UEG changes Rhythmic Gymnastics competition formats starting in 2017

Posted on 09/27/2016 by
31st European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships - Minsk/BLR, May 1-3, 2015

31st European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships –
Minsk/BLR, May 1-3, 2015

27 Sep, 2016
news from UEG ! link here

European Championships are held annually but the format is different between the pair and impair years. The Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee, led by its President, Heide Bruneder (AUT) proposed some significant changes to the programme. This was approved by the UEG’s Executive Committee last weekend and will go in force on 1st January 2017.

Here’s an overview of the new competition formats!

Impair years

The team competition will change from only senior gymnasts to a combination of the junior group and the senior individuals.

On day 1 the seniors (2 to 3 per team for 8 exercises) perform 4 exercises with two apparatuswhile the junior group show their first performance. This combined result will determine the starting order on day 2, where the seniors competed with the other 2 apparatus (4 exercises)again and the juniors show their second group exercise. Continue reading →

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Zhenya leads Young Squad Camp at Lake Placid, USA, 17-30 Sep 2016

Posted on 09/25/2016 by

Zhenya leads Young Squad Camp at Lake Placid, USA, from 17 to 30 Sep 2016. (according to the information I got Zhenya will stay there till 30 Sep)
Source: click here

The inaugural Young Squad Camp took place at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center, September 17-21, 2016. Sixteen talented gymnasts born 2007-2009 were invited to attend this selective camp, based on their abilities and performances at the Open Championships last May.

The Young Squad staff included 2-time Olympic Champion Evgeniya Kanaeva, Galina Burns, Continue reading →

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Video Translation: Boryana Kaleyn – new hope for BUL rhythmic gymnastics

Posted on 09/21/2016 by

Source: http://www.bitelevision.com/predstavyame-vi-boryana-kalejn-novata-nadezhda-na-hudozhestvenata-ni-gimnastika/

Many Many Thanks Alexandra Grashkina-Hristov for the translation!!!!

“Boryana, now 16, started training at age 6 because she was a very energetic child who “ran around and broke everything.” From a way to spend energy, gymnastics became her lifelong love. What she loves the most about gymnastics is that “it builds character.” Her favorite apparatus is rope, which, unfortunately, is no longer part of the senior program for individuals, but she still likes it. She finds the ribbon the most difficult apparatus. She also has other hobbies like reading and painting. She believes that to succeed in gymnastics you have to be be expressive. “You can’t just perform with an empty look in your eyes and expect the judges to be impressed.” Her first large event was a tournament that accompanied a world cup competition in 2013. She was very excited to perform alongside very famous gymnasts. Unfortunately, she broke her legs and was recovering for 8 months; during that time she kept training with her cast on. “Unlike everyone around me, I took this very calmly and thought that it is temporary; it will just pass.” She says that her biggest challenge is “being stubborn” and “thinking I know more than the coach, which is just not true.”

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Grand Prix Eilat (ISR) 2016, 23-24 Sep

Posted on 09/20/2016 by
AA Podium-GP Eilat 2016

AA Top 3: 1. Aleksandra Soldatova 2. Dina Averina 3. Arina Averina, Grand Prix Eilat 2016

21-25, Sep for the first time- Eilat, the Israeli most attractive vacation city, will host the RG Grand Prix competition! The event will be taken place in the new Ice mall and will be open to the public. This is the final stage of the Grand Prix series 2016. International tournament also will be held for seniors and juniors. Gymnasts from 14 countries. Israel will present Victoria Veinberg-Filanovsky and Lina Ashram. Among the guests of the competition from Russia claimed Aleksandra Soldatova, Arina Averina and Dina Averina, from Ukraine Ganna Rizatdinova. The host federation organized a total amount of 18,000 euros in prizes. Grand Prix winner will receive a prize At 10,000 euros from international organizations Grand Prix. Good luck to all the gymnasts and the organizers!

FIG Event Page
Official Website
Facebook Page
Live Stream: https://youtu.be/xmf8Yj33TTI (finals only)
Participants: (detailed information pls wait)
Grand Prix: 
ISR: Linoy Ashram, Victoria Veinberg-Filanovsky
RUS: Arina Averina, Dina Averina, Aleksandra Soldatova
UKR: Viktoria Mazur
and more…
International Tournament:  Continue reading →

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Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – Rules and qualifications

Posted on 08/29/2016 by

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FIG published the qualification system for Tokyo 2020 few months ago. the Test Event as the qualifying 2nd stage will be eliminated in the next Olympiad. Instead, it will be determined by the overall results of the World Cup Series 2020.

The 2019 World Championships still remain the major qualifying event. Additional Olympic participation rights are constrained again with the current restrictions of NOCs having qualified at least 1 berth (i.e. a NOC with 1 berth cannot win another berth).

