RHYTMICAL GYMNASTICS

Rhythmical gymnastics is one of the most creative sports, than it leaves place to the imagination, like almost all the disciplines that they have to do with music and the corporal expressiveness, as well as the modalities of the dance. In her one looks for to obtain original exhibitions, to chain difficult exercises, besides to obtain a balanced and beautiful exercise that harnesses the expressiveness and that their exhibitions impress by the polished technique and its great beauty, considering itself the Maxima corporal harmonic expression the rate under the sport inspiration and the beauty of the body in movement. They are the five apparatuses used in this sport: ball, tape, cord, hoop and maces. The ball has the peculiarity of being most poetic of all, the routines are elegant, its better exhibitor is Olga Kapranova The tape is a showy and amused apparatus, with very glad music, being its better representative Vera Sessina The cord is the most difficult apparatus and the most chosen by the gymnasts. The hoop is very impressive and in addition very complicated, her better exhibitor is Anna Bessonova

As far as the maces, it is possible to be said that it is the most dynamic apparatus and she cheers, his better representative in the world is Alina Kabaebva The work proposes the use of the Yoruba Technique (own of the education of the African dances of origin and essential for the learning of the Cuban popular dances), in the sport training of this sport to equip the body with the gymnast of the elegance, plasticity and fluidity who fundamentally needs for the execution the different corporal groups and the waves, obtaining the improvement of the process of training in the gymnasts of the ages included/understood in 9, 10 and 11 years. Modern rhythmical gymnastics was developed at the end of the decade of 1950. In this sport, only for women, the disciplines are characterized by the use of accessories like balls, maces, hoops and tapes that accompany music. It is an Olympic sport in which single women can participate.

In the modality of sets, in which Spain this one in elite world-wide, the exercise executes 5 gymnasts (although originally they were 6) who handle 5 apparatuses altogether, being these equal or two different ones. The Spanish set has been Olympic champion in Atlanta 96

SPANISH TEAM. CHAMPIONSHIP 1996

MTHE BEST GYMNAST OF THE WORLD Olga Kapranova (RUSSIA)

Name: Olga Kapranova Birthplace: Moscow, Russia Club: Mgfso (Gazprom) Place of Training: Moscow, Russia Trainer: Irina Viner, Helen Nefedova He began in gymnastics: With eight years Schedule of training: 6-7 hours to the day Place in the Russian equipment: 4 Its season began in: 2003

Vera Sessina (((Russia)

Name: Vera Sessina Birthday: 23ro February of 1986 Birthplace: Jekaterinburg, Russia It calls to account: Nowogorsk/Mosc, Russia Language: Russian Discipline: Individual Club: Mgfco, Dynamo Trainer: Irina Viner, Shatalina, Gorbulina He began in the RG: 7 years of age (1993) Height: 1,69m. Weight: 44Kg. Vera is young and of great talent. Thin discharge and, has a style more classic than the rest, and perhaps for that reason it is not so charismatic on the carpet how other companions. His first great competition was the Championships of

Europe of Granada of the 2002, where it participated with the cord in the competition by equipment, the following year, also it participated in the Worldwide ones of Budapest, where, this time with the tape contributed to that the Russian equipment gained the gold medal. Its first one I title important was in the World-wide ones of Baku of 2005, where, also with the tape, champion of the world with her was proclaimed

ANNA BESSONOVA

Name: Anna Bessonova: " Anya " - Date of birth: 29 of Julio of 1984 - Birthplace: Kiev, The Ukraine - present Residence: Kiev, The Ukraine - Height: 1.71 ms - Trainer: Irina Derugina - favourite Apparatus: maces - Gymnasts favourite: Natalia Lipkovskaya and Alexandra Timoshenko - Club: Deruigina School

