21. Februar 2010  
Moscow, Russia  
Rhythmic Gymnastics

Prelude of Rhythmic Grand Prix Circuit 2010

The world's top star of Rhythmic Gymnastic, the Russian Evgenia Kanaeva (113,850) and her teammate Daria Kondakova (112,200) take the lead of the first Grand Prix of Rhythmic Gymnastics, which takes place in the Russian capital Moscow this weekend.  On third place of the all-aroun qualification came the Byelorussian Staniuta Melitina (109,800).
But at the Sunday's final Kondakova beats th big champion Kanaeva with rope and ribbon...!
The "Gazprom Cup" includes also elite and junior group competitions ...
The differenz from the the dual Russian leadership to the "rest" of the international rivalry is enormous: - six points to Joanna Mitrosz, Poland on sixth place... and more...!
1. GRAND PRIX 2010: "GAZPROM" - Moscow,
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* ALL-AROUND (= Grand Prix-Qualification)
1. Kanaeva Evgenia  RUS - 113.850
2. Kondakova Daria  RUS -112.200
3. Stanyuta Melitina   BLR -109.800

4. Dmitrieva Daria     RUS -108.950
5. Garaeva Alia          AZE -107.950
6. Lukonina Yanna    RUS -106.850
7. Mitrosz Joanna       POL -106.625
8. Risenzon Irina        ISR -106.075
9. Alyabieva Anna       KAZ -101.650
10. Rivkin Neta           ISR -100.325
11. Ledoux Delfine    FRA  - 98.850
12. Nicole Ruprecht AUS   - 98.175
   >> Detailed Results


*  F I N A L S, Sunday Feb 21 -

* R O P E / Seil
1. Kondakova Daria  RUS 28,375
2. Kanaeva Evgenia  RUS 28,225
3. Staniuta Melitina   BLR 27,300

4 Garaeva Alia AZE 27,125
5 Mitrosz Joanna POL 26,325
6 Risenzon Irina ISR 25,875
7 Alyabieva Anna KAZ 25,650
8 Rivkin Neta ISR 24,350

* H O O P  / Reifen
1. Kanaeva Evgenia  RUS 28,625
2. Stanyuta Melitina  BLR 28,075
3. Garaeva Alia         AZE 27,550

4. Dmitrieva Daria RUS 27,250
5. Alyabieva Anna KAZ 26,500
6. Mitrosz Joanna POL 26,125
7. Risenzon Irina ISR 25,625
8. Rivkin Neta ISR 25,325

* B A L L
1. Kanaeva Evgenia  RUS 28,900
2. Kondakova Daria  RUS 28,500
3. Stanyuta Melitina BLR 27,775

4. Garaeva Alia AZE 27,550
5. Mitrosz Joanna POL 27,100
6. Risenzon Irina ISR 27,050
7. Yanni Chiara ITA 24,825
8. Ledoux Delfine FRA 23,050

* R I B B O N / Band
1. Kondakova Daria RUS 28,500
2. Kanaeva Evgenia RUS 28,450
3. Garaeva Alia AZE 27,775

4. Risenzon Irina ISR 27,100
5. Stanyuta Melitina BLR 27,000
6. Mitrosz Joanna POL 26,350
7. Dora Vass HUN 25,000
8. Alyabieva Anna KAZ 23,375 *


2010 "GAZPROM CUP" (Elite, groups)
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* Groups, All-around (5 hoops + 2 ropes/3 ribbon)
1. BELARUS        - 26,975  +  27,075  =  54,000
2. RUSSIA            - 26,500  +  26,725  = 53,225
3. AZERBAIJAN   - 29,500  +  25,700  = 51,650

4. JAPAN              - 23,700  +  22,850  = 46,525
2010 "GAZPROM CUP" (Junior Tournament)
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1. Alexandra MERKULOVA  (RUS) -  105,150
2. Daria SVATKOVSKAYA    (RUS)  -  102,250
3. Natalia LESHTCHIK           (BLR) -     98,850

4. Jana BEREZKO-MARGGRANDER (GER) -  96,175
5. Lala YUSIFOVA                 (AZE) -  92,725
6. Victoria FILANOVSKY     (ISR) -   92,575
      >> Detailed Results  (* in Russian)
The next stopover on the 2010 Grand Prix circuit
will be in Kiev (UKR) on March 18 – 20, followed by
Thiais (FRA) on March 25 – 29.

The Gity Cup in Brno (CZE), originally scheduled for March 4 – 7, has been postponed until October 14 – 18. * > RG WORLD CALENDAR 2010