Mr. Antonio Esteban Cerdan, President of the Real Federacion Espagnola de Gimnasia, and Ms Slava Corn, FIG Vice President, thank the organisers, the volunteers and the spectators for a very special event here in Benidorm, Spain.
The gala is over now and we are coming to the end of this fantastic event.
In colourful dresses the Spanish group now presents a refreshing show.
The ceremony continues with a tribute to Ms Egle Abruzzini (ITA), who will retire in her function as President of the FIG RG Technical Committee after tonight.
Elle ne regrette rien ...
BESSONOVA is obviously enjoying her popularity with the fans.
The gymnasts are pleasing the spectators with an extra show ...
The Closing Ceremony will start in a few moments ...
Session ended
Individuals - Ribbon
Standing for the national anthem of Russia.
Gold: Ms Slava Corn, FIG Vice President
Silver: Mr. Antonio Esteban Cerdan, President of the Managing Commission RFEG
Bronze: Ms Conception Rico Canet, Vice President Local Organising Committee and President of the Gymnastics Federation of Valencia
The medals are presented by:
1. KANAEVA Eugenia (RUS)
2. BESSONOVA Anna (UKR)
3. SESSINA Vera (RUS)
The podium:
KANAEVA scores 18.600 points and wins the Individuals - Ribbon competition tonight!
All in pink she shows a very graceful exercise.
All-Around Olympic Champion KANAEVA Eugenia (RUS) is the last gymnast to compete tonight.
20 years old RISENSON scores 16.600 points.
The fans love her show!
RISENSON Irina (ISR) is next.
Tonight she gets 17.750 points for her exercise and is ranked 3rd for the moment.
GODUNKO ranked 2nd with the Ribbon at the World Games 2005 in DUISBURG.
The fans welcome now GODUNKO Natalia (UKR).
YUSSUPOVA scores 14.400, which means rank 5 for her for now.
She has problems with her Ribbon ...
But what's happening?
YUSSUPOVA was 4th at the World Championships in PATRAS 2007.
Now competing: YUSSUPOVA Aliya (KAZ).
.. and they are thrilled by her result: 18.425, rank 1!
The fans shout BESS - ON - O - VA!
Standing ovations in the gym!
BESSONOVA ranked 2nd in PATRAS, 2007.
... and the crowd is excited!
Now we see BESSONOVA Anna (UKR).
She takes the lead for now with 17.950 points!
Will she continue this impressive series?
She won the competitions in PATRAS 2007, DUISBURG 2005 and BAKU 2005.
SESSINA Vera (RUS) is coming up now.
She scores 17.175 points tonight in Benidorm.
The 20 years old student from Club Neztchi was ranked 14th in the Qualification in PATRAS, World Championships 2007.
GARAYEVA Aliya (AZE) is next.
KAPRANOVA's score tonight: 17.750
She was ranked 5th at the World Games in DUISBURG in 2005 with the Ribbon.
KAPRANOVA Olga (RUS) starts this competition.
Counting down ...
The last competition of this World Cup Final, Individuals - Ribbon, will start at 19:00h local time.
Session ended
Groups - 5 Ropes
The fans are standing for the national anthem of Belarus.
Gold: Mr. André Gueisbuhler, FIG Secretary General
Silver: Ms Trinidad Miro, Consejera de Cultura y Deporte Generalitat
Bronze: Mr. Manuel Perez Fenoll, Mayor of Benidorm
The medals are presented by:
1. Belarus
2. Spain
3. Ukraine
Final ranking "Groups - 5 Ropes":
It's 14.625 which means rank 4.
What will be their score?
A rope was dropped ...
The last group for tonight comes from Russia.
16.450 is the score for the senoritas, rank 2 for now.
The thrilled Spanish crowd is giving standing ovations for their group!
... and the show goes on.
The ladies in red show a wonderful start, olé!
The crowd welcomes the Spanish group now.
15.775 points for the Ukrainian group.
Green ropes are flying high in the air ...
We see them performing to Vivaldi's "Four seasons".
The Ukrainian group is next.
They score 17.500 points.
The group is showing an exercise to folklore music from Tzigane.
The group from Belarus opens the competition.
2 minutes to go!
At 18:00h ESP time, the groups will start their competition.
Session ended
Individuals - Clubs
Standing for the national anthem of Russia.
