While Bulgaria's group took 1st place with their balls and ropes routine in the finals of the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championship in Spain, the little graces of TEA Dance Sports Club were also fighting for their medals at the "Impala" Cup in Stara Zagora.
Congratulations to the TEA Dance Sports Club girls who took part in the "Impala Cup" International Tournament. And well done to their coaches, without whom the results wouldn't have been the same.
The results came quickly – you can see them below:
Group results:
1st place – Gorna Malina ball group
(Nikol, Viki, Ali, Moni and Didi)
Coach: Latina Tsvetanova
Senior coach: Tea Gramatikova
1st place – Hoop group, duo
(Krisi and Zlati)
Coach: Tsvetelina Atanasova
5th place – Elin Pelin ball group
(Mimi, Lili, Geri, Bela and Nikol)
Coach: Tsvetelina Atanasova
3rd place – Junior group
(Savina, Mimi, Miki, Anita and Hrisi)
Coach: Tanita Nenkova
6th place – Pre-junior group
(Ivana, Ivon, Viki and Dzhuli)
Coach: Polina Peneva
Good luck to all our group girls and coaches at the upcoming National Group Championship. Only a week to go. Keep your fingers crossed for them!
And here are the individual results:
Gergana Ivanova – Pre-juniors under 10, A
1st place without apparatus
3rd place all-around
Viktoria Radenkova – Pre-juniors, B
1st place without apparatus
3rd place all-around
Also taking part:
Antonia Nikolova – Pre-juniors under 10, A
Marina Yolova – Pre-juniors, B
But only the highest-scoring gymnast from each club is ranked in each age group.
Andzhela Krasteva – Juniors, B
2nd place clubs
3rd place hoop
4th place all-around
Coach: Tanita Nenkova
3rd place – Natalia Mihaylova – Pre-juniors under 10, B, without apparatus
Coach: Polina Peneva
Gabriela Krastanova – Pre-juniors, A, 2007
2nd place rope
2nd place ribbon
4th place all-around
Bilyana Zafirova – Pre-juniors, A, 2006
8th place all-around
Miss Judge prize for Polina Peneva
Coach: Polina Peneva
Congratulations to today's winners, and heads up to everyone else. That's sport – one time you win, another time you lose; what matters is always striving to build on yourself and correct your mistakes.