Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup

The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup is a competition for rhythmic gymnastics sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The gymnasts are invited based on Federation invitation, World Standings, results from the previous World Championships or Olympics Games and the winners are awarded prize money.

History

In 1975, the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) sporadically decided to organise an original competition, reserved for the current best gymnasts. It was composed of a single and unique event, bringing together elite gymnasts in all around competition and in apparatus finals. Galas are part of the Event. World Cup was used an alternative to the World Championships which was held every 2 years.

This schedule was kept until 1990, the year in which the world championships cycle was modified. In 1997, the FIG Executive Committee updated and made its international calendar consistent and took the decision to hold a World Cup Final (in even years) in alternance with the World Championships (in odd years). Since 2009, the World Championships are now held annually with the all-around titles competed annually.

World Cup Final is the last FIG sanctioned World Cup Series for the season.

World Cup Final

The Finals are no longer held for any of the International Federation of Gymnastics disciplines. In 2008, the federation decided to stop running them since January 2009.[1]

Year Event Location
1983[2] 1st World Cup Final Belgrade
1986[3] 2nd World Cup Final Tokyo
1990 3rd World Cup Final Brussels
2000 4th World Cup Final Glasgow
2002 5th World Cup Final Stuttgart
2004 6th World Cup Final Moscow
2006 7th World Cup Final Mie
2008[4] 8th World Cup Final Benidorm

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2013 Series

Date Event Location Type
February 8-10 Valentine Cup Tartu Individuals Cat. B
April 3-6 Lisboa World Cup Lisbon Individuals & Groups Cat. B
April 19-21 Irina Deleanu Cup Bucharest Individuals Cat. B
April 25-27 Pesaro World Cup Pesaro Individuals & Groups Cat. B
May 4-5 Sofia World Cup Sofia Individuals Cat. A
May 10-12 Corbeil-Essonnes Cup Corbeil Individuals Cat. B
May 17-19 Minsk World Cup Minsk Individuals & Groups Cat. B
August 17-18 World Cup Final St. Petersburg Individuals & Groups Cat. B

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2014 Series

Date Event Location Type
March 14-16 Debrecen World Cup Debrecen Individuals & Groups Cat. B
March 22-23 Stuttgart World Cup Stuttgart Individuals & Groups Cat. A
April 3-6 Lisboa World Cup Lisbon Individuals Individuals & Groups Cat. B
April 11-13 Pesaro World Cup Pesaro Individuals Cat. B
May 9-11 Corbeil-Essonnes Cup Corbeil Individuals Cat. B
May 22-24 Happy Caravan World Cup Tashkent Individuals & Groups Cat. B
May 30-June 1 Minsk World Cup Minsk Individuals & Groups Cat. B
August 9-10 Sofia World Cup Sofia Individuals & Groups Cat. B
September 5-7 World Cup Final Kazan Individuals & Groups Cat. B

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World Cup Final Medalists

Individual All-Around

The Finals are no longer held for any of the International Federation of Gymnastics disciplines. In 2008, the federation decided to stop running them since January 2009.[1]

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia Russia Olga Kapranova Russia Vera Sessina Russia Evgenia Kanaeva

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Federation of Gymnastics. "Rhythmic Gymnastics WORLD CUP FINALS". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13.
  2. ↑ "1983 Belgrade World Cup Final Results". r-gymnast.bplaced.net.
  3. ↑ "1986 Tokyo World Cup Final Results". r-gymnast.bplaced.net.
  4. ↑ "2008 World Cup Final results". gymmedia.
  5. ↑ "World Cup Final list". International Federation of Gymnastics.
  6. ↑ RG Calendar 2013 gymmedia.
  7. ↑ 2013 RG Results rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com
  8. ↑ RG Calendar 2014 gymmedia.
  9. ↑ 2014 RG Results rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com

See also