Yana Kudryavtseva exclusive interview for Men’s Health
Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS)
World Champion and Silver Medal at Olympic Games in Rio 2016, Yana Kudryavtseva talked to Russian Magazine Men’s Health about her successful sports career.
The question is, who could beat Kudryavtseva’s victories? She seems to be unbeaten, since Yana is 11 times European Champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) and 13 times World Champion (2013, 2014, 2015). She is also Longines Elegance Ambassador.
In 2013, you became the youngest World Champion in Rhythmic Gymnastics. How can you motivate yourself for all these years?
I can say sportsmen life sometimes become really hard. My motivation consists of thinking about competitions to show as much as I can do.
Which is your favorite apparatus?
My favorite one is ball. But that doesn’t mean that ball routines are easy at all.
Your routines use classical music such as Mozart, Rachmaninov and Sibelius but, which is your favorite kind of music?
It depends on my mood but I like something femenine and melancholic.
After Olympic Games were all over, what did you dream about?
I have already got my silver medal and I dreamed that something is yet to come.
Source and Photos: Men’s Health Russia
Advertisment Holidays campaign featuring Spanish team
Once again, Spanish brand Freixenet is featuring Spanish Senior Group for their popular Holiday Campaign. “The Golden Bubbles” is the name designed for the group. The advertisment was recorded in Barcelona last month and will be broadcasted in December.
Spanish Senior Group (Alejandra Quereda, Elena López, Artemi Gavezou, Sandra Aguilar and Lourdes Mohedano) qualified second in Olympic Games in Rio 2016 just behind Russian Team and 4th in London 2012. The group became more and more popular in the last 6 years.
On December 28th, they will perform in an special event at Teatro Goya in Spain for this Holiday Campaign.
Alejandra Quereda, captain
Lourdes Mohedano and Elena López
Gymnast of the week: Elizaveta Nazarenkova
Elizaveta Nazarenkova was born in Murmansk, Russia but now she competes for Uzbekistan. Since 2010, Liza competed as an international gymnast. In 2014 Elizaveta switched nationallity, competing for Uzbekistan. Her best results were achieved at Asian Games last year, where she got 2 gold medals: team competition and clubs final.
Her sports career begun in 1999 in her hometown, Murmansk and 10 years later, she moved to Moscow where she started training with her coach Natalia Gorbulina. In 2010 she joined National team of Russia as a junior gymnast. Her influences were Olympic Champion Evgeniya Kanaeva and Silver Olympic medalist, Irina Tchachina.
Liza is one of the most well-known athletes from her Oblast and so that was named the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Athlete of the Year in Murmansk, Russia. She also holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class.
Early in 2016 season, Nazarenkova suffered a leg injury who prevented her to compete until April. Unfortunatly Liza could not qualify in top 8 highest score in Rio Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic Test. She was one of the favorites to reach a place, however she finished a dissapointing 11th. Her teammate, Anastasiya Serdyukova, was the one who could qualify for Rio.
Liza crying after her ball routine
Rio Olympic Test Event
Help Tatiana Ogrizko! Please share!
Tatiana Ogrizko
Tatiana Ogrizko is a former Belarusian gymnast, World Champion in Alicante 1993 with ribbon. She also ranked 8th at Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, becoming a Rhythmic Star.
Nowadays, Tatiana needs our help. Ogrizko, is fighting against cancer for 6 years and she needs to underwent surgery in Israel. As soon as it is possible, friends and people all around the world, the Rhythmic Gymnastics Community and fans, can donate whatever you/they feel comfortable with for supporting this athelete.
Where we can help her?
Just click on this link: https://www.gofundme.com/tatiana-ogrizko-needs-our-help
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Information about Rhythmic All Stars Gala 2016
Son Yeon Jae
One of the biggest Rhythmic Gymnastics events in South Korea, Rhythmic All Stars is going to be held this weekend in Seoul. Top gymnasts from all over the world are reunited in this Gala, which mixes Rhythmic Gymnastics and Dance. Son Yeon Jae is starring the show, who became 4th in Olympic Games in Rio, just behind Russians Margarita Mamun and Yana Kudryavtseva and Ukrainian Anna Rizatdinova.
