Sydorak (UKR), Atamanov (ISR) and the Azerbaijani group lead on day 1 of Rhythmic Europeans

Sydorak (UKR), Atamanov (ISR) and the Azerbaijani group lead on day 1 of Rhythmic Europeans

The first European Gymnastics event of the year kicked off today in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. On the programme today: junior individual qualifications with rope and balls and seniors groups with 5 balls.

6 groups took the carpet to perform their 5 balls routine. Azerbaijan, sporting a beautiful classic look with black leotards and red balls, showed a dramatic choreography to lead on day 1, with half a point over Israel. Estonia and Ukraine both scored 32.000. Estonia advance in third place though due to the tie break rules.  

57 juniors gymnasts are competing for one of the spots in the apparatus finals. The top 8 per event qualify but there is a limit of 1 gymnast per country. The host nation Ukraine secured the top spot with rope where Karina Sydorak scored 21.500 ahead of Belarus’ Dina Agisheva and Bulgaria’s Eva Brezalieva. Both Israel’s Daria Atamanov and Polina Karika (UKR) scored a massive 22.650 with ball with Atamanov taking the lead after a tie-breaker. Yelyzaveta Zorkina (BLR) qualified in third place.

 

Qualified to apparatus finals:

Juniors

Rope

1.            Karina Sydorak (UKR) 21.500

2.            Dina Agisheva (BLR) 21.350

3.            Eva Brezalieva (BUL) 21.100

4.            Daria Atamanov (ISR) 20.175

5.            Lily Ramonatxo (FRA) 19.250

6.            Narmin Bayramova (AZE) 19.150

7.            Evelin Viktoria Kocsis (HUN) 18.950

8.            Annaliese Dragan (ROU) 18.525

Ball

1.            Daria Atamanov (ISR) 22.650

2.            Polina Karika (UKR) 22.650

3.            Yelyzaveta Zorkina (BLR) 22.375

4.            Stliana Nikolova (BUL) 21.925

5.            Evelin Viktoria Kocsis (HUN) 21.300

6.            Alina Gozalova (AZE) 21.200

7.            Erika Dokutsajeva (EST) 20.075

8.            Lily Ramonatxo (FRA) 19.850

Seniors

5 balls

1.            Azerbaijan 34.600

2.            Israel 34.100

3.            Estonia 32.000

4.            Ukraine 32.000

5.            Turkey 31.900

6.            France 29.250