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Helena Ripken

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Helena Ripken
Born (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 20)
Berlin
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Germany
(2022-)
ClubBerliner TSC
Head coach
Camilla Pfeffer
Assistant coach
Camilla Patriarca
Former coach
Anzhelika Lepekha
ChoreographerGocha Budagashvili
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup 0 1 0
FIG World Challenge Cup 1 3 0
Total 1 4 0
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Rio de JaneiroTeam
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Tallinn3 Balls + 2 Hoops

Helena Ripken (born 18 July 2006) is a German rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents Germany as part of the senior group.

Biography

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In June 2018 Ripken won bronze among 12 years old gymnasts behind Hannah Vester and Anna Schenenko.[2] The following she won bronze, behind Darja Varfolomeev and Schenenko, at the German Championships in the 2006 botn juniors category.[3]

In November 2021 she participated in the Children's Gymnastics Day in Hamburg.[4] In December she helped Berlin TSC take silver in the first ever German club championship.[5]

Senior

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In 2022 she took part in the qualifications for the European Championships, being 5th in the first and 3rd in the second competition.[6][7][8] In May Helena made her World Cup debut in Portimão, being 24th in the All-Around, 35th with hoop, 34th with ball, 23rd with clubs and 11th with ribbon.[9][10] In June she competed in the stage in Pesaro, finishing 23rd overall, 23rd with hoop, 25th with ball, 24th with clubs and 17th with ribbon.[11][12] She then was 4th in the All-Around, 4th with clubs, 5th with ribbon, and won bronze with hoop and ball at nationals.[13][14][15][16][17] In August she came in 6th place in the second stage of the qualification for the World Championships.[18]

Ripken moved to Fellbach in 2024 to join the national senior group.[19] In 2025 she became a starter in the group, debuting at the Gymnastik International, winning gold in the All-Around and with 5 ribbons.[20][21] Then she competed the World Cup in Baku where Germany was 10th in the All-Around, 12th with 5 ribbon and 7th with 3 balls & 2 hoops.[22][23][24] A week later, in Tashkent, they took 4th place overall, 5th with 5 ribbons and 7th in the mixed event.[25][26][27] She was then selected for the European Championships in Tallinn, there the group was 10th in the All-Around and won an historical bronze medal, the first ever in the competition for a German group, with 3 balls & 2 hoops.[28][29][30][31] In August, Ripken made her senior World Championships debut in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongside Melanie Dargel, Anja Kosan, Olivia Falk, Anna-Maria Shatokhin and Emilia Wickert, where they took 8th place in all-around. Together with Darja Varfolomeev and Anastasia Simakova, they won the gold medal in team competition.[32]

In 2026 the group started its season at the World Cup in Sofia, winning silver in the all-around. They were 5th in 5 balls and 4th in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.[33] At the World Challenge Cup in Portimão she won silver in the All-Around and with 5 balls as well as gold with 3 hoops & 4 clubs.[34] In the end of May, Ripken and her teammates competed at the 2026 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria, where they placed 5th in all-around.[35] They took 5th place in team competition together with individuals[36] and 6th place in 3 hoops + 4 clubs due to loss of apparatus.[37] In June, they won silver in the all-around and 5 balls final at World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca. They finished fourth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. In July, they competed at the World Cup Milan and ended in 10th place in the all-around and won silver medal in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.[38] In August, she was selected to compete alongside Alisa Datsenko, Alina Ott, Anja Kosan and Anna-Maria Shatokhin at the 2026 World Championships in Frankfurt.[39]

References

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  1. ↑ "RIPKEN Helena - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  2. ↑ "RSG-Bundesfinale / DSM in Düsseldorf". www.dtb.de (in German). 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Emeli Erbes überragt Deutsche Meisterschaften". www.dtb.de (in German). 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Kinder Joy of Moving Tag des Kinderturnens". www.dtb.de (in German). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  5. ↑ "DTL Finale Rhythmische Sportgymnastik". www.dtb.de (in German). 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  6. ↑ "2022 European Championships 1st Qualification" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "2022 European Championships 2nd Qualification" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "RSG-Weltcup und EM-Qualifikation". www.dtb.de (in German). 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  9. ↑ "Je zweimal Gold und Silber für Varfolomeev". www.dtb.de (in German). 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  10. ↑ "2022 Portimão World Cup" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Kolosov verpasst Weltcup-Medaille knapp". www.dtb.de (in German). 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  12. ↑ "2022 Pesaro World Cup" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Die Finals 2022 All-Around" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "Die Finals 2022 Hoop Final" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "Die Finals 2022 Ball Final" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "DEUTSCHE MEISTERSCHAFTEN RHYTHMISCHE GYMNASTIK 2022 | GYMmedia.de". www.gymmedia.de. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  17. ↑ "Varfolomeev dominiert Gerätefinals der RSG". www.dtb.de (in German). 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  18. ↑ "Varfolomeev und Kolosov dominieren". www.dtb.de (in German). 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  19. ↑ "Neue YouTube-Serie". www.dtb.de (in German). 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  20. ↑ Zeitung, Stuttgarter. "RSG, Turnier in Schmiden: Gymnastik International: Premiere für die neue Nationalgruppe". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  21. ↑ "2025 Gymnastik International" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "2025 Baku World Cup Result Book" (PDF).
  23. ↑ "Weitere Finalplätze für DTB-Gymnastinnen". www.dtb.de (in German). 2025-04-19. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  24. ↑ "Zweimal Weltcup-Gold für Varfolomeev". www.dtb.de (in German). 2025-04-20. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  25. ↑ "Tashkent World Cup Result Book" (PDF).
  26. ↑ "Mehrkampf-Silber für Varfolomeev". www.dtb.de (in German). 2025-04-26. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  27. ↑ "Dreimal Gold für Varfolomeev". www.dtb.de (in German). 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  28. ↑ "2025 European Championships Group" (PDF).
  29. ↑ "Tallinn wird zur Bühne für Europas Beste". www.dtb.de (in German). 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  30. ↑ "Ball/Reifen Finale für die Gruppe". www.dtb.de (in German). 2025-06-07. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  31. ↑ "RSG-Gruppe gewinnt historisches EM-Bronze". www.dtb.de (in German). 2025-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  32. ↑ "2025 World Championships Team results" (PDF).
  33. ↑ "Silbermedaille beim RSG-Weltcup in Sofia". dtb.de (in German). 30 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  34. ↑ "RSG World Challenge Cup gastiert in Portimão". www.dtb.de (in German). 2026-05-13. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  35. ↑ "DTB-Gruppe auf Rang fünf" [DTB group in fifth place]. dtb.de (in German). 30 May 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  36. ↑ "Team final results" (PDF). 30 May 2026.
  37. ↑ "Varfolomeev mit zwei weiteren Goldmedaillen". dtb.de (in German). 31 May 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  38. ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastic World Cup Milano 2026". risultati.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  39. ↑ "Darja Varfolomeev führt DTB-Team bei Heim-WM an". dtb.de (in German). 26 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
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