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The hoop was introduced to the early form of the sport in the 1920s. [1] At the 1936 Summer Olympics, Hinrich Medau, one of the developers of "modern gymnastics" (the forerunner to rhythmic gymnastics), choreographed a routine with five hoops to represent the Olympic rings, popularizing the apparatus in gymnastics programs. [2]
They were 6th in teams. Pusch competed with hoop and ball and ended 9th and 6th. [6] In 2023, she represented Germany at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca together with Melissa Kar. She qualified to all three apparatus finals, placing 5th in both hoop and ribbon, while she won silver medal with ball.
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. [2] [3] The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordinated.
Keep in mind that this requirement is only for the women in competition — viewers won’t hear pop, rock or even classical music playing during the men’s gymnastics floor routines. This dates ...
On February 15, 2015, a star-studded gala was held in Russia for the 80th founding anniversary of rhythmic gymnastics. The venue was held in the historical Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg . Among those who performed at the gala were Russian former Olympic champions, Olympic medalists and World champions including: Dmitriyeva, Evgenia ...
She competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, where she won team gold and bronze in the all-around, with ball and with clubs. [4] The following year she won team gold, gold in the all-around, with ball and with ribbon as well as silver with hoop at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. [5] [6] [7]
In 2003 in Budapest she won two World titles — the hoop event final edging out Alina Kabaeva (performing to music from Swan Lake) and the clubs final where she beat Irina Tchachina for the gold. Bessonova was very close to the all-around title but finished with the silver medal behind Russia's Alina Kabaeva after a drop during her ball routine.
Wang Zilu (Chinese: 王子露; born 18 June 2003) [1] is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast.She is the 2023 Asian Championships all-around, hoop, and team bronze medalist and a 2022 Asian Games team bronze medalist.