Rhythmic gymnastics

[jorge2912]

Hi everybody. Created this thread for talk about rhythmic gymnastics and some news or anything about it , about our favorites gymnast or even some gossips .

I know there's a thread about it but are from Olympics games and is good idea this thread because I know besides me others GS members loves rhythmic gymnastics too and not just exist for Olympics cycle RG.

Ok , start opening the topic with the calendar of most notable championships from this year , credits to Jumping_Beam .

Date​	Competition​	Location​
04. - 06.04.	World Cup	Sofia , Bulgaria
18. - 20.04.	World Cup	Baku, Azerbaijan
25. - 27.04.	World Cup	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
01. - 04.05.	European Cup	Baku , Azerbaijan
02. - 03.05.	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt
09. - 11.05.	World Challenge Cup	Portimao, Portugal
16. - 18.05.	Oceania & Asian Championships	Singapore
22. - 25.05.	Pan American Championships Juniors	Asuncion, Paraguay
30.05. - 01.06.	Pan American Championships Seniors	Asuncion, Paraguay
04. - 08.06.	European Championships	Tallinn, Estonia
18. - 22.06.	Junior World Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria
17. - 19.07.	World University Games	Essen, Germany
18. - 20.07.	World Cup	Milan, Italy
25. - 27.07.	World Challenge Cup	Cluj Napoca, Romania
20. - 24.08.	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

[jorge2912]

It seems like Gymnastik International 2025 , it can be able to watch without geoblock (i hope be in that way)

Link to the Livestream - junior Championship.
https://www.sportdeutschland.tv/dtb/gymnastik-international-2025-all-around-juniors

Senior Championship.
https://www.sportdeutschland.tv/dtb/gymnastik-international-2025-all-around-seniors

 

[Diana Delafield]

It seems like Gymnastik International 2025 , it can be able to watch without geoblock (i hope be in that way)

Link to the Livestream - junior Championship.
https://www.sportdeutschland.tv/dtb/gymnastik-international-2025-all-around-juniors

Senior Championship.
https://www.sportdeutschland.tv/dtb/gymnastik-international-2025-all-around-seniors

I've found sportdeutschland.tv doesn't allow you to watch if you have an adblocker, though. (Even if I knew how to remove it, I wouldn't.)

 

[jorge2912]

I've found sportdeutschland.tv doesn't allow you to watch if you have an adblocker, though. (Even if I knew how to remove it, I wouldn't.)

In all European websites if we have ad blocker don't work or if we choose "refuse cookies" also don't work . Anyway It can be viewable also by the application sports Deutschland (Sdtv) for cellphone or tablet, , the championship begins at 09:30 German time

 

[Diana Delafield]

In all European websites if we have ad blocker don't work or if we choose "refuse cookies" also don't work . Anyway It can be viewable also by the application sports Deutschland (Sdtv) for cellphone or tablet, , the championship begins at 09:30 German time

I'll have to rely on the reports of others then. I don't have a smart phone or tablet. My only access to the internet is my laptop. I didn't realize things also don't work if I refuse cookies, as I also always do. With the adblocker, when someone posts a youtube video on GS, I can play it if I use Chrome, but not if I'm using Firefox. I suppose I could learn more about using computers and all the other gadgets, but I just work around the problems instead

 

[Jumping_Bean]

You can add another European Cup to the calendar of events, taking place in Burgas, Bulgaria, from the 15th to the 18th of May.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Well, the stream is having issues, but I just can't get over how funny it is for there to be a second set of twins called Dina and Arina who both do RG competitively.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Lada did well with the hoop, shame I wasn't able to see very many of the other routines so far, because the stream is struggling a lot. The Junior stream wasn't perfect, but much better than the Senior stream has been so far. I guess a lot more people want to watch the Seniors

 

[jorge2912]

Senior Championship Livestream is working perfectly

https://www.sportdeutschland.tv/dtb/gymnastik-international-2025-all-around-seniors

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Nastya's hoop looked quite good for this time of the year. She's going to the first World Cup, which is a good choice.
Hatice really impressed me at Euros last year, definitely a big talent.
Marga is still finding her form this early in the season, that's usually the case for her and Worlds is really late this season anyway.

Nikola Novakova's ball routine is very pretty, despite the drop.
The second Mironskaya twin had a better start to her competition than her sister, well done, Arina.
Liliana's ball routine is so good (btw. her sister competed in Juniors earlier today) - The side scale turn is not however. And that goes for a number of other gymnasts too (Nastya for example) - If you're doing a side scale or a Raffaeli turn, your upper body also needs to face the side, not be twisted to the front. Also, the free leg is bent in a 45° angle not a 90° angle or even more.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Yana Golovan looked like she had a lot of fun - Also, bless anyone who choses Marina (& the Diamonds) for a routine.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Marfa's ball is so sharp, really feeds into her strengths.
Once again, Nastya looks to be in really good form (Except for the Raffaeli turn). The choice of who gets to do the AA at Euros & Worlds will be so tough.
Hatice kept her Hoop routine and it's still as impressive choreographically as last season,

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Is Marga going to Uni? Just asking because the World University Games are going to be in Germany this year.
Some small insecurities in the ball routine, as is usual for new routines, but she looks to be having so much fun

Nikola Novakova is a new find for me, but definitely someone I'm going to keep an eye on. Very beautiful lines, good body expression.
Liliana is great, but I don't want to hear Paint it Black in any version anymore and least of all this one, sorry.
Darja kept her ball routine, but has a new leotard that I personally prefer over her last one.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Lila Lewinska seriously needs to ditch the side scale, it is so ugly... she is too beautiful a beautiful gymnast for it, a lot of gymnasts have ugly Raffaeli's these days (including Sofi herself) but Lila's one takes the cake in the oof department. Speaking of Raffaeli's, Lada's actually looks pretty this season, which is very nice. I have a huge soft spot for the girl and I hope that this season is a more consistent one than last season.

