2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
The 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, the 33rd edition, was held in İzmir, Turkey, from September 21 to 28, 2014 at the İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall. Yana Kudryavtseva of the Russian Federation became the youngest rhythmic gymnast to win back-to-back individual all-around titles in the World Championships at 16 years old. She was also awarded the Longines Prize for elegance, which saw her receive $5,000, a statue by Swiss artist Jean-Pierre Gerber, and a watch. The Bulgarian group won the group all-around, 18 years later since the Bulgarian group  won gold in group at the 1996 World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Participating countries. List of delegations participating in Championship. Award Ceremony Individual Final Hoop Schedule. Award Ceremony Individual Final Ball Award Ceremony Individual Final Clubs Award Ceremony Individual Final Ribbon Award Ceremony Teams Longines Prize of Elegance Award ceremony Individual All-Around Final Award Ceremony General Competition Groups Award Ceremony Group Final 10 Clubs Award Ceremony Group Final 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Individual. Teams Competition and Individual Qualification. Team competition is only for countries with at least 3 participating/entries of gymnasts. Only gymnasts competing in at  least 3 apparatus can compete for the all-around qualifications; with the top three highest scores counted. The top 24 in qualifications advance to the all-around finals.