Gold: Ms Egle Abruzzini, President of the FIG RG Technical Committee
Silver: Ms Irina Viner, FIG RG Technical Committee Vice President
Bronze: Mr. Sebastian Fernandez, Diputado Provincial de Turismo
The medals are presented by:
1. KANAEVA Eugenia (RUS)
2. BESSONOVA Anna (UKR)
3. KAPRANOVA Olga (RUS)
The podium:
Tonight she scores 17.950 and is ranked 3rd.
She won the competition in PATRAS and DUISBURG!
Last but by far not least competitor in this discipline is KAPRANOVA Olga (RUS).
RISENSON scores 16.550, rank 7 for now.
The 20 years old student was 6th in PATRAS 2007 with Clubs.
Performing now: RISENSON Irina (ISR)
GODUNKO scores 17.100, this means rank 6 for now.
Her music: Vivaldi's "Four seasons"
GODUNKO Natalia (UKR), third in DUISBURG with Clubs, is next.
She gets 17.825 points tonight which means rank 3 for the moment.
She ranked 2nd at the World Games 2005 in DUISBURG with Clubs.
We see now YUSSUPOVA Aliya (KAZ).
Her score tonight: 18.750, rank 1 for her for now!
The 18 years old from Omsk is the current All-Around Olympic Champion.
KANAEVA Eugenia (RUS) is next.
BESSONOVA takes the lead with 18.300 points!
The atmosphere is amazing!
It's raining pets in the gym for BESSONOVA ...
Her music: "The gladiator"
How about today?
With 18.400 points she finished 2nd in PATRAS.
The crowd now welcomes BESSONOVA Anna (UKR).
SESSINA's score: 17.650
She is showing an exercise to the music "The firebird" from Stravinskiy.
The 22 years old from Ekaterinburg was ranked 3rd in PATRAS.
Now, SESSINA Vera (RUS) is showing her exercise.
It's 17.525
The crowd as well as the gymnast and her coach are awaiting her score in Benidorm ...
With 17.425 points she was ranked 5th at the World Championships 2007 in PATRAS.
Today's first gymnast to compete in the "Individuals - Clubs" discipline is GARAYEVA Aliya (AZE).
The spectators are ready for the upcoming competition. Are you?
In less than 30 minutes the next session starts here in the Palau Municipal d'Esports in Benidorm.
The next event - Individuals Clubs - will begin today at 17:00 h local time.
Session ended
The crowd is standing for the national anthem of Russia.
Gold: Ms Slava Corn, FIG Vice President
Silver: Ms Maria Szyszkowska, FIG RG Technical Committee Member
Bronze: Mr. Antonio Esteban Cerdan, President of the Managing Commission of RFEG
The medals will be presented by:
1. KANAEVA Eugenia (RUS)
2. BESSONOVA Anna (UKR)
3. GODUNKO Natalia (UKR)
Final ranking "Individuals Hoop":
She scores 18.975 tonight in Benidorm and she wins!
KANAEVA is the current All-Around Olympic Champion.
KANAEVA Eugenia (RUS) now shows the last exercise for today.
GODUNKO scores 17.900
The crowd is thrilled by her breathtaking finish!
She ranked 7th in Beijing 2008 and 5th in Athens 2004
Next: GODUNKO Natalia (UKR)
Her score today: 16.350
KAPRANOVA was the Gold medalist on Hoop in Patras 2007, therefore she holds currently the World Champion title.
KAPRANOVA Olga (RUS) is next. She was ranked 4th in Beijing
SESSINA's score: 17.700, rank 3 for now
SESSINA Vera (RUS), Silver medalist in Patras 2007 on Hoop, is now competing.
Her score is 16.600, rank 4 for the moment.
She reached the 9th place at the OG in Beijing.
RISENSON Irina (ISR) is next.
She scores 17.650
4th at the World Championships 2007 in Patras
Next gymnast is GARAYEVA Aliya (AZE) who ranked 6th in Beijing.
... and is thrilled by the 18.175 she scored!
The crowd is chanting her name over and over again ...
Waiting for her score ...
Standing ovations for BESSONOVA!
BESSONOVA Anna (UKR), Bronze medalist at the OG in Beijing 2008 and in Athens 2004 is next
Her score in Benidorm: 17.725
and she ranked 6th on Hoops at the 2007 World Championships in Patras (GRE)
She finished 5th at the OG in Beijing this year.
YUSSUPOVA Aliya (KAZ) is the first gymnast starting in this discipline
The Apparatus Final "Individuals - Hoop" will begin at 19:00 local time.
