# 2009 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series

The 2009 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes six category A events and two category B events. With stopovers in Europe only, the competitions took place on March 6–8 in Budapest (HUN), April 4–5 in Saint Petersburg (RUS), April 16–19 in Portimão (POR), April 25–26 in Maribor (SLO), April 30 – May 2 in Pesaro (ITA), May 8–10 in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA), August 15–17 in Kyiv (UKR) and August 21–23 in Minsk (BLR). Two events were open only to individual athletes (Maribor and Corbeil-Essonnes), while six were open to both individual athletes and groups. In all of the events, all-around competitions served as qualifications for the finals by apparatus. The world ranking points collected by the competitors at their best four World Cup events added up to a total, and the top scorers in each event were crowned winners of the overall series at the final event in Minsk, Belarus.

## Formats

| Date | Level | Location | Type |
| March 6–8 | Cat. A | Budapest | Individuals and groups |
| April 4–5 | Cat. B | Saint Petersburg | Individuals and groups |
| April 16–19 | Cat. A | Portimão | Individuals and groups |
| April 25–26 | Cat. B | Maribor | Individuals |
| April 30 – May 2 | Cat. A | Pesaro | Individuals and groups |
| May 8–10 | Cat. A | Corbeil-Essonnes | Individuals |
| August 15–17 | Cat. A | Kyiv | Individuals and groups |
| August 21–23 | Cat. A | Minsk | Individuals and groups |

## Medal winners
### All-around
#### Individual

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Budapest | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Olga Kapranova |
| Portimão | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Anna Bessonova |
| Pesaro | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Anna Bessonova |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Yana Lukonina | Marina Shpekht | Daria Dmitrieva |
| Kyiv | Anna Bessonova | Olga Kapranova | Silvia Miteva |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Daria Kondakova | Melitina Staniouta |
| Category B ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Marina Shpekht |
| Maribor | Olga Kapranova | Melitina Staniouta | Liubov Charkashyna |

#### Group all-around

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Budapest | Belarus | Russia | Bulgaria |
| Portimão | Belarus | Spain | Russia |
| Pesaro | Italy | Belarus | Bulgaria |
| Kyiv | Belarus | Azerbaijan | Ukraine |
| Minsk | Belarus | Italy | Russia |
| Category B ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Russia | Belarus | Italy |

### Apparatus
#### Rope

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Budapest | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Aliya Yussupova |
| Portimão | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Anna Bessonova | Aliya Garayeva |
| Pesaro | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Melitina Staniouta |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Daria Dmitrieva | Marina Shpekht | Delphine Ledoux |
| Kyiv | Anna Bessonova | Alina Maksymenko | Olga Kapranova |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Melitina Staniouta | Daria Kondakova |
| Category B ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Melitina Staniouta |
| Maribor | Olga Kapranova | Marina Shpekht | Melitina Staniouta |

#### Hoop

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Budapest | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Aliya Yussupova | Vera Sessina |
| Portimão | Anna Bessonova | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Liubov Charkashyna |
| Pesaro | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Anna Bessonova | Vera Sessina |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Marina Shpekht | Yana Lukonina | Anna Alyabyeva |
| Kyiv | Anna Bessonova | Olga Kapranova | Silvia Miteva |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Olga Kapranova | Melitina Staniouta |
| Category B ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Liubov Charkashyna |
| Maribor | Liubov Charkashyna | Yana Lukonina | Melitina Staniouta |

#### Ball

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Budapest | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Olga Kapranova | Aliya Yussupova |
| Portimão | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Anna Bessonova |
| Pesaro | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Anna Bessonova | Aliya Yussupova |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Daria Dmitrieva | Bilyana Prodanova | Carolina Rodriguez |
| Kyiv | Anna Bessonova | Silvia Miteva | Alina Maksymenko |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Daria Kondakova | Melitina Staniouta |
| Category B ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Olga Kapranova | Liubov Charkashyna |
| Maribor | Olga Kapranova | Liubov Charkashyna | Melitina Staniouta |

#### Ribbon

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Budapest | Vera Sessina | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Liubov Charkashyna |
| Portimão | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Vera Sessina | Melitina Staniouta |
| Pesaro | Vera Sessina | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Anna Bessonova |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Daria Dmitrieva | Bilyana Prodanova | Delphine Ledoux |
| Kyiv | Anna Bessonova | Irina Risenzon | Aliya Yussupova |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Daria Kondakova | Melitina Staniouta |
| Category B ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Vera Sessina | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Melitina Staniouta |
| Maribor | Olga Kapranova | Melitina Staniouta | Marina Shpekht |

#### 5 hoops

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Budapest | Belarus | Bulgaria | Russia |
| Portimão | Belarus | Bulgaria | Russia |
| Pesaro | Italy | Belarus | Bulgaria |
| Kyiv | Belarus | Bulgaria | Azerbaijan |
| Minsk | Russia | Italy | Belarus |
| Category B ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Belarus | Italy | Russia |

#### 2 ropes and 3 ribbons

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Budapest | Bulgaria | China | Belarus |
| Portimão | Japan | Spain | Russia |
| Pesaro | Italy | Bulgaria | Belarus |
| Kyiv | Belarus | Ukraine | Azerbaijan |
| Minsk | Russia | Belarus | Italy |
| Category B ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Belarus | Italy | Russia |

## Overall medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 36 | 28 | 15 | 79 |
| 2 | Belarus (BLR) | 11 | 8 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 174 |