| 2006 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Moscow, Russia |
| Start date | 18 September 2006 |
| End date | 24 September 2006 |
23rd Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from 18 September to 24 September 2006. [1]
* only competed in 3 hoops + 2 clubs final
** only competed in 5 ribbons final
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation |  |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vera Sessina | Russia | 17.100 | 17.550 | 17.475 | 17.275 | 69.400 |
 | Alina Kabaeva | Russia | 16.550 | 17.500 | 17.550 | 17.500 | 69.100 |
 | Anna Bessonova |  Ukraine | 16.975 | 16.675 | 17.125 | 16.825 | 67.600 |
| 4 | Inna Zhukova |  Belarus | 16.400 | 17.325 | 16.950 | 16.850 | 67.525 |
| 5 | Natalia Godunko | Ukraine | 16.875 | 16.500 | 16.600 | 16.975 | 66.950 |
| 6 | Aliya Garayeva |  Azerbaijan | 16.275 | 16.725 | 16.375 | 16.675 | 66.050 |
| 7 | Simona Peycheva |  Bulgaria | 16.375 | 16.300 | 15.625 | 16.575 | 64.875 |
| 8 | Liubov Charkashyna | Belarus | 16.000 | 16.125 | 16.075 | 15.650 | 63.850 |
| 9 | Irina Risenson |  Israel | 15.575 | 15.700 | 15.650 | 16.000 | 62.925 |
| 10 | Anna Gurbanova | Azerbaijan | 15.625 | 15.950 | 15.475 | 15.850 | 62.900 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Paisieva | Bulgaria | 15.425 | 15.825 | 14.950 | 15.375 | 61.575 |
| 12 | Jennifer Colino |  Spain | 15.250 | 15.450 | 15.350 | 15.300 | 61.350 |
| 13 | Eleni Andriola |  Greece | 14.825 | 14.125 | 14.800 | 14.575 | 58.325 |
| 14 | Mojca Rode |  Slovenia | 14.525 | 14.575 | 14.400 | 14.350 | 57.850 |
| 15 | Romina Laurito |  Italy | 13.875 | 14.725 | 14.700 | 13.900 | 57.200 |
| 16 | Joanna Mitrosz |  Poland | 14.200 | 14.200 | 14.425 | 14.150 | 56.975 |
| 17 | Carolina Rodriguez | Spain | 13.150 | 14.550 | 13.900 | 13.500 | 55.100 |
| 18 | Iva Mendlíková |  Czech Republic | 13.025 | 13.625 | 13.075 | 13.450 | 53.175 |
| 19 | Anna Zdun | Poland | 12.450 | 12.825 | 11.975 | 12.800 | 50.050 |
| 20 | Evangelia Gkountroumpi | Greece | 12.175 | 12.675 | 12.325 | 12.625 | 49.800 |
| Rank | Nation | |  + | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 16.900 | 16.500 | 33.400 |
| Italy | 16.075 | 16.075 | 32.150 |
| Belarus | 16.500 | 15.175 | 31.675 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 15.225 | 16.100 | 31.325 |
| 5 | Spain | 14.675 | 14.350 | 29.025 |
| 6 |  France | 14.200 | 14.450 | 28.650 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 14.025 | 14.500 | 28.525 |
| 8 | Israel | 13.750 | 14.700 | 28.450 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 13.625 | 14.500 | 28.125 |
| 10 | Greece | 13.425 | 14.600 | 28.025 |
| 11 | Poland | 13.450 | 13.500 | 26.950 |
| 12 |  Hungary | 13.125 | 13.750 | 26.875 |
| 13 |  Austria | 13.450 | 13.325 | 26.775 |
| 14 |  Finland | 13.000 | 12.825 | 25.825 |
| 15 |  Netherlands | 12.225 | 12.750 | 24.975 |
| 16 |  Moldova | 11.475 | 12.775 | 24.250 |
| 17 |  Lithuania | 11.500 | 11.975 | 23.475 |
