Final Day of World Cup & International Junior Tournament

All-around Winner Trio!
Kanaeva (middle) won three of four finals at last

The Gymnastics Federation of Portugal and the City of Portimão organized the IV Portimão FIG World Cup Series Event of Rhythmic Gymnastics (groups) and the XXIII Portimão junior RG Tournament from April 16th to April 19th 2009 in Portimão, Portugal.
<< Olympic Champion Evgenia KANAEVA (111,850) won the individual all-around competition in front of Vera SESINA (110,550; both Russia), followed by the 2007 world champion Anna BESSONOVA (108,650) from Ukraine.
BELARUS won the groups all-around decision in front of Spain and Russia and the hopes final, but the JAPANESE GROUP wins the final with 2 ropes/3 ribbons, and Kanaewa three of four event finals...!

* Thursday Evening in Portimao...:
Opening Ceremony of one of the most traditional international Tournament of Rhythmic Gymnastics!
(C) GYMmedia/Zimmermann

The WORLD CUP Event for Croups 2009
The altogether 13 participating national groups at this world cup represent the following nations:
Switzerland, Poland, Israel, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, France, Ukraine, Russia, Japan, Byelorussia, Azerbaichan and Spain.
It's also the biggest and most important international meeting of rhythmic groups after the 2008 Olympics.

... the individual all-around competition brings also the first duel of the 2007 world champion Anna Bessonova and the Olympic champion Evgenia Kanaeva after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing...!

Russian juniors at Thursday's training...

At the individual all-around competition 49 gymnasts will take part.

<< At the 23rd International Junior Tournament 2009 the host welcomed 12 international junior groups in Portimão.
At Friday, April 17 the competition starts...
>> Start lists, Individual >> Start list Groups

* Our GYMmedia correspondent, Dirk Zimmermann and the OC of Portimao will send us results/reports/photos after the end of any competition.
- the editors

BELARUS is the winner of the groups World Cup in front of Spain and Russia

Bessonova is back, second place after
two apparatuses, third at the end
and winner of hope final!!

* RESULTS, Updates ...

* Individual Finals
> ROPE   > HOOP  > BALL   > RIBBON

* Groups Finals:
> Groups - 5 Hoops   > Groups 2 Ropes/3 Ribbons

>> Individual All-around
>> World Cup, Groups, All-arounds

* Junior Results:
>> Juniors, Groups, Day 1
> Junior Groups Final (5 ribbon)

Russian girls were the winner of the junior group all-around competition but also of the final with 5 ribbons.

Japanese Group won the final with 2 ropes and 3 ribbons, beating Spain and Russia

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