16. September 2011
Montpellier, France
Rhythmic Gymnastics
*P R E V I E W:31st WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
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During seven days, from Monday 19th to Friday 25th will take place the 31st WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Montpellier, a city in Southern France with a quarter of a million inhabitants.
Experts and fans are looking forward to the first stage of the qualifying process for the Olympic Games next year. The 15 best gymnasts of these year´s championship (maximum 2 per country) get directly the starting spot for their nations.
In a second qualifying phase next January at the pre-olympic competition the rest of the tickets for the Games will be disputed between the gymnasts ranked 16th to 24th in Montpellier.
Experts and fans are looking forward to the first stage of the qualifying process for the Olympic Games next year. The 15 best gymnasts of these year´s championship (maximum 2 per country) get directly the starting spot for their nations.
In a second qualifying phase next January at the pre-olympic competition the rest of the tickets for the Games will be disputed between the gymnasts ranked 16th to 24th in Montpellier.
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** PREVIEW - W o r l d s 2011
In the group competition the six best groups of Montpellier´s group all-around get their direct tickets to London, where the events in rhythmic gymnastics will be held from 9th to 12th August in the North Greenwich Arena.
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Russia - the nearly unbeatable n°1 !
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While everywhere nervousness is noticeable to know who can assure the way to London on a direct or on the second way, the Russian gymnasts don´t have these concerns. In the new and just begun millennium especially the Russian individual gymnasts dominate the international competitions. The same happens in the group decisions, but with stronger rivals from Italy and Belarus. Also the German group obtained good results lately, but it will be a hard fight for the direct classification for the Olympic Games behind the three top nations.
In the group competition the six best groups of Montpellier´s group all-around get their direct tickets to London, where the events in rhythmic gymnastics will be held from 9th to 12th August in the North Greenwich Arena.
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Russia - the nearly unbeatable n°1 !
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While everywhere nervousness is noticeable to know who can assure the way to London on a direct or on the second way, the Russian gymnasts don´t have these concerns. In the new and just begun millennium especially the Russian individual gymnasts dominate the international competitions. The same happens in the group decisions, but with stronger rivals from Italy and Belarus. Also the German group obtained good results lately, but it will be a hard fight for the direct classification for the Olympic Games behind the three top nations.
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Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS) |
* Individual Competition
Evgenia KANAEVA, Olympic Champion 2008 in Beijing, with her excellent body elements and aesthetic exercises is nearly unbeatable in rhythmic gymnastics nowadays. Nothing else than the next title is expected from the gymnasts from Omsk. This would be her third all-around world´s title and the eighth for Russia in 13 World Championships since 1992.
Very close can come her teammates that show no less talents, especially Daria KONDAKOVA, a completely different gymnast type than Kanaeva, very temperamental also with difficult routines, so that in the end the day form and luck could decide about the gold medal.
Evgenia KANAEVA, Olympic Champion 2008 in Beijing, with her excellent body elements and aesthetic exercises is nearly unbeatable in rhythmic gymnastics nowadays. Nothing else than the next title is expected from the gymnasts from Omsk. This would be her third all-around world´s title and the eighth for Russia in 13 World Championships since 1992.
Very close can come her teammates that show no less talents, especially Daria KONDAKOVA, a completely different gymnast type than Kanaeva, very temperamental also with difficult routines, so that in the end the day form and luck could decide about the gold medal.
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Aliya Garaeva, Azeri hope trained in Moscow! |
After the unforgotten Anna Bessonova (UKR), the only new non-Russian world champion of the new decade, the raising star of the Ukraine is now Alina MAXIMENKO. For Melitina STANIUOTA from Belarus it will be quite difficult to repeat the last year´s bronze medal in the all-around as she had a stress fracture at the beginning of the year and still lacks some power.
Also between the top gymnasts are Aliya GARAEVA from Azerbaidjan, on fourth place last year,
Also between the top gymnasts are Aliya GARAEVA from Azerbaidjan, on fourth place last year,
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Jana Berezko-Marggrander, Laura Jung the German duo with their medals from JECh 2010 in Bremen give their World´s premier 2011 |
Silviya MITEVA from Bulgaria, an interesting gymnast that especially with the ball seems to do magical tricks, as well as Ulyana TROFIMOVA from Uzbekistan.
German Hopes
Finally the German rhythmic gymnastics got new faces that are remembered everywhere. Although the Federation´s “official goal” is to put all efforts into the group, they also followed the intelligent strategy to promote two young talents that despite their young age of 15 and 16 years got very good international results already.
