Israeli gymnast Alex Shatilov, 26, won the gold medal for the men's floor exercise in the European Artistic Gymnastics Championship held in Moscow on Saturday. Shatilov's routine scored 6.4 on the difficulty scale, giving him a total score of 15.333 points. British gymnast Max Whitlock scored a similar result, also wining the gold. Italian gymnast Andrea Cingolani won the bronze medal. Shatilov, who was born in Uzbekistan and immigrated to Israel in 2002, is considered a potential medal winner for the 2016 Rio Olympics. The floor is considered Shatilov's strongest area: He won the European Artistic Gymnastics Championship's silver medal in 2010, as well as two bronze medals, in 2009 and 2011. He finished sixth in the same exercise at the London Olympics. "I've waited for this moment for a long time," he told reporters after his win. "Nothing compares to this feeling." "Shatilov is the most decorated world and European championships gymnast in Israel's history," Yigal Carmi, chairman of the Israel Olympic Committee, said. "He has proved that he is determined to succeed in any competition in which he participates and he goes to great lengths to maintain his position as a distinguished athlete." Shatilov's win comes with a 50,000 shekel (about $13,750) bonus from the Israel Olympic Committee. He will split the bonus with his coach, Sergei Vaisburg. Israel had another good showing at the championships on Saturday, when 17-year-old Ofir Nezer finished fourth in the women's vault final.