Session ended
Standing for the national anthem of Belarus.
Gold: Mr. Robert Colarossi, FIG Executive Committee Member
Silver: Ms Shihoko Sekita, FIG RG Technical Committee Member
Bronze: Mr. Manuel Perez Fenoll, Mayor of Benidorm
The medals will be presented by ...
1. Belarus
2. Spain
3. Ukraine
Final ranking of this discipline:
Excellent score for Belarus: 17.650, rank 1!
... and the Spanish crowd is thrilled!
The group shows an exercise to the music of the "Boléro" ...
Last group: Belarus
With good execution and artistry, but lower difficulty than the Spanish group, the UKR group gets an overall score of 15.675.
The Ukrainian group is now competing.
Overall score for RUS: 15.125
The Russian group is next.
16.500 is the score for the ESP group.
Standing ovations on the grandstands ...
... and a stunning exercise!
A beautiful opening!
Here they come!
... the crowd is counting down!
In 2 minutes the Spanish group will start.
Meanwhile the spectators let "La Ola" go around and around ...
The Group competition will start with Hoops and Clubs at 18:00 ESP time.
Session ended
... and Ms Egle Abruzzini, President of the FIG RG Technical Committee, presents the Gold medal.
Ms Elena Garcia, FIG RG Technical Committee Member, presents the Silver
Ms Niurka Montalvo presents the Bronze medal.
1. SESSINA Vera (RUS)
2. KAPRANOVA Olga (RUS)
3. GARAYEVA Aliya (AZE)
The Award Ceremony is being prepared.
Score: 16.900
The 24 years old student comes from Chimkent.
Last gymnast in this discipline is YUSSUPOVA Aliya (KAZ)
KANAEVA's score here in Benidorm is 17.625, rank 4 for her for now.
She is the Olympic Champion 2008
She dropped her rope ...
KANAEVA Eugenia (RUS) is coming up now.
KAPRANOVA's score is 18.200, which puts her on rank 2
Now: KAPRANOVA Olga (RUS)
It's 17.600, Rank 3
What will be her score?
Standing ovations in the gym!
Can you feel the excitement out there?
Current All-Around Champion BESSONOVA Anna (UKR) is next.
... it's 18.075! Rank 2 behind SESSINA.
GARAYEVA is waiting for her score ...
The crowd is thrilled!
Next: GARAYEVA Aliya (AZE), 20 years old, from Baku
Score: 18.250, she takes the lead.
But SESSINA showed a fluent execution of her exercise with high difficulty.
Her coach, Vera Chatalina, looks stressed ...
SESSINA Vera (RUS), 20 years old, from Moscow is next.
The score for RISENSON is: 15.700, rank 2 for the moment for her.
Next gymnast is the 20 years old RISENSON Irina from Israel.
Her score: 17.500
She is showing an exercise to Ukrainian folklore.
... the 24 years old from Kiev (UKR).
... and here she is
One minute to go!
GODUNKO Natalia (UKR) is the first gymnast to compete now in the competition of "Individuals Rope".
It's a great atmosphere here in the gym even before the start of the competition!
The gymnasts are marching out.
« In the name of all gymnasts I promise that we shall take part in these World Championships, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of the gymnasts. »
Athletes’ Oath by Isabel Pagan (ESP)
Judges’ Oath by Nadine Davies (USA)
"To all the gymnasts, Good luck and I hope you all achieve your personal best performances. I declare this competition now open."
"Dear spectators, I hope you will enjoy the spectacular show which you will experience over the next few days of competition."
"On his behalf and the FIG Authorities, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Royal Spanish Federation, the Federation of Valencia and the City of Benidorm."
"Spain has a long tradition of excellence in Rhythmic Gymnastics, and it is fitting that this event takes place here in Benidorm."
"My special thanks and welcome to all the competitors."
“Honoured Guests, Athletes, Coaches, Judges, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour of welcoming you to the city of Benidorm and this magnificent hall for the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final concluding the 2007-8 series,” she starts.
Slava Corn (CAN), FIG Vice President, will now hold the Opening Speech.
The crowd is enthusiastic when the Spanish group came in!
Now the delegations are marching in!
Colourful dancers are putting the spectators in the mood for the upcoming competition.
The ceremony was opened with a show from the Maracaibo Dance Company
The show begins ...
The gym is slowly filling up and the crowd is looking forward to an exciting competition here in Benidorm.