23. May 2011
Minsk, Belarus
Rhythmic Gymnastics
PREVIEW: 27th European Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics
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At the 27th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS, which will held from Friday, May 27 to Sunday, May 29 33 nations will participate in the elite category and 23 with junior groups.
Altogether 74 senior individual gymnasts will compete in the general competition (C I), which includes the four apparatus hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon.
As a novelty this year concerns the junior groups with two presentations on Friday and Saturday and the final event on Sunday ...
Altogether 74 senior individual gymnasts will compete in the general competition (C I), which includes the four apparatus hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon.
As a novelty this year concerns the junior groups with two presentations on Friday and Saturday and the final event on Sunday ...

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27th European Championships 2011
- Rhyhtmic Gymnastics, Minsk-Arena -
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P R E V I E W
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At the end of competition I, which takes place on Friday, May 27th and Saturday, May 28th, the title per nation will be attributed on Saturday, May 28th, in the evening and the gymnasts qualified for the apparatus finals will be known (only the 8 best per apparatus);
This competition will take place on Sunday, May 29th, in the afternoon.
- Rhyhtmic Gymnastics, Minsk-Arena -
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P R E V I E W
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At the end of competition I, which takes place on Friday, May 27th and Saturday, May 28th, the title per nation will be attributed on Saturday, May 28th, in the evening and the gymnasts qualified for the apparatus finals will be known (only the 8 best per apparatus);
This competition will take place on Sunday, May 29th, in the afternoon.
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The competition hall of the Minsk Arena ... |
A novelty this year concerns the junior groups:
The gymnasts have to present 2 presentations, on Friday, May 27th and Saturday, May 28th, in the morning.
The results of these 2 presentations will be added to determine the winner.
The 8 best groups will compete in the rope final the next day Sunday May 29th, 2011.
Will the RUSSIA's « star » Evgenia KANAEVA (Olympic Champion, European and World Champion in 2009 with rope, hoop, ball and ribbon, World Champion 2009 and European and World Champion 2010 in the all-around individual competition as well as 2009 and 2010 European and World team Champion with Russia) be able to continue her remarkable success story?
Will this young 21 years old woman, together with her compatriots Daria KONDAKOVA (vice-World Champion in the all-around individual competition and the apparatus finals with rope and hoop in 2009, vice-European and World Champion in the all-around individual competition in 2010 and World Champion with rope in 2010 and vice-World Champion with hoop and ribbon) and Daria DMITRIEVA (World champion with ribbon et vice-World Champion with ball in 2010) succeed in giving the title once again to Russia, as already in 2009 and 2010 ?
As already in 2009, BELARUS, vice-World Team Champion in 2009 and 2010, can count for this Championship at home on Liubou CHARKASHYNA and Melitina STANIOUTA (bronze medal with hoop at the 2009 World Championships and bronze medallist in the all-around individual competition and rope final at the 2010 World Championships in Moscow) as well as on Anna RABTSAVA.
AZERBAIJAN will be one of the nations to beat.
Vice-European Champion in 2009 and bronze medal at the 2009 and 2010 World Championships, AZE can count on experienced gymnasts as Aliya GARAYEVA (6th at the 2008 Olympic Games in Peking; vice-World Champion with ball in 2009 and bronze medal in 2010 in the all-around individual competition at the European Championships in Bremen/GER, as well as at the hoop – ball – ribbon finals at the World Championships in Moscow/RUS) and Anna GURBANOVA (3rd at the 2009 European Championships Baku with ball), and Zeynab JAVADLI.
UKRAINE, winner of the bronze medal in the team competition at the European Championships 2009 in Baku/AZE with the gymnast Alina MAKSYMENKO (1991) will also participate with Anna RIZATDINOVA and Viktoriya SHYNKARENKO. Julieta CANTALUPPI (1985) the most experienced gymnast of the Italian team and already present at the European Championships 2009 in Baku/AZE, will compete with Federica FEBBO (1993) and Veronica BERTOLINI (1995).
ITALY became European vice-champion at the 2010 all-around group competition in Bremen/GER.
BULGARIA will compete with nearly the same team as in 2009 with Silviya MITEVA (1986), Bilyna PRODANOVA (1991) and Mariya MATEVA.
FRANCE will be represented by only one gymnast, Delphine LEDOUX, as in 2009.
Croatia, Cyprus, Norway and Serbia too will compete with only one gymnast.
No individual gymnasts for Portugal and Switzerland; they will compete only with juniors.
* Source UEG website
Entries for individual seniors:
33 national federations / 74 gymnasts
Entries for junior groups:
23 national federations/ 115 gymnasts 35 national federations / 189 gymnasts / 58 coaches / 53 judges
>> PARTICIPANTS
The gymnasts have to present 2 presentations, on Friday, May 27th and Saturday, May 28th, in the morning.
The results of these 2 presentations will be added to determine the winner.
The 8 best groups will compete in the rope final the next day Sunday May 29th, 2011.
Will the RUSSIA's « star » Evgenia KANAEVA (Olympic Champion, European and World Champion in 2009 with rope, hoop, ball and ribbon, World Champion 2009 and European and World Champion 2010 in the all-around individual competition as well as 2009 and 2010 European and World team Champion with Russia) be able to continue her remarkable success story?
