title: 2018 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
text: # 2018 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
  
  The 2018 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics is a series of competitions officially organized and promoted by the International Gymnastics Federation.
  
  With stopovers in Europe and Asia, the World Cup competitions are scheduled for March 30–April 1 in Sofia (BUL), April 13-15 in Pesaro (ITA), April 20–22 in Tashkent (UZB), April 27–29 in Baku (AZE). World Challenge Cup competitions are scheduled for May 4-6 in Guadalajara (ESP), May 11–13 in Portimão (POR), August 17–19 in Minsk (BLR), and August 24–26 in Kazan (RUS).
  
  ## Formats
  
  World Cup :
  
  | Date | Event | Location | Type |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | March 30–April 1 | FIG World Cup 2018 | Sofia | Individuals and groups |
  | April 13–15 | FIG World Cup 2018 | Pesaro | Individuals and groups |
  | April 20–22 | FIG World Cup 2018 | Tashkent | Individuals and groups |
  | April 27–29 | FIG World Cup 2018 | Baku | Individuals and groups |
  
  World Challenge Cup :
  
  | Date | Event | Location | Type |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | May 4–6 | FIG World Challenge Cup 2018 | Guadalajara | Individuals and groups |
  | May 11–13 | FIG World Challenge Cup 2018 | Portimão | Individuals and groups |
  | August 17–19 | FIG World Challenge Cup 2018 | Minsk | Individuals and groups |
  | August 24–26 | FIG World Challenge Cup 2018 | Kazan | Individuals and groups |
  
  ## Medal winners
  
  ### All-around
  
  **Individual**
  
  | Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Cup ||||
  | Sofia | Aleksandra Soldatova | Ekaterina Selezneva | Linoy Ashram |
  | Pesaro | Dina Averina | Katrin Taseva | Linoy Ashram |
  | Tashkent | Aleksandra Soldatova | Linoy Ashram | Ekaterina Selezneva |
  | Baku | Mariia Sergeeva | Vlada Nikolchenko | Anastasiia Salos |
  | World Challenge Cup ||||
  | Guadalajara | Linoy Ashram | Aleksandra Soldatova | Arina Averina |
  | Portimão | Mariia Sergeeva | Nicol Zelikman | Polina Khonina |
  | Minsk | Linoy Ashram | Aleksandra Soldatova | Katsiaryna Halkina |
  | Kazan | Aleksandra Soldatova | Dina Averina | Linoy Ashram |
  
  **Group**
  
  | Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Cup ||||
  | Sofia | Bulgaria | Japan | Italy |
  | Pesaro | Italy | Belarus | Russia |
  | Tashkent | Russia | Belarus | Estonia |
  | Baku | Italy | Bulgaria | Japan |
  | World Challenge Cup ||||
  | Guadalajara | Bulgaria | Italy | Russia |
  | Portimão | China | Finland | Azerbaijan |
  | Minsk | Italy | Russia | Japan |
  | Kazan | Italy | Russia | Bulgaria |
  
  ### Apparatus
  
  **Hoop**
  
  | Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Cup ||||
  | Sofia | Aleksandra Soldatova | Katrin Taseva | Boryana Kaleyn |
  | Pesaro | Arina Averina | Dina Averina | Katrin Taseva |
  | Tashkent | Aleksandra Soldatova | Linoy Ashram | Boryana Kaleyn |
  | Baku | Mariia Sergeeva | Katsiaryna Halkina | Laura Zeng |
  | World Challenge Cup ||||
  | Guadalajara | Arina Averina | Linoy Ashram | Anastasiia Salos |
  | Portimão | Mariia Sergeeva | Nicol Zelikman | Polina Khonina |
  | Minsk | Katsiaryna Halkina | Aleksandra Soldatova | Vlada Nikolchenko |
  | Kazan | Dina Averina | Linoy Ashram | Boryana Kaleyn |
  