Anna Bessonova
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Bessonova is the second holder of the equipment in individual branch of the Ukraine. During last years, supported in the influence of his trainers, he looked for to take control of this position, but the popularity and superiority of other gymnasts prevailed, reason why Anna could not attend the Olympic games of Sydney, among other international competitions. The 2001, with the retirement of the first holder of the Ukraine, the huge Vitrichenko, Bessonova could reach the opportunity to compete in matches of the international scope with more frequency, reaching good results in different competitions, like the Goodwill Games (4 in rope, hoop, ball and in the general test, 3 in maces) and in world-wide of Madrid (the Equipment 2, Hoop and Ball 4, Rope and General Aid 5, maces 6). The family of Bessonova has a great sport file: his father, Vladimir Bessonova was a recognized football player, her mother Victoria Serikh was champion world-wide of rhythmical in the equipment modality, and his brother Alexander is tennis player. Its favourite element is the rope and admires to Alexandra Timochenko and Natalia Lipovskaya Between seasons 2002/2003 Anna this unfolding all his talent, already we gave account in end of glass of world that Anna Bessonova was going to be a even but dangerous rival of which she was, and thus has been, this year, Anna is champion of Europe, in the general classification, the hoop, the maces and the tape, in addition also he is champion of the world in hoop and maces, and silver medal in the rest of apparatuses and the general; Although according to many, Anna is true champion of world 2003.

ALINA KAVAEVA

DATA:
- Name Kabaeva, Alina. - Nickname Lina. - Date of birth 12/5/83. - It was born in Tashkent (Uzbekistn). - Height: 1,64. - Weight 45 kg (approx.) - Trainer: Irina Viner and Vera Shatalina. - Club: Interfin.
Curiosities: - She begans to make gymnastics with 6 years. - She trains 36 hours a week! - Her favourite gymnast is Valeria Vatkina de Bielorrusia." Me pleases because it is different from the others ". - Their favourite apparatus is the maces. - The music that it likes is classic and the pop one - Her favourite film is " The Scarlet Pimpernel ". - Her favourite actor is Tom Crouse. - Her favourite subject is Russian Literature (language).

- Her favourite countries are the USA, Japan and SPAIN! - She likes to collect teddy bears and to dance. - Her favourite food is spaghettis, the chocolate, the ice creams, and Pov & Kuksin (a Russian food). If someday you go through Moscow here you have her direction: Naptarasa Shevchenk 3/22 Moscow RUSSIA Its trainer: Irina Viner

Biography
Alina Kabaeva began to practice gymnastics at the age of 3 years with his first trainer: Anela Maltinaen that was the one who removed it from Tashkent (a poor city in which she lived) and her family took to it along with to Russia since Alina was used for gymnastics and in Uzbekistn their abilities would not be appreciated. With 12 years it was able to put to Alina in Moscow since it had good contacts. In Moscow it began in training in the Interfin club and soon Irina Viner (selecting Russian) paid attention to her and then she took to it to the Russian Federation of gymnastics, from year 1997 it has prevailed like professional gymnast gaining gold in great competitions and surpassing great veteran gymnasts. The only especially serious failure that it had in all these years was when by a negligence the hoop of the hands escaped to him and it left to him the carpet, losing therefore the Olympic gold (for which he was favourite).Nevertheless she was third. She says that whenever she is a little discouraged she thinks about that and she immediately becomes to animate. In year 2001, before the world-wide one in Madrid it gave positive by doping in a medical check-up, and although she participated in the world-wide and they cleared

the gold medals to her and to her companion Irina Tchachina who also had given positive. They yielded them to Tamara Yerofeeva that had been third and to Simona Peycheva (Bulgaria) that had been fourth. The no single doping cleared the medals to Alina but that the FIG (Federation the International of gymnastics) sanctioned to her with two years without competing. Two years those never were marked by an agreement of money between the gymnast and the Federation. Although it was very just a short time without competing, she got fat and even there are people who say that she lost faculties and that no longer she was the same one of always. In spite of these commentaries, Alina gained European of Granada 02 (first competition after the sanction) and world-wide of Bupapest 03 (qualifying for Athens 2004) for which was classified; this stays as more important competitions, without counting other matches in which also she participated. Now they wait for the Olympic Games to him, in where it hopes to play a good role and to try to remove that thorn that it has nailed by 3rd position in the Olympic Games of Sidney 2000

Here you have to Alina in the cover of 2 Russian magazines.

Apart from to be an excellent gymnast, Alina has got a wonderful beauty, which has leaded to her to take part in several fashion parades.

Alina has got her own sponsor: Longines. She wears the Longines shield in several of her maillots.

