The opening day of rhythmic gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics is complete and its Italy’s Sofia Raffaeli who leads the individual all-around competition (139.100).
Raffaeli, the 2022 World all-around champion, performed with sublime fluidity and grace to top the 2023 World champion Darja Varfolomeev of Germany by a margin of over two points.
Varfolomeev made an impressive recovery after dropping her hoop mid-routine and had to use a replacement. She finished the competition with a strong 35.250 for her clubs routine to secure her spot in second (136.850).
American Evita Griskenas finished 18th and did not advance to the final (118.500).
The 2024 European all-around champion Stiliana Nikolova of Bulgaria had a tough day, finished just shy of qualifying to the final in 11th place (127.700).
Individual all-around qualifiers for rhythmic gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics
- Sofia Raffaeli (Italy) – 139.100
- Darja Varfolomeev (Germany) – 136.850
- Boryana Kaleyn (Bulgaria) – 136.450
- Taisiia Onofriichuk (Ukraine) – 135.750
- Margarita Kolosov (Germany) – 131.500
- Ekaterina Vedeneeva (Slovenia) – 130.800
- Daria Atamanov (Israel) – 130.450
- Barbara Domingos (Brazil) – 129.750
- Milena Baldassarri (Italy) – 129.250
- Wang Wilu (China) – 128.100
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