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]
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2008 series
Date | Event | Location | Type |
March 21-23 | World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics | Kiev | Individuals |
April 12-13 | World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics | Maribor | Individuals |
April 17-20 | World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics | Portimão | Individuals & Groups |
April 26-27 | World Cup competition for Groups Cat. B | Nizhny Novgorod | Groups |
May 9-11 | World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics | Corbeil-Essonnes | Individuals |
May 16-18 | World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics | Minsk | Individuals & Groups |
July 04-05 | World Cup Groups | Tel Aviv | Groups (Canceled) |
July 18-20 | World Cup for Individual Gymnasts | Astana | Individuals |
July 22-25 | E-ON Cup | Varna | Groups |
July 23-26 | Memorial Oksana Kostina | Irkutsk | Individuals |
October 4-5 | 7th Rythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final | Benidorm | Individuals & Groups |
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2009 series
Date | Event | Location | Type |
March 6-8 | Rhythmic FIG World Cup Cat. A | Budapest | Individuals & Groups |
April 4-5 | Rhythmic FIG World Cup Cat. B | Saint Petersburg | Individuals & Groups |
April 16-19 | Rhythmic FIG World Cup Cat. A | Portimão | Individuals & Groups |
April 25-26 | Rhythmic FIG World Cup Cat. B | Maribor | Individuals & Groups |
April 30-May 2 | Rhythmic FIG World Cup Cat. A | Pesaro | Individuals & Groups |
August 15-17 | Rhythmic FIG World Cup Cat. A | Kiev | Individuals & Groups |
August 21-23 | Rhythmic BelSwissBank World Cup Cat. A | Minsk | Individuals & Groups |
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2010 series
Date | Event | Location | Type |
January 30-31 | World Cup Montreal Cat. B | Montreal | Individuals |
March 6-7 | World Cup Garantiqa Cup Cat. A | Debrecen | Individuals & Groups |
March 11-14 | World Cup Portimao Cat. A | Portimão | Individuals & Groups |
March 26-28 | World Cup Kalamata Cat. A | Kalamata | Individuals & Groups |
April 3-4 | World Cup St-Petersbourg Cat. B | Saint Petersburg | Individuals & Groups |
May 7-9 | World Cup Corbeil-Essonnes Souvenir Veronique de Kristoffy Cat. A | Corbeil-Essonnes | Individuals |
May 21-23 | World Cup Minsk - BelSwissBank Cat. A | Minsk | Individuals & Groups |
August 27-29 | World Cup Pesaro Cat. A | Pesaro | Individuals & Groups |
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2011 series
Date | Event | Location | Type |
January 29-30 | World Cup Montreal Cat. B | Montreal | Individuals |
March 25-27 | World Cup Pesaro Cat. B | Pesaro | Individuals & Groups |
April 15-17 | World Cup Kalamata in memory of Eleni Polychronidou Cat. B | Kalamata | Individuals & Groups |
April 23-24 | World Cup Nizhny Novgorod Cat. B | Nizhny Novgorod | Individuals & Groups |
April 28-May 1 | World Cup Portimao Cat. B | Portimão | Individuals & Groups |
May 6-8 | World Cup Kiev Cat. B | Kiev | Individuals & Groups |
May 13-15 | World Cup Corbeil-Essonnes - Souvenir Veronique de Kristoffy Cat. B | Corbeil-Essonnes | Individuals |
August 20-21 | World Cup Sofia Cat. A | Sofia | Individuals & Groups |
August 26-27 | World Cup Tel-Aviv Cat. B | Tel-Aviv | Individuals & Groups |
September 5-7 | World Cup Tashkent Cat. B | Tashkent | Individuals & Groups |
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2012 series
Date | Event | Location | Type |
March 16-18 | World Cup 2012 - Deriugina Cup Cat. B | Kiev | Individuals & Groups |
April 13-14 | World Cup 2012 Cat. B | Pesaro | Individuals & Groups |
April 28-29 | World Series 2012 Cat. B | Penza | Individuals & Groups |
May 5-6 | World Cup 2012 Cat. A | Nizhny Novgorod | Individuals & Groups |
May 11-13 | World Cup 2012 - Souvenir Veronique de Kristoffy Cat. B | Corbeil-Essonnes | Individuals |
May 18-20 | World Cup 2012 Cat. B | Tashkent | Individuals & Groups |
July 13-15 | World Cup 2012 - BelSwissBank Cat. B | Minsk | Individuals & Groups |
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2013 series
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2014 series
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2015 series
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2016 series
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2017 series
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World Cup Final medalists
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]
Individual all-around
Medalling nations
What follows is a list of nations which have earned at least one medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup circuit since 1983 (results consider senior events only).[25][26][27] The number of nations is considerably smaller when compared to medalling nations at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup circuit.
See also
References