2018 Rhythmic Worlds, Sofia (BUL) – HIGHLIGHTS - Clubs+Ribbon Finals - We Are Gymnastics !

Welcome to day 4 of the 36th Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships here in Sofia and the second evening of finals. The club's final is just moments away. There's the start list. That's the order they will be performing in. Well, here is the first of our Averina twins. Arina Averina qualified with a second highest score. Control in the pivot. Sensational work. Clubs in constant motion. Oh dear. Arina Averina performing to Rossini. Barbara Seville giving the crowd a wave. Beautiful position. Catching unsighted behind with the hands crossed. Unbelievable. And the score 18.85. Now for Italy, 16-year-old Milena Baldassari. All those who like you, plastic smiles are often hashtags. Look around you. Ah, friends, mates, followers, you're making mistakes. You just have the quota. Look around you. And that's how we love, love, love, love. That's how we are, are, are, are. And that's how we love, love, love, love. That's how we are, are, are, are. Un jour tu achètes, un jour tu aimes, un jour tu jettes. Beautiful illusion turn. Un jour tu verras. Into the pivot. Mais avant on ne crèvera tous comme des rats. Garde amour, si je m'aime. Garde à nous, garde à eux. Garde à vous et puis chacun pour soi. Milena Baldassari from Italy. Qualified with a score of 18.55. D'abord on s'affilie, ensuite on se follo. On en devient fêlé et on finit solo. Showing variety of skills with the clubs. Les sourires en plastique sont souvent des coups d'achat. The mill circles, the throws, the catches. Ah, amis, les potes, les followers, vous faites erreur. Vous avez juste la cote. Stylish performer. There the score, 18.3. So the leader from qualification and twice world champion already. Dina Averina from Russian Federation. Uncharacteristic. Dina Averina, she just keeps those clubs moving all the time. She packs in so much into that routine. Let's take a look back at the replay. Here, moving one behind, catching the other behind her leg and straight into the next set of skills. This is what differentiates her from some of the other gymnasts. Astonishing work. And the score comes in, 19 marks. So here's our final competitor. Representing Belarus is Katerina Halkina. A beautiful combination of spins. Pivots and forward splits. Lovely work. Smile from her. Delighted with her performance, might be so. Take a look back at that performance. Beautiful position, so high on point. Elegant and engaging. Well, the music was entitled down, but hopefully she'll be feeling on a high after that. And the score, 18.9. Here are the results. Dina Averina takes a third gold medal. Katerina Halkina of Belarus, the silver, and Irina Averina, her second bronze, this time with the clubs. Celebrations from the Russian Federation, they're thrilled. There's a huge flag up there in the stands. Next up, we will have the ribbon final. So here's the start list. We will be beginning with Kaho Minikawa. Now then, what can this young lady produce? Representing Israel, this is Linoe Ashram. Very much the matador flavor to her routine. Linoe Ashram, assured performance from her. Take a look back. It's an unusual start. Popular performer. She has her own style. Such extension and amplitude in those leaps. Cutting shapes through the air. And the score comes through, 18.5. She takes the lead. Now from the Russian Federation, Alexandra Sotakova. 20 year old with a style very different from the Averina twins. Crack scale pivot. Beautiful. Such emotion in her movement. Elegance and grace. Incredibly flexible gymnast using that to the maximum. Within this routine. And there's the score, 18.6. She takes the lead by a tenth of a mark. Now, this young lady was so surprised to earn herself a bronze medal with the ball two days ago. It's been quite a championships. Alexandra Adjaducalisi from Italy. There's her unique head work. Super performance from her. Yes, the characteristic sort of turn on her head. 17.45. She moves into the bronze medal position. So the final gymnast with the ribbon is Milena Baldassari from Italy. Wow, she went for that one. Superb, haunting performance from her. Can she get up onto the podium with that routine? Beautiful expression. Confident, charismatic, complete concentration. And the score, 18.55. She takes a silver medal with that performance. So here, confirmation of the results. Alexandra Soldatova from Russian Federation wins the gold. Milena Baldassari takes silver and another medal. It's a bronze now for Linoy Ashram from Israel. Will be presented by Vasil Kovutkova, Director of Corporate Communications at Divacom. Alexandra Soldatova taking in the moment and congratulating the other medalists. That's a nice shot. Lovely shots there. The gymnast singing loud and proud. Really enjoying the atmosphere.