The unstoppable force that is Russia is closing in on a gold-medal sweep of the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia (BUL).
With only the All-Around remaining among the individual events, Dina Averina has taken the Hoop, Ball and Clubs titles, and Alexsandra Soldatova won the Ribbon final. Both added another gold with the Team title. The remaining schedule includes:
∙ 14 September:
All-Around final 2017: 1. Dina Averina (RUS)
∙ 15 September:
Group All-Around final 2017: 1. Russia
∙ 16 September:
Group 5 Hoops final 2017: 1. Italy
Group 3 Balls + 2 Ropes final 2017: 1. Russia
Other nations have earned medals, however. Israel’s Linoy Ashram won the silver in Hoop and bronze in Ribbon; Italy’s Alexandra Agiurgiuculese claimed the bronze medal in Ball and Milena Baldassarri won the silver in Ribbon. Bulgaria’s Katsiaryna Halkina took the silver in Clubs, but either Averina, Soldatova or Dona’s twin sister, Arina Averina, have won the rest. That’s seven Russian medals in the four individual medals vs. five for everyone else.
Look for results here. Summaries so far:
FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Sofia (BUL) ~ 10-16 September 2018.
(Full results here)
Hoop: 1. Dina Averina (RUS), 20.850; 2. Linoy Ashram (ISR), 20.000; 3. Arina Averina (RUS), 19.700; 4. Kaleyn Boryana (BUL), 19.550; 5. Nicol Zelikman (ISR), 19.500; 6. Milena Baldasarri (ITA), 19.050; 7. Katrin Taseva (BUL), 18.350; 8. Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR), 17.050.
Ball: 1. D. Averina (RUS), 20.300; 2. Aleksandra Soldatova (RUS), 20.200; 3. Alexandra Agiurgiuculese (ITA), 19.900; 4. Baldasarri (ITA), 19.500; 5. Zelikman (ISR), 19.400; 6. Katsiaryna 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.
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.
