Boryana Kaleyn stars at Sofia World Cup

The Bulgarian capital Sofia hosted the second World Cup stage in Rhythmic Gymnastics last weekend. Living up to their reputation, gymnasts representing the host nation claimed all but one of the 8 available titles.

Vice-European Champion Boryana Kaleyn excelled, clinching the all-around victory with almost 3 points advantage. In apparatus finals, the 21-year-old added victory with hoop, ball and ribbon to her honours. Compatriot Stiliana Nikolova was the best with ribbon and cemented her status as rising star by winning silver with ribbon and bronze in the all-around.

Star of the first World Cup in Greece, Italy’s Sofia Raffaeli continued to shine as she collected 4 silver medals: all-around, hoop, ball and clubs. Teammate and 2020 Olympian Milena Baldassarri earned the bronze with ball. France’s Maëlle Millet claimed the bronze with hoop while Ukraine’s Viktoria Onopriienko, who found refuge in Italy, clinched bronze with ribbon.

In the group competition, the newly composed Bulgarian group topped the all-around standings ahead of Greece and France. The Golden Girls were also victorious in the 5 hoops final but settled for silver behind Greece in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls exercise.

 

Results (top 3)

Individuals

All-around

1. Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) 127.300

2. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 124.550

3. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 123.800

 

Hoop

1. Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) 32.100

2. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 30.300

3. Maëlle Millet (FRA) 29.000

 

Ball

1. Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) 32.650

2. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 32.250

3. Milena Baldassarri (ITA) 29.500

 

Clubs

1. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 31.850

2. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 31.450

3. Elzhana Taniyeva (KAZ) 28.700

 

Ribbon

1. Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) 32.150

2. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 31.950

3. Viktoriia Onopriienko (UKR) 28.950

 

Groups

All-around

1. Bulgaria 53.150

2. Greece 52.650

3. France 50.900

 

5 Hoops

1. Bulgaria 28.600

2. Japan 25.350

3. France 24.100

 

3 Ribbons + 2 Balls

1. Greece 24.100

2. Bulgaria 23.800

3. Japan 23.550

 

Find the full results on the FIG website: https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/searchresults.php

The 2022 FIG Rhythmic World Cup series continues in Tashkent (UZB) from 15 to 17 April!