Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix

The Grand Prix series was established in 1994. The then vice-president of the International Gymnastics Federation, Hans-Jürgen Zacharias, came up with the idea of a series of events held in different cities, and the rules were drafted in the course of many meetings with the European Union of Gymnastics (UEG).[3] The first Grand Prix series was organised in the Netherlands, Ukraine, France, Germany and Austria, with the Grand Prix Final event being held in Innsbruck.[4] The Grand Prix series focuses on individual rhythmic gymnastics; winners of the overall series were crowned for their all-around performances from 1994 to 1997, and later in four apparatus, each year, since 1998 up to the present edition, as of 2019. Grand Prix stages have also hosted a number of rhythmic gymnastics group events, being considered part of the official Grand Prix series. However, even though some Grand Prix Final events had had group events, these were not officially considered part of the Grand Prix Final event, since this event crowns only the overall winners of the individual events.

Events

Main article: List of events at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series

Year	Series	Number of stages	Grand Prix Final	Location	Ref.
1994	1994 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	4	Vienna Grand Prix	Vienna	[5]
1995	1995 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	4	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[6]
1996	1996 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	5	Vienna Grand Prix	Vienna	[7]
1997	1997 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	6	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[8]
1998	1998 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	6	Grand Prix Linz	Linz	[9]
1999	1999 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	6	Grand Prix Korneuburg	Korneuburg	[10]
2000	2000 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	5	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[11]
2001	2001 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	6	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[12]
2002	2002 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	8	Grand Prix Innsbruck	Innsbruck	[13]
2003	2003 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	9	Grand Prix Innsbruck	Innsbruck	[14]
2004	2004 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	7	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[15]
2005	2005 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	8	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[16]
2006	2006 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	9	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[17]
2007	2007 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	10	Grand Prix Innsbruck	Innsbruck	[18]
2008	2008 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	8	Grand Prix Slovakia	Bratislava	[19]
2009	2009 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	8	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[20]
2010	2010 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	8	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[21]
2011	2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	5	Brno Grand Prix	Brno	[22]
2012	2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	7	Brno Grand Prix	Brno	[23]
2013	2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	5	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[24]
2014	2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	6	Grand Prix Innsbruck	Innsbruck	[25]
2015	2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	5	Brno Grand Prix	Brno	[26]
2016	2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	5	Grand Prix Eilat	Eilat	[27]
2017	2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	8	Grand Prix Eilat	Eilat	[28]
2018	2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	6	Grand Prix Marbella	Marbella	[29]
2019	2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series	6	Brno Grand Prix	Brno	[30]

The final stage of the event, also commonly referred to as Grand Prix Final, is considered a prestigious event in which usually only the best ranked gymnasts from previous stages are allowed to compete. Except for the 1994 edition, in which only the all-around event was staged, in all the other Grand Prix Final tournaments the all-around competitions served as qualifications for the finals by apparatus.[11]

All-time medal table

Main article: List of medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Final

1994–2019; Senior individual results

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia (RUS)	95	55	22	172
2	Ukraine (UKR)	23	20	27	70
3	Belarus (BLR)	4	22	28	54
4	Bulgaria (BUL)	2	6	9	17
5	Israel (ISR)	1	7	11	19
6	Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	2	2	5
7	Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	2	9	11
8	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	1	2	3
9	Georgia (GEO)	0	1	1	2
	United States (USA)	0	1	1	2
11	Austria (AUT)	0	0	3	3
12	Germany (GER)	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
	Poland (POL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 nations)		126	117	118	361

• List of events at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix series
• List of medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Final
• Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup