2nd Day - Junior gold for Belarus and Team-Gold for Russia ...
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The Belorussian Juniors happy about their gold medals |
Russia is the 2011 European Team Champion! The three Senior gymnasts Evgenia Kanaeva, Daria Kondakova and Daria Dmitrieva were unbeatable and assured the gold. Belarus won silver and the Ukraine bronze...
For the first time, there are two medals in the Junior group competition at a European championship in rhythmic gymnastics - and this new competition format started with a surprise with Belarus winning gold with only 0.050 points advantage ahead of Russia this morning.
The Russian Senior individual gymnasts won team gold
(c) Pictures: Dirk ZIMMERMANN
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The Bulgarian Junior group placed fifth |
- Minsk Arena, Day 2 - May 28th-
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* Junior Groups
...despite that the five young girls from Nizhny Novgorod did an excellent routine today, getting 26.900 points for it, the gap to the Belorussians after yesterday's mistake was too big to reach the first position. The bronze medal went to Israel, fourth came Azerbaidjan and fifth Bulgaria. The Swiss girls lost one position and placed seventh, behind Italy, but enter tomorrow's final of the best eight groups together with Finland, on eighth position.
Results Junior Groups Competition:
1 Belarus 52.250
2 Russia 52.200
3 Israel 51.200
> Final Results Junior Groups
* ELITE: Senior Team Competition
Even if none of the gymnasts of the favourite nations performed without mistakes and seemed to be quite nervous, the Russian individual gymnasts won the team gold medal in Minsk with 230.900 and more than 7 points advantage over Belarus (223.125). A little sensation is the third place for the Ukraine (214.200)that over the last years always had to let pass Azerbaidjan at World and European championships.
Final Results Team Competition:
1 Russia 230.800
2 Belarus 223.125
3 Ukraine 214.200
> Full Results Team Competition
>>> Individual Results Senior
>>> Individual Results Clubs
>>> Individual Senior Ribbon
* GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL will publish a summary after the end of competitions each day...