  **Ball**
  
  | Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Cup ||||
  | Sofia | Aleksandra Soldatova | Ekaterina Selezneva | Katrin Taseva |
  | Pesaro | Dina Averina | Linoy Ashram | Anastasiia Salos |
  | Tashkent | Aleksandra Soldatova | Linoy Ashram | Ekaterina Selezneva |
  | Baku | Ekaterina Selezneva | Mariia Sergeeva | Kaho Minagawa |
  | World Challenge Cup ||||
  | Guadalajara | Linoy Ashram | Milena Baldassarri | Nicol Zelikman |
  | Portimão | Nicol Zelikman | Polina Khonina | Mariia Sergeeva |
  | Minsk | Ekaterina Selezneva | Anastasiia Salos | Linoy Ashram |
  | Kazan | Dina Averina | Linoy Ashram | Aleksandra Soldatova |
  
  **Clubs**
  
  | Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Cup ||||
  | Sofia | Katrin Taseva | Vlada Nikolchenko | Aleksandra Soldatova |
  | Pesaro | Linoy Ashram | Vlada Nikolchenko | Katrin Taseva |
  | Tashkent | Aleksandra Soldatova | Sabina Tashkenbaeva | Linoy Ashram |
  | Baku | Vlada Nikolchenko | Boryana Kaleyn | Mariia Sergeeva |
  | World Challenge Cup ||||
  | Guadalajara | Arina Averina | Aleksandra Soldatova | Milena Baldassarri |
  | Portimão | Mariia Sergeeva | Polina Khonina | Nicol Zelikman |
  | Minsk | Linoy Ashram | Aleksandra Soldatova | Anastasiia Salos |
  | Kazan | Dina Averina | Linoy Ashram | Aleksandra Soldatova |
  
  **Ribbon**
  
  | Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Cup ||||
  | Sofia | Linoy Ashram | Katrin Taseva | Ekaterina Selezneva |
  | Pesaro | Dina Averina | Katrin Taseva | Arina Averina |
  | Tashkent | Aleksandra Soldatova | Linoy Ashram | Ekaterina Selezneva |
  | Baku | Mariia Sergeeva | Katrin Taseva | Vlada Nikolchenko |
  | World Challenge Cup ||||
  | Guadalajara | Aleksandra Soldatova | Linoy Ashram | Arina Averina |
  | Portimão | Mariia Sergeeva | Kaho Minagawa | Alessia Russo |
  | Minsk | Aleksandra Soldatova | Neviana Vladinova | Katsiaryna Halkina |
  | Kazan | Dina Averina | Linoy Ashram | Aleksandra Soldatova |
  
  **5 hoops**
  
  | Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Cup ||||
  | Sofia | Bulgaria | Japan | Italy |
  | Pesaro | Italy | China | Israel |
  | Tashkent | Russia | Ukraine | Belarus |
  | Baku | Bulgaria | Italy | Azerbaijan |
  | World Challenge Cup ||||
  | Guadalajara | Italy | Bulgaria | Belarus |
  | Portimão | China | Azerbaijan | Finland |
  | Minsk | Italy | Russia | Belarus |
  | Kazan | Russia | Bulgaria | Italy |
  
  **3 balls and 2 ropes**
  
  | Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Cup ||||
  | Sofia | Japan | Italy | Bulgaria |
  | Pesaro | Italy | Russia | China |
  | Tashkent | Russia | Israel | Ukraine |
  | Baku | Bulgaria | Japan | Ukraine |
  | World Challenge Cup ||||
  | Guadalajara | Bulgaria | Italy | Azerbaijan |
  | Portimão | Azerbaijan | China | Finland |
  | Minsk | Japan | Russia | Belarus |
  | Kazan | Russia | Italy | Japan |
  
  ## Overall medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia (RUS) | 35 | 17 | 17 | 69 |
  | 2 | Italy (ITA) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
  | 3 | Israel (ISR) | 7 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
  | 4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
  | 5 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
  | 6 | China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
  | 7 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
  | 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
  | 9 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
  | 10 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 11 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 12 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 192 |
  