The opening day of rhythmic gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics is complete and it's Italy's Sofia Raffaeli who leads the individual all-around competition (139.100).
Raffaeli, the 2022 world all-around champion, performed with sublime fluidity and grace to top the 2023 world champion Darja Varfolomeev of Germany by a margin of over two points.
Varfolomeev made an impressive recovery after dropping her hoop mid-routine and had to use a replacement. She finished the competition with a strong 35.250 for her clubs routine to secure her spot in second (136.850).
American Evita Griskenas finished 18th and did not advance to the final (118.500).
The 2024 European all-around champion Stiliana Nikolova of Bulgaria had a tough day, finishing just shy of qualifying to the final in 11th place (127.700).
Individual all-around qualifiers for rhythmic gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics
- Sofia Raffaeli (Italy) - 139.100
- Darja Varfolomeev (Germany) - 136.850
- Boryana Kaleyn (Bulgaria) - 136.450
- Taisiia Onofriichuk (Ukraine) - 135.750
- Margarita Kolosov (Germany) - 131.500
- Ekaterina Vedeneeva (Slovenia) - 130.800
- Daria Atamanov (Israel) - 130.450
- Barbara Domingos (Brazil) - 129.750
- Milena Baldassarri (Italy) - 129.250
- Wang Zilu (China) - 128.100