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Russians dance to double gold in rhythmic gymnastics

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27/08/2014

Russia dominated the rhythmic gymnastics finals at Nanjing 2014 on 26 August, winning both gold medals on offer.

A graceful display saw Irina Annenkova (RUS) score 58.575 points to take the gold medal in the individual all-around final.

And despite leading the event from the first round, Annenkova revealed she had not been tempted to play it safe at any point.

Irina Annenkova won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around 

“On the contrary; I wanted to do even more, because I wanted to increase the gap between me and the other competitors,” Annenkova said.

With a score of 56.950, Maryia Trubach (BLR) claimed silver, followed closely by Laura Zeng (USA) with 56.750 for bronze.

The group all-around final was contested on hoops and clubs, with Russia winning gold after scoring 29.550. Bulgaria took silver with 27.050 and Kazakhstan picked up bronze with 25.050.

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Rhythmic Gymnastics News

Chicago area rhythmic gymnasts dominate U.S. team for worlds

Jazzy Kerber at last month's U.S. Championships. (John Cheng / USA Gymnastics)

By Philip Hersh, Tribune reporter

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Jazzy Kerber takes new U.S. title to Turkey

New national all-around champion Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park and six other women who train at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center have been named to the 10-member U.S. team for the World Championships next month in Izmir, Turkey.

Joining Kerber are Kiana Eide of Northbrook, Alisa Kano of Glencoe, Natalie McGiffert of Northbrook, Jennifer Rokhman of Northbrook, Monica Rokhman of Northbrook and Kristen Shaldybin of Chicago.

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All seven also are on the U.S. team for this week's Pan American Championships in Toronto. It is the qualifying event for the 2015 Pan American Games.

Last year, in her senior worlds debut, Kerber, then 16 years old, finished 22nd in the all-around.

She and Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y., tied for the all-around title at last month's U.S. Championships in Louisiville.  It was the first national all-around title for both.

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Rhythmic Gymnastics Equipment Dimensions

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnasts use five different tools in their routine: the rope, the hoop, the ball, the club and the ribbon. The routines are performed on a 13 x 13m mat with a 50cm border. 

Rhythmic Rope

The length of the rope is in proportion to the height of the gymnast. The rope can have an anti-slip material, which may not cover more than 10cm.

Rhythmic Hoop

The hoop must have an interior diameter of 80 to 90cm and weigh a minimum of 300 grams. For children, the hoop’s diameter is determined by the size of the gymnast and must weigh 225 grams.

Rhythmic Ball

Ball requirements are dependent on age and level of the gymnast. Children must use a ball with a diameter between 14 and 20cm; all other levels use one with a diameter of 18-20cm.

The weight of the ball also differs based on the level of the gymnast. A level 9/10 gymnast must use a ball that weighs a minimum of 400 grams and a level 5-8 gymnast must use one that weighs at least 330 grams. Lower level gymnasts can use a lighter ball with a minimum weight of 200 grams.

Rhythmic Clubs

A gymnast will use two clubs per routine. The club, a bottle-shaped tool, must be between 40 to 50cm in length and must weigh at least 150 grams. The top of the club has a maximum diameter of 3cm.

Rhythmic Ribbons

The ribbon is broken into two parts: the stick that attaches to the ribbon and the ribbon itself.

The stick is 50-60cm long and has a maximum diameter of 1cm. The attachment used to connect the ribbon to the stick cannot be longer than 7cm.

The ribbon must be at least 6m long (5 meters for junior age and 4.5 meters for children) and 4-6 cm wide. It must weigh (without the stick) a minimum of 35 grams (30 grams for junior age and 20 grams for children).

Read more at: http://gymnastics.isport.com/gymnastics-guides/gymnastics-equipment-dimensions

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Rhythmic Gymnastics History.

Daughter of Russia

Rhythmic Gymnastics as a competitive discipline evolved toward the 1920s in the USSR. It quickly developed in a variety of schools, and its first high-level national event was held in 1942.

In the past, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympics included some exercises with apparatus. For example, in 1928, in Amsterdam, a team of 10 gymnasts competed on vault or rings and with group-free exercises with hand apparatus (1- NED; 2-ITA; 3- GBR). In Berlin 1936, teams with 8 gymnasts competed on vault, parallel bars, balance beam and group free exercise with hand apparatus (called optional team drills; 1-GER; 2-CZE; 3-HUN). Rhythmic group exercises with hand apparatus have been used in team competition by women in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games and at the same time it was also a separate event. The members of the group were obliged to compete in apparatus (vaulting, uneven bars, beam and floor). 

In 1956, the FIG decided to exclude group exercises with hand apparatus from international competitions.

Consequently, Rhythmic would have to wait until the late 1950s for true recognition, and it was through the persuasive commitment and dedication of two FIG women, Andreina Gotta (ITA) and Berthe Villancher(FRA), that the discipline came into its own in 1961. After Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic became the third official FIG competitive discipline.

The premiere World Championships in Individuals were held in Budapest (HUN) in 1963 with the participation of twenty-eight gymnasts from ten European countries. The first World Champion title was awarded to Ludmila Savinkova of Russia.

The premiere World Championships in Groups were held in 1967 in Copenhagen (DEN), the European Championships in 1978 in Madrid. Ms Gotta wrote that same year that “this sport has conquered global frontiers, garnering both admiration and interest. Our ultimate aspiration is to see Rhythmic Sport Gymnastics admitted to the Olympic Games.”

Six years later…!

Toward Olympus

Group exercises with small hand-held apparatus were introduced to the Artistic Gymnastics programme at the Olympic Games in Melbourne (AUS) in 1956; six gymnasts performed with the Rope, some decorated with flowers. The use of hand-held apparatus would eventually disappear from Artistic Gymnastics, but would progressively resurface in Rhythmic.

The first Olympic Games to fully include Rhythmic were the Los Angeles (USA) Games of 1984. Individual gymnasts alone were admitted, while the top nations of the Eastern Bloc boycotted the event! With the exception of Romania, not a single Eastern European country made the trip. The very first Olympic title went to Lori Fungof Vancouver (CAN). In 1996, Atlanta (USA) would welcome the premiere Group competition, in which Spainwould triumph over Bulgaria and Russia.

The Modern Era

Over the course of its development, the discipline would go from Modern Gymnastics to Rhythmic Sport to Rhythmic Gymnastics. Initial domination came from Bulgaria and the Soviet Union until the 1980s, when after the dismantling of the Soviet Bloc, Russia, Byelorussia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Bulgaria divvied up the medals. On their heels, Spain, Italy, Greece and Brazil.

Rhythmic Gymnastics grew in both popularity and universality. Germany, Switzerland, Israel, China and Japan were the emerging nations at the 2010 Worlds. The time had come for the discipline to broaden its horizons toward other schools and cultures in an attempt to counter a repeat performance of the 1980s, an era in which Rhythmic had lined up its gymnasts in a long and boring monologue, spurring the creation of the 4 Continents Championships – an event free of the unattainable Europe.

The discipline has now come full circle, and today pursues its quest for new markets. It remains seductive and engaging, bewitching a public that continues to grow in both size and expectation.

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Orange County Rhythmic Gymnastics News

We would like to congratulate our youngest girl in our competitive team. She finished the competitive season with great success receiving first place in States and Region1 competitions. She was also ranked third place in the top eight gymnasts of all ages in California. And the most important achievement for her is passing the future stars test and being invited to attend the 2014 Rhythmic Future Stars camp. Congratulations Christina Dragan and all our team coaches!

https://usagym.org/pages/rhythmic/history/past_nat_team_14fs.html

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