19. October 2003  
Minsk / BLR  
Rhythmic Gymnastics

Grand Prix tournament: Zhukova the best

Inna Zhukova (BLR), 4th of 2003 World Championships, won the all around competition and the final with clubs of 7th Grand Prix tournament of 2003 series in Minsk. Svetlana Rudalova got 2nd place on all around, Vera Sesina (RUS) became 3rd.
In absence of the Ukrainian gymnasts Svetlana Rudalova won the final with hoop. The Russian gymnasts Olga Kapranova (ball) and Vera Sesina (ribbon) were the best of the other finals.
World Champion Alina Kabaeva (RUS) stays in Minsk, where her today take part in a Show together with the Olympia second Julia Raskina (BLR).
The 2003 Grand Prix series will finished by the tournament in Innsbruck (AUT) on 22./23th November.
Results Finals

hoop:
1 Rudalova Svetlana BLR 26,425
2 Sesina Vera RUS 26,188
3 Zhukova Inna BLR 26,062

4 Kapranova Olga RUS 26,038; 5 Kikkas Irina EST 25,125 ; 6 Pisetsky Katerina ISR 25,088 ; 7 Gimatova Dinara AZE 24,812 ; 8 Ramich Eugenia GER 22,300

ball:
1 Kapranova Olga RUS 27,288
2 Sesina Vera RUS 27,188
3 Zhukova Inna BLR 26,850

4 Gimatova Dinara AZE 26,525; 5 Paisieva Elizabeth BUL 26,312; 6 Kurylskaya Valeriya BLR 25,650 ; 7 Pisetsky Katerina ISR 24,700; 8 Kikkas Irina EST 21,650

clubs:
1 Zhukova Inna BLR 27,388
2 Rudalova Svetlana BLR 26,962
3 Sesina Vera RUS 26,438

4 Kapranova Olga RUS 26,025; 5 Paisieva Elizabeth BUL 25,300 ; 6 Kikkas Irina EST 24,750; 7 Gimatova Dinara AZE 23,825; 8 Pisetsky Katerina ISR 23,300

ribbon:
1 Sesina Vera RUS 27,262
2 Zhukova Inna BLR 26,512
3 Rudalova Svetlana BLR 25,612

4 Paisieva Elizabeth BUL 25,575; 5 Gizikova Zarina RUS 25,400; 6 Gimatova Dinara AZE 23,250; 7 Pisetsky Katerina ISR 22,062; 8 Kikkas Irina EST 21,500