Kanaeva Wins Rhythmic Gold

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Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva took the all-around gold in rhythmic gymnastics in dominating fashion, earning the highest score on each apparatus. The eighteen year-old Kanaeva is often confused with compatriot Alina Kabaeva, the 2004 Rhythmic All-Around Champion who's been rumored to have had an affair with Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin.

Inna Zhukova of Belarus was second, while World Champion Anna Bessonova (Ukraine) won bronze, the same medal she earned at the Athens Olympics.

Group competition, the final gymnastics event of the Olympics, will be held tomorrow.

Final Results:
1. Evgeniya Kanaeva, Russia 75.500
2. Inna Zhukova, Belarus 71.925
3. Anna Bessonova, Ukraine 71.875
4. Olga Kapranova, Russia 71.700
5. Aliya Yussupova, Kazakhstan 69.80