Alina Kabaeva (RUS) won all the finals (with hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon) of the Baku World Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup.
The other Russian gymnast Irina Tchachina had to stop competing because of an injury.
Alltogether 50 gymnasts from 23 countries take part in the competitions. Only the Ukrainians prepare at home for the European Championships in Kiev (4 to 6 June 2004).
Today, Kabaeva won the final of all around, too, in front of Alya Yussupova...
Serdil Sutcu (TUR) won the all around of International Tournament of Portimao (POR) in front of Raquel Silva (POR) and Tjasa Seme (SLO).
Brasilian Karen Piccinin was the best of juniors all around in front of Juulia Huuhtanen and Pauliina Raatikainen (both FIN).
Alltogether 30 elite gymnasts and 24 junior gymnasts took part in this traditional tournament on Algarve in Portugal.
PACIFIC ALLIANCE 2004
HONOLULU - Mary Sanders (USA) won the Senior Women's all-around gold medal on Friday at the Rhythmic Gymnastics competition of the 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships in Honolulu, Hawai`i.
On second place came thre Rissian Svetlana Pountinseva, followed by Alexandra Orlando (CAN)...
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Hardly in any other sport discipline the superiority of a nation is so clear as in rhythmic gymnastics!
One wonders already, no one that the international star Evgenia Kanaeva at the annual Grand Prix 2012 in Thiais (France)won after the all-around success of three final titles more with apparatus.
Only with hoop made the Russian world champion her compatriot Daria Dmitrieva precedence.
Germany's Jana Berezko-Marggrander only ranked 12, Caroline Weber (Austria) came on 14th place but on 5th place...
The Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee issued a “yellow card” to a member of the FIG Judges Pool for serious errors made during the Pre Olympic competitions at the Galatsi Sports Palace in Athens, March 22 – 24, 2004....