First Rhythmic World Cup of 2009: Russian Predominance, like every Year ...!

Evgenia Kanaeva- triple winner in Budapest

Usual situation also at the beginning of the post-Olympic season 2009 on the top level of international rhythmic gymnastics:
Three Russians lead at the 1st World Cup 2009" of the new circuit, at the "Grand Prix" in Budapest, Hungary with all of the four apparatuses - the maximum, each two of them are qualified at the Sunday's finals ...!
<< Evgenia KANAEVA (photo) reached three highest scores with rope, hoop and ball at the Saturday's qualification rounds - her teammate Vera SESINA leads with the ribbon - the same top positions like at the Sunday's finals!
All together 23 gymnasts representing thirteen, mostly European countries, only - without Ukraine, Spain, Germany, Japan or USA ...!
Italy and Portugal are the only Western European nation, and only one young Austrian gymnasts represents the German speaking area (- placed on 16th to 8th) ...

WORLD CUP "Grand Prix Budapest 2009"
- Budapest 7. - 8. März -
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* App. Finals

* ROPE / Seil
1 Kanaeva, Evgeniya RUS 27,400
2 Sesina, Vera RUS 26,900
3 Yussupova, Aliya KAZ 25,850

4 Charkashyna, Liubou BLR 25,450
5 Gurbanova, Anna AZE 24,450
6 Vass Dóra HUN 24,000
7 Prodanova, Bilyana BUL 23,900
8 Alyabyeva, Anna KAZ 23,550

* HOOP / Reifen
1 Kanaeva, Evgeniya RUS 27,725
2 Yussupova, Aliya KAZ 26,150
3 Sesina, Vera RUS 25,950

4 Charkashyna, Liubou BLR 25,500
5 Vass Dóra HUN 24,600
6 Gurbanova, Anna AZE 24,250
7 Prodanova, Bilyana BUL 22,950
8 Buzovski, Moran ISR 22,650

* B A L L
1 Kanaeva, Evgeniya RUS 27,950
2 Kapranova, Olga RUS 27,000
3 Yussupova, Aliya KAZ 25,650

4 Charkashyna, Liubou BLR 25,400
5 Gurbanova, Anna AZE 25,050
6 Vass Dóra HUN 24,050
7 Prodanova, Bilyana BUL 23,650
8 Cantaluppi, Julieta ITA 23,400

* RIBBON / Band
1 Sesina, Vera RUS 28,200
2 Kanaeva, Evgeniya RUS 28,150
3 Charkashyna, Liubou BLR 26,350

4 Yussupova, Aliya KAZ 24,000
5 Gurbanova, Anna AZE 23,850
6 Vass Dóra HUN 23,850
7 Alyabyeva, Anna KAZ 22,900
8 Zeynab, Javadli AZE 22,400

2009 WORLD CUP, Groups decisions
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** 2 ROPES, 3 RIBBONS / 2 Seile/ 3 Bänder
1 BULGARIA   21,700
2 CHINA          21,650
3 BELARUS    20,625

4 RUSSIA        20,325
5 HUNGARY   19,600

5 HOOPS / 5 Reifen
1 BELARUS    25,300
2 BULGARIA 22,650
3 RUSSIA        22,400

4 HUNGARY 22,300
5 CHINA          20,350

* 1st WORLD CUP 2009
- Budapest, HUN, March 07 -
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** QUALIFICATION RESULTS:
* ROPE / Seil
1 Kanaeva, Evgeniya       RUS 27,300
2 Sesina, Vera                  RUS 26,300
3 Kapranova, Olga           RUS 25,500
4 Charkashyna, Liubou   BLR 25,075
5 Yussupova, Aliya           KAZ 24,375
6 Shpekht, Marina             RUS 24,200
7 Gurbanova, Anna           AZE 24,000
8 Prodanova, Bilyana        BUL 23,725
9 Alyabyeva, Anna              KAZ 23,450

