12-Apr-2009Kiev, Ukraine (4) GRAND PRIX 2009 in Kiev
Anna BESSONOVA (UKR)
After the events in Moscow, Brno and Thiais this year the
4th Grand-Prix Competition 2009 of Rhythmic Gymnastics, the traditional "DERIUGINA CUP 2009" took place from April 09 - 12 in Kiev, Ukraine.
The Ukrainian world champion (2007) and Olympic bronze medallist (2008) Anna BESSONOVA won the all-around competition with a score of 111,075, in front of Anna KONDAKOVA (RUS) and Irina RIZENSON (ISR) .
Bessonova won three of the four final events at Easter Sunday.
kondakova was the winner with the ball...
XVII International DERIUGINA CUP 2009 - Grand Prix No. IV - 2009, Kiev/UKR - ______________________________________________
* R E S U L T S - ALL-Around (April, 11) 1. BESSONOVA, Anna (UKR) - 111,075
2. KONDAKOVA, Daria (RUS) - 105,875
3. RISENZON, Irina (ISR) - 104,800
*Saturday, 11th of April
- 10:00 – 10:50: Draw of Lots
- 10:50 – 11:00: Introduction of judges Sports Palace
- 11.00 – 13.30: 4 apparatus (group C)
- 14.15 – 17.00 :Qualification tournament, 4 apparatus (group B)
- 17.00 – 17.30 Opening ceremony of the competition
- 17.30 – 20.00: Qualification 4 apparatus (group A)
* Sunday, 12th of April – Grand Prix Finals
- 16.00 – 16.50 Grand Prix Finals , rope, hoop
- 17.30 – 18.20 Grand Prix Finals, ball, ribbon
- 18.30 Closing ceremony
- award ceremony
- gala performances
** List of Participants _______________________________________________
1 AZE Zeynab Javadli 19.07.1991
2 BEL Lieselotte Diels 30.04.1993
3 BEL Catherine Gerontitis 04.08.1991
4 BLR Svetlana Rudalova 03.11.1984
5 BRA Angelica Kvieczynski 01.09.1991
6 BRA Ana Paula Scheffer 18.08.1989
7 BUL Silviya Miteva 24.06.1986
8 BUL Monica Mincheva 26.09.1990
9 CRO Anamarija Zhelimorski 09.02.1991
10 CRO Nika Crevatini 29.07.1990
11 CYP Maria Aristeidou 09.04.1992
12 CYP Kyriaki Christou 21.11.1993
13 CZE Monica Mickova 19.07.1991
14 EST Yulia Makushina 28.01.1993
15 EST Liisa Rakowski 10.11.1993
16 FIN Silja Ahonen 27.05.1988
17 HUN Dora Vass 08.09.1991
18 ISR Irina Risenzon 14.01.1988
19 ISR Neta Rivkin 19.06.1991
20 ISR Shochatovitch Lihi 06.02.1998
21 ITA Martina Alicata Terranova 31.07.1992
22 ITA Chiara Ianni 23.12.1991
23 JPN Yuria Onuki 11.01.1986
KAZ Anna Alyabyeva 13.11.1993
24 LAT Diana Kelehsashvili
25 NOR Marte Gram 11.01.1991
26 NOR Josefine Hustoft 22.05.1993
27 POL Joanna Mitrosz 21.08.1988
28 POL Marta Koczkowska 29.07.1991
29 RUS Daria Kondakova 30.07.1991
30 RUS Yana Lukonina 26.03.1993
31 ROM Irina Lalciu 23.07.1993
32 SWE Therese Larsson 11.09.1989
33 SWE Mikaela Lindholm 24.03.1993
SRB Snezana Paunic 15.10.1984
34 TUR Pinar Akilveren 18.03.1992
35 TUR Gorkem Yalcintan 25.05.1992
36 UKR Anna Bessonova 29.07.1984
37 UKR Alina Maksymenko 10.07.1991
38 UKR Daria Kushnerova 02.11.1992
39 Украина UKR Anna Rizatdinova 16.07.1993
40 Украина UKR Valeria Shurkhal 17.11.1992
41 Узбекистан UZB Ulyana Trofinova 28.02.1990
42 USA Ava Gehringer 29.04.1989
43 USA Joanna Arnold 23.11.1991
44 USA Rachel Girma
* ... an Ukrainian press report, April 8:
Deriugina Cup starts in Kiev * source: MIGnews.com.ua The Grand Prix Deriugina Cup – Naftogaz, 27th international rhythmic gymnastics tournament will take place in the Sports Palace in Kyiv on April 11-12, the Family, Youth and Sports Ministry's press service reports.
An honored worker of physical culture and sport of Ukraine, repeated world rhythmic gymnastics champion Irina Deriugina noted at a press conference that Deriugina Cup gathers the best representatives of rhythmic gymnastics from more than 40 countries every year. Sportswomen from 27 countries have already confirmed their participation in competitions this year.
The Ministry has allocated UAH 1 mn 682,000 for organization of tournament, UNIAN is citing the Minister for Family, Youth and Sports Affairs Yuri Pavlenko as saying. According to him, in may countries the Grand Prix rhythmic gymnastics competitions are held only at the expense of sponsors, without government financing.
