06-Apr-2008Brno / Czech Republic Grand Prix: Olga Kapranova (RUS) won 4x Gold!
Olga KAPRANOVA (RUS)
GRAND PRIX: "GiTy-Cup 2008
Not unexpected the Russion top favorit Olga KAPRANOVA won the all-around qualification event of the 3rd Grand Prix of the 2008 circuit, the "GiTy Cup" in Brno, Czech Republic.
Since 2006 this event is a part of the Grand Prix serie. Kapranova scored 73,900 points in All around, second place came Aliya GARAEVA from Azerbaidchsn (72,075, followed by the second Russin Gymnast Marina SPEKHT (70,075). Kapranova won also the Apparature Finals with Rope (18,400), Hoop (18,825) and Clubs (18,825). Marina Specht wons the Ribbon with 18,275 points.
Also Iva MENDLIKOVA from the Czech Republic started in all the apparatus finals ...
... For GYMmedia from BRNO reporting: Dirk ZIMMERMANN (GER)
PREVIEW:
GRAND PRIX GiTy-Cup in Brno
The Olympic competition year is still young - nevertheless will held the third Grand Prix event this weekend in the Czech city of Brno, the "GiTy Cup" 2008.
Between took place a World cup already and so good many other international events. So it becomes not easier to get hosts for top events and if the often travel activity may be good for the education of the gymnasts may be doubt. Nevertheless ...
Raskina - to the first time as an elite gymnast, now!
For Russia will start Olga KAPRANOVA and - like at the last week's 2nd Grand Prix event in Thiais - Marina SPEKHT again. ... for Belarus came Lyubov CHARKASHINA and Bulgaria is representd by Stella SULTANOVA.
Ukraine and Uzbekistan dispensed their comming, so the event organizers put the Aand B group together to one starting group only...
The now 16 old German and former German junior Karolina RASKINA will make her Grand Prix premiere to the first time in the elite's category after starting in zhis categora at the "Gymnastik International 2008"