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Longines Prize for Elegance

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Longines Prize for Elegance
Awarded for"...emotional appeal, beauty, charm as well as grace and harmony of movement."
CountryInternational
Presented byLongines
International Gymnastics Federation
First awarded1997
Currently held byMélanie de Jesus dos Santos
Sam Mikulak
Laura Zeng

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

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World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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Women

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Rie Tanaka at the 2010 World Championships the year she won.
Year Winner Country Reference
1999 Svetlana Khorkina  Russia [3][4]
2002 Elena Zamolodchikova  Russia [4]
2003 Carly Patterson  United States [5]
2005 Monette Russo  Australia [6]
2006 Cheng Fei  China [7]
2007 Shawn Johnson  United States [8]
2009 Elsa Garcia  Mexico [9]
2010 Rie Tanaka  Japan [10]
2011 Ana Porgras  Romania [11]
2013 Kyla Ross  United States [12]
2014 Yao Jinnan  China [2]
2015 Giulia Steingruber  Switzerland [13]
2017 Brooklyn Moors  Canada [14]
2018 Angelina Melnikova  Russia [15]
2019 Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos  France [16]

Men

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Philipp Boy (left; 2010) and Kohei Uchimura (center; 2011, 2013, 2014) with medals from the 2010 World Championships
Year Winner Country Reference
1999 Yufu Lu  China [3]
2002 Xiao Qin  China [4]
2003 Yang Wei  China [5]
2005 Luis Rivera  Puerto Rico [6]
2006 Ivan Ivankov  Belarus [7]
2007 Hiroyuki Tomita  Japan [8]
2009 Daniel Keatings  United Kingdom [9]
2010 Philipp Boy  Germany [10]
2011 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [11]
2013 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [12]
2014 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [2]
2015 Max Whitlock  United Kingdom [13]
2017 Kenzo Shirai  Japan [14]
2018 Artur Dalaloyan  Russia [15]
2019 Sam Mikulak  United States [16]

World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

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Yana Kudryavtseva
Year Winner Country Reference
1997 Natalia Lipkovskaya  Russia [3]
1998 Group  Spain [3][17]
1999 Elena Vitrychenko  Ukraine [3]
2001 Irina Tchachina  Russia [3]
2002 Group  Italy [4]
2003 Almudena Cid  Spain [3]
2005 Irina Tchachina  Russia [18]
2007 Anna Bessonova  Ukraine [19]
2009 Anna Bessonova  Ukraine [19]
2010 Daria Kondakova  Russia [20]
2011 Delphine Ledoux  France [21]
2013 Ganna Rizatdinova  Ukraine [19]
2014 Yana Kudryavtseva  Russia [22]
2015 Margarita Mamun  Russia [23]
2017 Alexandra Agiurgiuculese  Italy [24]
2018 Aleksandra Soldatova  Russia
2019 Laura Zeng  United States [25]

Other events

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References

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  12. ^ a b "44th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships (Antwerp, Belgium)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Giulia Steingruber, Max Whitlock awarded Longines Prizes for Elegance at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". FIG. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Canadas's Brooklyn Moors and Japan's Kenzo Shirai presented with the Longines Prize for Elegance at the 47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montréal". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Russia's Artur Dalaloyan and Angelina Melnikova win 2018 Longines Prize for Elegance in Artistic Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. November 1, 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Mikulak, de Jesus dos Santos win 2019 Longines Prize for Elegance". International Gymnastics Federation. October 11, 2019.
  17. ^ Japan Gymnastics
  18. ^ "27th RG-Worlds: Olga Kapranowa World Champion in the all-round competition as well". gymmedia. Retrieved 8 October 2005.
  19. ^ a b c "32nd FIG Rhytmic Gymnastics World Championships (Kiev, Ukraine)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  20. ^ "Ingeborga Dapkunaite gives the Longines Prize for Elegance to Daria Kondakova". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  21. ^ "31st Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (Montpellier, France)". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "37TH RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019". Longines. Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  26. ^ "Longines® Watches Official e-shop in the United States | Longines®".
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