Small Prelude of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Circuit

Alexandra Narkevich (BLR)
- winning two finals

In the first World Cup at Montreal for 2011, the senior All-Around winners were Liubov Charkashyna (BLR), in front of Aliaksandra Narkevich (BLR) and newcomer Margarita Mamun (RUS). Notable were the gymnasts not here.
Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia performed gala just the week before in Toronto at Koop Cup along with Anna Bessonova of Ukraine. But neither star nor team Ukraine stayed for this weekend's first World Cup of the season in rhythmic gymnastics.
Also missing were the major Russian team stars in Daria Kondakova and Daria Dmitrieva. ...
At the Sunday's finals Russia and Belarus devided the apparatus finals ...

World cup debutant Margarita Mamun (RUS)
- after bronze in all-around and 5th place with hoop winning the ball final
* Reporting from Montreal for GYMmedia: Tom THEOBALD (Fotos)

ALL-AROUND Top three of World Cup No. 1
(c) photo: T. Theobald

(1) World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics 2011
- Montreal, Canada, Jan 29 -
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Russian team consisted of veteran Yana Lukonina and newcomer Margarita Mamum, who impressed judges in her tour debut to come in 3rd place in the All-Around.

> Results, All-around (Qualification)

* Information / photos: Tom Theobald (USA)

(1) World Cup, Finals, Montreal 2011, Sunday, Jan 30
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* H O O P / Reifen
1. LUKONINA, Yana               (RUS) - 27,375
2. NARKEVICH, Alexandra    (BLR) - 27,350
3. CHARKASHYNA, Liubov    (BLR) - 27,150

4. WEBER, Caroline            (AUT) - 25,525
5. MAMUN, Margarita           (RUS) - 25,325
6. KISIEL, Shelby                 (USA) - 24,225
7. BOGDANOVA, Viktoria (EST) - 23,650
8. CHAMILOVA, Mariam   (CAN) - 23,425
   > Detailed results

* BA L L
1. MAMUN, Margarita           (RUS) - 27,025
2. CHARKASHYNA, Liubov (BLR) - 26,250
2. ALYABYEVA, Anna           (KAZ) - 25,175

4. WEBER, Caroline             (AUT) - 25,150
5. LUKONINA, Yana              (RUS) - 24,925
6. NARKEVICH, Alexandra (BLR) - 24,600
6. KISIEL, Shelby                  (USA) - 23,200
7. CHAMILOVA, Mariam      (CAN) - 23,425
8. ZETLIN, Julie                    (USA - 21,150
   > Detailed results

Liubov Charkashina (BLR),
best of all-around and winning four more medals

* C L U B S / Keulen
1. NARKEVICH, Alexandra (BLR) - 27,325
2. CHARKASHYNA, Liubov (BLR) - 26,850
3. LUKONINA, Yana              (RUS) - 25,950

4. MAMUN, Margarita           (RUS) - 25,550
5. WEBER, Caroline             (AUT) - 24,450
6. CHAMILOVA, Mariam      (CAN) - 24,425
7. ALYABYEVA, Anna           (KAZ) - 24,300
8. ZETLIN, Julie                    (USA - 24,150
   > Detailed results

Alexandra Narkevich (BLR) - after second in all-around and the gold medals with clubs and ribbon she was the most successfully gymnast in Montreal at this world cup prelude 2011.

* R I B B O N / Band

1. NARKEVICH, Alexandra (BLR) - 27,475
2. CHARKASHYNA, Liubov (BLR) - 27,025
3. LUKONINA, Yana              (RUS) - 26,400

4. MAMUN, Margarita           (RUS) - 26,275
5. ALYABYEVA, Anna            (KAZ) - 25,725
6. ZETLIN, Julie                    (USA - 25,675
7. WEBER, Caroline             (AUT) - 24,450
8. CARRASCO PINI, Ana     (ARG) - 23,800
   > Detailed results

* The second World Cup of the 2011 circuit will held at March 25 - 27 in Pesaro, Italy. (* ... look at our > GYMmedia-World Calendar 2011)

* A valid and up-to-date schedule of the 2011 Grand Prix-Serie is not available at this moment ...!
- GYMmedia editors

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