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Interview to Anna Baranova, Spanish National team Coach

Anna Baranova was born in Belarus and has a long career as an international coach. Nowadays she is living in Madrid, Spain, working as National Team coach.

“Spanish group could be one of the top groups this season. My goal is this team become a champion. But since the begging I had to find out how is the personality of my gymnasts, their personality.”

“This team is very popular, especially in Spain. When there is a national competition, there’s nobody who wouldn’t like to see their performances. That’s very important in this sport. The audience rely on us.”

“Our team already show off that they have a really high level”

News

Interview to Ukrainian coach, Ireesha.

Ireesha Blohina is one of the most popular coaches nowadays in Rhythmic Gymnastics. She has a really close friendship with Anna Rizatdinova.

Ireesha is a singer, actress and choreographer. “Lovesong” by Alina Maksymenko, “Summertime Sadness” by Anna Rizatdinova and many other amazing galas by team Ukraine are choreographer by Ireesha.

“Adele’s Lovesong by Alina Maksymenko”

“Each of my statement in Rhythmic Gymnastics – is the birth of a new life, a celebration of the emotions in a single moment, the harmony of the universe with humanity.

Each gymnast with whom I had the honour to work was a source of inspiration for me. I have always seek to find in each of them something special, something bright and good, that they can give to the world. They should be powerful, bright, full of emotions, feelings and inspirations”

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News

Baku European Championships are coming up!

Thirty-three countries have submitted their definitive entries for participation in the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships to be organized in Baku on June 13-15.

Participants

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the host, Azerbaijan.

According to the results of the European Championships in Vienna-2013, the 20 best gymnasts will define the continent’s All Around Champion.

First Day (June 13th)

– Opening ceremony will take place and the European Champion to be defined according to the results of two performances among the group teams.

Second Day (June 14th)

– Juniors will announce the European Champion in a team competition having performed with clubs and a ribbon, and, all-around final to be held among senior gymnasts as well.

Last day (June 15th)

– Apparatus finals, among juniors and group teams will take place to be followed by the Championships’ closing ceremony and Gala with participation of stars of European gymnastics.

Source: Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation

Facts

Rhythmic Gymnastics Facts

  • Marina Fernández (ESP), former gymnasts from Spanish group is now a Cheerleader of FCB Basketball team

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  • Anna Rizatdinova (UKR) says that she has never been on diet

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  • Nataliya Bulychëva (RUS) worked a few times as a model
  • Anna Bessonova (UKR) is a big fan of Northamerican singer Justin Timberlake

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  • World Champion, Yana Kudryavtseva trains between 9/10 hours a day

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  • Ukrainian group only has a free day: Sundays

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  • Anna Rizatdinova loves listening to Michael Jackson and Lana del Rey

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  • Eleonora Romanova’s (UKR) favorite film is “Harry Potter”
  • Alexandra Soldatova (RUS) loves drawing in her free time

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  • Silver medal at London Olympic Games, Daria Dmitrieva, tattoed a gun on her forearm.

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  • Evmorphia Dona succesful former gymnast from Greece works as a coach in National team
  • Valeriya Khanina (UKR, junior) is training at Deriugina School since October

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  • Silviya Miteva (BUL) was coached by her mom for more than 20 years

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  • Viktoriya Mazur (UKR) started doing gymnastics at 6

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  • Liubov Cherkashina (BLR) loves pugs

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Results

MTM Ljublana International Tournament 2014 Results

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Katsiaryna Halkina from Belarus is the winner of Saturday’s all-around at the 27th international tournament MTM Narodni Dom. On Sunday, she also won another three victories: hoop, ball and clubs.

Senior and Junior (teams) All-Around results
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Second position went for Kseniya Moustafayeva (France) and third, for Salome Phajava from Georgia. Salome is known for an original ribbon routine inspired in Michael Jackson.

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From left to right: Kseniya Moustafaeva (FRA), Katsiaryna Halkina (BLR) and Salome Phajava (GEO)
Photo Copyright Bernd Thierolf

Information

Information about Amsterdam Masters 2014

AmsterdaMMasters 2014 is an international rhythmic gymnastics tournament at will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

This tournament consist of:

– Junior individual competition
– Senior individual competition
– Senior grouos competition

The event AmsterdaMMasters has shown that our beautiful sport can reach a large audience and is also responsible for Dutch rhythmic gymnastics being back on the international calendar. It will be celebrated on 9th and 10th of May, a few weeks before European Championships.