| 18 |  Slovakia | 11.750 | 11.175 | 22.925 |
| Rank | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7.600 | 8.700 | 8.200 | 16.350 | |
| Belarus | 7.450 | 8.450 | 8.300 | 16.250 | |
| Italy | 7.350 | 8.450 | 7.850 | 15.750 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6.850 | 7.900 | 7.450 | 14.825 | |
| 5 | Spain | 6.400 | 7.700 | 7.700 | 14.750 | |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 6.350 | 7.700 | 7.500 | 14.525 | |
| 7 | Israel | 5.450 | 7.600 | 7.400 | 13.925 | |
| 8 | France | 5.800 | 7.600 | 7.050 | 13.750 |
| Rank | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 8.100 | 8.700 | 8.450 | 16.850 | |
| Italy | 7.550 | 8.650 | 8.450 | 16.550 | |
| Bulgaria | 7.400 | 8.450 | 8.300 | 16.225 | |
| 4 | Belarus | 7.250 | 8.400 | 7.850 | 15.675 | |
| 5 | Israel | 6.250 | 7.800 | 8.000 | 15.025 | |
| 6 | Greece | 6.300 | 7.600 | 7.950 | 14.900 | |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 6.100 | 7.650 | 7.700 | 14.575 | |
| 8 | Ukraine | 7.150 | 7.350 | 7.400 | 0.40 | 14.250 |
| Rank | Nation | | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 24.800 | 24.975 | 24.475 | 24.200 | 98.450 |
| Belarus | 23.975 | 21.650 | 24.025 | 23.450 | 93.100 |
| Bulgaria | 21.475 | 24.000 | 23.225 | 22.875 | 91.575 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 20.675 | 22.950 | 22.175 | 22.475 | 88.275 |
| 5 |  Romania | 22.200 | 21.975 | 21.125 | 21.375 | 86.675 |
| 6 | Israel | 20.650 | 21.850 | 22.225 | 21.525 | 86.250 |
| 7 | Italy | 21.525 | 22.050 | 21.000 | 20.950 | 85.525 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 21.075 | 21.900 | 21.550 | 20.450 | 84.975 |
| 9 | Greece | 20.150 | 22.150 | 21.075 | 20.875 | 84.250 |
| 10 |  Germany | 20.675 | 21.375 | 21.600 | 20.375 | 84.025 |
| 11 | Hungary | 20.325 | 22.200 | 19.575 | 21.700 | 83.800 |
| 12 |  Georgia | 20.675 | 20.375 | 20.525 | 21.300 | 82.875 |
| 13 | Poland | 20.100 | 21.050 | 21.000 | 20.550 | 82.700 |
| 14 |  Turkey | 19.925 | 21.475 | 21.025 | 20.200 | 82.625 |
| 15 |  Latvia | 20.375 | 20.050 | 20.575 | 21.150 | 82.150 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 20.200 | 21.425 | 21.325 | 18.300 | 81.250 |
| 17 | Spain | 20.100 | 20.550 | 20.175 | 20.200 | 81.025 |
| 18 | France | 19.275 | 21.050 | 20.550 | 19.625 | 80.500 |
| 19 | Slovakia | 19.875 | 21.000 | 19.650 | 19.775 | 80.300 |
| 20 |  Portugal | 18.525 | 21.525 | 19.375 | 20.050 | 79.475 |
| 21 | Austria | 18.875 | 20.300 | 20.050 | 19.975 | 79.200 |
| 22 |  Cyprus | 19.200 | 20.100 | 19.775 | 19.175 | 78.250 |
| 23 | Moldova | 17.825 | 19.575 | 19.750 | 19.900 | 77.050 |
| 24 | Finland | 19.500 | 19.500 | 19.100 | 18.750 | 76.850 |
| 25 |  Estonia | 18.925 | 20.050 | 19.025 | 18.400 | 76.400 |
| 26 | Slovenia | 18.225 | 19.875 | 18.975 | 19.000 | 76.075 |
| 27 |  Croatia | 18.550 | 19.250 | 19.475 | 18.675 | 75.950 |
| 28 |  Belgium | 18.800 | 19.100 | 18.825 | 18.375 | 75.100 |
| 29 |  Great Britain | 18.325 | 19.350 | 19.450 | 17.275 | 74.400 |
