FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup

Triple Russian Victory in the Senior All-Around

The 6th Portimao World Cup of Rhythmic Gymnastics 2011 will be held this weekend in the backround of the traditional 25th anniversary of the"TORNEIO INTERNATIONAL".
Portimao will host nearly 400 gymnasts, representing 34 different nations.
About 50 individual gymnasts including the Russian tops Kanaeva, Kondakova and Dmitrieva, but also Staniouta (BLR), Garayeva (AZE), Weber (AUT), Ledoux (FRA) between many others are going to competeduring the next days in Portugal, together with also 12 Junior and 14 Senior groups...

Russian Junior Group celebrating their victory
* Reporting from Portimao: GYMmedia correspondent Esther Teijeira

The Russian Junior group competing with 5 ropes

6th Portimao WORLDCUP of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 2011
- Portimao (POR), Apr 28- May 01 -
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* Thursday 28th of April

At the Junior group competition of the 25th International Gymnastics Tournament 2011 will compete 12 groups showing their exercises with five ropes in two different rounds from which the participants for the final will be determined.
> Startlist Junior Groups

The Russian Junior group showed a flawless routine with great body elements and original throws and fully deserved their 26,550 points. On second place came the young Israeli group (25,800 points) that makes an original entrance and starting position having folded the ropes as Mickey Mouse ears. Belarus with 25,700 points on third place had some minor drops and couldn’t achieve more points today. Tomorrow the competition will continue with the second round of exercises.

Results 1st round Junior group competition
1- RUS 26,550
2- ISR 25,800
3- BLR 25,700
> Final Results Junior Groups 1st round

Thursday evening after the open ceremony, the Senior groups performed their first routine, the one with five balls. Favourites were again Russia, together with Italy and Belarus. Unfortunately, the German group couldn't even travel to Portimao and the Swiss Senior group had to retire from the competition due to an injury of one of their gymnasts gymnasts.

* Startlist World Cup (Ind. & Groups)

Senior groups 5 balls routine
As expected, Russia took the lead after the first rotation and on Saturday it will be decided who is the group all-around winner of this year’s edition of the Portimao World Cup. Second placed Italy (27,200 points) and third the Israeli group (26,500 points). The Belarussian gymnasts made a mistake at the end of their routine and placed only sixth (26,000 points) behind Bulgaria and France.

Results Senior groups 5 balls:
1- RUS 28,400
2- ITA 27,200
3- ISR 26,900

> Results Senior Groups 5 balls

Italian group competing with five balls

* Friday 29th of April 2011
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Junior groups five balls 2nd round
The second round finished as expected with Russia placing ahead of Belarus and Israel, even as the Russian exercise wasn’t as perfect as yesterday’s. The Belorussian Junior group did a clean routine on this Friday afternoon and was rewarded with the second place. Israel today had some little problems in one of their body elements and scored less than in the first round, placing third after these two qualification rounds.
But nothing is decided yet, because the medals will be given away tomorrow evening in the final of the best eight junior groups and all groups start from zero again.

Results Junior 5 Ropes Qualifying:
1- RUS 53,200
2- BLR 51,750
3- ISR 51,600

> Final Results Junior Groups after 2 rounds

Silvia Miteva competing with hoop

Senior All-Around Hoop & Ball
After the first two rotations in the senior all-around, there’s no doubt that Evgenia Kanaeva is the absolute number one in rhythmic gymnastics. She performed two impressive routines scoring 29,000 and 29,050 points and took the lead ahead of her teammate Daria Kondakova and Melitina Staniouta from Belarus. On fourth place after two exercises ranks Aliya Garaeva and on fifth Silvia Miteva from Bulgaria, the third Russian gymnast Daria Dmitrieva made mistakes with hoop and places only sixth.
Results Senior All-Around after two routines:
1- Evgenia Kanaeva 58,050
2- Daria Kondakova 57,050
3- Melitina Staniouta 55,775