German Hopes
Finally the German rhythmic gymnastics got new faces that are remembered everywhere. Although the Federation´s “official goal” is to put all efforts into the group, they also followed the intelligent strategy to promote two young talents that despite their young age of 15 and 16 years got very good international results already.
Jana BEREZKO-MARGGRANDER and Laura JUNG, training both at Schmiden´s elite training centre with Galina Krylenko and Ludmilla Titkowa can hope for a spot between the 24 gymnasts with chances to participate at the Olympic Games if they do clean and flawless routines, because the contents of the exercises are already top international level.
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Dr. Albert GÜSSBACHER, doctor of the Judo-Federation has the experience of 7 Olympic Games, and is also a counsellor for the gymnasts since many years ... |
Sad news on the departure day!
At the departure day (15th September) Jana Berezko-Marggrander, the most talented German individual gymnast got the diagnose from Dr. Albert Güssbacher that she has a non-chronic inflammation of the lumbal spine that makes impossible her participation at the World Championships. During two weeks, Jana couldn´t train properly, but fortunately the computer tomography didn´t show a substantial damage.
Dr. Güssbacher advised “Health first” and now only Laura Jung is left to fight for one of the remaining spots for the pre-Olympic events for the gymnasts placed 16th to 24th in Montpellier...!
At the departure day (15th September) Jana Berezko-Marggrander, the most talented German individual gymnast got the diagnose from Dr. Albert Güssbacher that she has a non-chronic inflammation of the lumbal spine that makes impossible her participation at the World Championships. During two weeks, Jana couldn´t train properly, but fortunately the computer tomography didn´t show a substantial damage.
Dr. Güssbacher advised “Health first” and now only Laura Jung is left to fight for one of the remaining spots for the pre-Olympic events for the gymnasts placed 16th to 24th in Montpellier...!
Just before the departure, we met Laura JUNG at the training-camp in Kienbaum, a young and self-confident gymnast:
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Considering her young age, the main goal for this young gymnast might be the Olympic Games in Brazil in 2016, especially as the qualifying World Championships are going to be held in Stuttgart in 2015. Germany should do a long-term planning with these two young talents and not force anything.
** GYMmedia-VIDEO--:
Considering her young age, the main goal for this young gymnast might be the Olympic Games in Brazil in 2016, especially as the qualifying World Championships are going to be held in Stuttgart in 2015. Germany should do a long-term planning with these two young talents and not force anything.
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Italien, 2x silver, 1x bronze at the ECh Bremen 2010 |
The group competitions…
…are attractive and beautiful events, very suitable for TV – when do Western European programme directors understand this at last?
But for sure also the results have big influence on this:
Again Russia is the leading nation here, together with Italy and Belarus. China, third at world championships in 2007 and silver medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing, placed 11th in 2010 in Moscow but seem to get in better form looking at the results from the last competitions. Not to forget about the groups from Israel, Bulgaria and Japan.
Spain, first gold medal winners at an Olympic competition for groups in 1996, had a lot of problems with gymnast´s injuries during the last two years. Now the group has a new headcoach and groupcoach and they seem to have overcome their unlucky years showing difficult and interesting exercises full of Spanish temperament.
…are attractive and beautiful events, very suitable for TV – when do Western European programme directors understand this at last?
But for sure also the results have big influence on this:
Again Russia is the leading nation here, together with Italy and Belarus. China, third at world championships in 2007 and silver medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing, placed 11th in 2010 in Moscow but seem to get in better form looking at the results from the last competitions. Not to forget about the groups from Israel, Bulgaria and Japan.
Spain, first gold medal winners at an Olympic competition for groups in 1996, had a lot of problems with gymnast´s injuries during the last two years. Now the group has a new headcoach and groupcoach and they seem to have overcome their unlucky years showing difficult and interesting exercises full of Spanish temperament.
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Between the shooting stars of the last monthsis to name the German group that got good results over the last competitions and whose main goal is the 8th rank in the all-around. |
Since the legendary group from Sidney 2000, no German group participated at the Olympic Games, not in 2004 nor in 2008. Now the team around the 19-year old captain Camilla PFEFFER has a real chance to qualify for the Games.
Camilla and her teammates introduce themselves:
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This young and ambitious group under the direction of Katja Kotelnikova and Stepanova should win a spot for the Olympic Games, if not at the first attempt now in Montpellier than in the second in january in London, if they do faultless routines.
Eckhard Herholz
(c) gymmedia
Camilla and her teammates introduce themselves:
** GYMmedia- VIDEO --:
This young and ambitious group under the direction of Katja Kotelnikova and Stepanova should win a spot for the Olympic Games, if not at the first attempt now in Montpellier than in the second in january in London, if they do faultless routines.
Eckhard Herholz
(c) gymmedia