Will this young 21 years old woman, together with her compatriots Daria KONDAKOVA (vice-World Champion in the all-around individual competition and the apparatus finals with rope and hoop in 2009, vice-European and World Champion in the all-around individual competition in 2010 and World Champion with rope in 2010 and vice-World Champion with hoop and ribbon) and Daria DMITRIEVA (World champion with ribbon et vice-World Champion with ball in 2010) succeed in giving the title once again to Russia, as already in 2009 and 2010 ?
As already in 2009, BELARUS, vice-World Team Champion in 2009 and 2010, can count for this Championship at home on Liubou CHARKASHYNA and Melitina STANIOUTA (bronze medal with hoop at the 2009 World Championships and bronze medallist in the all-around individual competition and rope final at the 2010 World Championships in Moscow) as well as on Anna RABTSAVA.
AZERBAIJAN will be one of the nations to beat.
Vice-European Champion in 2009 and bronze medal at the 2009 and 2010 World Championships, AZE can count on experienced gymnasts as Aliya GARAYEVA (6th at the 2008 Olympic Games in Peking; vice-World Champion with ball in 2009 and bronze medal in 2010 in the all-around individual competition at the European Championships in Bremen/GER, as well as at the hoop – ball – ribbon finals at the World Championships in Moscow/RUS) and Anna GURBANOVA (3rd at the 2009 European Championships Baku with ball), and Zeynab JAVADLI.
UKRAINE, winner of the bronze medal in the team competition at the European Championships 2009 in Baku/AZE with the gymnast Alina MAKSYMENKO (1991) will also participate with Anna RIZATDINOVA and Viktoriya SHYNKARENKO. Julieta CANTALUPPI (1985) the most experienced gymnast of the Italian team and already present at the European Championships 2009 in Baku/AZE, will compete with Federica FEBBO (1993) and Veronica BERTOLINI (1995).
ITALY became European vice-champion at the 2010 all-around group competition in Bremen/GER.
BULGARIA will compete with nearly the same team as in 2009 with Silviya MITEVA (1986), Bilyna PRODANOVA (1991) and Mariya MATEVA.
FRANCE will be represented by only one gymnast, Delphine LEDOUX, as in 2009.
Croatia, Cyprus, Norway and Serbia too will compete with only one gymnast.
No individual gymnasts for Portugal and Switzerland; they will compete only with juniors.
* Source UEG website
Entries for individual seniors:
33 national federations / 74 gymnasts
Entries for junior groups:
23 national federations/ 115 gymnasts 35 national federations / 189 gymnasts / 58 coaches / 53 judges
>> PARTICIPANTS
S C H E D U L E :
* Friday, May 27
10 h 00 - 12 h 00 Junior-group competition - 1st presentation
14 h 00 - 16 h 30 Competition I - Group C (hoop+ball)
16 h 30 - 16 h 45 Break
16 h 45 - 19 h 15 Competition I - Group B (hoop+ball)
19 h 15 - 19 h 45 Opening Ceremony in MultySport Complex "Minsk-Arena"
19 h 45 - 20 h 00 Break
20 h 00 - 22 h 00 Competition I - Group A (hoop+ball)
* Saturday, May 28
10 h 00 - 12 h 00 Competition I - Junior groups, 2nd presentation
12 h 15 Award ceremony - Comp. I - Junior groups
14 h 00 - 16 h 30 Competition I - Group B (clubs+ribbon)
16 h 30 - 16 h 45 Break
16 h 45 - 19 h 15 Competition I - Group C (clubs+ribbon)
19 h 15 - 19 h 30 Break
19 h 30 - 21 h 30 Competition I - Group A (clubs+ribbon)
21 h 45 Award ceremony Comp.I - Seniors
* Sunday, May 29
11 h 00 - 11 h 45 Comp.III for Junior Groups
11 h 55 - 12 h 10 Award Ceremony Junior Groups
12 h 10 - 13 h 30 Break
13 h 30 - 15 h 40 Comp. III - Seniors (hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon)
15 h 50 - 16 h 20 Awards ceremony Seniors (4 apparatus)
16 h 30 - 17 h 00 Closing ceremony
19 h 00 - 21 h 00 Gala
* Friday, May 27
10 h 00 - 12 h 00 Junior-group competition - 1st presentation
14 h 00 - 16 h 30 Competition I - Group C (hoop+ball)
16 h 30 - 16 h 45 Break
16 h 45 - 19 h 15 Competition I - Group B (hoop+ball)
19 h 15 - 19 h 45 Opening Ceremony in MultySport Complex "Minsk-Arena"
19 h 45 - 20 h 00 Break
20 h 00 - 22 h 00 Competition I - Group A (hoop+ball)
* Saturday, May 28
10 h 00 - 12 h 00 Competition I - Junior groups, 2nd presentation
12 h 15 Award ceremony - Comp. I - Junior groups
14 h 00 - 16 h 30 Competition I - Group B (clubs+ribbon)
16 h 30 - 16 h 45 Break
16 h 45 - 19 h 15 Competition I - Group C (clubs+ribbon)
19 h 15 - 19 h 30 Break
19 h 30 - 21 h 30 Competition I - Group A (clubs+ribbon)
21 h 45 Award ceremony Comp.I - Seniors
* Sunday, May 29
11 h 00 - 11 h 45 Comp.III for Junior Groups
11 h 55 - 12 h 10 Award Ceremony Junior Groups
12 h 10 - 13 h 30 Break
13 h 30 - 15 h 40 Comp. III - Seniors (hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon)
15 h 50 - 16 h 20 Awards ceremony Seniors (4 apparatus)
16 h 30 - 17 h 00 Closing ceremony
19 h 00 - 21 h 00 Gala
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