# 2012 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series

The 2012 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes one category A event (Sofia) and six category B events. Apart from Corbeil-Essonnes (individuals only), all events include both, individual and group competitions, with all-around competitions serving as qualifications for the finals by apparatus.
With stopovers in Europe and Asia, the competitions took place March 16–18 in Kyiv (UKR), April 13–15 in Pesaro (ITA), April 28–29 in Penza (RUS), May 5–6 in Sofia (BUL), May 11–13 in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA), May 18–20 in Tashkent (UZB) and July 13–15 in Minsk (BLR).
The world ranking points collected by the competitors at their best four World Cup events were added up to a total for each gymnast, 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 |
| 16–18 March 2012 | Cat. B | Kyiv | Individuals and groups |
| 13–15 April 2012 | Cat. B | Pesaro | Individuals and groups |
| 28–29 April 2012 | Cat. B | Penza | Individuals and groups |
| 5–6 May 2012 | Cat. A | Sofia | Individuals and groups |
| 11–13 May 2012 | Cat. B | Corbeil-Essonnes | Individuals |
| 18–20 May 2012 | Cat. B | Tashkent | Individuals and groups |
| 13–15 July 2012 | Cat. B | Minsk | Individuals and groups |

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

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Sofia | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Daria Kondakova | Silvia Miteva |
| Category B ||||
| Kyiv | Darya Dmitriyeva | Alina Maksymenko | Ganna Rizatdinova |
| Pesaro | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Daria Kondakova | Darya Dmitriyeva |
| Penza | Daria Kondakova | Darya Dmitriyeva | Aliya Garayeva |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Alexandra Merkulova | Darya Dmitriyeva |
| Tashkent | Alexandra Merkulova | Neta Rivkin | Anna Alyabyeva |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Darya Dmitriyeva | Liubov Charkashyna |

#### Group all-around

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Sofia | Bulgaria | Italy | Spain |
| Category B ||||
| Kyiv | Italy | Belarus | Bulgaria |
| Kyiv | Italy | Belarus | Ukraine |
| Pesaro | Russia | Italy | Belarus |
| Penza | Russia | Japan | Poland |
| Tashkent | Belarus | Russia | Israel |
| Minsk | Russia | Belarus | Spain |

### Apparatus
#### Hoop

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Sofia | Daria Kondakova | Silvia Miteva | Darya Dmitriyeva |
| Category B ||||
| Kyiv | Darya Dmitriyeva | Alina Maksymenko | None awarded |
| Kyiv | Darya Dmitriyeva | Ganna Rizatdinova | None awarded |
| Pesaro | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Darya Dmitriyeva | Liubov Charkashyna |
| Penza | Aliya Garayeva | Darya Dmitriyeva | Son Yeon-jae |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Liubov Charkashyna | Darya Dmitriyeva |
| Tashkent | Alexandra Merkulova | Liubov Charkashyna | Anna Alyabyeva |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Darya Dmitriyeva | Melitina Staniouta |

#### Ball

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Sofia | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Daria Kondakova | Ganna Rizatdinova |
| Category B ||||
| Kyiv | Alina Maksymenko | Ganna Rizatdinova | Margarita Mamun |
| Pesaro | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Darya Dmitriyeva | Ganna Rizatdinova |
| Penza | Daria Kondakova | Anna Alyabyeva | Darya Dmitriyeva |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Liubov Charkashyna | Aliya Garayeva |
| Tashkent | Alexandra Merkulova | Aliya Garayeva | Liubov Charkashyna |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Darya Dmitriyeva | Liubov Charkashyna |

#### Clubs

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Sofia | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Silvia Miteva | Ganna Rizatdinova |
| Category B ||||
| Kyiv | Darya Dmitriyeva | Ganna Rizatdinova | Margarita Mamun |
| Pesaro | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Daria Kondakova | Aliya Garayeva |
| Penza | Darya Dmitriyeva | Daria Kondakova | Ulyana Trofimova |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Alexandra Merkulova | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Liubov Charkashyna |
| Tashkent | Alexandra Merkulova | Aliya Garayeva | Neta Rivkin |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Alexandra Merkulova | Melitina Staniouta |

#### Ribbon

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Sofia | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Darya Dmitriyeva | Ganna Rizatdinova |
| Category B ||||
| Kyiv | Darya Dmitriyeva | Silvia Miteva | Margarita Mamun |
| Pesaro | Daria Kondakova | Liubov Charkashyna | Silvia Miteva |
| Penza | Darya Dmitriyeva | Daria Kondakova | Aliya Garayeva |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Alexandra Merkulova | Darya Dmitriyeva | Liubov Charkashyna |
| Tashkent | Liubov Charkashyna | Anna Alyabyeva | Neta Rivkin |
| Minsk | Yevgeniya Kanayeva | Darya Dmitriyeva | Melitina Staniouta |

#### 5 balls

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Sofia | Bulgaria | Italy | Belarus |
| Category B ||||
| Kyiv | Belarus | Bulgaria | Italy |
| Kyiv | Belarus | Bulgaria | Ukraine |
| Pesaro | Russia | Belarus | Italy |
| Penza | Russia | Japan | Poland |
| Tashkent | Russia | Belarus | Israel |
| Minsk | Russia | Belarus | Italy |

#### 2 hoops and 3 ribbons

| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Category A ||||
| Sofia | Spain | Italy | Belarus |
| Category B ||||
| Kyiv | Belarus | Ukraine | Italy |
| Pesaro | Italy | Belarus | Israel |
| Penza | Russia | Japan | Poland |
| Tashkent | Russia | Belarus | Israel |
| Minsk | Russia | Belarus | Italy |

## Overall medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 42 | 20 | 8 | 70 |
| 2 | Belarus (BLR) | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 53 | 54 | 53 | 160 |