Pauline Schäfer
[4][5] Later that month she competed at the Chemnitz Friendly where she was on a mixed team with compatriot Carina Kröll and Americans Amelia Hundley and Brenna Dowell.[10] She was later selected to compete at the European Championships alongside Kim Bui, Çağla Akyol, Sophie Scheder, and Janine Berger.[11] In August, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around and on floor exercise behind Bui, first on vault and balance beam, and sixth on uneven bars.[13] In October, Schäfer represented Germany at the 2014 World Championships alongside Bui, Akyol, Lisa Katharina Hill, Elisabeth Seitz, and Scheder.[14] Although she didn't qualify for any individual finals, Schäfer successfully performed a new element, a sideways salto tucked with ½ turn (180°) take off from one leg to side stand, which was therefore named after her in the Code of Points.Individually, she finished second on vault and floor exercise behind Ksenia Afanasyeva, fourth on uneven bars, but won gold on the balance beam.[22] Schäfer was selected to represent Germany at the World Championships alongside Seitz, Scheder, Leah Griesser, Lisa Katharina Hill, and Pauline Tratz.[31] In June, Schäfer competed at the German National Championships where she placed third in the all-around behind Sophie Scheder and Elisabeth Seitz.[32] The following month she competed at the Olympic Trials where she placed fourth and was named to the team alongside Seitz, Scheder, Kim Bui, and Tabea Alt.[34] At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, during qualifications Schäfer competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise and helped Germany qualify to the team final for the first time since German reunification.[38][39] In June, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Seitz, fourth on uneven bars and balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.[42] During the event final, Schäfer was once again the only gymnast to receive an execution score higher than 8, and she ended up winning the gold medal on the apparatus ahead of Hurd and Alt.[43] She ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she placed second on balance beam behind Wang Cenyu and third on floor exercise behind Lilia Akhaimova and Maria Kharenkova.[44] In June, Schäfer competed at the German European Championships Trials where she placed first in the all-around and was named to the team alongside Kim Bui, Sarah Voss, Leah Griesser, and Emma Höfele.[45] The following month Schäfer competed at the Sainté Gym Cup where she placed third in the all-around behind Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos and Lorette Charpy.[66] In August, Schäfer competed at the European Championships in Munich, where she helped Germany qualify for the team final in fourth place.
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