Russia won nearly all the Medals in Baku...!
From 1978 on (Madrid, Spain), the European Gymnastics Federation (UEG) organized continental championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
So the 2009 EUROPEANS 2009 take place from May 15 to May 17 in the capital of Azerbaijan - to the second time after 2007 and after the 27th Worlds, which took place in 2005. After 2008 (Turin) the Dutch company Janssen-Fritsen (J&F) is the official supplier again - also at the...
Three Russian gymnasts are leading at the Saturday's all-around decision of the 2009 International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Corbeil-Essonnes, France, which tahke place from May 8 to 10.
The young Russian Yana LUKONINA was the best of all-around while Marina SPEKHT (RUS) - leading after two apparatuses made a mistake with the ribbon . Behind Spekht the third Russian Dara DMITRIEVA was the best on second day with the highest scores with ball and ribbon and ranked on third place.
On...
Russia's Yevgeniya KANAEVA and Vera SESINA took gold in all the four rhythmic gymnastics individual events at the 5th World Cup competition in Pesaro, Italy.
Kanaeva, the 2008 Olympics champion won the rope, hoop and ball events (28,700, 29,000 and 28,000 points, respectively) while Vera Sesina had no rivals in the ribbon event (28,450 points). Kanaeva also took a silver medal in the ribbon event (28,425 points) while Sesina won the silver in the rope event (27,700...
At the same weekend like the European Grand Prix in Holon the World Cup of Rhythmic Gymnastics held in Maribor, Slovenia.
Also there the Russian dominated this event:
After the the top position in all-around fourth placed at the Olympic final, Olga KAPRANOVA (RUS), won three of four apparatus finals, because she made a mistake with the hoop.
So Ljubov CHARKASHYNA used her chance and won the hope final.
Altogether 28 gymnasts representing 12...
... standing after Grand Prix No. 4 - KIEW
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