
Vote for the top 5 Senior Individual exercises of the Year 2020
Here you can find some of the top exercises of 2020, in some cases there are included two exercises of … Continue reading →

Irina Viner, winner of the prize “Coach of the Year”
Irina Viner-Usmanova, president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, received the Prize of Russia prize in the “Coach of the … Continue reading →

Information about 3rd Online International Tournament Moscow 2020
The 3rd INTERNATIONAL ONLINE RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS TOURNAMENT is a competition through livestream that will be for senior and junior individuals … Continue reading →

Gymnast’s sensations after European Championships
Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) “This is my second big competition for 2020. We officially close the season. It was a very … Continue reading →

Kiev European Championships 2020 Summary
Photos: Official Trainings Pictures First Day of Competition: Junior Qualifications (Ball and Rope) Second Day of Competition: Junior Qualifications (Clubs … Continue reading →

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 2020 Senior Individual All-Around Final Results
Linoy Ashram makes history and becomes the first non-Russian European Champion in the all-around senior individual final. Ashram, has won … Continue reading →

Aleksandra Soldatova announces her retirement
Four-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics, Alexandra Soldatova announces retirement. She still wants to be linked to gymnastics, but not in a competitive way, because as she said, Rhythmic gymnastics is my life, my love, my passion. will never go anywhere from my life. She confirmed this information on December 24th.
The last time she gave an interview, to Russia Today she talked about her long-lasting battle with an eating disorder. She recognised that she needed help against anxiety, that was caused by a rigorous weight control. This issue has seriously damaged her mental and physical health.
“I officially announce the end of my sports career. It was a wonderful journey of 16 years. Now I remember only good things, because the other simply cannot be. I have nothing to regret and nothing to be sad about – I have achieved what I could not even dream of in childhood. “

Soldatova was one of the gymnasts most beloved by the audience. She has lots of fanclubs all around the world. “Thanks to my fans all over the world. You have always been my support and motivation. I performed for you! I ask you not to be sad, but to be happy for me and wish me luck in my new life stage!”.
She really appreciates her relationship with her former coach, Anna Dyachenko (Shumilova). The path was not easy. Soldatova injured her leg two years ago and missed the European Championships. The doctors confirmed that she had a fracture.


“Special thanks to my personal coach, Anna Dyachenko”
Soldatova is a very taleted gymnasts and she realized about this since she started doing rhythmic gymnastics. Her inner flexibility and her charisma made her unique.
When I started doing gymnastics I didn’t know Kabaeva, Kanaeva… I just liked gymnastics and that’s why I focused on it. I even wasn’t interested in Olympic Games or World Championships.
Aleksandra Soldatova

Results and Irina Viner’s impressions of 3rd International Online Tournament 2020
The third international tournament ended with the triumph of Russian Team. It was a great option to all teams that do not want to risk the health of their children and their coaches, but still want to compete. Each new edition there are more and more participating countries, both in number and in composition. One of the strongest gymnast from Bulgaria, Katrin Taseva, took part in this tournament and took third place in the all-around competition. Ekaterina Selezneva is increasing her physical shape since she was ill and still recovering. Daria Trubnikova and Diana Simoshina are in the same situation, that’s why they didn’t compete in the 3rd International Online Tournament. On the other hand, Sofia Agafonova, was diagnosed with a stress fracture.
Sofia could, of course, perform on painkillers, but we did not risk it, because the girl is still a junior. Therefore, we decided not to risk her health. “
Irina Viner Usmanova said
Anastasiya Guzenkova tested positive in COVID and she spent 14 days in isolation. She was tested three times, hoping the first one was false positive. So it was with Simakova. But every time she had a positive result. Although outwardly she was absolutely healthy. Therefore, I just sat at home in quarantine, now everything is fine.
Unfortunately, Covid indirectly greatly influenced, of course. We have never had so many injuries.
Explained by Irina Viner Usmanova

What is your opinion about the Senior Russian Team?
This is an established team, they are a mountain for each other, they understand each other perfectly, they are very motivated, they are very good children. But, unfortunately, their program leaves much to be desired in terms of difficulty. However, they are ready. Some have been ill with covid, some were injured, because they still have an adult program. We made it easier precisely so that they could do it in the composition in which they are now. They performed pretty well. But yesterday, by the way, their coaches wrote to me that they would not be responsible for their performance. Because their training was not compatible, first of all, with injuries. I made a decision that they will still perform, because they have been preparing so much … Otherwise, it would not be right. And it could hit their nerves so that they would take a very long time to recover. We talked and decided that they would perform.
What is your opinion about the Italian and Bulgarian Team?
Italians, like us and refused to participate in the European Championship. The Bulgarians did not go with the group exercise either. A girl in Bulgaria immediately after Kiev fell ill, the judges fell ill, other children in different countries fell ill. I refused in July, I understood everything. They gathered everyone and even asked if they could take gymnasts from one team and move them to another team. Everything is possibe!

