Looking back: HYLO^® at Finals 2025 – emotion, commitment and medals

What a weekend. From 31 July to 3 August, Dresden played host to Germany’s largest multisport event – Finals 2025. With more than 140 champions across 20 disciplines, exciting competitions and emotional moments in and around the arenas, this event once again showed the vibrancy and diversity of elite German sport.

The HYLO^® Sport family was in the thick of things: at the JOYNEXT Arena, on the triathlon routes through the centre of Dresden and in Heinz-Steyer-Stadion. Whether gymnastics, triathlon or track and field, countless HYLO^® athletes impressed in their disciplines and competitions and fought hard for medals. 

Rhythmic gymnastics – gold rush for Varfolomeev and strong team performance by TV Dahn

The rhythmic gymnastics competitions at Finals 2025 were dominated by Darja Varfolomeev. The Paris 2024 Olympic champion confidently conquered the all-around competition and won all the individual apparatus finals (hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon) with expressive, virtually faultless routines. Five golds for Dascha. Anastasia Simakova, Margarita Kolosov, Viktoria Steinfeld, Lada Pusch and other athletes also put in strong performances to reach the podium.

In the group competition, TV Dahn once again impressed, triumphing in both the all-around competition and the ribbon final. In the apparatus final with three balls and two hoops, however, TB Oppau secured a well-earned gold with the hardest routine in the competition.

Rhythmic gymnastics medals – German Championships 2025

Artistic gymnastics – classy and characterful battles for German titles

The JOYNEXT Arena hosted the elite national athletes of the German gymnastics team, with individual successes and personal bests at the German Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The Finals 2025 provided active German gymnasts with a stage to gain medals, as well as an opportunity for a stocktake in the run-up to the world championships in Indonesia in October.

The all-around competition was won by Timo Eder (MTV Ludwigsburg) for the men and Karina Schönmaier (TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf) for the women, with solid performances across all apparatus. Eder showed nerve and quality despite a risky new dismount from the horizontal bar. Schönmaier impressed with a well-balanced competition and her floor routine, which later also won her the apparatus final.

Other athletes also put in top performances in the individual competitions: Alexander Kunz won two golds for the rings and horizontal bar, Dario Sissakis astonished on the parallel bars with faultless technique, and Jesenia Schäfer, Meolie Jauch and Lea Wartmann all gained new titles for the women. Meolie Jauch narrowly won the uneven bars final and secured her first German championship title with 13.233 points. Karina Schönmaier and Janoah Müller were level-pegging on 13.166 points, but Schönmaier took the silver thanks to a higher E-score. Müller received the bronze – an incredibly tight result in a technically demanding competition. 

Overall, the Finals reflected the breadth and depth of German artistic gymnastics, from well-established talents through to youngsters demonstrating their skills on a national stage for the first time.

Artistic gymnastics medals – German Championships 2025

Trampolining – first titles and confident continuing victories 

To round off the German Championships at the Finals 2025, trampolining on Sunday had some exciting competitions to offer. For the women, Aileen Rösler (MTV Bad Kreuznach) managed a solid final routine to win her third championship title in a row – a remarkably consistent performance. She won the final with 53.27 points, a difficulty score of 13.7 and an impressive horizontal displacement score to put her ahead of her opponents Pauline Hering (Munich Airriders) and Mila Welling (MTV Unterbach).

For the men, Caio Lauxtermann (also MTV Bad Kreuznach) celebrated his first national title. He scored a total of 59.07 points with a difficulty of 17.0 and the best time of flight of the day (16.77). This left his synchronised routine partner Fabian Vogel and Adrian Thomsen (TG Münster) in second and third place. For Vogel and Lauxtermann, this was also the last national stop-off before the World Games in Chengdu, where the pair will be competing in the synchronised competition.

Trampoline medals – German Championships 2025

Triathlon – strong relay, individual podium and Bundesliga day win for HYLO^® Team Saar

The Finals 2025 played host to both Bundesliga competitions and the German Championships for the sprint distance in the individual and mixed team relay triathlon disciplines.  

Against the backdrop of Dresden old town, the HYLO^® Viernheim/Saar joint team competed on Thursday and secured a silver in the mixed team relay. Lena Meißner, Chris Ziehmer, Tanja Neubert and Valentin Wernz completed the compact distances (340m swim, 7.8km cycle, 1.35km run) with rapid changes and precision – ultimately finishing just ten seconds behind the champions.

On Saturday, the women’s team missed out on a podium finish in the Bundesliga with fifth place. The team remain in second place in the overall Bundesliga rankings – Tanja Neubert was just seven seconds off bronze in the German Championship race.

On Sunday, the men impressed with a cohesive team performance. HYLO^® Team Saar secured the day win, spearheaded by Lasse Nygaard-Priester, who also won the German Championship bronze medal with third place in the individual rankings. He was followed by Valentin Wernz (9th place), Justus Nieschlag (11th place), Jaspar Ortfeldt (13th place) and Chris Ziehmer (15th place). A place score of 36 from the best four results secured them the Bundesliga win in Dresden – a vital success after a so-so race in Tübingen.

On an individual level, Justus Nieschlag impressed despite curtailed preparations. After a solid swim and active leading on the bike, he opted for a controlled strategy with the run and team ranking in mind. Nevertheless, a running time of 5 km in 14:47 minutes sent a clear message for his upcoming international competitions – especially the T100 race in London.

The event was also a highlight for Jaspar Ortfeldt: he chalked up the fastest run of the day with 14:14 minutes and showcased the strong, united form of HYLO^® Team Saar.

Track and field – HYLO^® throwing specialists show fighting spirit in Dresden

HYLO^® also made an appearance in track and field with two athletes competing in German championships – both gaining valuable experience amid difficult competitive lineups.

Daniel Jasinski achieved fourth place in the discus on Sunday. He did not manage to perform as he wanted until his very last attempt – a late but vital ray of hope during the competition. His previous five attempts fell below expectations, as Jasinski himself critically noted. Nevertheless, he showed how important it is to remain focused under difficult conditions. 

I am glad that I was able to a show a little bit of what I can do.

The Heinz-Steyer-Stadion provided a fantastic atmosphere that Jasinski was visibly enjoying.

Max Dehning finished in sixth place in the javelin on Saturday. He also had a technically demanding competition that did not entirely match his development from his weeks of training. He has made clear progress in his technique, even if he did not manage to get every detail right during the competition. Under pressure, Dehning tried to inject some more power via his arm – a small adjustment that can ultimately make all the difference in terms of throwing distance. This experience from Dresden will form part of his process of development as regards the upcoming season highlights.

We enjoyed a fantastic finals in Dresden – now we are looking forward to Hanover 2026 and new Finals title opportunities for our HYLO^® athletes. Away we go!