> Results Senior All-Around after two routines

Daria Kondakova (RUS) competing with ribbon

* Saturday 30th of April 2011
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Senior All-Around Clubs & Ribbon
Saturday’s senior all-around finished with Daria Kondakova from Russia winning ahead of her teammates Evgenia Kanaeva and Daria Dmitrieva. Kanaeva scored 0,100 points less than Kondakova and therefor loses her first all-around in the last three years. Kanaeva made a small mistake with ribbon and had a drop outside the carpet with clubs that meant that she not only lost the gold medal in Portimao, but also that she will be present only in two of the finals, with hoop and ball, tomorrow as there are allowed only two gymnasts per country and the “two Dashas” over scored her in both exercises.
On fourth place ranks Aliya Garaeva from Azerbaidjan and on fifth Liubov Charkashina from Belarus.

Final Results Senior All-Around
1- Daria Kondakova (RUS) 114,325
2- Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS) 114,225
3- Daria Dmitrieva (RUS) 111,000

> Final Results Senior All-Around

Senior Groups All-Around
Also the senior groups all-around finished with a Russian victory (56,575) ahead of Italy (54,400) and Belarus (53,575). The first three teams didn’t fail, but the rest of groups had some drops and little mistakes in their routines.
Very bad luck had the girls from France with a big knot in one of the ribbons and multiple drops. Switzerland performed only the mixed routine on this Saturday evening due to an injury of one of their gymnasts.

Results Senior Groups All-Around
1- RUS 56,575
2- ITA 54,400
3- BLR 53,575

> Final Results Senior Groups All-Around

Junior Groups Final
The Russian junior group wanted to repeat the success of her senior teammates. They took the gold medal in the junior groups final ahead of Israel and Belarus, even with a drop outside the carpet after an exchange. The Swiss juniors performed again very well and became fourth. The five girls from Germany did their best routine during this tournament and were rewarded with the fifth place in the final.

Final Results Junior groups final
1- RUS 26,400
2- ISR 26,250
3- BLR 26,150

> Final Results Junior Groups Final

* Sunday 1st of May 2011
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Groups Final 5 Hoops
Russia won the groups final with five balls with 28,000 points ahead of Israel (27,300) and Italy (26,900). Italy had one drop during the routine and one missed catch that made them lose the silver medal.

1- RUS 28,350
2- ISR 27,300
3- ITA 26,900

> Senior Groups Final 5 Balls

Senior Groups Final 3 Ribbons 2 Hoops
Russia won ahead of Italy and Belarus, scoring 27,950. Italy did a faultless routine and scored 27,650. The Belarussian girls had a knot in one of their ribbons during part of their routine, but still got 26,950 points. On fourth place ranked Japan getting 26,700 points for a routine that lacks some spectacular highlights.

> Senior Groups Final 3Ribbons 2 Hoops

Senior Hoop Final
Evgenia Kanaeva from Russia won this Sunday afternoon the hoop final with 29,125 ahead of her teammate Daria Kondakova (28,225) and Aliya Garaeva from Azerbaidjan (27,825). Melitina Staniouta from Belarus placed fourth (27,725) and Neta Rivkin from Israel fifth (27,475).

> Result Senior Final Hoop

Senior Ball Final
Evgenia Kanaeva from Russia won also the ball final with 29,200 points ahead again of her teammate Daria Kondakova (28,625) and Melitina Staniouta (28,125) from Belarus.

> Result Senior Final Ball

Senior Individual Final Clubs
Again the Russian national anthem will be played, this time for Daria Kondakova who won the clubs final with 28,950 points ahead of Daria Dmitrieva (RUS) scoring 28,100 points after a drop at a reception of one club. Third placed this time Silviya Miteva from Bulgaria with a original routine and 27,925 points.

> Result Senior Clubs Final

Senior Individual Ribbon Final
Daria Kondakova won the ribbon final with 28,725 points, too, ahead of Daria Dmitrieva (RUS) scoring 27,850 points. Third placed Liubov Charkashyna from Belarus (27,725 points).
> Result Senior Ribbon Final

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