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The Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Series is an annual competition of tournaments for rhythmic gymnastics , open to athletes from all over the globe. The series consists of a number of stages, culminating in the final event, usually referred to as Grand Prix Final . The final event has become one of ements in gymnastics by nation|most important]] rhythmic gymnastics events in the history of the sport, usually gathering some of the best gymnasts on the planet.[ 1]
History
The person responsible for the creation of the Grand Prix Series was the then vice-president of the International Gymnastics Federation , Hans-Jürgen Zacharias, in 1993.[ 2] The rules were drafted in the course of many meetings with the UEG , and in 1994 the first Grand Prix Series was organised in the Netherlands, Ukraine, France, Germany and Austria, with the Grand Prix Final event being held in Innsbruck .[ 3] As of 2016, gymnasts from countries in Europe and Asia , including Russia , Bulgaria , Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan , have won medals at the Grand Prix Final. Gymnasts from countries in the Americas , like Brazil , have won medals at the Grand Prix stages.[ 4]
Grand Prix Final
The final stage of the event, also commonly referred to as Grand Prix Final, is considered a prestigious event in which usually only the best ranked gymnasts from previous stages are allowed to compete.
Grand Prix Series
2003
Date
Event
Location
Category
March 6–7
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 14–15
Kiev Grand Prix
Kiev
Individuals
June 13–14
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
June 14–15
Lievin Grand Prix
Lievin
Individuals & Groups
June 27–28
Grand Prix Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals
August 29–30
Deventer Grand Prix
Deventer
Individuals
September 6–7
Mtel Grand Prix
Sofia
Individuals & Groups
October 18–19
Minsk Grand Prix
Minsk
Individuals & Groups
November 8–10
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
November 22–23
Grand Prix Final: Grand Prix Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Individuals
2004
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 28-29
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 12-13
Kiev Grand Prix
Kiev
Individuals
March 27-29
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
April 29-30
Minsk Grand Prix
Minsk
Individuals & Groups
June 17-19
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
October 15-16
Grand Prix Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals
October 29-30
Grand Prix Final: Alfred Vogel Grand Prix
Deventer
Individuals & Groups
2005
Date
Event
Location
Category
March 5-6
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 12-13
Kiev Grand Prix
Kiev
Individuals
March 26-28
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
April 23-24
Minsk Grand Prix
Minsk
Individuals & Groups
May 19-21
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
May 30-31
Bourgas Grand Prix
Bourgas
Individuals
September 2-3
Deventer Grand Prix
Deventer
Individuals & Groups
September 16-17
Grand Prix Final: Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals & Groups
2006
Date
Event
Location
Category
March 3-4
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 16-17
Kiev Grand Prix
Kiev
Individuals
March 24-25
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
May 4-5
Bourgas Grand Prix
Bourgas
Individuals
May 19-20
Minsk Grand Prix
Minsk
Individuals & Groups
May 26-27
Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
June 8-10
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
September 2-3
Deventer Grand Prix
Deventer
Individuals & Groups
April 20-21
Marbella Grand Prix
Marbella
Individuals & Groups
August 31-September 2
Deventer Grand Prix
Deventer
Individuals & Groups
October 20-21
Grand Prix Final: Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals & Groups
2007
Date
Event
Location
Category
March 2-3
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 23-25
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
April 20-21
Marbella Grand Prix
Marbella
Individuals & Groups
May 4-5
Bourgas Grand Prix
Bourgas
Individuals
May 17-18
Minsk Grand Prix
Minsk
Individuals & Groups
May 25-26
Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
June 7-9
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
August 31-September 2
Deventer Grand Prix
Deventer
Individuals & Groups
October 13-14
Grand Prix Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals
November 16-17
Grand Prix Final: Grand Prix Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Individuals
2008
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 28-29
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 28-30
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
April 5-6
Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
April 25-26
Marbella Grand Prix
Marbella
Individuals & Groups
May 2-3
Bourgas Grand Prix
Bourgas
Individuals & Groups
April 23-25
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
October 11-12
Grand Prix Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals
November 7-8
Grand Prix Final: Grand Prix Slovakia
Bratislava
Individuals
2009
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 26-27
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 13-14
Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
March 26-28
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
April 9-10
Grand Prix Kiev
Kiev
Individuals & Groups
April 23-25
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
May 1-2
Bourgas Grand Prix
Bourgas
Individuals & Groups
May 28-29
Marbella Grand Prix
Marbella
Individuals & Groups
November 27-28
