29. May 2011
Minsk, Belarus
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Final Day in Minsk: Two individual golds for Belarus, Junior gold for Russia ...
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Liubov Charkashyna (BLR) two triumphes about Russians, more than two golden medals! |
At the last day of the 27th European Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics 2011 in Minsk, the best eight Senior gymnast with each apparatus fought for the continental titles with hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.
Evgenia Kanaeva, Olympic champion, and several times World and European champion, won the finals with hoop and ribbon, and got silver with ball.
Due to some mistakes she fall back behind local Liubov Charkashyna with ball and with clubs no Russian gymnasts stood on the podium.
The 23-years old Charkashyna, fourt at the ECh 2010 and Voce-European and World champion with her team, won her first individual gold medals at a mayor championship in her long career. She also got bronze with hoop.
The best eight Junior groups finished with Russia winning gold, silver for Belarus and bronze for Azerbaidjan...
Evgenia Kanaeva, Olympic champion, and several times World and European champion, won the finals with hoop and ribbon, and got silver with ball.
Due to some mistakes she fall back behind local Liubov Charkashyna with ball and with clubs no Russian gymnasts stood on the podium.
The 23-years old Charkashyna, fourt at the ECh 2010 and Voce-European and World champion with her team, won her first individual gold medals at a mayor championship in her long career. She also got bronze with hoop.
The best eight Junior groups finished with Russia winning gold, silver for Belarus and bronze for Azerbaidjan...
Awards Clubs Final
(c) Pictures: Dirk ZIMMERMANN
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Russia's junior group celebrates gold |
27th EUROPEANS of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 2011
- Minsk-Arena, 29. Mai -
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* Junior Groups Final
...the Russian junior group won this Sunday morning the gold medal they had expected already for the all-around yesterday. With a faultless exercise scoring 27.100 points they placed 0.600 points ahead of the locals from Belarus (26.500) and Azerbaidjan (25.825).
Bad luck had the group from Israel, yesterday on third place, today they did mistakes getting even 0.40 points deduction from the final score that made them fall back on fifth place, behind Bulgaria.
It was the first time in the history of the European Junior Championships that two medal competitions were held. Heide Bruneder, UEG technical delegate, said: "this new format was established in order that training is worth it for the juniors as well". The Junior groups show only one exercise with the same five apparatus, not like the Senior groups two exercises with three different apparatus (one with five balls, one with ribbons and hoops this year).
Results Junior groups final:
1 Russia 27.100
2 Belarus 26.500
3 Azerbaidjan 25.825
> Results Final Junior Groups
- Minsk-Arena, 29. Mai -
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* Junior Groups Final
...the Russian junior group won this Sunday morning the gold medal they had expected already for the all-around yesterday. With a faultless exercise scoring 27.100 points they placed 0.600 points ahead of the locals from Belarus (26.500) and Azerbaidjan (25.825).
Bad luck had the group from Israel, yesterday on third place, today they did mistakes getting even 0.40 points deduction from the final score that made them fall back on fifth place, behind Bulgaria.
It was the first time in the history of the European Junior Championships that two medal competitions were held. Heide Bruneder, UEG technical delegate, said: "this new format was established in order that training is worth it for the juniors as well". The Junior groups show only one exercise with the same five apparatus, not like the Senior groups two exercises with three different apparatus (one with five balls, one with ribbons and hoops this year).
Results Junior groups final:
1 Russia 27.100
2 Belarus 26.500
3 Azerbaidjan 25.825
> Results Final Junior Groups
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* Ind. App. Finals
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- Hoop Final:
Evgenia Kanaeva from Russia won the hoop final with an impressive routine ahead of her teammate Daria Kondakova and Liubov Charkashya from Belarus.
- Results Hoop Final:
1- Evgenia Kanaeva 29.450
2- Daria Kondakova 29.025
3- Liubov Charkashyna 28.200
> Results Final Hoop
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- Hoop Final:
Evgenia Kanaeva from Russia won the hoop final with an impressive routine ahead of her teammate Daria Kondakova and Liubov Charkashya from Belarus.
- Results Hoop Final:
1- Evgenia Kanaeva 29.450
2- Daria Kondakova 29.025
3- Liubov Charkashyna 28.200
> Results Final Hoop
- Ball Final:
The ball final finished with a surprise, Liubov Charkashyna from Belarus won ahead of Evgenia Kanaeva and Daria Dmitrieva from Russia. Both Russian girls had problems with catches out of the visual camp, Kanaeva missed one catch with the back and Kondakova one catch on the floor behind her head that caused a big interrumption in the exercise and made her lose the whole risk.
- Results Ball Final:
1- Liubov Charkashyna 28.450
2- Evgenia Kanaeva 28.350
3- Daria Dmitrieva 27.575
> Results Final Ball
The ball final finished with a surprise, Liubov Charkashyna from Belarus won ahead of Evgenia Kanaeva and Daria Dmitrieva from Russia. Both Russian girls had problems with catches out of the visual camp, Kanaeva missed one catch with the back and Kondakova one catch on the floor behind her head that caused a big interrumption in the exercise and made her lose the whole risk.
- Results Ball Final:
1- Liubov Charkashyna 28.450
2- Evgenia Kanaeva 28.350
3- Daria Dmitrieva 27.575
> Results Final Ball
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Alina Maksymenko (UKR) won bronze with clubs |
- Clubs Final:
The biggest surprise is today's clubs final, for the first time in the decade there are no Russian gymnasts in the medal ranks. Both, Kanaeva and Kondakova had drops, Kanaeva even stepping out of the carpet to get one club back.
Liubov Charkashyna, even with a little problem in the last catch, won her second gold, Neta Rivkin from Israel silver and Alina Maksymenko from Ukraine bronze - for both the first individual medals at a mayor event.
- Results Clubs Final:
1- Liubov Charkashyna 28.300
2- Neta Rivkin 27.900
3- Alina Maksimenko 27.525
> Results Final Clubs
The biggest surprise is today's clubs final, for the first time in the decade there are no Russian gymnasts in the medal ranks. Both, Kanaeva and Kondakova had drops, Kanaeva even stepping out of the carpet to get one club back.
Liubov Charkashyna, even with a little problem in the last catch, won her second gold, Neta Rivkin from Israel silver and Alina Maksymenko from Ukraine bronze - for both the first individual medals at a mayor event.
- Results Clubs Final:
1- Liubov Charkashyna 28.300
2- Neta Rivkin 27.900
3- Alina Maksimenko 27.525
> Results Final Clubs
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Evgenia Kanaeva won gold with hoop and ribbon |
- Ribbon Final:
The two Russians Evgenia Kanaeva and Daria Kondakova dominated the ribbon final, placing forst and second. Silviya Miteva from Bulgaria won more than deserved bronze with ribbon.
- Results Ribbon Final:
1- Evgenia Kanaeva 29.275
2- Daria Kondakova 29.075
3- Silvia Miteva 27.825
> Results Final Ribbon
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The two Russians Evgenia Kanaeva and Daria Kondakova dominated the ribbon final, placing forst and second. Silviya Miteva from Bulgaria won more than deserved bronze with ribbon.
- Results Ribbon Final:
1- Evgenia Kanaeva 29.275
2- Daria Kondakova 29.075
3- Silvia Miteva 27.825
> Results Final Ribbon
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