| 30 | Lithuania | 18.025 | 18.150 | 18.125 | 18.300 | 72.600 |
| 31 |  Serbia and Montenegro | 17.925 | 18.225 | 18.525 | 17.150 | 71.825 |
| 32 |  Norway | 16.600 | 18.850 | 18.175 | 17.300 | 70.925 |
| 33 | Netherlands | - | 18.075 | - | 17.175 | 35.250 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandra Ermakova | Russia | 6.850 | 8.500 | 17.200 | 24.875 | |
| Anastasia Ivankova | Belarus | 6.150 | 8.000 | 16.700 | 23.775 | |
| Filipa Siderova | Bulgaria | 5.650 | 7.900 | 16.100 | 22.875 | |
| 4 | Cristina Lautaru | Romania | 5.600 | 7.400 | 15.700 | 22.200 | |
| 5 | Olga Sganzerla | Italy | 5.400 | 7.150 | 15.700 | 21.975 | |
| 6 | Alina Maksymenko | Ukraine | 5.750 | 7.450 | 15.300 | 21.900 | |
| 7 | Nela Radimerska | Czech Republic | 4.950 | 7.500 | 14.900 | 21.125 | |
| 8 | Elena Titova | Georgia | 4.950 | 6.800 | 15.100 | 20.975 | |
| 9 | Aleksandra Zapekina | Germany | 4.600 | 7.150 | 14.800 | 20.675 |
*In the Qualification, Elena Titova, Aleksandra Zapekina and Alina Maksymenko were placed 7th, so they all advanced into the final.
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Donich | Russia | 6.950 | 8.500 | 17.000 | 24.725 | |
| Filipa Siderova | Bulgaria | 5.950 | 8.050 | 16.900 | 23.900 | |
| Valeriya Shurkhal | Ukraine | 5.850 | 6.900 | 16.000 | 22.375 | |
| 4 | Irina Brigita Lalciu | Romania | 5.650 | 7.200 | 15.900 | 22.325 | |
| 5 | Dora Vass | Hungary | 5.400 | 7.400 | 15.600 | 22.000 | |
| 6 | Martina Alicata Terranova | Italy | 5.150 | 7.250 | 15.800 | 22.000 | |
| 7 | Nela Radimerska | Czech Republic | 5.350 | 7.400 | 15.400 | 21.775 | |
| 8 | Sophia Bacharidou | Greece | 5.650 | 7.000 | 15.300 | 21.625 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Pichuzhkina | Russia | 6.850 | 8.550 | 17.100 | 24.800 | |
| Maria Yushkevich | Belarus | 6.000 | 8.250 | 16.400 | 23.525 | |
| Darya Kushnerova | Ukraine | 6.600 | 7.800 | 15.900 | 23.100 | |
| 4 | Filipa Siderova | Bulgaria | 5.450 | 8.200 | 16.200 | 23.025 | |
| 5 | Moran Buzovski | Israel | 5.200 | 7.450 | 15.800 | 22.125 | |
| 6 | Karolina Raskina | Germany | 5.450 | 7.350 | 15.600 | 22.000 | |
| 7 | Monika Mickova | Czech Republic | 5.100 | 7.500 | 15.600 | 21.900 | |
| 8 | Zeynab Javadli | Azerbaijan | 5.200 | 6.850 | 15.300 | 21.325 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | A Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daria Kondakova | Russia | 7.000 | 8.300 | 16.700 | 24.350 | |
| Bilyana Prodanova | Bulgaria | 5.750 | 7.650 | 16.100 | 22.800 | |
| Darya Kushnerova | Ukraine | 6.000 | 8.000 | 15.700 | 22.700 | |
| 4 | Irina Brigita Lalciu | Romania | 5.550 | 7.500 | 15.800 | 22.325 | |
| 5 | Anastasia Ivankova | Belarus | 6.150 | 7.800 | 15.000 | 21.975 | |
| 6 | Dora Vass | Hungary | 5.100 | 6.900 | 15.200 | 21.200 | |
| 7 | Neta Rivkin | Israel | 5.000 | 7.150 | 15.000 | 21.075 | |
| 8 | Elena Titova | Georgia | 5.150 | 7.000 | 14.700 | 0.10 | 20.675 |
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