Gymmin' Miel!

For the second consecutive year Russian rhythmic gymnastics starlet Evgenia Kanaeva has swept the Individual honours at the Rhythmic Gymnastic World Championships. Russia took out the team gold medal (290.275) from Belarus (272.500) and Ukraine (269.675). Kanaeva won the All Around title with a 116.650 from compatriot Daria Kondakova (116.600) and Azerbaijan's Aliya Garayeva (112.450), and in the Hoop final held on after scoring 29.300 to take the title over Kondakova (29.050) and Israel's Neta Rivkin (28.000). Kanaeva (29.600) and Kondakova (29.325) triumphed over Liubov Charkashyna of Belarus with a 28.300 with the ball. And then Kanaeva and Kondakova did it again with the clubs (29.600, 29.300 respectively) with Bulgarian Silviya Miteva taking the bronze (28.300). This podium was also repeated on the Ribbon podium (scores were 29.400, 29.250 and 28.300 respectively). The top 15 All Around scorers have earned berths to the 2012 Olympic Games, whilst those ranked 16-24 have earned invitations for their nations to compete at the 2nd Olympic qualification event in January. 

TEAM:

ALL AROUND FINAL:

1. Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS) (29.200, 28.550, 29.400, 29.500) 116.650
2. Daria Kondakova (RUS) (29.450, 28.500, 29.350, 29.300) 116.600
3. Aliya Garayeva (AZE) (28.175, 27.700, 28.125, 28.450) 112.450
4. Liubov Charkashyna (BLR) (27.900, 28.200, 28.000, 28.100) 112.200
5. Alina Maksymenko (UKR) (28.350, 27.425, 28.050, 27.750) 111.575
6. Melitina Staniouta (BLR) (26.950, 27.725, 27.925, 27.650) 110.250
7. Silviya Miteva (BUL) (25.600, 28.325, 28.350, 27.950) 110.225
8. Joanna Mitrosz (POL) (27.400, 27.125, 27.350, 27.125) 109.000
9. Ulyana Trofimova (UZB) (27.400, 27.550, 26.125, 27.300) 108.375
10. Neta Rivkin (ISR) (26.300, 27.200, 28.000, 26.425) 107.925
11. Yeon Jae Son (KOR) (26.625, 27.075, 27.150, 26.900) 107.750
12. Delphine Ledoux (FRA) (27.500, 26.950, 25.625, 27.450) 107.525
13. DENG Senyue (CHN) (26.475, 26.700, 26.175, 26.550) 105.900
14. Julieta Cantaluppi (ITA) (26.325, 26.700, 26.075, 26.475) 105.575
15. Caroline Weber (AUT) (26.550, 26.350, 26.475, 26.125) 105.500
16. Anna Alyabyeva (KAZ) (23.700, 27.550, 26.500, 27.450) 105.200
17. Alexandra Piscupescu (ROU) (26.350, 26.350, 26.000, 26.250) 104.950
18. Ganna Rizatdinova (UKR) (26.375, 26.000, 26.225, 25.100) 103.700
19. Laura Jung (GER) (26.125, 25.575, 26.050, 25.775) 103.525
20. Dora Vass (HUN) (25.750, 25.900, 25.750, 25.725) 103.125
21. Chrystalleni Trikomiti (CYP) (25.950, 25.950, 25.250, 25.750) 102.900
22. Runa Yamaguchi (JPN) (25.200, 25.850, 25.500, 25.950) 102.500
23. Varvara Filiou (GRE) (25.075, 25.800, 25.800, 25.700) 102.375
24. Carolina Rodriguez (ESP) (23.800, 25.900, 26.100, 25.750) 101.550

HOOP FINAL:

1. Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS) 29.300
2. Daria Kondakova (RUS) 29.050
3. Neta Rivkin (ISR) 28.000
4. Silviya Miteva (BUL) 27.950
5. Alina Maksymenko (UKR) 27.800
6. Liubov Charkashyna (BLR) 27.675
7. Aliya Garayeva (AZE) 27.625
8. Ulyana Trofimova (UZB) 26.975

1. Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS) 29.600
2. Daria Kondakova (RUS) 29.325
3. Liubov Charkashyna (BLR) 28.450
4. Silviya Miteva (BUL) 28.300
5. Alina Maksymenko (UKR) 27.975
6. Aliya Garayeva (AZE) 27.600
7. Neta Rivkin (ISR) 27.375
8. Melitina Staniouta (BLR) 27.350

1. Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS) 29.600
2. Daria Kondakova (RUS) 29.300
3. Silviya Miteva (BUL) 28.300
4. Aliya Garayeva (AZE) 28.100
5. Neta Rivkin (ISR) 27.950
6. Alina Maksymenko (UKR) 27.875
7. Melitina Staniouta (BLR) 27.850
8. Liubov Charkashyna (BLR) 27.100

1. Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS) 29.400
2. Daria Kondakova (RUS) 29.250
3. Silviya Miteva (BUL) 28.300
4. Alina Maksymenko (UKR) 28.100
5. Aliya Garayeva (AZE) 27.975
6. Liubov Charkashyna (BLR) 27.600
7. Ulyana Trofimova (UZB) 26.900
8. Neta Rivkin (ISR) 26.450

• Jessie DeZiel (Twin City Twisters)
• Brandie Jay (GK Gymnastics)
• Anna Li (Legacy Elite)
• Grace McLaughlin (WOGA)
• Hallie Mossett (West Coast Elite)
• Bridget Sloan (Sharp's Gymnastics Academy)
• McKenzie Wofford (Zenith Elite)

UPDATED 24/9/2011: 2008 Olympian Chellsie Memmel has withdrawn from the Pan American Games team due to a pre-existing shoulder injury.


Following on from the announcements of today's World Championship team, the United States of America also announced the gymnasts who will be competing at the 2011 Pan American Games. Congratulations to those who have been selected and to Marvin Sharp of Sharp's Gymnastics Academy who has been named the Head Coach of the delegation and Wu Jiani of Legacy Elite Gymnastics who has been named the assistant coach.

• Shawn Johnson (Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute)
• Bridgette Caquatto (Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC)
• Jessie DeZiel (Twin City Twisters)
• Brandy Jay (GK Gymnastics)
• Chellsie Memmel (M&M Gymnastics) Grace McLaughlin (WOGA)
• Bridget Sloan (Sharp's Gymnastics Academy)