ueg: --- From March 11 to 13, the UEG Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee held a meeting near Moscow, in the 'Novogorsk' training centre and took this occasion to meet the organizing committee of the European Championships 2005 and proceed to the drawing of lots...
The two Russians Irina Tchachina and Olga Kapranova were the best gymnasts of the first day's all-around qualification of the GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT in Thiais (France) this Easter weekend.
On Easter Sundy Tchachina won three of the four apparatus finals and was so the most successful gymnast of this Grand Prix event in France.
The final event with ribbon were won by the Ukrainian Natalia Godunko.....
The Olympic bronze medallist Anna Bessonova (UKR) was the winner of the 2005 Grand Prix finals with rope and ball of the 'Derjugina Cup' in the Ukraine capital Kiev.
The gold medal of clubs final went to the Russian Vera Sessina and the all-around winner of this competition, Natalia Godunko was also the best with ribbon.
It was a very difficult competition for all participants, because the venue is reconstruct yet and unheated during all the event...
Winner of the 18th International 'Coupe d'Opale 2005 of Rhythmics Gymnastics was the Russian Marina Shpekht with a score of 63,550, followed by Aurelie Lacour (FRA) and Raquel Muro e Silva (POR).
Also the juniors category was dominated by a Russion gymnast: Anastasia Gusev won with a score of 24,267, followed by Maria Yushkevich from Belorussia and Julie Zetlin from USA.
Moscow - Kiev - Calais
Last weekend the international rhythmic gymnastics calendar 2005 started with the first important event, with the 'Grand Prix Tournament' in Moscow.
So the Grand Prix 'Deriugina Cup - NAFTOGAZ' has to change one week later and will held from March 12 to 13.
Another traditional international event is the 'International Tournament of Cailais in France, which take place from March 11 to 13....
The most successful gymnast at...