2009 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series

The 2009 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes six category A events and two category B events. With stopovers in Europe only, the competitions took place on March 6–8 in Budapest (HUN), April 4–5 in Saint Petersburg (RUS), April 16–19 in Portimão (POR), April 25–26 in Maribor (SLO), April 30 – May 2 in Pesaro (ITA), May 8–10 in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA), August 15–17 in Kyiv (UKR) and August 21–23 in Minsk (BLR). Two events were open only to individual athletes (Maribor and Corbeil-Essonnes), while six were open to both individual athletes and groups. In all of the events, all-around competitions served as qualifications for the finals by apparatus. The world ranking points collected by the competitors at their best four World Cup events added up to a total, and the top scorers in each event were crowned winners of the overall series at the final event in Minsk, Belarus.

Formats Date Level Location Type Ref. March 6–8 Cat. A Budapest Individuals and groups April 4–5 Cat. B Saint Petersburg Individuals and groups April 16–19 Cat. A Portimão Individuals and groups April 25–26 Cat. B Maribor Individuals April 30 – May 2 Cat. A Pesaro Individuals and groups May 8–10 Cat. A Corbeil-Essonnes Individuals August 15–17 Cat. A Kyiv Individuals and groups August 21–23 Cat. A Minsk Individuals and groups

Medal winners

All-around

Individual Category A Budapest Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Olga Kapranova Portimão Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Anna Bessonova Pesaro Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Anna Bessonova Yana Lukonina Marina Shpekht Daria Dmitrieva Kyiv Anna Bessonova Olga Kapranova Silvia Miteva Minsk Yevgeniya Kanayeva Daria Kondakova Melitina Staniouta Category B Saint Petersburg Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Marina Shpekht Maribor Olga Kapranova Melitina Staniouta Liubov Charkashyna

Group all-around Category A Budapest Portimão Pesaro Kyiv Minsk Category B Saint Petersburg

Apparatus

Rope Category A Budapest Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Aliya Yussupova Portimão Yevgeniya Kanayeva Anna Bessonova Aliya Garayeva Pesaro Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Melitina Staniouta Daria Dmitrieva Marina Shpekht Delphine Ledoux Kyiv Anna Bessonova Alina Maksymenko Olga Kapranova Minsk Yevgeniya Kanayeva Melitina Staniouta Daria Kondakova Category B Saint Petersburg Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Melitina Staniouta Maribor Olga Kapranova Marina Shpekht Melitina Staniouta

Hoop Category A Budapest Yevgeniya Kanayeva Aliya Yussupova Vera Sessina Portimão Anna Bessonova Yevgeniya Kanayeva Liubov Charkashyna Pesaro Yevgeniya Kanayeva Anna Bessonova Vera Sessina Marina Shpekht Yana Lukonina Anna Alyabyeva Kyiv Anna Bessonova Olga Kapranova Silvia Miteva Minsk Yevgeniya Kanayeva Olga Kapranova Melitina Staniouta Category B Saint Petersburg Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Liubov Charkashyna Maribor Liubov Charkashyna Yana Lukonina Melitina Staniouta

Ball Category A Budapest Yevgeniya Kanayeva Olga Kapranova Aliya Yussupova Portimão Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Anna Bessonova Pesaro Yevgeniya Kanayeva Anna Bessonova Aliya Yussupova Daria Dmitrieva Bilyana Prodanova Carolina Rodriguez Kyiv Anna Bessonova Silvia Miteva Alina Maksymenko Minsk Yevgeniya Kanayeva Daria Kondakova Melitina Staniouta Category B Saint Petersburg Yevgeniya Kanayeva Olga Kapranova Liubov Charkashyna Maribor Olga Kapranova Liubov Charkashyna Melitina Staniouta

Ribbon Category A Budapest Vera Sessina Yevgeniya Kanayeva Liubov Charkashyna Portimão Yevgeniya Kanayeva Vera Sessina Melitina Staniouta Pesaro Vera Sessina Yevgeniya Kanayeva Anna Bessonova Daria Dmitrieva Bilyana Prodanova Delphine Ledoux Kyiv Anna Bessonova Irina Risenzon Aliya Yussupova Minsk Yevgeniya Kanayeva Daria Kondakova Melitina Staniouta Category B Saint Petersburg Vera Sessina Yevgeniya Kanayeva Melitina Staniouta Maribor Olga Kapranova Melitina Staniouta Marina Shpekht

5 hoops Category A Budapest Portimão Pesaro Kyiv Minsk Category B Saint Petersburg

2 ropes and 3 ribbons Category A Budapest Portimão Pesaro Kyiv Minsk Category B Saint Petersburg

Overall medal table

See also 2009 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series 2009 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix circuit

References