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21st October 2001


German version

(I)  Final ROPE 

There could not have been a better atmosphere for the 11 competitiors in the final competition. Hours before the opening, the first fan groups were in the fair hall number 9, which is sold out completely today. Over 4,000 spectators with posters and flags were warming up with cheers before the event. A crowed press tribune, where people had to stend yesterday already. The first announcement was not completed yet, when enthusiastic cheering started in the arena…
Spectators shouting “Vitrichenko” and showing banners with “Serebrianskaya – don’t forget you” -  the audience does not forget the super stars and Rhythmic Gymnastics ahs a nice fan club here.

Rank

NAME

Nation

TOTAL
1 Alina Kabaeva RUS 27,925
2 Irina Tchachina RUS 27,250
3 Tamara Erofeeva UKR 26,025
4 Simona Peycheva BUL 25,950
5 Anna Bessonova UKR 25,700
6 Elena Tkachenko BLR 25,00
7 Elizabeth Paissieva BUL 24,575
8 Anna Jukova BLR 24,400

Report: 
>>Anna Bessonova opens the competition, with Spanish guitars and dressed in red, fitting the atmosphere in the arena. A little modest, but without mistakes tall Anna presented her routine.
>>Elisabeth Paissieva at her first world Championships final, with Spanish guitar music and dressed in red as well, was a little nervous and made mistakes -  but one cannot stop emphasizing that this girl is only 14 years old.


Alina Kabaeva

>> Alina Kabaeva can move freely through the final competitions, she is the World Champion already –  therefore she presented herself less nervous than in the All-round competition. Despite a mistake at the end of her routine, she was leading afterwards.  
>> A completely new name was Inna Yukova’s, who did not show up too much at international competitions before these World Championships, but did a better job than her better-known team-mate Elena Ossiadovskaya. Inna represented best Byelrussian gymnastics with excellent technique and neat execution, but seems a little pale among all the stars.
>> The most famous Byelorussian gymnasts at the moment is Elena Tkachenko, who started for the Ukraine some years ago. She has real chances to win a medal, but her rope routine today won’t do.
>> Pretty Simona Peycheva achieves the second rank with here routine full of temperament, but not without mistakes. Her appearance could be a commercial for the discipline.
>> For Irina Tchachina it “rained” pets, as she fascinated the audience with her mixture of elegance and sporty execution. She might have won, if she had managed her last turn-around. Hence Alina Kabaeva remains in front.
>> Tamara Yerofeeva, the last gymnast in this final competition, was concentrated,but made some little mistakes concerning the execution, in general her routine was beautiful and included exceptional turn-arounds. As in the All-round competition she is slightly better than Peycheva and achieves the third position.

Final HOOP


Irina Tchahina

Rank

NAME

Nation

TOTAL
1 Irina Tchachina RUS 27,500
2 Alina Kabaeva RUS 27,450
3 Simona Peycheva BUL 26,175
4 Anna Bessonova UKR 25,900
5 Tamara Erofeeva UKR 25,700
6

Almudena Cid Tostado

 ESP 24,750
7 Elena Tkachenko BLR 24,400
8 Anna Jukova BLR  24,225
       

Report, HOOP:
>> Elena Tkatchenko starts with a classic RG nightmare: The hoop rolls in direction of the photographers and thus into the actual out – she will hardly place better than 8th.
>> Then one has to fear for the traverses in the hall – it is the only final of Almudena Cid. She performs an animating routine with esprit and Spanish temperament, and that what happens thereafter in the hall is for North Europeans just unimaginable. Eight girls collect the soft toys, and the noise increases to an almost deafening level....

 >> Anna Bessonova as lady completely dressed in white, with small mistakes and a spectacular element at the end: Lying she catches the hoop with the foot, throws it again – and catches it with the body.
>> Simona Peycheva with a vivacious and well-performed routine, who always arouses enthusiasm with her choreography, too – goes to the top.
>> Golden-black is the outfit for one of the most beautiful choreographies of these World Championships: The hoop routine of Tamara Erofeeva is an accomplished masterpiece presenting the connection of music and movement in perfection.
>> Another WCh highlight: Irina Tchachina with her original, difficult routine with hoop almost flawlessly presented: 
>> But the judges restrain themselves: Alina Kabaeva will still come. The hoop remains her trauma: An animating, excellently performed routine, presented free and sovereign – but then her hoop jumps away just seconds to the end of the routine and rolls and rolls – there is no chance left for the third gold medal. >> Inna Jukova with a clean performance which, however, does not enable her to place better than eighth.

>> Result: First gold for Tchachina, first WCh medal for Peycheva. 
But for the spectators it is difficult to explain that Kabaeva becomes second despite her great mistake...

(FromMadrid: Sonja Schmeisser;
Translation: Janka Schmeisser / Florian Schmid-Sorg)

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