Bessonova wins All-around and three Finals...

Bessonova - victory at home!

First World Cup of Rhythmic Gymnastics
Also after the second day (Saturday) of the "International Derjugina Cup", which is a FIG world cup event, the Ukrainian Anna BESSONOVA leads after the all-around qualification. Specially her hoop exercise was a highlight of the first day. This apparatus is back after a break of two years as an offical discipline again.
On the next ranks came the two Russian Olga KAPRANOVA und Eugenia KANAEVA
On Sunday are following the decisively apparatus finals of the world cup event.
On the edge of the competitions the Grande Dame of Ukraine Rhythmic Gymnastics, Albina DERJUGINA, celebrates her 75th birthday ....
Winning the all-around and three finals the Ukrainian Anna Bessonova was the most successful gymnast in Kiev...

World Cup athmosphere at the this years 'DERJUGINA CUP' - component of the FIG World Cup Serie
- from Kiev for GYMmedia reports Dirk Zimmermann

Bessonova
- magic hoop at first day,
but also in the Sunday's Final

WORLD CUP - Apparatus Finals
- Kiev, Sunday, March 18 -

*ROPE / Seil
1. Bessonova Anna (UKR) 17.650
2. Godunko Natalia (UKR) 17.300
3. Kapranova Olga (RUS) 16.925
4. Kanaeva Eugenia (RUS) 16.675
5. Charkashina Liubov (BLR) 16.400
6. Peycheva Simona (BUL) 16.225
7. Garaeva Aliya (AZE) 16.000
8. Yussupova Aliya (KAZ) 15.900

*HOOP / Reifen
1. Bessonova Anna (UKR) 17.600
2. Kapranova Olga (RUS) 17.250
3. Godunko Natalia (UKR) 17.150
4. Kanaeva Eugenia (RUS) 17.125
5. Yussupova Aliya (KAZ) 16.700
6. Peycheva Simona (BUL) 16.650
7. Risenson Irina (ISR) 16.525
8. Garaeva Aliya (AZE) 16.175

Olga Kapranowa (RUS)

*CLUBS / Keulen:
1. Kapranova Olga (RUS) 17.550
2. Spekht Marina (RUS) 17.450
3. Bessonova Anna (UKR) 17.250

4. Godunko Natalia (UKR) 17.200
5. Yussupova Aliya (KAZ) 16.675
6. Charkashina Liubov (BLR) 16.350
7. Gimatova Dinara (AZE) 16.325
8. Peycheva Simona (BUL) 16.075

*RIBBON / Band
1. Bessonova Anna (UKR) 18.050
2. Kanaeva Eugenia (RUS) 17.550
3. Godunko Natalia (UKR) 17.275

4. Kapranova Olga (UKR) 17.250
5. Yussupova Aliya (KAZ) 16.575
6. Peycheva Simona (BUL) 16.425
7. Gurbanova Anna (AZE) 16.025
8. Garaeva Aliya (AZE) 15.800

>> Detailed Final Results, Elite

On the edge of competitions
Albina DERJUGINA
the foundress of the legendary
'Derjugina School'
and 'Grande Dame' of Rhythmic
Gymnastics, celebrates her 75th birthday!

DERIUGINA CUP 2007 - World Cup Qualification
All-around, Elite
- Final AA Standing: TOP Ten , Saturday -

1 BESSONOVA Anna UKR 70.075
2 KAPRANOVA Olga RUS 68.950
3 KANAEVA Eugenia RUS 68.350

4 GODUNKO Natalia UKR 68.025
5 SHPEKHT Marina RUS 67.100
6 YUSSUPOVA Aliya KAZ 65.675
7 PEYCHEVA Simona BUL 65.025
8 GARAEVA Aliya AZE 64.825
9 CHARKASHYNA Liubov BLR 64.775
10 RISENSON Irina ISR 63.825

...
16 GABOR, Johanna GER 60,850
19 WEBER, Carolina AUT 59,600
29. WITTMANN, Claudia GER 57,000

>> Detailed AA-Results, Elite

15. DERJUGINA-CUP 2007 - Juniors

The Ukrainian junior Darya Kuschnerova (93,800) won the all-round competition in front of Ekaterina Malygina (RUS; 90,325) followed by Valeria Schurkhal (UKR; 89,475).

>> Detailed Results, AA-Juniors >> Detailed Results, FINALS-Juniors

... SORRY, we are working very hard, we had special GYMmedia correspondents in Kiev ... - but there is now way for a modern and quickly communication from the venue at the same day!! A lot of West European and worldwide journalists contacted us - but we are so sorry!
Eckhard Herholz
GYMmedi Chief Editor
- GYMmedias International

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