Venue
Goyang Gymnasium. Daehwa Station(Line 3, Exit 3)
Dates
Friday, September 16 – Saturday, September 17, 2016.
Time: 9/16(Sat) 3:00pm, 9/17(Sat) 7:00 pm
Tickets
http://mticket.auction.co.kr/Item/ViewItem?IdPerf=30958
Participants
- Rio 2016 Olympic Games Gold Medal, Margarita Mamun (RUS)
- World Team Champion and European Junior Champion, Aleksandra Soldatova (RUS)
- World Bronze Medalist, Melitina Staniouta (BLR)
- World Team Medalist, Katsiaryna Halkina (BLR)
- Olympic Games Finalist, Kseniya Moustafayeva (FRA)
- 4th in Olympic Games Rio, Group Italia
Rio Olympic Games 2016 Individual Qualifications Results
Margarita Mamun (RUS)
1. Мargarita Mamun RUS— 37.833
2. Anna Rizatdinova UKR— 36.966
3. Yana Kudryavtseva RUS 36.782
4. Melitina Staniouta BLR— 36.050
5. Son Yeon Jae KOR— 35.732
6. Ekaterina Halkina BLR— 35.466
7. Neviana Vladinova BUL— 35.366
8. Laura Zeng USA— 35.316
9. Carolina Rodriguez ESP — 35.316
10. Kseniya Moustafaeva FRA — 35.116
11. Salome Pazhava GEO — 35.016
12. Marina Durunda AZE — 34.932
13. Neta Rivkin ISR — 34.907
14. Varvara Filiou GRE — 34.541
15. Sabina Ashirbayeva KAZ — 34.466
16. Anastasiya Serdyukova UZB — 34.266
17. Jana Berezko GER — 34.083
18. Veronica Bertolini ITA — 34.066
19. Kaho Minagawa JPN — 34.007
20. Ekaterina Volkova FIN — 33.882
21. Anna Luiza Filiouranu ROU — 33.650
22. Nicol Ruprecht AUT — 33.549
23. Rong Shang CHN— 33.332
24. Natalia Gaudio BRA — 32.866
25. Danielle Prince AUS — 29.750
26. Ellyane Boal CPV — 19.866
Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Olympic Games Rio 2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics: All information
Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Rhythmic Gymnastics competition consists on three days:
Day 1 (19th of August)
15:20- 18:20 GMT+1 Individual Qualifications Hoop and Ball
18:50-22:50 GMT+1 Individual Qualifications Clubs and Ribbon
Day 2 (20th of August)
15:00- 17:10 GMT+1 Group Qualifications 5Ribbons
17:40- 18:50 GMT+1 Group Qualifications Clubs and Hoops
20:20-22:50 GMT+1 Individual Final
Day 3 (21st of August)
16:00- 17:45 GMT+1 Group Final
Melitina Staniouta (BLR)
Onlive Livestream without Geoblock
Russian channel “Match”
http://goo.gl/IUwMbp
ᅠ Friday: 16:15, 18:35, 22:40
ᅠ Saturday: 15:55, 18:40, 21:15
ᅠSunday 17:00
Startlists
Gymnast of the week: Viktoriya Mazur UKR
Viktoria Mazur was born in Lugansk, Ukraine 21 years ago and right now, she is representing this country since 2008, as a junior gymnast.
Her most important competition as a junior gymnast she was a member of the bronze medal-winning Team Ukraine. In 2013, Vika competed with the group at World Championships in Kiev. Unfortunatly, they could not qualified for finals because of a fatal drop during qualifications.
Her best ranking places were (*source: Wikipedia):
| 2011 Montpellier | Team | |
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2013 Kiev | 10 Clubs |
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2014 Izmir | Team |
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2015 Stuttgart | Team |
Due to the qualification system, Viktoriya could not reach a place for Olympic Games in Rio since she did not qualified in Stuttgart World Championships last year. Many fans love Vika all around the world and they even travel to most important competitions to support her.
Rhythmic Gymnastics Pictures: Grace in Motion III
Veronica Bertolini (ITA)
Melitina Staniouta (BLR)
Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Anna Rizatdinova (UKR)
Nicol Ruprecht (AUT)
Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Margarita Mamun (RUS)
Neta Rivkin (ISR)
Neta Rivkin (ISR)
Eleonora Romanova (UKR)*
Rhythmic Gymnastics Participants: Olympic Games RIO 2016
Senior Individual Participants
Varvara Filiou (GRE)
She is an 8 time Greek National All-around Champion and one of Greece’s most succesful rhythmic gymnast.
