MONDAY & TUESDAY: A double medals set for Kanaeva and Kondakova

Rope: Kanaeva (middle)and Kondakova
in front of Bessonova

After leading the Qualification and proving her overall supremacy in Rhythmic Gymnastics, Olympic and World Games Champion Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS) prevailed in both events.

Kanaeva was joined on the podium by her 18 year old compatriot Daria Kondakova in second place, also on Rope and Hoop.

Ukraine’s Anna Bessonova improved her score in the Rope preliminaries (27.000), winning a Bronze and relegating Melitina Staniouta (BLR), who initially ranked ahead of her in the qualifying round, to fourth place.
Bessonova took a final 5th on Rope at the 2007 World Championships in Patras.

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* FINAL R O P E / SEIL
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1. KANAEVA, Evgenia (RUS) - 28,350
2. KONDAKOVA, Daria (RUS) - 27,825
3. BESSONOVA, Anna (UKR) - 27,575

   >> Detailed Final Results

          Q: >> Qualification, ROPE/Seil

*FINAL H O O P / Reifen
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1. KANAEVA, Evgenia (RUS) - 28,325
2. KONDAKOVA, Daria (RUS) - 28,225
3. STANIOUTA, Meltina (UKR) - 27,150

   >> Detailed Final Results

       Q: >> Qualification, HOOP / Reifen

* DAY 1 - Qualification Individual + Team Competition
Monday, September 07 the rhythmic worlds started with the first two apparatusses of individual gymnasts, with part one of the qualification of rope and hoop.
After the first day the Russian trio Evgenia Kanaeva (top score with the hoop: 28,775) , Daria Kondakova, Olga Kapranova lead in this order, followed by Melitina Staniouta (top score rope: 27,050) from Belarus and by Anna Bessonova (UKR; rope: 27,000) and the best Bulgarian Sylvia Miteva on sixth place ...

* Intermediate Results, DAY I:
* R O P E / Seil
1. STANIOUTA Melitina (BLR) – 27.050 (4)
2. BESSONOVA Anna (UKR)    – 27.000 (5)
3. MITEVA Silviya (BUL)             – 26.875 (6)

* H O O P / Reifen
1. KANAEVA Evgenia (RUS)               – 28.775 (1)
2. KONDAKOVA Daria RUS (RUS)   – 28.250 (2)
3. KAPRANOVA Olga (RUS)             – 27.925 (3)
>> 1st Day's Intermediate Results (part I, rope/hoop

Russia's chief coach Irina Viner (l.) and
personally coach Vera Stelbaums
are satisfied after day one with Evgenia Kanaeva (r.)

* Intermediate Team Results
after Day 1:

1. Russia – Total: - 84.950

2. Belarus – Total: - 78.575

3. Ukraine – Total: - 77.350

>> Detailed results

Melitina Staniouta (BLR) - already in the training before in a top condition

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* DAY 2 - Tuesday, September 8
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>> Startlist Competition I (ind. & Team comp.)

* Qualification rope & hoop (part I+II) and Finals
After the yesterday's first round on Tuesday, September 08 in the Sun Arena of Mie (JPN) the rhythmic worlds will continue with the second part of the first two apparatuses of individual gymnasts, rope and hoop, follows by the two event finals of these disciplines....
After the first day the Russian trio Evgenia Kanaeva (top score with the hoop: 28,775) , Daria Kondakova, Olga Kapranova lead in this order,
followed by Melitina Staniouta (top score rope: 27,050) from Belarus and by Anna Bessonova (UKR; rope: 27,000) and the best Bulgarian Sylvia Miteva on sixth place ...

** Intermediate Results, All-around after 2 app.
1. Kanaeva (RUS)         - 57,675
2. Kondakova (RUS) - 56,600
3. Kapranova (RUS) - 26,125

4. Staniouta (BLR) - 53,850
5. Miteva (BUL) - 53,625
6. Risenson (ISR) - 53,425
...
22. Weber (AUT) - 49,525
   >> ZDetailed intermediate Reszlts (2 app.)(
( The 24 best gymnasts - max. 2 per nationa - will qualified for the all-around final, competition II)

* Intermediate Results, Teams (after 2 app.)
   (34 complete teams of 34 nationa)
1. Russia   - 170,400
2. Belarus - 157,625
3. Ukraine - 154,750
...
10. Austria - 142,375
>> Detailed Results