Please read the World Cup Series 2017-2020 rules here,

ART. 1  GENERAL PRINCIPLES
During the Olympic cycle 2017 – 2020, there will be one Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series every year, with four events each, taking place between February and April. The results of the 3 best results out of 4 are taken into consideration. The World Cup Series 2020 will be qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games (for Individual gymnasts only).

ART. 18 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION* (page 13)
In the 2020 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series a separate Olympic Qualification Ranking list will be established and give the opportunity to earn three Olympic qualification places. Continue reading →

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2016 Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 19 – 21 Aug

Posted on 08/18/2016 by


FIG: Rio goes Rhythmic
RIO DE JANEIRO, 10:15 a.m.: Ninety six gymnasts — 14 Groups of five gymnasts and 26 individuals — will dance on the Rhythmic floor installed in the Rio Olympic Arena during today’s podium training, the final dress rehearsal for the qualification rounds taking place Friday for individuals and Saturday for Groups. Continue reading →

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Coach Vera Shtelbaums raised up champions to whom young gymnasts from Omsk want to be equal

Posted on 01/20/2015 by
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Original article link: click here
English translated by Alyona and catts! Billion Billion Thanks!!!!!!

Victories of our rhythmic gymnasts on various championships attract big number of children to sports. The names of the gymnasts raised up by Vera Shtelbaums are known not only by the followers of the rhythmic gymnastics but also by the people who are not interested in this sport. Nowadays Vera Shtelbaums has been coaching a new candidate for high achievements – Maria Titova. Although Masha is not from Omsk, she is quite capable of continuing the triumph of Russian gymnasts on the world arena.
 Continue reading →

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Evgenia Kanaeva: and mom, no matter what, would not love me less …(7th March 2013)

Posted on 04/12/2013 by

Evgenia Kanaeva-interview with rsport.ru-07032013-01
Posted at http://rsport.ru/interview/20130307/649486658.html on 07/03/2013
Author (in Russian): Anatoly Samokhvalov & Andrei Simonenko
English edition was translated and edited by catts and Alyona, MANY MANY THANKSSSS!!!!

Gymnast Kanaeva, winner of ‘the most success athletes in 2012’ ranking organized by the agency “R-Sport”, refused to define the best one. She wished the impossible – grant every competitor the first place. In an interview with “R-Sport”’s Anatoly Samokhvalova and Andrei Symonenko, the double Olympic champion talked about the fan from Taiwan (Note by Zoe: means me hahaha😀 ❤), a sincere smile and eating chocolate  behind the coach’s back… Continue reading →

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Evgenia Kanaeva: Everything I did, I did it with love for people (exclusive interview from Zhenya Kanaeva Gymnasium)

Posted on 01/08/2013 by

Evgenia Kanaeva-Ribbob-AA final-London 2012 by Perlle - Photographie

I have no words!!! about two months ago, I asked Zhenya’s mom Svetlana: May I do an e-mail interview with Zhenya? I am not belong to any media, so I only have little confidence that they will say yes. But Svetlana accepted my request without any hesitate!  So I with my friends: Alyona, catts, Ekaterina and Fanny worked together to discuss the questions. Special thanks to Fanny, she wrote most of the questions. There were many things in these two months and Zhenya has been very busy, but finally She answered our questions and sent it to me last night via Svetlana’s help. Big Big Thanks Zhenya and Svetlana!!! I love both of them ♥ ♥ ♥ And also thanks my friends: Alyona, catts, Ekaterina, and Fanny for working with me to do this project. We DID IT!!!!!!!!! This interview is well deserved to read! Zhenya has never such opened in an interview before…

Here you are the exclusive interview from ZKG, in English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish and Italian. All are in pdf format.

English translated by Ekaterina, Spanish by Gaby, Italian by Anita and Chinese by Zoe

ENG-WP-Zhenya interview for ZKG-Everything I did I did it with love for people

RUS-WP-Zhenya interview for ZKG-Everything I did Idid it with love for people

CHN-WP-Zhenya interview for ZKG-Everything I did I did it with love for people

ESP-WP-Zhenya interview forZKG-Everything I did I did it with love for people

ITA-WP-Zhenya interview for ZKG-Everything I did I did it with love for people

BTW, Zhenya RG career recap by FIG, published on 8th-Jan-2013
http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,5187-187975-19728-49291-317645-20935-5233-layout210-205197-news-item,00.html

Evgenia Kanaeva-Ball-AA Final-WCH Montpellier 2011-FIG

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There is no better one-Zoe at London 2012-English version

Posted on 09/16/2012 by


(It’s just a surprised!!! I saw myself hugging and kissing Zhenya at the end of this video!!! outside Wembley Arena-12th-Aug-2012, 0:34-0:42 can see me and Svetlana and in the end😄. Big Thanks the recorder!!! Now with this video, this trip is even more perfect for me!!!😀 )

written by Zoe Wan based on my Chinese version:
There is no better one-Zoe @London 2012
sorry for my poor English.

