World Star Evgenia Kanaeva (116.650) and her Russian compatriot Alexandra MERKULOVA (111.600) underscored with a double success in all-around competition at the traditional international tournament "Baltic Hoop 2012" in the Latvian capital Riga, the outstanding position of the world's leading nation in this discipline.
In third place was at least the Belarusian Melitina Staniouta (110.800), the leading duo pretty close.
At the final three times Kanaeva was the winner in front of Merkulova.
Only with the hoop Staniouta landed a victory, defeating...
A Russian quartet of top gymnasts dominated the all-around qualification of the first 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix in the Russian capital, but also the finals at the closing day in Moscow:
<< Daria Kondakova << (114.750) in front of Evgenia Kanaeva (114.200), Daria Dmitrieva (112.800) and Alexandra Merkulova (111.050) was the ranking at the top of the standings, consisting of 37 gymnasts from 25 nations. The best non-Russian gymnast landed on fifth place with Sylviya Miteva 109.725 points.
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After the artistic and trampoline events at the "2012 Pre-Olympics" in London took place the second chance to qualify for the Olympic Games also for the rhythmic gymnasts. Individual gymnasts performed four routines – hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon. Behind the winner Daria KONDAKOVA (RUS) the next five gymnasts are qualified for the London Olympics next summer, also the best four groups in all-around. Wednesday, Jan 18 the gymnastics events finished with the rhythmic all-around finals and...
On Saturday afternoon the Basque Federation of Gymnastics held again the unique “Euskalgym” in Bilbao (Spain). The “Euskalgym”- Gala is thought as a gymnastics event for everybody, without scores and pressures for the participating gymnasts and with very popular ticket prices for the public and even an autograph session with the international gymnasts.
In this sixth edition the audience in the sold-out “Bilbao Arena” enjoyed the performances and gala routines of 11 of the best individual rhythmic gymnastics...
The traditional Aeon-Cup 2011 in Tokyo - a worldwide team competition of the top clubs of rhythmic gymnastics - were won bei the favorite Russian team "GAZPROM", followed by the Byelorussian "DINAMO" Club from Minsk and the Ukrainian "DERIUGINA School from Kiev. On fourth place came the Japanese host, the "AEON Club" Tokyo.
And it was no surprise, that the world champion Evgenia KANAEWA won also the all-around (117,759), followed by her teammate Daria...