Karina Schönmaier (born 4 August 2005) is a German artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 European Champion on vault.
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| Full name | Karina Schönmaier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 2005 Bremen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Germany (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
edit2022–2024
editIn 2022, Schönmaier competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she won bronze on vault.[1] Later that year, she competed at her first World Championships. Initially she was the second reserve for the all-around final but was substituted in after both Flávia Saraiva and Tang Xijing withdrew; she ultimately finished 22nd.[2] The following year she once again competed at both the DTB Pokal Team Challenge and the World Championships; she won silver on vault at the former.[3]
In 2024, Schönmaier competed at her first European Championships where she helped Germany placed sixth as a team. Individually she qualified to the vault final where she finished fifth.[4] She next competed at the Varna World Challenge Cup where she won silver on vault and bronze on floor exercise.[5] Schönmaier was a selected as a reserve athlete for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the berth ultimately going to Helen Kevric.[6] She competed at the 2024 Swiss Cup, replacing the injured Angela Andreoli, and was partnered with Mario Macchiati; together they placed third in the competition.[7]
2025
editIn early 2025 Schönmaier competed at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup, helping Germany win silver behind the United States.[8] She next competed at the 2025 City of Jesolo Trophy where she won gold on vault.[9]
At the 2025 European Championships Schönmaier helped Germany win the team silver medal behind Italy, their highest team placement in history. She qualified for the inaugural Mixed Team event alongside compatriot Timo Eder. Together they won gold ahead of the British pair of Jake Jarman and Ruby Evans.[10] During event finals she won gold on vault, becoming the first German to win the title since Oksana Chusovitina won it in 2008.[11] She ended the competition placing sixth on floor exercise.[12]
At the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta, Schönmaier qualified in sixth place to the all-around final and in fourth place to the vault final. She finished in 19th place in the all-around final after mistakes on the balance beam and floor exercise.[13] In the vault final, she received a 2.0 point deduction on her Cheng vault for only using one hand to propel herself off the table, and finished in fifth place with a two-vault score of 13.483.[14]
2026
editSchönmaier competed at the World Cups in Cottbus and Osijek. On vault she won silver at the former and gold at the latter.[15]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2017 | German Championships | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 2018 | German Championships | 11 | |||||
| 2019 | Pre-Olympic Youth Cup |  | |||||
| German Championships | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||
| German Junior Cup | 6 | ||||||
| 2020 | German Championships |  | | 4 | |  |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2021 | German Championships | 14 | | ||||
| 2022 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 7 | | ||||
| German Championships | 8 | | |||||
| World Championships | 12 | 22 | |||||
| 2023 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 7 | | ||||
| German Championships | 10 | | |||||
| Heidelberg Friendly | | 4 | |||||
| World Championships | 13 | ||||||
| 2024 | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | | |||||
| City of Jesolo Trophy | 8 | 18 | | ||||
| European Championships | 6 | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Varna World Challenge Cup | | | |||||
| German Championships | | | | | |||
| German Olympic Trials | | ||||||
| Haguenau Friendly | | | |||||
| Arthur Gander Memorial | | ||||||
| Swiss Cup | | ||||||
| 2025 | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | | |||||
| City of Jesolo Trophy | 8 | | |||||
| European Championships | | WD | | 6 | |||
| European Championships Mixed Team | | N/a | |||||
| German Championships | | | | | | ||
| Paris World Challenge Cup | | ||||||
| World Championships | N/a | 19 | 5 | ||||
| 2026 | Cottbus World Cup | | |||||
| DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | | ||||||
| Osijek World Cup | | 6 | |||||
References
edit- ↑ "2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. March 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Germany's Karina Schönmaier on successful worlds debut: 'I was able to motivate myself really well'". International Gymnast Media. January 15, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. March 20, 2023.
- ↑ ""Cool" experience at Paris 2024 fuels Germany's Karina Schönmaier towards LA 2028". International Gymnast Media. December 7, 2024.
- ↑ "France, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan each take two titles at Varna World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. May 27, 2024.
- ↑ "DTB legt sich auf Turn-Team für Olympia fest" [DTB decides on gymnastics team for Olympics]. German Gymnastics Federation (in German). June 23, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Swiss Cup results". The Gymternet. November 9, 2024.
- ↑ "2025 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup Results". The Gymternet. May 31, 2025.
- ↑ "XVI TROFEO DI JESOLO - FINALS" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. April 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Germany's Timo Eder and Karina Schönmaier pair up for mixed team gold at European Championships". International Gymnast Media. May 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Karina Schönmaier triumphiert im Einzelfinale am Sprung" [Karina Schönmaier triumphs in the individual vault final]. Sportschau (in German). May 30, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 1, 2025.
- ↑ "53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". gym.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ↑ By; Zaccardi, Nick; By; Zaccardi, Nick (2025-10-24). "2025 World Gymnastics Championships Results". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ↑ "Composed Colas collects gold and two silvers in strong World Cup starter". World Gymnastics. April 13, 2026.