Kyivite Olena Vitrychenko has put together a whole collection of silver medals in rhythmic gymnastics at the Goodwill Games in New York. Her 39.657 multi-event score placed her second, as did her 9.908 with the rope and 9.993 with the ribbon. With the hoops and Indian clubs she placed third. This has not been an entirely successful year for the Kyiv native. In the European championship in Portugal she would up outside the winner's circle, and at other international tournaments she also fell short.
Grand champion of the games of 15 year-old Alina Kabaeva of Russia. The bronze went to Evgeniya Pavlinaya of Belarus. Kyiv's Tamara Yerofieyevna placed sixth. Yerofieyevna, like 1997 world champion Vitrychenko, was trained by the Deriuhin School.
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Olena Vitrychenko