Schedule

Friday 9th of May

16.00-22.00

All-Around competition individuals and groups


Saturday 10th of May

14.00-18.00

Apparatus finals individuals and groups

Participants

Junior individual

Emily Barrow AUS

Silvia Valente AUS

Vanina Van Puyvelde BEL – FORZA RITMICA

Kaat Wyers BEL – MOL

Jasmijn Ruts BEL – MOL

Rea Strand CRO

Denisa Kobylková CZE

Nikola Paschová CZE

Natálie Kučerová CZE (OC)

Alesia Kolomainen FIN

Helena Hirvonen FIN

Emma Rantala FIN

Szofia Török HUN

Jazmin Kovács HUN

Jazmin Gonzalesz HUN

Anna Lazareva LAT

Mariya Pleskachova LAT

Andstasiya Chornaya LAT

Daria Kondrateva MLT – CLUB RITMICA

Ekaterina Iurchak MLT – CLUB RITMICA

Monika Lazarova MLT – CLUB RITMICA

Kristina Grishchenko RUS

Anastasia Kalabina RUS

Aina Farakshina RUS

Yasmin van Es NED – SV PAX

Senior individual

Marlee Shae Holden AUS

Taylor Tirahardjo AUS

Amy Quinn AUS

Neisha Rizzo AUS

Natascha Wegscheider AUT

Sophia Lindtner AUT

Emma Bruneel BEL – FORZA RITMICA

Julie Zels BEL – FORZA RITMICA

Stefani Viinamae CAN

Ksenia Judeikin CAN

Carmen Whelan CAN

Klára Opatřilová CZE

Carolina Rodríguez Ballesteros ESP

Andrea Pozo Chamorro ESP

Sara Llana García ESP

Inessa Rif FIN

Dora Vass HUN

Ludmila Roptegina LAT

Jeva Valpetere LAT

Anastasia Kovalchuk LAT

Lisa Vos NED – SV PAX

Groups:

RUS, AUT, GV VOGEL – NED, GTV DE BADHOEVE – NED

Videos

Video about Rhythmic Gymnastics Training Center

Rhythmic Gymnastics Training Center “ISCA” is located in Russia. Its purpose is to promote Rhythmic Gymnastics. A hundred of gymnasts are currently training here. Olympic Champions used to train over here such as Anastasiya Nazarenko or Karolina Sevastyanova.

Daria Dmitrieva or Yana Lukonina (Honored Master of Sports, World Champions), are also working here as coaches. Also Anna Viktorovna Zhitkova is helping as a ballet coach.

Competitions

Baltic Hoop 2014

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Baltic Hoop AA Winners
From left to right: Arina Averina RUS, Alexandra Soldatova RUS, Katsiaryna Halkina BLR

Schedule

Saturday, April 5 th

10.00
– All-around competition
– Lydmila Kachkalda’s Memorial Cup group competition

17.00
– Opening ceremony
– All-around competition
– All-around competition winners award ceremony
– Lydmila Kachkalda’s Memorial Cup winners award ceremony

Sunday, April 6th

14.00
– Individual apparatus final competition
– Group final competition

18.00
– Competition “The Elegance Baltic Hoop 2014”
– Artist nominations
– Surprise Prizes
– “Miss Sympathy” audience’s chose Baltic Hoop 2014
– “Miss Elegance Baltic Hoop 2014”

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Livestream

http://www.baltijasaplis.lv/lv.html

Results

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Gymnast of the week

Gymnast of the week: Lidia Redondo/ Loreto Achaerandio

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Spanish group gymnasts, Loreto Achaerandio and Lidia Redondo stopped doing Rhythmic Gymnastics. Lidia and Loreto joined National team 10 years ago, since they were juniors.

Loreto suffered from an injury since 2012 and after Olympic games in London, where she placed 4th with the team, had a foot surgery. In 2013 she was in the team but she didn’t competed. Right now, Loreto is studying Medicine in Madrid.

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Loreto Achaerandio

Lidia, who turned 22 years old this month, also place 4th at 2012 London Olympic Games. In 2013 she won gold medal at World Cup Lisbon. But Lidia started getting medals since she was 11 years old in Spanish Tournaments.
In 2013, just before summer, Lidia suffered from an injury and could’t compete at Kiev World Championships where Spain ranked first with 10 clubs.
Nowadays, Lidia is studying Phisical Education (INEF) in Madrid.

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Lidia at World Cup Corbeil 2012

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Team Spain at Grand Prix Thiais 2013

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London Preolympic Games – Gold Medal for Spain

Good luck for both!