Marina Durunda (AZE)
Marina is the three time Azeri National Champion. These are her first Olympic Games.
Marina Durunda (AZE)
Son Yeon-Jae (KOR)
She had her highest placement finishing 4th in the all-around at the 2014 World Championships. These will be her second Olympic Games.
Son Yeon-Jae (KOR)
Shang Rong (CHN)
Shang qualified during Olympic Test Event in Rio on April.
Shang Rong (CHN)
Veronica Bertolini (ITA)
Veronica is three-time Italian Champion.
Veronica Bertolini (ITA)
Nicol Ruprecht (AUT)
Austria’s most successful rhythmic gymnast.
Nicol Ruprecht (AUT)
Ana Luiza Filiorianu (ROM)
Three-time Romanian National Champion.
Ana Luiza Filiorianu (ROM)
Anastasiya Serdyukova (UZB)
She is the all-around bronze medalist at the 2014 Asian Games.
Kaho Minagawa (JPN)
Fourth at Asian Games All-Around
Kaho Minagawa (JPN)
Laura Zeng (USA)
YOG all-around bronze medalist. Current US National Champion.
Laura Zeng (USA)
Neta Rivkin (ISR)
Neta is the most succesful Rhythmic Gymnast in Israel. These will be her third Olympic Games.
Neta Rivkin (ISR)
Melitina Staniouta (BLR)
Melitina is the current Belarus National Champion and three-time, World All-around bronze medalist and the European Games All-around bronze medalist. She will fight for a medal in Rio.
Melitina Staniouta (BLR)
Ekaterina Volkova (FIN)
Ekaterina qualified for Olympics in “Rio Prepares” event. These will be her first Olympic Games.
Ekaterina Volkova (FIN)
Neviana Vladinova (BUL)
She is the current number 8 in World Ranking.
Neviana Vladinova (BUL)
Kseniya Moustafaeva (FRA)
Kseniya is the three-time France National Champion.
Kseniya Moustafaeva (FRA)
Jana Berezko-Marggrander (GER)
These will be her second Olympic Games (third if we include Youth Olympic Games, were she was the bronze medallist).
Jana Berezko-Marggrander (GER)
Danielle Prince (AUS)
Danielle is five time Australian Champion. She was Oceania’s highest ranked competitor at last year’s World Championships. She is qualified through a continental wildcard.
Danielle Prince (AUS)
Natalia Azevedo Gaudio (BRA)
She is the 2014 All-around silver medalist and qualified through a wildcard entry for the Olympic Games as an automatic berth for the host country of the Olympics.
Natalia Gaudio (BRA)
Sabina Ashirbayeva (KAZ)
Ashirbayeva won an Olympics license by finishing first amongst a top 8 selection of highest score for non qualified gymnasts at the Olympic Test Event
Sabina Ashirbayeva (KAZ)
Carolina Rodríguez (ESP)
She is the oldest contender (30 years old). She got her qualification for Rio in World Championships last year.
Carolina Rodríguez (ESP)
Salome Pazhava (GEO)
She is Georgia’s most successful rhythmic gymnast after Irina Gabashvili and the first Georgian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in a World Cup Stage.
Salome Pazhava (GEO)
Anna Rizatdinova (UKR)
She is the 2013 World All-around silver medalist, the 2014 World All-around bronze medalist and two-time (2014, 2016) European All-around bronze medalist. She is fighting for a medal in Rio.
Anna Rizatdinova (UKR)
Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS)
She is the youngest World Champion (Record holder) and favorite for gold in Rio Olympics
Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Katsiaryna Halkina (BLR)
She is medalist of Europea and World Championships and the second gymnast from Belarus who qualified for Rio.
Katsiaryna Halkina (BLR)
Elyane Boal (CPV)
She has been selected to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games after South African’s gymnastics federation refused to Grace Legote’s wildcard.
Elyane Boal (CPV)
Margarita Mamun (RUS)
Current World and European Team champion, Rita is fighting for a medal in Rio.
Margarita Mamun (RUS)
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