Bulgarian ensemble finishes ninth in the World Cup all-around in Milan; qualifies for the final

The Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics ensemble finished in ninth place in the all-around at the World Cup held in Milan, Italy. The junior national team managed to secure participation in the five balls routine final.

The representatives of Bulgaria in the squad are Margarita Vasileva, Magdalena Minevska, Emilia Obretenova, Raya Bozhilova, and Magdalena Valkova. The juniors, coached by Vesela Dimitrova and Yasena Stoynova, achieved a total score of 50.950 points. The strong performance in the five balls routine (27.700 points) was slightly undermined by errors in the composition with three hoops and two pairs of clubs, where they scored 23.250 points.

The Brazilian ensemble dominated the all-around with 56.050 points, followed by China and Spain, who shared the silver and bronze medals with the same score.

Following their successful qualification with the third-best result, the Bulgarian ensemble faces the five balls final tomorrow. In the mixed routine, the girls hold 16th position.

In individual gymnastics during the same program, Stiliyana Nikolova finished in seventh place, and Eva Brezalieva in 22nd. Nikolova will compete for medals in tomorrow's finals for ball, clubs, and ribbon.