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Longines Prize for Elegance

Summary

The Longines Prize for Elegance is an award given by Longines to a male and female currently at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. The winners receive a trophy, a cheque, and a Longines watch.[1] The prize has been awarded since 1997 and is aimed at honoring the most elegant and charismatic gymnasts. The criteria used by the jury is based on grace, harmonious movement, and emotion during the performances.[2]

Longines Prize for Elegance
Awarded for"...emotional appeal, beauty, charm as well as grace and harmony of movement."
CountryInternational
Presented byLongines
International Gymnastics Federation
First awarded1997
Currently held byMélanie de Jesus dos Santos
Sam Mikulak
Laura Zeng

Recipients edit

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships edit

Women edit

 
Rie Tanaka at the 2010 World Championships the year she won.
Year Winner Country Reference
1999 Svetlana Khorkina   Russia [3][4]
2002 Elena Zamolodchikova   Russia [4]
2003 Carly Patterson   United States [5]
2005 Monette Russo   Australia [6]
2006 Cheng Fei   China [7]
2007 Shawn Johnson   United States [8]
2009 Elsa Garcia   Mexico [9]
2010 Rie Tanaka   Japan [10]
2011 Ana Porgras   Romania [11]
2013 Kyla Ross   United States [12]
2014 Yao Jinnan   China [2]
2015 Giulia Steingruber   Switzerland [13]
2017 Brooklyn Moors   Canada [14]
2018 Angelina Melnikova   Russia [15]
2019 Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos   France [16]

Men edit

 
Philipp Boy (left; 2010) and Kohei Uchimura (center; 2011, 2013, 2014) with medals from the 2010 World Championships
Year Winner Country Reference
1999 Yufu Lu   China [3]
2002 Xiao Qin   China [4]
2003 Yang Wei   China [5]
2005 Luis Rivera   Puerto Rico [6]
2006 Ivan Ivankov   Belarus [7]
2007 Hiroyuki Tomita   Japan [8]
2009 Daniel Keatings   United Kingdom [9]
2010 Philipp Boy   Germany [10]
2011 Kohei Uchimura   Japan [11]
2013 Kohei Uchimura   Japan [12]
2014 Kohei Uchimura   Japan [2]
2015 Max Whitlock   United Kingdom [13]
2017 Kenzo Shirai   Japan [14]
2018 Artur Dalaloyan   Russia [15]
2019 Sam Mikulak   United States [16]

World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships edit

 
Yana Kudryavtseva
Year Winner Country Reference
1997 Natalia Lipkovskaya   Russia [3]
1998 Group   Spain [3][17]
1999 Elena Vitrychenko   Ukraine [3]
2001 Irina Tchachina   Russia [3]
2002 Group   Italy [4]
2003 Almudena Cid   Spain [3]
2005 Irina Tchachina   Russia [18]
2007 Anna Bessonova   Ukraine [19]
2009 Anna Bessonova   Ukraine [19]
2010 Daria Kondakova   Russia [20]
2011 Delphine Ledoux   France [21]
2013 Ganna Rizatdinova   Ukraine [19]
2014 Yana Kudryavtseva   Russia [22]
2015 Margarita Mamun   Russia [23]
2017 Alexandra Agiurgiuculese   Italy [24]
2018 Aleksandra Soldatova   Russia
2019 Laura Zeng   United States [25]

Other events edit

References edit

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  24. ^ "Italy's Alexandra Agiurgiuculese presented with the Longines Prize for Elegance at the 35th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 in Pesaro". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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