Russia's Daria Kondakova (113,725) won the all-around qualification of the World Cup event in Kiev in front of the Ukrainian Alina Maksimenko (111,425) and Russia's Yana Lukonina, and the ball final at Sunday, but the big winner at the final day was the Ukrainian Alina Maximenko winning three of the four final events.
The Italian group beat Belarus and Ukraine at the groups all-around event and won with two hoopps / 3 ribbons, while Belarus was...
* fig press release --: On December 4, 2010 at the Pan American Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics Championships in Guadalajara (MEX), Mexican gymnast Rut Castillo Galindo tested positive for sibutramine, a stimulant specified on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited Substance List.
The case had been transmitted to the FIG Disciplinary Commission and proceedings were opened. The FIG Disciplinary Commission has ruled to suspend Ms Rut Castillo Galindo for a period of 6 (six) months from...
The 6th Portimao World Cup of Rhythmic Gymnastics 2011 will be held this weekend in the backround of the traditional 25th anniversary of the"TORNEIO INTERNATIONAL".
Portimao will host nearly 400 gymnasts, representing 34 different nations.
About 50 individual gymnasts including the Russian tops Kanaeva, Kondakova and Dmitrieva, but also Staniouta (BLR), Garayeva (AZE), Weber (AUT), Ledoux (FRA) between many others are going to competeduring the next days in Portugal, together with also 12 Junior and 14 Senior groups...
Easter weekend 11 Rhythmic Groups performed at the Nagornyi Sports Palace at the FIG World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod (RUS) and an interesting battle for the three titles up for grabs is predicted between the entries from Israel and Russia, which won at home all three gold medals in front of Israel ...
Also without the star Evgenia Kanaeva the Russian School of Gymnastics dominated at the first days of the Kalamata Cup 2011 with the status of a World Cup, category B:
Daria Dmitrieva (112,225) won the all-around, followed by her teammate Daria Kondakova (112,150), and clearly in front Ljubow Charkashina (110,525 ) from Belarus.
But at the final day two non-Russians won finals, so Liubov Charkashina with hoop and the Bulgarian Silvia Miteva with clubs.
At the end...