Rhythmic Gymnastics

Top Olympic rhythmic gymnasts at Tokyo 2020
Russia has dominated rhythmic gymnastics for decades, so it seems only fitting that they would need just one family – sisters Dina and Arina Averina – to continue that legacy.
With the post Rio 2016 retirements of gold and silver medallist Margarita Mamun

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Olympic rhythmic gymnastics at Tokyo 2020: Top five things to know

Since rhythmic gymnastics made its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 1984, its athletes have consistently wowed the world with their sublime displays of artistry and beauty set to music.
In 2028, the world will return to Los Angeles to celebrate the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, which will be a

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Relive the rhythmic gymnastics individual all around from the Rio Summer Olympic Games in 2016 and follow Margarita Mamun as she wins gold for Russia, Yana Kudryavtseva as she claims silver for Russia, and Ganna Rizatdinova as she takes home bronze for the Ukraine

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For Olympic Day 2020, we invited YOU to #StayActive with top-class athletes in live workouts around the globe. Enjoy the best of an action-packed day with appearances from some of the biggest hitters in the world of sport.

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The world of sport work out together on #OlympicDay!

Russian rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun shows us how to stay fit with the Olympic Day workout!

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Olympic Day Workout | #StayActive with Margarita Mamun

Russia has won every available Olympic gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics since 2000.
And the results of the 2019 junior world championships suggest that this dominance is not likely to end any time soon.
The 14-year-old prodigy Lala Kramarenko and her teammates Anastasia Simakova, Anna Batasova, and Daria Sergaeva led

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Meet Lala Kramarenko: Russia's rising star in rhythmic gymnastics 

For Olympic Day, we asked you: why do you play sport? Your answers blew us away!

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Since 2017, the Averina twins have wowed audiences around the world.
Dina and Arina also dominated the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan sweeping all individual titles between them.
But while the Russians look almost identical, the pair are keen to talk about how different their characters are.
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Spot the difference: why the Averina twins are not as identical as they look

Relive Margarita Mamun's memorable individual all-around victory from Rio 2016 by watching all four of her golden final performances.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Margarita Mamun: The Rio 2016 individual all-around final routines

Learn key rhythmic gymnastics skills and stretching technics with Rio 2016 gold medallist Margarita Mamun

Originals

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Top gymnastics tips with Russia’s gold medallist gymnast Margarita Mamun

Olympic gold medalist Margarita Mamun tries to turn around the fortunes of Moscow’s Pirouette Gymnastics team. Is one week enough?

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Can Margarita Mamun transform this Z Team?

Margarita Mamun performs to the Queen classic 'We Will Rock You' in the rhythmic gymnastics at Rio 2016.

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Rhythmic gymnastics: We Will Rock You - Queen | Music Mondays

All the Olympic highlights from Russian Federation, set to the national anthem.

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National anthem: The best of Russian Federation in Rio

What happens when a U.S. Soccer star is asked to spin a ribbon? What can a Russian rhythmic gymnastics gold medallist do with her feet?

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Sports Swap: Football vs Gymnastics with Heather O'Reilly & Margarita Mamun

Margarita Mamun and Yana Kudryavtseva represent Russia by winning gold and silver in women's individual rhythmic gymnastics.

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Russia take gold, silver in Individual Rhythmic Gymnastics

Gold: M. Mamun (RUS), Silver: Y. Kudryatseva (RUS), Bronze: G. Rizatdinova (UKR).

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Gymnastics Rhythmic: Individual | Rio 2016 Replays

Teams from Russia, Spain and Bulgaria battle for medals and perform various routines.

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Russian team win Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Final

Highlights of the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics final on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena.

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Winning an Olympic gold medal is a life changing moment.
In an instant an athlete is elevated from competitor to champion; capitulated to great sporting heights and remembered for generations.
But behind every life-changing moment there’s a story – context that explains why that moment is as great as it

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Olympic Channel presents brand new series ‘Wait For It’ – Watch Now

The 2016 All-around champion in rhythmic gymnastics shares why she believes ROC will win gold and silver at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Seven-time world champ Margarita Mamun believes the 'complexity' of the Averina twins' elements will see them dominate the Olympic events, but what does she believe are the differences between Dina and Arina, and hear her thoughts on fellow Rio champ Simone Biles in this exclusive interview.

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Rita Mamun: What makes the Averina twins so special

Rhythmic gymnastics is more than a sport for Milena Baldassarri.
"I love everything around it, it’s a very feminine world, where women can fully express their strength," the 18-year-old told the Olympic Channel.
Baldassarri grew up as an athlete. Swimming, ballet and equestrian were some of the sports she practised

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Milena Baldassarri: "I'm telling a story, like in a theatre"

Books, films, and taking care of her young son Lev have kept Margarita Mamun going despite the lack of sports.
The rhythmic gymnastics star, who retired in 2017, was meant to go to Tokyo 2020 as a television analyst before the Games were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Speaking

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Margarita Mamun explains Russia's rhythmic gymnastics dominance

Olympic Day 2020 was celebrated with people across the globe getting active, getting moving, and getting involved.
Amazing Olympians led the way with the Olympic Day Workout that spanned five continents and crossed borders in 20 different time zones.
The @Olympics and @OlympicChannel Instagram handles put Olympic Day into the

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Linoy Ashram is ready to take on the world. The rhythmic gymnast has learned to feel comfortable with being the face of Israel. Just don't be fooled by her shy behaviour. "I love competing , so my bull is coming out," she revealed. And it did come out at Tokyo 2020 where she won gold in the all-around.

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Friendship, excellence, and respect are the three core Olympic values, and we have been touched by the way the sports world has responded to these challenging times.
And not just Olympians either.
The Olympic family as a whole, and that's all of us, has come up with brilliant ways to

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Russia's Rhythmic Gymnastics champ Aleksandra Soldatova tells us what she learnt in her time as a Rio 2016 Olympic alternate, and how it gave her a career advantage.

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