Tchachina won Worldcup tournament in Varna

Irina Tchachina (RUS) won the Worldcup tournament

The best gymnast of the Worldcup tournament of Varna was Irina Tchachina in front of World and European Champion Alina Kabaeva (both RUS) and Alyia Yussupova (KAZ). Three-time world champion Simona Peycheva, is back. She became 5th of this all around competition, three weeks before the RG competitions of Olympic Games in Athens. She was slapped with a 10-month ban after testing positive for a banned diuretic.
On group competition, the Russian team, World Champion 2003 and the favourite for the Olympic Games, was the best team.
The Ukrainian gymnasts only were absent.

She's back: Simona Peycheva (BUL)

Results individual all around:

1 IRINA CHASCHINA RUS 102.900
2 ALINA KABAEVA RUS 100.425
3 ALIYA YUSSUPOVA KAZ 96.250
4 INNA ZHUKOVA BLR 95.550
5 SIMONA PEYCHEVA BUL 93.400
6 OLGA KAPRANOVA RUS 92.700
7 ELIZABETH PAISIEVA BUL 91.250
8 ANNA GURBANOVA AZE 88.950
9 SVETLANA RUDALOVA BLR 86.900
10 VERA SESINA RUS 86.800
11 MARY SANDERS USA 86.775
12 KATERINA PISETSKY ISR 84.450
13 JENNIFER COLINO ESP 84.375
14 DINARA GIMATOVA AZE 84.050
15 LISA INGILDEEVA GER 82.850
16 YUKARI MURATA JPN 82.725
17 TATIA DONADZE GEO 79.900
18 DOMINIKA ?ERVENKOVA CZE 78.600
19 OLESIYA ASHAEVA UZB 76.050
20 HANNAH WALKER GBR 72.525
21 LOLA YEROS KAZ 72.200
22 RITA ALIMOVA UZB 72.050
22 SARAH STOCK CAN 72.050
24 MIMI INOUE JPN 71.900
25 KETEVAN KHATIASHVILI GEO 71.450
26 EVA PAVELKOVA CZE 71.250
27 YANA TSIKARIDZE CAN 68.875
28 ANALIA SERENELLI ARG 68.000
29 SRIDEE THARATIP THA 64.650
30 WANIA MONTEIRO CPV 64.300

Irina Tchachina (RUS) was the best gymnast in sofia

The Russian group - the best again

results groups:

1 RUSSIA 49.500
2 BELARUS 45.750
3 BULGARIA 45.100
4 SPAIN 42.475
5 POLAND 41.550

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