Grand Prix Final: Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals & Groups
2010
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 18-20
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 18-19
Grand Prix Kiev
Kiev
Individuals & Groups
March 25-27
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
May 14-15
Marbella Grand Prix
Marbella
Individuals & Groups
June 11-12
Grand Prix Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Individuals & Groups
September 2-4
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
October 14-15
Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
October 28-29
Grand Prix Final: Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals
2011
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 25-26
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 4-5
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
April 8-10
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
August 27-28
Grand Prix Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals
October 14-15
Grand Prix Final: Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
2012
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 23-25
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 23-24
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
March 30-April 1
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
October 5-7
Marbella Grand Prix
Marbella
Individuals
October 19-20
Grand Prix Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals
November 2-3
Grand Prix Final: Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
2013
Date
Event
Location
Category
March 1-3
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 8-9
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
March 28-April 1
27th Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
October 4-5
Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
October 19-20
Grand Prix Final: Berlin Masters
Berlin
Individuals
2014
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 28-March 2
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 8-10
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
March 28-30
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
October 16-17
Grand Prix Berlin
Berlin
Individuals
October 31-November 2
Grand Prix Brno
Brno
Individuals
November 14-15
Grand Prix Final: Grand Prix Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Individuals
2015
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 20-22
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 20-23
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
May 15-16
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
Individuals & Groups
May 29-30
Grand Prix Berlin
Berlin
Individuals & Groups
October 15-19
Grand Prix Final: Brno Grand Prix
Brno
Individuals
2016
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 17-22
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
Individuals & Groups
March 24-27
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
Individuals & Groups
May 05-08
Grand Prix Brno
Brno
Individuals & Groups
May 13-15
Grand Prix Bucharest
Bucharest
Individuals & Groups
September 23-24
Grand Prix Final: Grand Prix Eilat
Eilat
Individuals
2017
Date
Event
Location
Category
February 15-20
Gazprom Grand Prix
Moscow
March 16-19
Kiev Grand Prix
Kiev
March 23-27
Thiais Grand Prix
Thiais
March 30-April 2
Marbella Grand Prix
Marbella
June 16-18
Saint Petersburg Grand Prix
Saint Petersburg
June 22-26
Holon Grand Prix
Holon
October 19-23
Grand Prix Brno
Brno
November
Grand Prix Final: Grand Prix Eilat
Eilat
Individuals
Grand Prix Final medalists
Individual all-around
Year
Location
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1994[ 29]
Vienna , Austria
Kateryna Serebrianska
Olena Vitrychenko
Amina Zaripova
1995[ 30]
Deventer , Netherlands
Kateryna Serebrianska
Olena Vitrychenko
Yana Batyrshina Olga Gontar
1996[ 31]
Vienna , Austria
Yana Batyrshina Kateryna Serebrianska
—
Tatiana Ogrizko
1997[ 32]
Deventer , Netherlands
Natalia Lipkovskaya
Valeria Vatkina
Edita Schaufler
1998[ 33]
Linz , Austria
Alina Kabaeva
Olena Vitrychenko
Yulia Raskina
1999
Korneuburg , Austria
Yulia Raskina
Alina Kabaeva
Yulia Barsukova
2000
Deventer , Netherlands
Yulia Barsukova
Irina Tchachina
Tamara Yerofeeva
2001 [ 34]
Deventer , Netherlands
Alina Kabaeva
Laysan Utiasheva
Elena Tkachenko
2002
Innsbruck , Austria
Tamara Yerofeeva
Anna Bessonova
Laysan Utiasheva
2003
Innsbruck , Austria
Anna Bessonova
Vera Sessina
Natalia Godunko
2004 [ 35]
Deventer , Netherlands
Natalia Godunko
Olga Kapranova
Anna Bessonova
2005 [ 36]
Berlin , Germany
Vera Sessina
Olga Kapranova
Natalia Godunko
2006
Berlin , Germany
Vera Sessina
Olga Kapranova
Inna Zhukova
2007
Innsbruck , Austria
Olga Kapranova
Vera Sessina
Aliya Garayeva
2008
Bratislava , Slovakia
Olga Kapranova
Vera Sessina
Irina Risenzon
2009
Berlin , Germany
Evgenia Kanaeva
Daria Kondakova
Melitina Staniouta
2010
Berlin , Germany
Evgenia Kanaeva
Daria Kondakova
Daria Dmitrieva
2011
Brno , Czech Republic
Evgenia Kanaeva
Daria Dmitrieva
Aliya Garayeva
2012
Brno , Czech Republic
Daria Dmitrieva
Arina Charopa
Monika Mickova
2013
Berlin , Germany
Margarita Mamun
Maria Titova
Sylvia Miteva
2014
Innsbruck , Austria
Margarita Mamun
Neta Rivkin
Neviana Vladinova
2015
Brno , Czech Republic
Margarita Mamun
Linoy Ashram
Elena Bolotina
2016
Eilat , Israel
Aleksandra Soldatova
Dina Averina
Arina Averina
Overall winners
After the Grand Prix Final event, points are added up and overall winners of the Grand Prix circuit are decided. From 1994 to 1997, the gymnasts who gathered the biggest number of points in the all-around competitions was declared the winner. Starting in 1998, winners of each of the four apparatus were declared.[ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40]
All-time medal table
References