GYMNASTICS: Russia sweeps individual titles at Tashkent Rhythmic World Cup

Russia's Rhythmic star Aleksandra Soldatova

Russian star Aleksandra Soldatova was expected to be the star of the third Rhythmic World Cup in Tashkent (UZB) and she did not disappoint.

The 2018 Worlds All-Around bronze medalist won the All-Around, Hoop, Ball and Clubs titles, fighting off challenges from Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn in the All-Around and Ball, and teammate Anastasia Guzenkova in the Hoop.

Guzenkova, a new face on the World Cup scene, came back to win the Ribbon ahead of Kaleyn to complete the Russian sweep.

In the team events, Russia won the All-Around and the 3 Ball + 2 Clubs programs, while Ukraine won the 5 Balls events. Summaries:

FIG Rhythmic World Cup
Tashkent (UZB) ~ 19-21 April 2019
(Full results here)

All-Around: 1. Aleksandra Soldatova (RUS), 78.100; 2. Boryana Kaleyn (BUL), 76.500; 3. Anastasia Guzenkova (RUS), 75.500; 4. Khrystyna Pohranuchna (UKR), 74.900; 5. Neviana Vladinova (BUL), 73.950. Also: 8. Laura Zeng (USA), 70.500; .. 17. Lili Mizuno (USA), 58.300.

Hoop: 1. Soldatova (RUS), 21.250; 2. Guzenkova (RUS), 20.500; 3. Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR), 19.900.

Ball: 1. Soldatova (RUS), 20.800; 2. Kaleyn (BUL), 20.400; 3. Guzenkova (RUS), 20.300. Also: 6. Zeng (USA), 17.550.

Clubs: 1. Soldatova (RUS), 21.100; 2. Vladinova (BUL), 20.250; 3. Nikolchenko (UKR), 20.000. Also: 8. Zeng (USA), 17.950.

Ribbon: 1. Guzenkova (RUS), 19.100; 2. Kaleyn (BUL), 18.850; 3. Ekaterina Vedeneeva (SLO), 18.150.

Group All-Around: 1. Russia, 50.300; 2. Uzbekistan, 44.300; 3. Ukraine, 42.600.

Group/5 Balls: 1. Ukraine, 24.550; 2. Israel, 24.050; 3. Russia, 22.950.

Group/3 Hoops+2 Clubs: 1. Russia, 23.550; 2. Ukraine, 22.800; 3. Israel, 21.000.