As if there was any doubt about the class acts in Rhythmic Gymnastics, it was underlined at the Minsk World Challenge Cup:
(1) Dina Averina (RUS): 4 wins, one bronze.
(2) Arina Averina (RUS): 4 silvers, one bronze.
(3) Linoy Ashram (ISR): 1 win, 1 silver, two bronzes.
The Averinas won medals in all five events and Ashram missed a fifth in Ribbon, where she finished fourth to Italy’s Milena Baldassarri, 21.600-20.350.
All of this is in preparation for the World Championships, coming to Baku (AZE) from 16-22 September, and the Russians are obviously ready. There was prize money for the All-Around of CHF 700-550-450-300-250-200-150-100 and for the apparatus finals of 600-450-300-200-150-100-100-100 for the top eight places. Summaries:
FIG Rhythmic World Challenge Cup I
Minsk (BLR) ~ 16-18 August 2019
(Full results here)
All-Around: 1. Dina Averina (RUS), 93.450; 2. Arina Averina (RUS), 91.950; 3. Linoy Ashram (ISR), 86.650; 4. Alexandra Agiurgiuculese (ITA), 84.750; 5. Nicol Zelikman (ISR), 84.600.
Hoop: 1. Ashram (ISR), 23.500; 2. A. Averina (RUS), 23.450; 3. D. Averina (RUS), 23.100.
Ball: 1. D. Averina (RUS), 23.600; 2. A. Averina (RUS), 23.200; 3. Ashram (ISR), 22.900.
Clubs: 1. D. Averina (RUS), 23.500; 2. Ashram (ISR), 23.400; 3. A. Averina (RUS), 22.700.
Ribbon: 1. D. Averina (RUS), 22.150; 2. A. Averina (RUS), 21.850; 3. Milena Baldassarri (ITA), 21.600.
Group/All-Around: 1. Russia, 59.050; 2. Bulgaria, 57.650; 3. Belarus, 57.450.
Group/5 Balls: 1. Italy, 29.800; 2. Russia, 28.450; 3. Bulgaria, 29.450.
Group/3 Hoops+2 Clubs: 1. Bulgaria, 28.600; 2. Belarus, 28.450; 3. Ukraine, 28.100.
