19. Juli 2009  
Kaoshiung, Taipeh  
Rhythmic Gymnastics

2009 WORLD GAMES: Four times Kanaeva - ... anyone else?!

Russia’s Gymnast Evgenia KANAEVA, who won the individual all-around gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, won all four World Games gold medals at the rhythmic gymnastics competitions this weekend in Kaoishiung, Taipeh.
The 2007 all-around world champion from Ukraine, Anna BESSONOVA won the silver medals with rope, ball and ribbon.
On second place with the hoop came the Russian Olga KAPRANOVA, who won also the bronze medal with the rope. The other bronze medals went to Melitina STANIOUTA (BLR; ball) and to Galina GARAYEVA (AZE; ribbon).
Best Western European gymnast was the Austrian Caroline WEBER, who reached three finals (without ribbon) ...

Anna BESSONOVA (UKR)
silver with ball, rope and ribbon

* HOOP / Reifen
1. KANAEVA Eugenia RUS     - 27.800
2. KAPRANOVA Olga  RUS     - 27.600
3. MITEVA Silvia          BUL     - 27.025

4. STANIOUTA Melitina       BLR - 26.100
5. MAKSIMENKO Alina         UKR - 26.025
6. CHARKASHYNA Liubov  BLR - 25.800
7. WEBER Caroline              AUT - 25.400
8. BESSONOVA Anna           UKR - 25.150

Melitina STANIOUTA (BLR)

* RIBBON / Band
1. KANAEVA Eugenia  RUS        - 26.625
2. BESSONOVA Anna  UKR       - 26.250
3. GARAYEVA Aliya       AZE        - 25.250


4. GURBANOVA Anna        AZE    - 24.825
5. STANIOUTA Melitina       BLR   - 24.600
6. MAKSIMENKO Alina        UKR  - 24.375
7. CHARKASHYNA Liubov BLR  - 24.050
8. MITEVA Silvia                   BUL   - 24.025