GYMNASTICS: Averinas and Ashram win 14 of 15 medals in Minsk World Challenge Cup

World Champion Dina Averina (RUS)

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.