Intro

Since the great experience in WCH Montpellier last year (impression please check here: Not Perfect but Happy Ending (the magic week in Montpellier )-English Version) I had been thinking to watch Olympics London. I really hope that I can witness Zhenya to make history, becoming the first gymnast to win two Olympic gold medals in individual all around in RG. And RG fans all know she has great chance to achieve it. Moreover, I have been thinking if I don’t go this time, then it’s difficult for me to see her performing live in the future. Because I can’t make decision, I missed the chance to buy OG tickets by legal way. The on-line ticket system is only for the residents of UK and some designated European countries. People who live in other places have to buy ticket from official agents. In Taiwan, I only can buy tickets in Winner express co., when I called them to ask for tickets, the tickets had sold out. But I didn’t give up, I tried to find tickets on eBay, and finally I got one AA final ticket. I want to see qualification too, but not many time left for me, I thought I can buy the qualification tickets when I am in London. Although there were no tickets left in normal ways, I believed I can get the tickets definitely! Continue reading →

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The show “Alexei Nemov and Legends of Sports” (16 Sep, 2016)

Posted on 09/13/2016 by

Source: http://www.vfrg.ru/about/news/SHouAlekseyNemoviLegendysporta/
08/27/2016

September 16 in Moscow at the Sports Palace “Megasport” an unique show will be held, four-time Olympic champion gymnast Alexei Nemov, who will present a new program with the participation of stars of the Russian gymnastics last 20 years. The production of “Legends of Sport”, which has no analogues in the world, will bring together stars of world sport and rhythmic gymnastics, complicated acrobatics, acrobatic rock ‘n’ roll, a trampoline, the latest stage technology and spectacular circus acts. Continue reading →

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Bulgarian Rhythmics Gymnastics Athlete, Tsvetelina Stoyanova Leaves Hospital after Balcony Incident

Posted on 09/08/2016 by

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News link: http://goo.gl/DmSN5V
06-Sep-2016

Tsvetelina Stoyanova, a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics athlete who suffered numerous injuries after falling off a balcony, has already departed from the Pirogov Hospital in Sofia, the medical institution has said.

Stoyanova underwent a number of surgical interventions – which doctors say were successful – over more than two months she spent at the hospital.  Continue reading →

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Translation: Yana Kudryavtseva “For me, the Olympic Silver medal in Rio equals to Gold”

Posted on 09/06/2016 by

Article link: http://izvestia.ru/news/629329
English translated by my friend Alyona, Many Many Thanks!!!

30-Aug-2016
Silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in rhythmic gymnastics Yana Kudryavtseva tells about the results of the Games, a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, and the situation with the Paralympics.

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20/08/2016 Yana Kudryavtseva (Russia), who won a silver medal in the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics at the XXXI Summer Olympic Games, at the awards ceremony. Alexander Wilf / RIA Novosti

Silver medalist at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in rhythmic gymnastics, three-time absolute world champion, multiple world champion 18-year-old Yana Kudryavtseva told in an interview to “Izvestia” Alexei Fomin about her loss in Brazil in the individual all-around, the consequences of the injury and plans for the next Olympic cycle. Continue reading →

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Video Translation: Visiting programme “good morning” Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics

Posted on 08/30/2016 by

English translated by my friend Tatiana, Billion Thanks!!! [心][心][心]

Good morning everyone who has just joined us and everyone who’s been with us for long time. We continue greeting this day together with our sport heroes. There is Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics with us today, charming Margarita Mamun.

Woman: Good morning, Margarita. Congratulations. Let’s take a selfie first before you run away from us to practice. All of our followers are waiting for this selfie. (Taking selfie).

Man: You can see this and other interesting photos in our VKontakte page very soon.

Woman: You can see right away that Margarita practices rhythmic gymnastics, she came with her ribbon. Can you show us something with ribbon?

Margarita: Yes, sure. Just a moment, let the wind take it away. (Laughing, ribbon got tangled) Continue reading →

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Video Translation: Mamun compared Olympians to “Warriors of Light”

Posted on 08/28/2016 by

Translated by my friend Tatiana, many many THANKS!!!

Vladimir Putin presented state awards in the Kremlin, the Russian athletes – gold prize-winners XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Games champion Margarita Mamun thanked the president and fellow national team, compared Olympians to “warriors of light”

Following is the translation of Rita’s speech:
Margarita Mamun: “Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, dear friends, it’s a great honor for me and our team to be here today and to be able to thank everyone who Continue reading →

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