31. January 2011  
Montreal, Quebec /Canada  
Rhythmic Gymnastics

Small Prelude of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Circuit

In the first World Cup at Montreal for 2011, the senior All-Around winners were Liubov Charkashyna (BLR), in front of Aliaksandra Narkevich (BLR)  and newcomer Margarita Mamun (RUS). Notable were the gymnasts not here.
Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia performed gala just the week before in Toronto at Koop Cup along with Anna Bessonova of Ukraine. But neither star nor team Ukraine stayed for this weekend's first World Cup of the season in rhythmic gymnastics.
Also missing were the major Russian team stars in Daria Kondakova and Daria Dmitrieva. ...
At the Sunday's finals Russia and Belarus devided the apparatus finals ...

World cup debutant Margarita Mamun (RUS)
- after bronze in all-around and 5th place with hoop winning the ball final
* Reporting from Montreal for GYMmedia: Tom THEOBALD (Fotos)

ALL-AROUND Top three of World Cup No. 1
(c) photo: T. Theobald

(1) World Cup, Finals, Montreal 2011, Sunday, Jan 30
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* H O O P  / Reifen
1. LUKONINA, Yana                (RUS)  - 27,375
2. NARKEVICH, Alexandra    (BLR)  - 27,350
3. CHARKASHYNA, Liubov    (BLR)  - 27,150

4. WEBER, Caroline            (AUT)  - 25,525
5. MAMUN, Margarita           (RUS)  - 25,325
6. KISIEL, Shelby                 (USA)  - 24,225
7. BOGDANOVA, Viktoria   (EST)  - 23,650
8. CHAMILOVA, Mariam     (CAN)  - 23,425
   > Detailed results
* C L U B S  / Keulen
1. NARKEVICH, Alexandra  (BLR)  - 27,325
2. CHARKASHYNA, Liubov  (BLR)  - 26,850
3. LUKONINA, Yana              (RUS)  - 25,950

4. MAMUN, Margarita           (RUS)  - 25,550
5. WEBER, Caroline             (AUT)  - 24,450
6. CHAMILOVA, Mariam      (CAN)  - 24,425
7. ALYABYEVA, Anna           (KAZ)  - 24,300
8. ZETLIN, Julie                    (USA  - 24,150
   > Detailed results

Alexandra Narkevich (BLR) - after second in all-around and the gold medals with clubs and ribbon she was the most successfully gymnast in Montreal at this world cup prelude 2011.

* R I B B O N /  Band

1. NARKEVICH, Alexandra  (BLR)  - 27,475
2. CHARKASHYNA, Liubov  (BLR)  - 27,025
3. LUKONINA, Yana              (RUS)  - 26,400

4. MAMUN, Margarita           (RUS)  - 26,275
5. ALYABYEVA, Anna            (KAZ)  - 25,725
6. ZETLIN, Julie                     (USA  - 25,675
7. WEBER, Caroline             (AUT)  - 24,450
8. CARRASCO PINI, Ana     (ARG)  - 23,800
   > Detailed results