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- ↑ "All about Rhythmic Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
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- ↑ "USA Gymnastics | USA Gymnastics" (PDF).
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