Longines Prize for Elegance

Longines Prize for Elegance
Awarded for "...emotional appeal, beauty, charm as well as grace and harmony of movement."
Country International
Presented by Longines
International Gymnastics Federation
First awarded 1997
Currently held by Alexandra Agiurgiuculese
Brooklyn Moors
Kenzo Shirai

The Longines Prize for Elegance is an award given by Longines to a male and female at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and at 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]

Recipients

Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Rie Tanaka at the 2010 World Championships the year she won.
Year Winner Country Reference
1999 Svetlana Khorkina  Russia
2001 Elena Zamolodchikova  Russia
2003 Carly Patterson  United States [3]
2005 Monette Russo  Australia [4]
2006 Cheng Fei  China [5]
2007 Shawn Johnson  United States [6]
2009 Elsa Garcia  Mexico [7]
2010 Rie Tanaka  Japan [8]
2011 Ana Porgras  Romania [9]
2013 Kyla Ross  United States [10]
2014 Yao Jinnan  China [2]
2015 Giulia Steingruber   Switzerland [11]
2016 Rebecca Downie  United Kingdom
2017 Brooklyn Moors  Canada

Men's Artistic Gymnastics

Philipp Boy (left; 2010) and Kohei Uchimura (center; 2011, 2013, 2014) with medals from the 2010 World Championships
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Year Winner Country Reference
2003 Yang Wei  China [3]
2005 Luis Rivera  Puerto Rico [4]
2006 Ivan Ivankov  Belarus [5]
2007 Hiroyuki Tomita  Japan [6]
2009 Daniel Keatings  United Kingdom [7]
2010 Philipp Boy  Germany [8]
2011 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [9]
2013 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [10]
2014 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [2]
2015 Max Whitlock  United Kingdom [11]
2016 David Belyavskiy  Russia [12]
2017 Kenzo Shirai  Japan

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Yana Kudryavtseva
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Year Winner Country Reference
2005 Irina Tchachina  Russia [13]
2007 Anna Bessonova  Ukraine [14]
2009 Anna Bessonova  Ukraine [14]
2010 Daria Kondakova  Russia [15]
2011 Delphine Ledoux  France [16]
2013 Ganna Rizatdinova  Ukraine [14]
2014 Yana Kudryavtseva  Russia [17]
2015 Margarita Mamun  Russia [18]
2017 Alexandra Agiurgiuculese  Italy [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Gymnastics". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Artistic World Championships Nanning (Nanning, China)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastcs". gymmedia.com. Gym Media.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "World Gymnastics Championships - Day 5". gettyimages.com. Getty Images. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 "[名將之約]體操女皇程菲是怎樣誕生的". Youtube.com. chinesegym1. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Johnson receives Longines Prize for Elegance". USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Worlds London 2009: Longines Prize de Elegance". FIG. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Rie Tanaka and Philipp Boy win the Longines Prize". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  9. 1 2 "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships (Tokyo, Japan)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  10. 1 2 "44th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships (Antwerp, Belgium)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Giulia Steingruber, Max Whitlock awarded Longines Prizes for Elegance at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". FIG. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  12. ↑ https://www.longines.com/#!/universe/news/2016-longines-european-men-s-and-women-s-artistic-gymnastics-championships-
  13. ↑ "27th RG-Worlds: Olga Kapranowa World Champion in the all-round competition as well". gymmedia. Retrieved 8 October 2005.
  14. 1 2 3 "32nd FIG Rhytmic Gymnastics World Championships (Kiev, Ukraine)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ingeborga Dapkunaite gives the Longines Prize for Elegance to Daria Kondakova". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  16. ↑ "31st Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (Montpellier, France)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "The Longines Prize for Elegance awarded to Yana Kudryavtseva at the 33rd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (Izmir, Turkey)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Margarita Mamun awarded with the Longines Prize for Elegance at the 34th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2015". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "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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