19. November 2006  
Ise-Shima, MIE / Japan  
Rhythmic Gymnastics

Team GAZPROM wins AEON-CUP 2006

Winner 2006: 'GAZPROM' (RUS)

After the preliminary rounds of Wednesday and THursday the following top teams were qualified for the Sunday's final of the AEON CUP 2006" of rhythmic gymnastics in Mie, Japan:
GAZPROM (RUS) with 224,475 points, on second place the DERJUGINA SCOOL (UKR; 220,525), FOLLOWED BY DINAMO MINSK (BLR; 217.950) AND NEFCHTI (197,575; AZE):
At the Sundays final the favorite Russian team "GAZPROM" won the 2006 trophy of the "AEON CUP"...

Reporting from Japan: Takako KOBAYASHI & Volker MINKUS (photos)
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Vera Sessina - the dominating
of this weekend in Japan

2006 AEON CUP of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
- Ise-Shima, MIE / Japan, November 15 - 19 -

R E S U L T S

1. Gazprom (RUS) 226.500
2. Deriugina School (UKR) 225.050

... Semi Final
3.. Dinamo Minsk (BLR)111.800
4. Neftchi (AZE) 104.925

Elite, all-around:
1. Vera Sessina/RUS:68.675
2. Alina Kabaeva/RUS:67.675
3. Inna Zhukova/BLR:67.375
4. Anna Bessonova/UKR:67.225
5. Natalia Godunko/UKR:67.20
6. Aliya Garaeva/AZE:63.900
7. Liubou Charkashyna/BLR:61.250
8. Elizabeth Paysieva/BUL:61.175

... juniors all-around:
1. Natassia Ivankova/BLR:92.200
2. Daria Kushnerova/UKR:90.625
3. Ekaterina Donich?RUS:90.150
4. Dora Vass/HUN:84.875

Natalia Godunko (UKR)
- 66,875 all-around
in front of Kabaeva (66,525) and
Sessina (66,350)

Results of Preliminary Rounds:
(Wednesday & Thursday)

>> Team results b e f o r e Final round

>> Intividual all-around, elite

>> Individual all-around, juniors