April 10, 2022|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=May 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518111840/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/w_22jesolo_jrevents.pdf|url-status=live}} At the German National Championships Kevric won the all-around in the junior-2008 division for the third consecutive year. She next competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she helped Germany win silver behind Romania. Individually she won gold in the all-around and on vault and won silver on uneven bars and floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/helen-krevic-holt-gold-beim-eyof|title=Helen Kevric holt Gold bei EYOF|work=Deutsche Turner-Bund|language=de|date=July 27, 2022|access-date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813004710/https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/helen-krevic-holt-gold-beim-eyof|url-status=live}} Additionally she competed in the mixed pairs competition alongside Jukka Nissinen. They won silver behind the Italian pair of Riccardo Villa and Arianna Grillo.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/silber-fuer-deutsches-duo|title=Silber für deutsches Duo|work=Deutsche Turner-Bund|date=July 28, 2022|language=de|access-date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813004711/https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/silber-fuer-deutsches-duo|url-status=live}}

At the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Kevric became the European junior all-around champion, and helped the German junior team win the bronze medal behind Italy and Romania.{{cite web|url= https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/germanys-kevric-italian-team-takes-junior-golds-at-european-championships/|title= Germany's Kevric, Italian team take junior golds at European Championships|website=International Gymnast|date=12 August 2022}} She also won the silver medal on the uneven bars;{{cite web|url= https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2022-european-championships-artistic-gymnastics/results|title=2022 European Championships|website=European Gymnastics|accessdate=14 August 2022}} on the other three apparatuses, for which she was also qualified, she did not compete in order to save herself for the upcoming World Championships.

= 2023 =

Kevric competed at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Marlene Gotthardt and Silja Stöhr; they placed seventh as a team. Despite a foot injury sustained in training, Kevric still qualified for the final on uneven bars, where she won the silver medal behind Caterina Gaddi of Italy.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/kevric-holt-wm-silber-am-stufenbarren|title=Kevric holt WM-Silber am Stufenbarren|language=de|work=DTB|trans-title=Kevric wins World Championship silver on uneven bars|date=April 1, 2023}} At the German Championships Kevric won gold in the all-around and on uneven bars and floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dreimal-gold-fuer-kevric|work=DTB|title=Dreimal Gold für Kevric|date=June 18, 2023|language=de|trans-title=Three golds for Kevric}}

In July Kevric was selected to compete at the European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Gotthardt and Lisa Wötzel.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/european-youth-olympic-festivals-in-maribor|trans-title=Team D at European Youth Olympic Festivals|language=de|title=Team D bei European Youth Olympic Festivals|date=July 12, 2023|work=DTB}} During the team and all-around final Kevric helped Germany place second as a team and individually she defended her all-around title from the previous year.{{cite web|url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/kevric-comfortably-defends-eyof-all-around-title|title=Kevric comfortably defends EYOF all-around title|date=July 26, 2023|work=European Gymnastics}} During the mixed pairs event she was teamed with Mert Öztürk; they finished second behind the Italian pair of Sara Caputo and Tommaso Brugnami. On vault Kevric won silver with a minimal gap of 0.016 points behind Italy's Sara Caputo; this was preceded by a questionable scoring to the disadvantage of Kevric (a protest note was waived), which even led the Italian team to apologize personally to the Germans.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/gold-und-silber-fuer-kevric|work=DTB|title=Gold und Silber für Kevric|date=July 28, 2023|language=de|trans-title=Gold and silver for Kevric}} Kevric then performed to first place on each of the other three individual apparatuses — first on the uneven bars with competition top score,{{cite web|url=https://results.european-games.org/EYOF2023/eng/ga/engga_gymnastics-artistic-results-girls-uneven-bars-1-01.htm|title=Results - Girls Uneven Bars Final|date=July 28, 2023|work=european-games.org}} and the following day on the balance beam as well as the floor.{{cite web|url=https://results.european-games.org/EYOF2023/eng/zz/engzz_gymnastics-artistic-daily-competition-schedule-date=2023-07-29.htm|title=Daily Competition Schedule 29 JUL|date=July 29, 2023|work=european-games.org}} With four gold and three silver medals,{{cite web|url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/highlights-eyofmaribor2023|title=Highlights of #EYOFMaribor2023; Kevric confirms|work=European Gymnastics|date=August 7, 2023}} she advanced to the most successful multi-medal winner of the entire festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.stb.de/aktuelles/detailansicht/news/deutsches-team-bei-european-youth-olympic-festivals/?no_cache=1&cHash=3c83a49d15951a32d0904b4db2afc394|title=Helen Kevric überragt beim EYOF|language=de|work=STB|trans-title=Helen Kevric excels at the EYOF|date=July 29, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/noch-mal-doppel-gold-fuer-kevric|title=Helen Kevric baut ihre Gold-Sammlung aus|language=de|work=DTB|trans-title=Helen Kevric expands her gold collection|date=July 29, 2023}}

In October 2023 has been named the Junior Athlete of the year by the German Sports Aid Foundation (Sporthilfe). She received that award at Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf.

