In Baku (Azerbaijan) opened third stage of the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup. It was La who raised the curtain first half of the individual general competitionwhere the German Darja Varfolomeev promptly put on a great show as reigning World Champion.
The world champion queen of the all-around takes the lead with the peremptory overall score of 71,200, the result of a very solid 35.750 at the rim and a resounding 35.450 at the ball. The Teutonic champion, on her first seasonal outing in the top international traveling circuit after taking part in Serie A with the colors of Raffaello Motto of Viareggio, promptly made it clear that she is the strongest athlete of the lot and will try to complete the job tomorrow on the complete lap trying their hand at clubs and ribbon.
Our Sofia Raffaelifresh from fourth place in Sòfia where she then won the clubs specialty final, occupies third place after the first two rotations. The talented girl from the Marche region, reigning world champion right behind Varfolomeev and World Champion in 2022, is 2.9 points behind the top.
The renamed Formica Atomica has stopped at an altitude of 68,300, result of 34.200 on the hoop (17.6 the D Score, 8.160 execution, third score of the day) and 34.100 on the ball (17.6 the starting score, 8.150 E Score, third score): tomorrow he will chase the podium, but he will have to show off two significant exercises, taking into account the difficulties encountered with the tape in the last two appointments.
Sofia Raffaeli is behind the Bulgarian Elvira Krasnobaeva, second with 69.750 (35.950 at the hoop and 33.800 at the ball). Behind our standard bearer were the German Margarita Kolosov (67.400) and the Bulgarian Eva Brezalieva (66.750). The other Italian in the race, Tara Dragas, she’s good eighth: 65,700 in one of the first outings at this level for the Udinese standard bearer, capable of a 32,500 on the hoop and a 33,200 on the ball.
Tags: Rhythmic gymnastics Sofia Raffaeli halfway mark World Cup Varfolomeev overflowing
