GYMNASTICS: Seven golds for Russia at Rhythmic World Champs

Russia just owns Rhythmic Gymnastics.

At the FIG Rhythmic World Championships in Sofia (BUL), Dina Averina won the All-Around for the second straight year and earned the Hoop, Ball and Clubs titles, and Alexsandra Soldatova won the Ribbon final. Both added another gold with the Team title for a Russian total of seven.

Soldatova also won an All-Around bronze and Arina Averina took bronzes in Hoop and Clubs. Israel’s Linoy Ashram took the silver medal in the All-Around and Hoop and bronze in Ribbon as the only non-Russian to win multiple individual medals.

Neither of the Averinas or Soldatova performed in the Group events, won by Bulgaria (5 Hoops) and Italy (3 Balls + 2 Ropes). Summaries:

FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Sofia (BUL) ~ 10-16 September 2018.
(Full results here)

All-Around: 1. Dina Averina (RUS), 81.450; 2. Linoy Ashram (ISR), 79.700; 3. Aleksandra Soldatova (RUS), 79.175; 4. Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR), 74.550; 5. Katsiaryna Halkina (BLR), 74.275; 6. Katrin Taseva (BUL), 73.950; 7. Meliena Baldassarri (ITA), 73.400; 8. Laura Zeng (USA), 73.250. Also: 17. Evita Griskenis (USA), 66.950.

Hoop: 1. D. Averina (RUS), 20.850; 2. Ashram (ISR), 20.000; 3. Arina Averina (RUS), 19.700; 4. Kaleyn Boryana (BUL), 19.550; 5. Nicol Zelikman (ISR), 19.500; 6. Baldasarri (ITA), 19.050; 7. Taseva (BUL), 18.350; 8. Nikolchenko (UKR), 17.050.

Ball: 1. D. Averina (RUS), 20.300; 2. Soldatova (RUS), 20.200; 3. Alexandra Agiurgiuculese (ITA), 19.900; 4. Baldasarri (ITA), 19.500; 5. Zelikman (ISR), 19.400; 6. Halkina (BLR), 19.200; 7. Neviana Vladinova (BUL), 19.100; 8. Taseva (BUL), 17.600.

Clubs: 1. D. Averina (RUS), 19.000; 2. Halkina (BLR), 18.900; 3. A. Averina (RUS), 18.850; 4. Baldassarri (ITA), 18.300; 5. Nikolchenko (UKR), 18.100; 6. Vladinova (BUL), 17.650; 7. Salome Pazhava (GEO), 17.400; 8. Taseva (BUL), 17.200.

Ribbon: 1. Soldatova (RUS), 18.600; 2. Baldassarri (ITA), 18.500; 3. Ashram (ISR), 18.500; 4. Agiurgiuculese (ITA), 17.450; 5. Anastasiia Salos (BLR), 17.200; 6. Kaleyn (BUL), 17.100; 7. Nikolchenko (UKR), 16.050; 8. Minagawa (JPN), 10.600.

Group All-Around: 1. Russia, 46.300; 2. Italy, 44.825; 3. Bulgaria, 42.050; 4. Ukraine, 41.150; 5. Japan, 40.650; 6. Bulgaria, 39.200; 7. Azerbaijan, 39.100; 8. France, 37.050. 14. United States, 35.800.

Group 5 Hoops: 1. Bulgaria, 23.300; 2. Japan, 22.800; 3. Italy, 22.550; 4. Russia, 20.325; 5. Azerbaijan, 20.100; 6. France, 19.700; 7. Ukraine, 19.500; 8. Belarus, 18.600.
Group 3 Balls + 2 Ropes: 1. Italy, 22.550; 2. Russia, 22.200; 3. Ukraine, 21.400; 4. Japan, 21.350; 5. Belarus, 20.950; 6. Bulgaria, 20.750; 7. Azerbaijan, 20.400; 8. Spain, 19.800.

Team: 1. Russia (D. Averina, A. Averina, Soldatova), 161.325; 2. Bulgaria (Kaleyn, Taseva, Vladinova), 150.975; 3. Italy (Agiurgiuculese, Baldassarri, Russo), 147.550; 4. Israel, 147.200; 5. Ukraine, 145.225; 6. Belarus, 143.550; 7. United States (Camilla Feeley, Evita Griskenis, Laura Zeng), 140.925; 8. Japan, 140.350.