Spanish Individual Gymnasts

Jennifer Colino Guerra

PERSONALITY DATE OF BIRTH: 17 October 1985 BIRTHPLACE: Torrevieja (Alicante) IT CALLS TO ACCOUNT: Madrid CLUB: Athletic Montemar TRAINER: Nina Vitrichenko (Pink Minor) HE ENTERED THE SELECTION: Julio of 2001 BETTER RESULTS 15th Individual and 5th by Equipment in the CTO of the World Madrid 2001. - Runner-up of Spain 1 Category 2000, 2001. - Winning of the Glass of Spain 2001. - Champion of Spain Junior 1998. - 3rd classified CTO Spain 1999 (Junior) and 1997 (Infantile). -

Almudena Cid Tostado

PERSONALITY DATE OF BIRTH: 15 June 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Vitoria HE CALLS TO ACCOUNT: Barcelona CLUB: Betti Aurrera TRAINER: Iratxe Aurecoetxea (Dalia Kutkaite, Ana Baptist, Emilia Boneva, Sea Lozano, Aurora Fernandez) IT BEGAN IN GR.: to the 7 years IT ENTERED THE SELECTION: November of 1994 GYMNASTIC DOLO: Oksana Kostina SPORT DOLO: Miguel Indurin FAVOURITE APPARATUS: Ball, Hoop FAVOURITE MUSIC: Disc FAVOURITE FOOD: Paella BOOKS: Flowers in the attic FILMS: Ghost OBJECTIVE: Mediterranean Athens 2004, Games Almeria 2005

BETTER RESULTS - Olympic Diploma (8th Classified) Athens 2004 - Olympic Finalist (9th Classified) Sydney 2000 - Olympic Finalist (9th Classified) Atlanta 1996 - 7th in European Kiev 2004 - Bronze medal in Ball Vitry Cup 2003 (Glass of the World) - Bronze medal in Ball Grand Prix Thiais 2002 - 7th in World-wide Madrid 2001, 4 in Hoop - European Bronze medal Equipment Riesa 2001 - 8th in European Zaragoza 2000 - 4th in World-wide Cord Budapest 1996 - 11th in World-wide Vienna 1995 and Berlin 1997 - Five Champion times of Spain (1995, 96, 99, 2001, 02) - Winning of the Glass of Spain 2003

Almudena is the only gymnast in History finalist in the three Olympic Games: Atlanta, Sydney and Athens

She would like to dedicate herself in fashion, the photography, the television... in fact, it has participated in a chapter of a step advanced and now also she participated in the new program of TV five defied under ice ". It is studying design and fashion. Maillots are designed by her and until personalizes the tapes. She is the image of Nike Woman new line of feminine clothes. She likes paella, books as the Perfume ", the film the life is beautiful ", music disc... her idol is Miguel Indurin. She lives in Barcelona. She has got sentimental companion because she does not like the word fiance ".

Esther Escolar Menndez

PERSONALITY DATE OF BIRTH: 21 of December 1987 BIRTHPLACE: Lrida (Catalonia) IT CALLS TO ACCOUNT: Barcelona CLUB: Patricia Leda TRAINER: Iratxe Aurecoetxea FIRST TRAINER: Divine Abbot HE BEGAN IN GR.: to the 4 years HE ENTERED THE SELECTION: 2003 DAILY TRAINING: 7-8 hours STUDIES: 2nd Baccalaureate FAVOURITE GYMNAST: Anna Bessonova COLOR: Blue FLOWER: Margarita CITY: Paris MUSIC: Alexander Sanz FOOD: Fideu DRINK: Coca-Cola BOOK: The Alchemist " Paulo Cohelo FILMS: Pearl Harbour

BETTER RESULTS - Runner-up of Spain 2004 (Category of Honour) - Champion of Spain 2003 (First Category) - 5th by countries World-wide Budapest 2003 Esther Escolar Menndez was born in Lleida the 21 of December of 1987. One began in gymnastics to the seven years, like extra scholastic activity, in the School Masip Captain. Her professor, who also was it as well of the Club Patricia, said that she had qualities for this sport and took it to the club. Next City of Lleida participated in the Trophy and as a result of the success Patricia registered in the Club that same year. As of 1997, Esther began to compete in the championships of Spain of sets, reaching the first position in 1999. This same year was summoned by the Spanish Selection for a concentration.

Playing in a team I enjoyed myself a lot. I liked very much to be with my mates in the court because we were to achieve the same objective
At the same moment I finished the exercise, the first thing I thought was that I had achieved it; that the exercise I had prepared so much, it had been done jet. And I felt myself very, very happy. At this moment I was very pleased.