Bianka Schermann Explained

Bianka Schermann
Birth Date:2003 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Natlteam:2017–present (HUN)
Club:MTK Budapest
Headcoach:Mariann Botyanszky
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Bianka Schermann (born 26 June 2003)[1] is a Hungarian artistic gymnast and a member of the Hungary women's national gymnastics team. She competed at the 2019 World Championships and the 2019 European Games, and took the silver medal on vault at the 2021 Cairo World Challenge Cup.

Personal life

Schermann was born on 26 June 2003 in Budapest.[2] She is the older sister of figure skater Regina Schermann.[3] Bianka speaks English and Mandarin in addition to Hungarian.[4]

Career

Junior

In June 2017, Schermann placed fourth in the all-around at the Gym Festival Trnava in Slovakia, where she also took the bronze medal in the junior uneven bars final.[5] In July, Schermann was selected to the Hungarian team for the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Csenge Bácskay and Nóra Fehér. The team finished fourth behind Russia, Italy and Germany.[6] Individually, Schermann placed ninth in the all-around and seventh on floor exercise.[7] Later that year, Schermann competed at the Olympic Hopes Cup, placing ninth in the all-around and sixth on vault.[8] At the Hungarian Master Championships, Schermann won the all-around, also taking the gold on vault and floor, silver on beam and bronze on the uneven bars.[9]

In May 2018, Schermann competed at the 2018 Gymnasiade in Morocco, where the Hungarian team of Schermann, Nóra Fehér, Csenge Bácskay, Sára Péter and Zója Székely won the gold medal. Schermann also tied for the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[10] Schermann represented Hungary at the 2018 European Championships, where she finished sixteenth in the junior all-around competition.[4]

Senior

Schermann made her international senior debut at the 2019 DTB Team Challenge in Germany, where she finished thirteenth in the all-around and seventh with the Hungarian team.[11] In June 2019, Schermann was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk. She qualified to the all-around final where she placed ninth.[12] [13] In September, Schermann competed at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, finishing sixth in both the uneven bars and floor exercise finals.[4] Schermann was selected to the Hungarian team for the 2019 World Championships alongside Dorina Böczögő, Zsófia Kovács, Noémi Makra and Sára Péter.[14] The team finished eighteenth in qualifications. Individuallly, Schermann placed 44th in the all-around and did not advance to the finals.[15]

Schermann missed the 2020 European Championships due to injury.[16]

In May 2021, Schermann competed at the Varna World Challenge Cup in Bulgaria, where she finished sixth in the vault final. In June, she competed at the Cairo World Challenge Cup in Egypt, where she took the silver medal in the vault final behind Nancy Taman.[17] She also qualified to the floor exercise final, where she placed eighth.[18] At the Flanders International Team Challenge (FIT Challenge), Schermann contributed to the Hungarian team’s ninth place finish.[19]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
Junior
2017 align=left Elek Matolay Memorial5 4
Zelena Jama Open5
Gym Festival Trnava4
Slovakian Junior Friendly
4 9 7
Olympic Hopes Cup 9 6
Hungarian Master Championships
2018 align=left
Elek Matolay Memorial 4 6
Youth Olympic Games Qualifier 9
Budapest Friendly
9 16
Hungarian Championships
Győr Friendly
Hungarian Master Championships 5 4 6 6
Senior
2019 align=left Hungarian National League Championships 7
DTB Team Challenge 713
Elek Matolay Memorial 7
International GymSport 10 6
Gym Festival Trnava
9
Hungarian Championships 4 5
6 6
2nd Heerenveen Friendly 4 10
1844
Hungarian Master Championships 7 5
2020 align=left Hungarian Championships 6 6 5
Hungarian Master Championships 4
2021 align=left Hungarian Team Championships 8
Hungarian Event Championships 8
6
8
FIT Challenge 9
2022 align=left 6 5
align=left 7 7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bianka Schermann - Gymternet Profile. The Gymternet. 27 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Schermann Bianka. Hungarian Olympic Committee. HU. 27 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Schermann Regina. Hungarian Olympic Committee. HU. 27 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Bianka Schermann - FIG Athlete Profile. International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 27 September 2021.
  5. Web site: 2017 Gym Festival Trnava Results. The Gymternet. 4 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Torna:Történelmi csapatsiker az EYOF-on. Gymnastics:Historical Team Success at the EYOF. Hungarian Gymnastics Federation. HU. 26 July 2017.
  7. Web site: 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Results Book. European Gymnastics. 27 September 2021.
  8. Web site: 2017 Olympic Hopes Cup Results. The Gymternet. 3 November 2017.
  9. Web site: 2017 Hungarian Master Championships Results. The Gymternet. 2 December 2017.
  10. Web site: 2018 Gymnasiade Results. The Gymternet. 6 May 2018.
  11. Web site: 2019 DTB Team Challenge Results. The Gymternet. 18 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Minsk 2019 2nd European Games - Artistic Gymnastics Result Book. European Gymnastics. 29 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Európai Játékok: Schermann 9., Székely 17. egyéni összetettben. European Games:Schermann 9th, Székely 17th in the individual all-around. Nemzeti Sport. HU. 29 June 2019.
  14. Web site: The World Championships Women’s Master Team List. The Gymternet. 10 September 2019.
  15. Web site: 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. GymnasticsResults. 29 September 2021.
  16. Web site: Drámai Csere a Hajrában:Bianka helyett Dorina megy az EB-re. Dramatic last-minute change:Bianka replaced by Dorina at the European Championships. MTK Sportegyesület. HU. 11 December 2020.
  17. Web site: Torna:Schermann Bianka ezüstérmes a kairói világkupán. Gymnastics:Bianka Schermann Silver Medalist at the Cairo World Cup. MTK Sportegyesület. HU. 5 June 2021.
  18. Web site: Torna:Három magyar érem a kairói világkupán. Gymnastics:Three Hungarian Medals at the Cairo World Cup. Nemzeti Sport. HU. 5 June 2021.
  19. Web site: 2021 FIT Challenge Results. FITChallenge2021. 29 September 2021.