The very best of year 2015

December 29, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

The year that is previous to the Olympian one is always one of the most important moments during the preparation for Olympic Games. In adition, this year the European Games took place in Baku for the very first time in history. These are some of the most remarkable moments during the year.

Yana Kudryavtseva becomes European Games All-Around Champion

Russian grace won gold at the first European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.

New Olympic Qualification System

Only 15 countries (max. 2 per NOC) qualified directly from World Championships in Stuttgart. These were:
Russia
Belarus
Georgia
Ukraine
Azerbaijan
Israel
United States
Spain
Bulgaria
South Korea
France
Belarus
Greece
Japan
Olympic Test Event, with 26 participants including NOCs (ranked between 16-24 and the best 13 gymnasts not qualified in AA final in World Championships) have the possibility to qualify to OG. These will be the top 6 gymnasts, max. 1 per NOC.
Brazil, as the host nation has an invitation.
3 invitations go to continents not qualified
An invitation is also given by the tripartite commission

Yana’s incredible ball routine during World Championships Stuttgart 2015

Kudryavsteva was injured during WC.

Carolina Rodríguez will be the first rhythmic gymnast that will compete at Olympic Games with 30 years old

Jasmine Kerber announces her retirement

The American gymnast Jasmine Kerber decided to stop doing gymnastics after World Championships.

Gymnast of the week

Margarita Mamun Euskalgym 2015: Photos

December 19, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

Margarita “Rita” Mamun is the Russian National All-Around Champion and two-time World All-Around silver medalist. Rita was born in Russia but his father from Bangladesh that is why she briefly competed for this country. Her mother is a former rhythmic gymnast.

During 2015 Rita won gold in World Championships Team Competition together with Yana Kudryavtseva and Aleksandra Soldatova. She as also awarded with Longines Prize for Elegance.

Her coach is Amina Zaripova a former rhythmic gymnast also from Russia, silver and bronze All-Around European and World medalist.

These pictures were taken during Euskalgym press conference and gala in Vitoria, Spain.

Facts

Aleksandra Soldatova Euskalgym 2015: Photos

December 18, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

Alexandra “Sasha” Soldatova is a Russian Rhythmic Gymnast coached by Anna Shumilova, former coach of Olympic Gymnast Alina Makarenko and World Champion Daria Kondakova.

Alexandra was junior European Champion in 2012. This year she became World Champion in All-Around Team competition together with teammates Yana Kudryatseva and Margarita Mamun.

These pictures were taking Euskalgym Gala 2015 in Vitoria, Spain. Soldatova was shocked about how crazy about her are her fans in Spain.

Gymnast of the week, News

Photos: Anna Rizatdinova and Viktoriya Mazur Portraits

November 24, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

Ukrainian graces, Anna Rizatdinova ( 2013 Word All-around silver medalist, the 2014 All-around bronze medalist and the 2014 European All-around bronze medallist) and European medallist, Viktoriya Mazur attended this month to Euskalgym Gala Show in Spain. These pictures where taken during autograph session and press conference.

Anna Rizatdinova was interviewed by one of the most popular sports press magazine in Spain. She revealed how happy she was for qualifying for Olympic Games in Rio. She already started her preparation looking forward Summer Olympic Games in 2016.

News

Euskalgym 2015: Photos II

November 8, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

Coming up soon a few pictures of Euskalgym Gala 2015 in Vitoria (Spain). Please contact rhythmicgymnasticsinfo@gmail.com if you want to use this photos HQ or Full Size.

Anna Rizatdinova (UKR)

Melitina Staniouta (BLR)

Anna Rizatdinova (UKR)

Melitina Staniouta (BLR)

Carolina Rodríguez (ESP)

Margarita Mamun (RUS)

)

Sara Llana (ESP)

News

Bulgarian Group will change their two routine for Olympic Games in Rio

September 22, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

Bulgaria 5 Ribbons World Championships Stuttgart 2015

Ina Ananieva, head coach of the Bulgarian Senior Group wants to change both exercises looking forward Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

“Since I became the head coach of this group we changed each year our compositions. Bulgaria will not go to the Olympic with old routines. We need to show something different, so that we will have both routines” – said Ina.

World Championships in Stuttgart were really successful for Bulgarian Group. They got bronze medal in hoops and clubs final and silver medal in All-Around competition.

“Bulgarian group deserves a medal in Rio Olympics” – said their coach Ina Ananieva

“I really want these girls yo succeed in the Olimpic Games. They truly deserve it” – said Ananiega in a recently interview

Bulgaria will start working on the next season on 10th of October.

Memories

Anna Bessonova became World Champion eight years ago and made history

September 21, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

Anna Bessonova and her coach Albina Deriugina

Ukrainian Grace, Anna Bessonova became World Champion eight years ago in Patras, Greece on 21st of September of 2007.

The year 2007 would also mark the start of a new challenge for Bessonova with rise of new Russian gymnast Evgenia Kanaeva, but Anna won all the gold medals in 2007 Summer Universiade beating Russia. Four years before in Budapest, she almost got gold in All-Around, but she could’t win Alina Kabaeva. Bessonova became audience’s favorite and was always surrounded by hundreds of fans in every single competition. But Patras was definitly her competition. She won the All-Around medal defeating Russians Olga Kapranova and Vera Sessina, against nearly impossible odds.

After a flawless performance with hoop “Avrora”, judges scored this routine with 18,650.

Anna Bessonova European Championships 2002

“Swan Lake” was one of a kind, becoming a masterpiece in Rhythmic Gymnastics

Gymnast of the week

Interview to Carolina Rodríguez after World Championships 2015

September 19, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

After Olympic Games in London in 2012 Carolina Rodríguez was about to stop doing gymnastics. He was suffering from a foot injury and the only solution was surgery. She wanted to compete in European Championships and then retire. But her love to the sport made a dream come true: she continued training and last week, she qualified for Rio Olympics 2016.

“Carolina is different. She has charisma. What I feel towards her is more than work. We share feelings”

Olympic Games London 2012

“Sometimes I have a lot of negative feelings around me. But thanks to my coaches and family I could see the positive side of the sport”

“When Spain won the gold medal at Atlanta ’96 I was 10 years old. I thought to myself “I also want to go to Olympic Games”. In 2004, when I was 18 I had the opportunity to compete at Olympic Games in Athens, with the group. Nowadays, I am looking forward to compete again as an individual gymnast in an Olympic Games. For me London Olympics was like a prize. I could never imagine that 4 years later, I would be still training.”

“I am feeling sad (about her retirement after OG) because I know that Carolina is unique” – said her coach.

Carolina will be the most veteran rhythmic gymnast in Olympic Games: 30 years old.

Information

Information about Aeon Cup 2015

September 18, 2015 rhythmicgymnasticsinfo

Aeon Cup worldwide Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships will take place in Tokyo, Japan in October 2nd -4th. It is a competition that contributes to the development of the sport. The competition venue will be “Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium”. The invited teams are:

GAZPROM (Russia)
DINAMO (Belarus)
JAPAN’S TOP TEAM (From Aeon Cup 2014)
DERIUGINA SCHOOL (Ukraine)
OCAQ SPORT CLUB (Azerbaijan)

Schedule

Participants

Junior Gymnasts will compete with rope, clubs, hoop and ball.

Senior Gymnasts will compete with ribbon, clubs, hoop and ball.

List of Participants

Anna Rizatdinova (Deriugina School)

Rhythmic Gymnastics Info

Tag Archives: Menu