33 countries registered for Miss Valentine 2016 9. Dec 2015
Preliminary registration for Miss Valentine 2016 ended yesterday. 33 gymnastics federations from all over the world inscribed for the competition! Nominative registration is open until 8 January.
The list of participating countries after preliminary registration: AUS, BLR, CAN, CYP, CZE, DEN, ESP, EST, FIN, GBR, GER, GRE, HUN, IND, IRL, ISR, ITA, JPN, KAZ, KGZ, KOR, LAT, LTU, LUX, NOR, POL, PUR, ROU, RSA, RUS, SWE, UKR, UZB.
We’re getting excited for February 2016 and are looking forward to seeing all of you in Tartu!Stay tuned for next update after nominative registration on 9 January!
MISS VALENTINE 2016 International RG tournament for individuals and groups (juniors/seniors) February 12-14, 2016 Tartu (EST)
February 9th Tuesday Arrival of delegations
February 10th Wednesday Arrival of delegations, Training possibility
February 11th Thursday Arrival of delegations, Podium training for groups and individuals (juniors, seniors)
February 12th Friday Judges meeting Junior individuals - rope, hoop Senior individuals - hoop, ball Junior group trainings (in additional training hall) Senior group trainings (in additional training hall)
February 13th Saturday Junior individuals - ball, clubs Senior individuals - clubs, ribbon Junior group competition 5 pair of clubs Senior group competition 5 ribbons
February 14th Sunday Junior group competitions 5 pair of clubs Senior group competitions hoops and clubs Junior individual finals (8 best gymnasts per apparatus) Senior individual finals (8 best gymnasts per apparatus) GALA
Nominative registration ends, 1200 gymnasts expected 11. Jan 2016
Nominative registration for Miss Valentine 2016 ended on Friday.
Around 1200 gymnasts from 38 countries are registered for the competition and altogether more than 1500 people will participate in the four-day event.
In Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (AGG) both World Champion Minetit (Finland) and the runner-up team Expressia (Russia) will participate in the IFAGG European Championships. Similarly, in junior category World Champion Victoria (Russia) and runner-up team Minetit Juniors (Finland) will pursue a medal on the first ever European Championships in AGG.
In Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship bronze medalist and 2013 World Champion in hoop exercise Ganna Rizatdinova (Ukraine) will participate in her Olympic season. Among the Olympians who will visit Tartu are also the national teams of Belarus and Ukraine in group exercise and Grace Legote (South Africa) as an individual gymnast. Additionally, Junior World Cup silver medallist Zhala Piriyeva (Azerbaijan) will participate in senior competition. From World Championship team medallists Arina Charopa (Belarus) and Viktoriia Mazur (Ukraine) are registered.
List of participating countries: AUS, AZE, BLR, BUL, CAN, CYP, CZE, DEN, ESP, EST, FAO, FIN, GBR, GER, GRE, HUN, IND, IRL, ISR, ITA, JPN, KAZ, KGZ, KOR, LAT, LTU, LUX, MEX, NOR, POL, PUR, ROU, RSA, RUS, SWE, UKR, USA, UZB.
Barny Thierolf:
UA 
