On Sunday European Champion Vera Sessina (RUS) realiezed the total triumph of the this years Grand Prix Final, "BERLIN MASTERS", which was held to the 6th time in the German capital:
After winning the Saturday's all-around Grand Prix qualification (67,757) in the Max Schmeling Halle ahead of Olga Kapranova (RUS/66,224) and Inna Zhukova (BLR/65,640), she was also the best gymnast at the Sunday's GRAND PRIX FINALS and about 2.800 visitors celebreted her four victories with all apparatuses.
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Japanese Junior Championships2006
Last weekend in Tokyo, Japan took place the 2006 CHACOTT Championships,identically with the Japanese National Juniors Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
At the 24th anniversary top two gymnasts contend for the first place it was really exciting decision.
Gold medal went to the very talented gymnast Kotono Tanaka (Matsuyaga RG).
Yuka ENDO from "Stella" came on second place, followed by Kana YOKOYAMA from "NPO Gifu Rhythmic Gymnastics Club...
Tonight European Champion Vera Sessina (RUS/67,757) won the all around competition (qualification) of the Grand Prix Final 2006 in the Max Schmelin Halle ahead of Olga Kapranova (RUS/66,224) and Inna Zhukova (BLR/65,640). 22 gymnasts participated at the 6th Berlin Masters in front of 1.400 spectators and a cheerful audience.
Olympic Champion Russia won the group all around competition with 32,150 points over Belarus 31,225 and Azerbajan 27,700.
Maria Ringinen from Finland was elected “Miss Turnier 2006”...
Today it was a day of arrival and training for the delegations of the Berlin Masters. For the representatives of the media the Berlin Masters already started in the morning in the venue "Max-Schmeling-Halle" in Berlin.
Sonja Schmeißer, head of press of the tournament, welcomed in addition to the president of the organising committee Sven Karg also Heide Bruneder of the Grand Prix committee, the top- gymnasts Vera Sessina and Olga Kapranova from Russia as well as Inna...
The '24th Chacott Championships 2006' will be held in Tokyo, traditional as the Japanese Juniors Chahampionships of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
>> Last year's winner was Haruna Masunaka from the 'NPO Gifu RG Club' and her teammate Kana Yokoyama came on second place. Specially Yokoyama made good results at every events of this year, but she will have another strong rival: Kotono Tanaka from 'Matsunaga RG', who won the all-around competition of the 2006 Japanese Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships.