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.
