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Varfolomeev Sweeps Three Finals to Leave Rio Worlds With Five Golds

Germany’s team triumph capped a weekend that featured her recovery from a hoop misstep plus an anthem mix-up at the all-around ceremony.

Darja Varfolomeev bei der WM in Rio
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Overview

  • On the final day, Darja Varfolomeev won the ball (29.850), clubs (31.700) and ribbon (30.250) titles, topping Rin Keys and Sofia Raffaeli in ball, Amalia Lica and Stiliana Nikolowa in clubs, and Nikolowa and Ukraine’s Taisiia Onofriichuk in ribbon.
  • She placed fifth in the hoop final with 28.950 as Italy’s Sofia Raffaeli took gold (30.650) and Bulgaria’s Stiliana Nikolowa silver (29.950), with Germany’s Anastasia Simakova earning bronze (29.400).
  • Varfolomeev defended her world all-around crown on Friday with 121.900 points, finishing 2.600 ahead of Nikolowa and 3.950 ahead of Raffaeli.
  • Germany secured team gold from combined individual and group results, with key scores from Varfolomeev and Simakova; the German group finished eighth in the group all-around.
  • Organizers mistakenly played the Georgian anthem at Varfolomeev’s all-around medal ceremony; subsequent podiums used the correct anthem, which she said she enjoyed singing.