| 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | |
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| Venue | Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan |
| Location | Levallois-Perret, France |
| Start date | July 10, 2014 |
| End date | July 12, 2014 |
| Competitors | 184 from 21 nations |
The 24th World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships were held in Levallois-Perret, France at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan from July 10 to July 12, 2014. [1] 21 countries took part in the competition. [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | |||
| Women |  Belgium (BEL)Nikki Snel Eline de Smedt |  Russia (RUS)Valentina Kim Elizaveta Dubrovina |  France (FRA)Claire Philouze Léa Roussel |
| Men | Russia (RUS) Konstantin Pilipchuk Aleksei Dudchenko |  Belarus (BLR)Ilya Rybinski Yauheni Novikau |  Great Britain (GBR)Kieran Whittle Farai Bright-Garamukanwa |
| Mixed | Russia (RUS) Revaz Gurgenidze Marina Chernova | Great Britain (GBR) Dominic Smith Alice Upcott |  United States (USA)Ryan Ward Kiley Boynton |
| Group | |||
| Women | Great Britain (GBR) Elise Matthews Georgia Lancaster Millie Spalding | Russia (RUS) Valeriia Belkina Victoria Ilicheva Alena Kholod | Belgium (BEL) Julie van Gelder Ineke van Schoor Kaat Dumarey |
| Men |  China (CHN)Zhou Yi Wang Lei Tang Jian Wu Yeqiuyin | Great Britain (GBR) Connor Bartlett Gareth Wood Daniel Cook George Wood | Russia (RUS) Valentin Chetverkin Maksim Chulkov Aleksandr Kurasov Dmitry Bryzgalov |
The women's pair event took place on July 11.
| Position | Team | Difficulty | Artistry | Execution | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Belgium Nikki Snel Eline de Smedt | 10.650 | 9.050 | 8.825 | 0.000 | 28.525 |
 | Russia Valentina Kim Elizaveta Dubrovina | 10.280 | 8.200 | 8.500 | 0.000 | 26.980 |
 | France Claire Philouze Léa Roussel | 10.200 | 8.100 | 8.275 | 0.000 | 26.575 |
| 4 | Belarus Marharyta Bartashevich Viktoriya Mikhnovich | 10.040 | 8.225 | 8.450 | 0.300 | 26.415 |
| 5 |  North Korea Jong Kum Hwa Kim Hye Song | 10.750 | 7.850 | 7.600 | 0.600 | 25.600 |
| 6 |  Ukraine Anastasiia Veresova Ella Bogdanova | 10.030 | 7.875 | 7.550 | 0.000 | 25.455 |
The men's pair event took place on July 11.
| Position | Team | Difficulty | Artistry | Execution | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia Konstantin Pilipchuk Aleksei Dudchenko | 10.760 | 8.825 | 8.700 | 0.000 | 28.285 |
| Belarus Ilya Rybinski Yauheni Novikau | 10.710 | 8.800 | 8.700 | 0.000 | 28.210 |
| United Kingdom Kieran Whittle Farai Bright-Garamukanwa | 10.050 | 8.400 | 8.575 | 0.000 | 27.025 |
| 4 | Belgium Vincent Casse Arne Van Gelder | 10.120 | 8.525 | 8.300 | 0.000 | 26.945 |
| 5 | China Zhang Shaolong Li Ziyang | 10.880 | 7.750 | 8.050 | 0.000 | 26.680 |
| 6 | Ukraine Andrii Kobchyk Vladyslav Bobryshev | 10.140 | 8.100 | 7.900 | 0.300 | 25.840 |
The mixed pairs event was held on July 12.
| Position | Team | Difficulty | Artistry | Execution | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia Revaz Gurgenidze Marina Chernova | 11.960 | 8.800 | 8.850 | 0.000 | 29.610 |
| United Kingdom Dominic Smith Alice Upcott | 11.870 | 8.650 | 9.000 | 0.000 | 29.520 |
| United States Ryan Ward Kiley Boynton | 12.360 | 8.200 | 8.800 | 0.000 | 29.360 |
| 4 | Belgium Solano Cassamajor Yana Vastavel | 11.390 | 8.925 | 9.000 | 0.000 | 29.315 |
| 5 | China Shen Yunyun Wu Wenhui | 11.300 | 8.050 | 8.500 | 0.000 | 27.850 |
| 6 | Ukraine Oleksandr Shpyn Yelyzaveta Vasylyga | 11.490 | 8.150 | 8.125 | 0.000 | 27.765 |
| 7 | France Alexis Martin Camille Curti | 10.800 | 8.250 | 8.300 | 0.000 | 27.350 |
| 8 | Belarus Viktar Lebedzeu Iryna Kuksa | 10.520 | 8.200 | 8.525 | 0.300 | 26.945 |
The women's group event was held on July 12.
| Position | Team | Difficulty | Artistry | Execution | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Elise Matthews Georgia Lancaster Millie Spalding | 10.510 | 8.800 | 9.000 | 0.000 | 28.310 |
| Russia Valeriia Belkina Victoria Ilicheva Alena Kholod | 10.850 | 8.650 | 8.650 | 0.000 | 28.150 |
| Belgium Julie van Gelder Ineke van Schoor Kaat Dumarey | 10.540 | 8.900 | 8.500 | 0.000 | 27.940 |
| 4 | North Korea Ri Jin Hwa Ri Hyang Kim Un Sol | 10.960 | 8.250 | 8.500 | 0.000 | 27.710 |
| 5 | Belarus Yuliya Ramanenka Julia Kovalenko Angelina Sandovich | 10.490 | 8.450 | 8.550 | 0.000 | 27.490 |
| 6 |  Australia Elizabeth Jacobs Amy Lang Elodie Rousseau Forwood | 10.400 | 8.625 | 8.550 | 0.300 | 27.275 |
| 7 | France Madeleine Bayon Alizée Costes Noémie Nadaud | 10.440 | 8.300 | 8.450 | 0.000 | 27.190 |
| 8 |  Portugal Bárbara da Silva Sequeira Iris Mendes Jéssica Correia | 10.670 | 8.250 | 8.050 | 0.600 | 26.370 |
The men's group event was held on July 12.
| Position | Team | Difficulty | Artistry | Execution | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Zhou Yi Wang Lei Tang Jian Wu Yeqiuyin | 12.070 | 8.650 | 8.900 | 0.000 | 29.620 |
| United Kingdom Connor Bartlett Gareth Wood Daniel Cook George Wood | 11.480 | 8.950 | 9.050 | 0.000 | 29.480 |
| Russia Valentin Chetverkin Maksim Chulkov Aleksandr Kurasov Dmitry Bryzgalov | 12.050 | 8.600 | 8.700 | 0.000 | 29.350 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria Dennis Andreev Borislav Borisov Vladislav Borisov Hristo Dimitrov | 10.010 | 8.400 | 8.575 | 0.000 | 26.985 |
| 5 | Ukraine Andrii Kozynko Oleksandr Nelep Oleksii Lesyk Viktor Iaremchuk | 10.270 | 8.150 | 8.125 | 0.000 | 26.545 |
| 6 |  Poland Tomasz Antonowicz Jakub Kosowicz Wojciech Krysiak Radoslaw Trojan | 9.430 | 7.950 | 8.150 | 0.000 | 25.530 |
21 nations entered the competition. [2]
Australia (6)
Azerbaijan (3)
Belgium (9)
Belarus (18)
Brazil (10)
Bulgaria (4)
China (10)
France (10)
Great Britain (14)
Georgia (3)
Germany (14)
Hong Kong (7)
Israel (3)
Kazakhstan (6)
Poland (11)
Portugal (5)
North Korea (5)
Puerto Rico (2)
Russia (24)
Ukraine (13)
United States (7)
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