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Information about Praxis Gymnastics Passion Gala 2015
Club Deportivo Praxis located in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) is hosting a gala on 6th of June. The event will be held at the Municipal Sports Center Vecindario. This venue can host 2500 spectators. The Gala lasts 2 hours (from 19:00 to 21:00) and gymnast will perform two exhibitions and a photo shoot.
Former gymnasts Silviya Miteva (BUL) and Alina Maksimenko (UKR) are already confirmed. On the other hand, Russian twins Arina and Dina Averina are also attending this event. Ulyana Trofimova (RUS/UZB) is pending to confirm.
Alina Maksimenko (UKR)
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Exclusive Photos : Alina Kabaeva Training in Novogorsk
Russian former gymnast, Alina Kabaeva, became a star in 1998 since she won Gold medal at Goodwill Games in New York. Her career was unstoppable: 15 gold medals at European Championships, 9 World Championships gold medals and Olympic Champion in Athens 2004.
She is one of the most successful gymnast in the history of Rhythmic Gymnastics. Nowadays, Alina is member of the Public Chamber of Russia.
These pictures were taken in 2001/2002 season, which was not easy for Alina. Kabaeva tested positive to a banned diuretic, Furosemide. She was disqualified for World Championships Madrid and Goodwill Games in 2001. In 2002 Alina could compete again. She became European Champion.
Alexandra Merkulova announces her retirement
Alexandra Merkulova and Alina Kabaeva
Youth Olympic Games champion and silver medallist in all-around European Championships, Alexandra Merkulova from Russia announces her retirament. After her Gala show in Moscow Grand Prix 2015 she decided to stop doing gymnastics.
“Alina is my greatest idol since childhood. But I have never tried to imitate her. People say that my smile is similar to hers. I think that for both of us, to smile during the performance is quite natural, because we have a great pleasure during the performance.”
Her international debut was in 2008, but her top year was 2010, where she got gold at Youth Olympic Games. She was also one of the favorites for fighting for a medal in London Olympic Games, but she was replaced by Daria Dmitrieva due to Sasha’s foot injury.
In 2013 season, Merkulova returned to competition where she ranked 4th at Moscow GP. She won gold medal at International Trophy Ciutat de Barcelona and silver medal at Summer Universiade. This was not the best season for Aleksandra: she sprained her ankle during World Cup Lisbon and she couldn’t stop crying during the tranings. After Grand Prix Brno,she got injured again.
Irina Viner-Usmanova decided that Merkulova was not going to be part of the Russian team. Alexandra finished 8th at Russian Championships All-Around
Irina Viner-Usmanova, head coach of Russian Team
Alexandra said goodbye to her sports career as a gymnast at Grand Prix Moscow 2015, where she performed a gala. Besides, she wants to help Irina Alexandrovna Viner as a coach.
L.A. Lights Tournament 2015 Results
Podium 2015
L.A. Lights International meeting is one of the competitions with more expectation around it, since RG Stars perform their new routines. Anna Rizatdinova from Ukraine won the All-Around competition. Anna changed 3 of her 4 routines and showed up new amazing tricks. Melitina Staniouta who was leader on the first day of competition, got the second place. The third position was for Belarusian raising hope, Katsiaryna Halkina.
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Katsiaryna Halkina (BLR)
Melitina Staniouta BLR
Anna Rizatdinova (UKR)
Viktoriya Mazur (UKR)
Level 10 Senior Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics Tricks
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport which mixes dance, artistry, flexibility and originality. Original elementa can be executed with an apparatus, showing off handling tricks or just using the body. Some of them were included in the code of points with the name of the gymnast such as Utyasheva’s flexibility element. One of the gymnasts that included a lot of originalities in early 2000’s was Russian Alina Kabaeva, 1st place at Athens Olympic Games in 2004.
Backscale Pivot
This technic element was performed by Alina Kabaeva for the first time but most of the Russian Team included it in their programmes: Olga Kapranova, Yana Lukonina, Vera Sessina, Zarina Gizikova…
Nowadays this element is not as popular as it was but it is still performed by Natalia García (ESP) and Anastasiya Serdyukova (UZB)
Anastasiya Serdyukova (UZB)
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Utyasheva’s element
This extremely difficult element was only performed by Russian gymnast Lyasan Utyasheva who retired almost at the beggining of her international career due to a serious foot injury
Cosak’s Jump
Inna Zhukova from Belarus and Silver medallist in Beijing 2008, always included this element in her routines.
Bessonova’s Swan
This is one of the most elegant originalities with an apparatus: moving the hoop with the foot while doing a technical element.
Margarita Mamun’s originality
She is executing this element for so many years.
Spinning ball on a finger
Maria Titova, Christalleni Trikomiti and Yana Kudryavtseva can spin a ball on a finger for more than 5 seconds. Kudryavtseva’s element was one of the most amazing in the last year.
Ring element – unstable apparatus
This element was performed by Alina Kabaeva since 2001 and had a lot of controversy about it because of her execution.
Catch out of field of view
Euskalgym 2014
Un año más las estrellas de la rítmica se reúnen en España, esta vez en Vitoria para la gala Euskalgym 2014. Para este evento, que causa gran expectación se han vendido en torno a unas 7000 entradas, sin contar la venta en taquilla.
Esta mañana las gimnastas han realizado una sesión de autógrafos y fueron recibidas por el alcalde de Vitoria, el cual saludó individualmente a cada gimnasta.
Euskalgym Gala es uno de los eventos más esperados del año
La gala comenzará a las 17:00, una primera parte en la que se realizarán ejercicios con aparatos y una segunda parte con galas, bailes y homenajes. Como cada año, se reserva una sorpresa para el final.
La estrella ucraniana Alina Maksymenko, retirada el año pasado, será la encargada de abrir y cerrar la gala y, tras ella, se realizará un homenaje a las “Niñas de Oro de Atlanta”.
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Interview to Natalia García Timofeeva: Izmir 2014
Spanish successful gymnast, Natalia García, will represent her country with Carolina Rodríguez and Sara Llana. Natalia will compete from Monday to Thursday with 4 apparatus, one each day. She also is fighting to become one of the 24 top gymnast of the world.
“This season for me was not easy because I suffered from an injury at the beggining of the season that made me slow down my preparation. Right now, I feel very confident. I tried to do a smart training: short but efficient.”
“My main goal for this Championships is to place in top 24. I know this is not easy, because this year I am not as fit as I was last year, but I think I can made it”
“Last year was not easy for me: I had no sponsors at all and my family paid me the costs of the competitions. This year fortunatly the Federarion is helping me and I could find sponsors”
“I think I am a different gymnast. I do have flexibility but pivots are not my best elements. But my expresion, originalities and handling is good and I can do elements that no ody else is doing at this moment”
“After this World Championships I would like to rest, since I was training hard the whole summer. But my dream would become an Olympic Gymnast in Rio 2016”
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