32nd WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS: Russia won 6 titles - two-thirds alone vs. the rest of the World!

Sunday: Group's Finals

With 6 golden and each 2x silver and bronze, Russia joined the 32nd WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS in Kiev as a successful nation, winning two thirds of all the titles, and at the final day again gold and silver in the group finals.
After Belarus on Saturday won the all-around and Spain won the gold club ahead of Italy
and Russia.
A total of 103 individual gymnasts as well as 28 national groups from 59 countries were involved.
Five individual titles went in the first year of the new Olympic cycle to favorites Russia, which charges only 1x Gold with the hoop on the Ukrainian Ganna Rizatdinova, previously won silver in the all-around, but here the most valuable world title the Russian Yana Kudryavtseva had to leave, so that the triple world champion was (all-around, clubs, ribbon). With ball and clubs was Margarita Mamun double title holder, but slipped up a few times in the all around (6). The best Western European, Carolina Rodriguez (ESP), occupied by more than 6 points behind on 11th place.
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Sport Palace, Kiev, Ukraine
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KI E V - City of big Rhythmic Traditions... in a FIG Review:
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The prestigious competition "Deriugina Cup" has gained great international importance over the years with past Olympic medallists in history, such as Aleksandra Timoshenko, Oksana Skaldina, Ekaterina Serebrianskaya, Elena Vitrichenko and Anna Bessonova of Ukraine, Alina Kabaeva, Yulia Barsukova, Evgenia Kanaeva and Irina Tschaschina of Russia as well as Belarusians Yulia Raskina and Inna Zhukova, all having taken part in the Deriugina Cup at some point during their careers.

It was at the Kiev Sports Palace arena that 1989 World Champion Aleksandra Timoshenko and 1991 World Champion Oksana Skaldina presented the routines that only months later would bring the Deriugina School gymnasts a Gold and Bronze medal respectively at the Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Over the following years, future Olympic Champion Ekaterina Serebrianska dominated the competitions in Kiev.

Deriugina Cup 1996 held special meaning with participants presenting their Olympic programmes and the Deriugina School celebrating its 35th anniversary.
In 1997 the tournament underwent a major and important change. The Grand Prix Organising Committee decided to include Deriugina Cup into the Grand Prix Series, the first such competition on the grounds of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). This change increased the level of competition and ensured participation of the world’s best gymnasts.
Elena Vitrichenko of Ukraine, a clean performer and an artist on the rhythmic floor, was an unparalleled leader in the sport from 1997-1999.
In 2000 and 2001, the competition’s most important trophy in the form of a bronze statue was awarded to the celebrated Alina Kabaeva (RUS).

* In 2002, Ukraine celebrated a triple anniversary:
10 years of the tournament, 50 years of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Ukraine and the 70th birthday of Albina Deriugina, President of the Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation. A substantial number of spectators filling the grandstands of the Kiev Sports Palace were the icing on the cake.
An All-around victory was celebrated by 2001 World Champion Tamara Yerofeeva (UKR). The host country’s Natalia Godunko, 2001 World Team Champion and 2002 World Group Champion, celebrated victory twice at the Deriugina Cup – in 2005 and 2006 - an important stepping stone in the career of the 2005 European Champion.

* In 2004, the Sports Palace hosted theSenior Individual European Championships that was won by Russia in the team event and Alina Kabaeva (RUS) in the Individual All-around competition.

Anna Bessonova (UKR)

* Since 2007, the Deriugina Cup has run under the prestigious World Cup label and the supervision of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). A winner in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009, Anna Bessonova is the absolute record-holder of the Deriugina Cup.
One of the most celebrated students of the Deriugina School, Bessonova was Olympic Bronze medallist in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 and became the World All-around Champion in 2007.
Her career took off in Kiev, where she performed in gala events; and it was at the Kiev Sports Palace where spectators witnessed her farewell in 2010.
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* WCh 2013 - TIME TABLE:
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* Wednesday, Aug 28:
(* GYMmedia summaries after the daily events)
>> Individuals: Hoop & Ball

* Thursday, Aug 29: >> Individuals: Clubs & Ribbon)
    - Individuals Qualifications &   > Apparatus Finals

* Friday, Aug 30:    >> Individuals All-around Final

* Saturday, Aug 31:
> All-around Final: Groups, 10 Clubs / 3 Balls-2 Ribbons

* Sunday, Sep 1:  >> Groups Apparatus Finals

    >> Detailed Schedule

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