An International Tournament, “Moscow Cup” will be held on December 17th. Some gymnasts will perform once again except for Arina and Dina. And the group will also perform. In February, if everything goes well, the Grand Prix of Moscow will be online.
Full Results of 3rd International Online Tournament

Results of the Poll: “TOP FIVE HOOP EXERCISES OF THE DECADE”
The fifth exercise with hoop is:
Silviya Miteva 2011 BUL 10 votes 4.83%
Anna Rizatdinova’s hoop is the 4th most voted
Anna Rizatdinova 2013 UKR 11 votes 5.31%
The third exercise, with 12 votes:
Yana Kudryavtseva 2016 RUS, 12 votes 5.80%
The second exercise with the most of the votes:
Margarita Mamun 2015 RUS, 15 votes 7.25%
And the most voted is…:
Boryana Kaleyn 2019 BUL with 102 votes (49.28)

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 2020 Day 4 Photos II

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Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Day 3 Photos

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS KIEV 2020 DAY 3 RESULTS

Turkey and Estonia made history yesterday at the European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics, as both earned their first ever medals. Turkey and Ukraine both scored 31.150, with the same difficulty and execution score. In this case, the technical deductions determine the final ranking, giving the gold to Turkey and positioning Ukraine second.
On the other hand, a big surprise on Bulgaria’s junior gymnast, Stiliana Nikolova, who got gold with ribbon. Melaniia Tur from Ukraine, who got the highest score the day before on qualifications, missed the opportunity to win a medal due to few drops during her clubs routine. Daria Atamanov from Israel won the gold medal in clubs. Dina Agisheva (BLR) clinched the first gold of the day, for her rope routine, then Polina Karika (UKR) topped the standing with ball.

Seniors
5 balls
1. Ukraine 35.350
2. Israel 34.450
3. Estonia 32.800
3 hoops and 2 pairs of clubs
1. Turkey 31.150
2. Ukraine 31.150
3. Azerbaijan 30.650
Juniors
Rope Podium
1. Dina Agisheva (BLR) 21.550
2. Daria Atamanov (ISR) 21.500
3. Eva Brezalieva (BUL) 20.850

Ball Podium
1. Polina Karika (UKR) 22.800
2. Stliana Nikolova (BUL) 22.700
3. Yelyzaveta Zorkina (BLR) 22.550
Clubs Podium
1. Daria Atamanov (ISR) 24.350
2. Yelyzaveta Zorkina (BLR) 23.350
3. Evelin Viktoria Kocsis (HUN) 22.900
Ribbon Podium
1. Stliana Nikolova (BUL) 21.550
2. Karina Sydorak (UKR) 21.200
3. Daria Atamanov (ISR) 21.150
Source for results: https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2020-european-championships-rhythmic-gymnastics/results

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RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS KIEV 2020 DAY 2 Results
On day two, there was a tight battle between groups, were Ukraine overtook bronze, finishing before Estonia. Ukraine won team competition just 0.250 points ahead Israel. Ukrainian junior star, Melaniia Tur, got the highest score of the junior qualification round.

Results:
Senior groups All-around
1. Israel 67.575
2. Azerbaijan 66.300
3. Ukraine 63.700


Team
1. Ukraine 237.150
2. Israel 236.900
3. Azerbaijan 226.175


Gymnasts Qualified for Clubs Final
1. Melaniia Tur (UKR) 23.800
2. Yelyzaveta Zorkina (BLR) 23.550
3. Evelin Viktoria Kocsis (HUN) 23.150
4. Daria Atamanov (ISR) 22.700
5. Annaliese Dragan (ROU) 22.100
6. Alina Gozalova (AZE) 22.000
7. Lily Ramonatxo (FRA) 21.950
8. Eva Brezalieva (BUL) 21.050

Gymnasts Qualified for Ribbon Final (Juniors)
1. Daria Atamanov (ISR) 21.500
2. Dina Agisheva (BLR) 21.250
3. Stliana Nikolova (BUL) 21.200
4. Narmin Bayramova (AZE) 20.675
5. Karina Sydorak (UKR) 20.350
6. Annaliese Dragan (ROU) 19.400
7. Elsa Somville (FRA) 18.250
8. Anette Vaher (EST) 17.850

Seniors
3 hoops and 2 pairs of clubs
1. Israel 33.475
2. Azerbaijan 31.700
3. Ukraine 31.700
4. Estonia 31.000
5. France 29.625
6. Turkey 28.300

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