Senior gymnastics career

= 2024 =

Kevric became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2024. She made her senior international debut at the European Championships in May. During the qualification round she only competed on the uneven bars and helped Germany qualify to the team final and individually she qualified to the uneven bars final where she ultimately finished fourth.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/turn-em-in-rimini|trans-title=Women advance to the team finals|title=Frauen ziehen ins Teamfinale ein|date=May 2, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation}} In June Kevric competed at her first senior-level national championships. She won the all-around with a score of 55.500, just under four points ahead of second-place finisher Sarah Voss.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/mehrkampf-gold-fuer-helen-kevric|trans-title=DM - All-around gold for Helen Kevric|date=June 8, 2024|language=de|title=DM - Mehrkampf-Gold für Helen Kevric|work=German Gymnastics Federation}} During event finals Kevric won silver on uneven bars and balance beam behind Elisabeth Seitz and Voss respectively, and won gold on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/xx-1|trans-title=Exciting final day in gymnastics|date=June 9, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation|language=de|title=Spannender letzter Finaltag im Gerätturnen}} Later that month Kevric competed at the final Olympic qualification event; she won the all-around and upgraded her uneven bars routine to finish ahead of Seitz. At the conclusion of the event Kevric was awarded the non-nominative Olympic berth.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dtb-legt-sich-auf-olympia-team-fest|trans-title=DTB decides on gymnastics team for Olympics|language=de|date=June 23, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation|title=DTB legt sich auf Turn-Team für Olympia fest}}

At the 2024 Olympic Games Kevric qualified to the all-around and uneven bars finals. During the all-around final Kevric finished eighth overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/helen-kevric-strahlt-in-paris|trans-title=Helen Kevric shines in Paris|date=August 1, 2024|language=de|title=Helen Kevric strahlt in Paris|work=German Gymnastics Federation}} In doing so she became the highest placing reunified-German gymnast in an Olympic all-around final, surpassing Oksana Chusovitina and Seitz's 9th-place finishes in 2008 and 2020 respectively. During the uneven bars final Kevric placed sixth.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/helen-kevric-am-stufenbarren-auf-rang-sechs|trans-title=Helen Kevric on uneven bars in sixth place|date=August 4, 2024|language=de|title=Helen Kevric am Stufenbarren auf Rang sechs|work=German Gymnastics Federation}}

Competitive history

align=center \| Year ! align=center \| Event ! style="width:30px;" \| Team ! style="width:30px;" \| AA ! style="width:30px;" \| VT ! style="width:30px;" \| UB ! style="width:30px;" \| BB ! style="width:30px;" \| FX
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colspan="8" \| Espoir
rowspan="2" \| 2020	align=left \| Pre-Olympic Youth Cup		{{gold1}}
align=left \| German Championships		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
colspan="8" \| Junior
rowspan="4" \| 2021	align=left \| German Junior Meet		{{gold1}}
align=left \| German Championships		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Swiss Cup Juniors	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Tournoi International	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}	{{bronze3}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	6
rowspan="5" \| 2022	align=left \| DTB Pokal Team Challenge	4			{{silver2}}
align=left \| City of Jesolo Trophy	5	7		{{gold1}}		{{bronze3}}
align=left \| German Championships		{{gold1}}		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| European Youth Olympic Festival	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}		{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships	{{bronze3}}	{{gold1}}	{{abbreviation\|WD\|Kevric withdrew from the vault final}}	{{silver2}}	{{abbreviation\|WD\|Kevric withdrew from the balance beam final}}	{{abbreviation\|WD\|Kevric withdrew from the floor exercise final}}
rowspan="5" \| 2023	align=left \| DTB Pokal Team Challenge	{{gold1}}
style="background:#ccf;" \| align=left \| Junior World Championships	7			{{silver2}}
align=left \| German Championships		{{gold1}}		{{gold1}}		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Épernay Friendly	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| European Youth Olympic Festival	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
colspan="8" \| Senior
rowspan="4" \| 2024
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships	6			4
align=left \| German Championships		{{gold1}}		{{silver2}}	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=98FB98 \| align=left \| Olympic Games		8		6

= Mixed events =

Mixed events are not typically held at Artistic Gymnastics competitions. Some competitions, such as the European Youth Olympic Festival, have started including this event in addition to the other contested events.

align=center \| Year ! align=center \| Event ! align=center \| Teammate(s) ! style="width:30px;" \| Result
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
colspan="4" \| Junior
2022	align=left \| European Youth Olympic Festival Mixed Pairs	Jukka Ole Nissinen	{{silver2}}
2023	align=left \| European Youth Olympic Festival Mixed Pairs	Mert Öztürk	{{silver2}}

References

External links

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Category:2008 births

Category:Living people

Category:German female artistic gymnasts

Category:People from Ostfildern

Category:Gymnasts from Stuttgart (region)

Category:21st-century German sportswomen

Category:European champions in gymnastics

Category:German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent

Category:Medalists at the Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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Category:Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic gymnasts for Germany