10 Vass Dóra HUN 23,225; 11 Zeynab, Javadli AZE 23,100; 12 Lukjanova, Jana EST 22,675; 13 Tsekova Tanya BUL 22,300; 14 Cantaluppi, Julieta ITA 22,300; 15 Buzovski, Moran ISR 21,575; 16 Kremer, Koral ISR 21,175; 17 Ruprecht, Nicol AUT 20,925; 18 Gomes, Inês POR 20,925; 19 Rigó Viktória HUN 20,375; 20 Saresvirta, Marleena FIN 20,225; 21 Dermekova, Ivana SVK 19,950; 22 Palásthy Kata HUN 19,700; 23 Soós Viktória HUN 19,125;

* HOOP / Reifen
1 Kanaeva, Evgeniya      RUS 28,250
2 Sesina, Vera                 RUS 27,900
3 Kapranova, Olga           RUS 27,200
4 Yussupova, Aliya          KAZ 26,550
5 Charkashyna, Liubou BLR 26,300
6 Vass Dóra                      HUN 24,800
7 Shpekht, Marina            RUS 24,750
8 Gurbanova, Anna          AZE 24,450
9 Buzovski, Moran           ISR 23,900;

10 Prodanova, Bilyana BUL 23,800; 11 Kremer, Koral ISR 23,300; 12 Saresvirta, Marleena FIN 23,050; 13 Gomes, Inês POR 22,850; 14 Zeynab, Javadli AZE 22,700; 15 Lukjanova, Jana EST 22,350; 16 Ruprecht, Nicol AUT 21,750; 17 Palásthy Kata HUN 21,750; 18 Alyabyeva, Anna KAZ 21,300; 19 Dermekova, Ivana SVK 21,000; 20 Rigó Viktória HUN 20,800; 21 Cantaluppi, Julieta ITA 20,750; 22 Soós Viktória HUN 20,550; 23 Tsekova Tanya BUL 19,300.

** B A L L
1 Kanaeva, Evgeniya        RUS 27,600
2 Kapranova, Olga            RUS 27,075
3 Sesina, Vera                   RUS 26,925
4 Yussupova, Aliya            KAZ 25,875
5 Shpekht, Marina             RUS 25,100
6 Prodanova, Bilyana        BUL 24,900
7 Vass Dóra                       HUN 24,600
8 Charkashyna, Liubou   BLR 24,375
9 Gurbanova, Anna           AZE 24,175
10 Cantaluppi, Julieta ITA 22,975; 11 Buzovski, Moran ISR 22,525; 12 Tsekova Tanya BUL 22,500; 13 Kremer, Koral ISR 21,850; 14 Lukjanova, Jana EST 21,600; 15 Alyabyeva, Anna KAZ 21,275; 16 Ruprecht, Nicol AUT 21,175; 17 Gomes, Inês POR 21,025; 18 Rigó Viktória HUN 20,325; 19 Palásthy Kata HUN 20,050; 20 Soós Viktória HUN 19,950; 21 Zeynab, Javadli AZE 19,600; 22 Dermekova, Ivana SVK 19,325; 23 Saresvirta, Marleena FIN 18,775;

* RIBBON / Band
1 Sesina, Vera                  RUS 27,900
2 Kanaeva, Evgeniya       RUS 27,800
3 Kapranova, Olga           RUS 27,150
4 Charkashyna, Liubou BLR 26,100
5 Yussupova, Aliya           KAZ 25,800
6 Shpekht, Marina            RUS 25,400
7 Vass Dóra                      HUN 23,750
8 Alyabyeva, Anna            KAZ   23,750
9 Gurbanova, Anna         AZE    23,400;

10 Zeynab, Javadli AZE 23,400; 11 Buzovski, Moran ISR 23,250; 12 Cantaluppi, Julieta ITA 23,000; 13 Prodanova, Bilyana BUL 22,825; 14 Kremer, Koral ISR 22,300; 15 Saresvirta, Marleena FIN 21,700; 16 Lukjanova, Jana EST 21,400; 17 Gomes, Inês POR 21,300; 18 Ruprecht, Nicol AUT 20,750; 19 Palásthy Kata HUN 20,400; 20 Rigó Viktória HUN 20,300; 21 Soós Viktória HUN 20,050; 22 Dermekova, Ivana SVK 19,675; 23 Tsekova Tanya BUL 17,250

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