Miss Valentine is an international
gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...
tournament in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. The event was first held in 1995 and, as of 2020, has been hosted annually. The event hosts
rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...
and
aesthetic group gymnastics
Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (AGG) is a discipline of gymnastics developed from Finnish "Women's Gymnastics" (naisvoimistelu). The discipline is reminiscent of Rhythmic Gymnastics, but there are some significant differences: in AGG, the emphasis is ...
competitions.
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FIG World Cup
In 2013 for the first time Miss Valentine hosted a Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup
The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup is a competition for rhythmic gymnastics sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the few tournaments in rhythmic gymnastics officially organized by FIG, as well as the W ...
stage.
Grand Prix
In 2020, Miss Valentine served as the third stage of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series The Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix is an annual competition of tournaments in rhythmic gymnastics open to athletes from all over the globe. The series consists of a number of stages, culminating in the final event, usually referred to as ''Grand Pri ...
. It was the first time that the Nordic and Baltic regions received a Grand Prix stage.[Miss Valentine]
Accessed on March 8, 2020.
See also
*2013 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2013 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes one category A event (Sofia) and seven category B events. Apart from Tartu, Bucharest and Corbeil-Essonnes (individuals only), all events include both individual and group competition ...
*List of events at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series
This is a list of events at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix, Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series.
Editions
;Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that group performances were competed at the Grand Prix Final but were not officially part of the ...
References
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External links
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