Yana Golovan's clubs is to the iPhone ringtone and I love it

 

[Diana Delafield]

Well, the stream is having issues, but I just can't get over how funny it is for there to be a second set of twins called Dina and Arina who both do RG competitively.

Is there an age gap between the two sets? I'm thinking of a situation where the younger twins might get interested in the sport because they heard of the older pair with their names, and decided to take it up themselves.

Or it's just a coincidence of popular names at the time they were all born? Parents are resisting trends more these days, but there have been many skating competitions in the past where there would be three or four skaters in a class with the same first name. (My field of interest when I was in grad studies in linguistics was personal names. Thanks for giving me these four to add to my odds-and-ends file )

 

[Ichatdelune]

Is there an age gap between the two sets? I'm thinking of a situation where the younger twins might get interested in the sport because they heard of the older pair with their names, and decided to take it up themselves.

Or it's just a coincidence of popular names at the time they were all born? Parents are resisting trends more these days, but there have been many skating competitions in the past where there would be three or four skaters in a class with the same first name. (My field of interest when I was in grad studies in linguistics was personal names. Thanks for giving me these four to add to my odds-and-ends file )

So Arina and Dina Averina (Russian twins, the famous ones) were born in 1998, while Arina and Dina Mironskaya (Austrian twins, the ones competing here) were born in 2007. Since you (for the most part) have to begin RG very early in order to reach elite level I don't think that the Austrian Arina and Dina were inspired by the Averini to start RG

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Lila Lewinska seriously needs to ditch the side scale, it is so ugly... she is too beautiful a beautiful gymnast for it, a lot of gymnasts have ugly Raffaeli's these days (including Sofi herself) but Lila's one takes the cake on the oof department.

Lila's Raffaeli is so ugly, and Nastya Simakova's isn't much better. Both really elegant gymnasts too, and then you see the Raffaeli turn (in all four exercises at that!) and it is just completely wrong from top to bottom. The leg position (?????), the closed hip (Lila), the completely incorrect upper body alignment (Nastya)... Just no.

Speaking of Raffaeli's, Lada's actually looks pretty this season, which is very nice. I have a huge soft spot for the girl and I hope that this season is a more consistent one than last season.

Lada is adorable and her body difficulties are so good, she just needed a bit of time to make the jumps from Junior to Seniors. I'm sure she'll do better this season (also hoping for that to be the case for Polina Karika).

Yana Golovan's clubs is to the iPhone ringtone and I love it

Yana is such a delight, I was super surprised by her. Maybe not the execution or difficulty to be at the top in the USA currently, but so much fun and personality.

 

[Ichatdelune]

While both Gimnastik International and Italian Serie A are on a break: I love what Burlo Gymnastics is doing with their gymnasts, their current star is of course Rin (Keys) but Natalie de la Rosa remains as charming as last season

 

[jorge2912]

Lila Lewinska seriously needs to ditch the side scale, it is so ugly... she is too beautiful a beautiful gymnast for it, a lot of gymnasts have ugly Raffaeli's these days (including Sofi herself) but Lila's one takes the cake in the oof department. Speaking of Raffaeli's, Lada's actually looks pretty this season, which is very nice. I have a huge soft spot for the girl and I hope that this season is a more consistent one than last season.

Yana Golovan's clubs is to the iPhone ringtone and I love it

Lila was ok, I'm agreed that this side scale doesn't look aesthetically nice , maybe another balance element but it was ok , about raffaeli element, I think need more work on it and perhaps in just two exercises and not in the 4 ,a thing is innovate but another thing is forget a wide element range it exist in the code of points

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Is there an age gap between the two sets? I'm thinking of a situation where the younger twins might get interested in the sport because they heard of the older pair with their names, and decided to take it up themselves.

Or it's just a coincidence of popular names at the time they were all born? Parents are resisting trends more these days, but there have been many skating competitions in the past where there would be three or four skaters in a class with the same first name. (My field of interest when I was in grad studies in linguistics was personal names. Thanks for giving me these four to add to my odds-and-ends file )

Born nine years apart (Averina twins in 1998, Mironskaya twins in 2007), but the younger set were born long before the older set became part of the conversation in RG.
The Averinas didn't start competing internationally until 2011/2012, and were honestly pretty unremarkable as Juniors. Dina won bronze at Jr Nationals in 2013 and Arina placed 5th, those were their highest placements. Their breakout season didn't come until 2017, and honestly, they weren't (both) supposed to be the stars from the get-go. Viner would have loved to have Dina and Sasha Soldatova, but Sasha was already struggling so Arina had a chance to join her sister's rising star.

From the information I can find online, the Mironskayas started RG at 6 (so in 2013) in Krasnodar, so there's a very slim possibility that the Averinas did have an influence, but not a clear indication.