Gymmin' Miel!

Margarita Mamun took three of the four Individual Event Titles on offer on the final day of the Rhythmic Gymnastics competition at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. Mamun earned the honors on the Hoop, Clubs and Ribbon with compatriot Alexandra Merkulova taking out the Ball honors. Belarussian Melitina Staniouta finished second with the Hoop, whilst the Ukrainian Gymnasts Alina Maksymenko and Ganna Rizatdinova tied for third place. Korea's SON Yeon Jae and Rizatdinova won the silver and bronze medals respectively with the Ball while Rizatdinova and Maksymenko tied for second with the Clubs. Merkulova was second with the Ribbon with Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva finishing in third. In the Group competition Russia earned gold medals with both the 10 Clubs and 3 Balls/2 Ribbons with Japan earning both the silver medals and Ukraine taking out both the bronze medals.

INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS:
HOOP:

1. Margarita Mamun (RUS) 18.300
2. Melitina Staniouta (BLR) 17.866
3. Alina Maksymenko (UKR); Ganna Rizatdinova (UKR) 17.833
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5. Alexandra Merkulova (RUS) 17.800
6. DENG Senyue (CHN) 17.433
7. Silviya Miteva (BUL) 17.200
8. Neta Rivkin (ISR) 16.850

The Rhythmic Gymnastics competition at the 2013 Kazan Summer Universiade concludes today at the Kazan Gymnastics Center. 

INDIVIDUAL HOOP FINAL (STARTS AT 1.30PM KAZAN LOCAL TIME):

INDIVIDUAL BALL FINAL (STARTS AT 2.00PM KAZAN LOCAL TIME):

GROUP 10 CLUBS FINAL (STARTS AT 2.30PM KAZAN LOCAL TIME):

INDIVIDUAL CLUBS FINAL (STARTS AT 4.30PM KAZAN LOCAL TIME):

INDIVIDUAL RIBBON FINAL (STARTS AT 5.00PM KAZAN LOCAL TIME):

GROUP 3 BALLS, 2 RIBBONS FINAL (STARTS AT 5.30PM KAZAN LOCAL TIME):

After the 10 Clubs rotation which was held yesterday, the Russian Group managed the smallest lead over the Group from Ukraine. Sitting in third after the 10 Clubs is the People's Republic of China. Question is will this be the way the standings remain after the Groups take to the competition floor to compete with the 3 Balls and 2 Ribbons. After scoring the highest with the 3 Balls and 2 Ribbons, the Russian Group of Anastasia Bliznyuk, Elena Romanchenko, Olga Ilina, Anastasia Nazarenko, Anastasia Maksimova and Ksenia Dudkina earned the Groups All Around title at the 2013 Kazan Summer Universiade. The Ukrainian Group of Olena Dmytrash, Yevgeniya Gomon, Oleksandra Gridasova, Valeriia Gudym, Svitlana Prokopova and Viktoriia Mazur held on for the silver medal. The Japanese Group of Yukari Hatano, Erika Koga, Naomi Kumazawa, Rina Miura, Ayano Sato and Ayumi Yusa who were sitting in fourth place after the first day, earned the second highest score with the 3 Balls and 2 Ribbons to earn the bronze medal. 

GROUPS ALL AROUND (LISTED AS: 10 CLUBS; 3 BALLS, 2 RIBBONS):

It has been a night of a number of drops so far as the final two apparatuses are competed with to find out who will earn the medals in the Individual All Around Final of the Rhythmic Gymnastics competition at the 2013 Summer Universiade. After the third of four rotations, it's Russian Margarita Mamun who has the commanding lead with Korean SON Yeon Jae and Belarussian Melitina Staniouta rounding out the top three.

With one apparatus to go in the Final rotation, Mamun leads on three apparatus total from compatriot Alexandra Merkulova and Ukrainian Ganna Rizatdinova. And that is exactly how the final standings remain. Well done to all three medalists. Competition continues with the Event Finals on the 16th. 

Russian Margarita Mamun has a 0.017 lead in the All Around standings at the halfway point of the Rhythmic Gymnastics All Around at the Summer Universiade. Her compatriot Alexandra Merkulova is in second with Ukraine's Alina Maksymenko in third. Mamun was the top scorer with the Ball, with Merkulova and SON Yeon Jae of the Republic of Korea rounding out the top three with the apparatus. Merkulova earned the highest score with the Hoop with Mamun and Ukrainian Ganna Rizatdinova in second and third respectively. The Russian Group (Anastasia Bliznyuk, Elena Romanchenko, Olga Ilina, Anastasia Nazarenko, Anastasia Maksimova and Ksenia Dudkina) were tops with the 10 Clubs, giving them a 0.034 lead in the All Around over the group from Ukraine (Olena Dmytrash, Yevgeniya Gomon, Oleksandra Gridasova, Valeriia Gudym, Svitlana Prokopova and Viktoriia Mazur). The People's Republic of China (BAI Xiaoyue, SUN Yanni, WANG Xue, WANG Yuting, WU Mengran and ZOU Li) sit in third. Competition continues with the Clubs and Ribbons for the Individuals commencing at 1.00pm (Kazan Local Time) today, 15th July.

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (Hoop, Ball):

GROUP STANDINGS (10 CLUBS):

1. Russia 16.900
2. Ukraine 16.866
3. China 16.433
4. Japan 15.033
5. Brazil 14.933