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.

The final stage of the event, also commonly referred to as Grand Prix Final, was 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.[5]

Events

Year	Number of stages	Grand Prix Final	Location	Ref.
1994	4	Vienna Grand Prix	Vienna	[6]
1995	4	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[7]
1996	5	Vienna Grand Prix	Vienna	[8]
1997	6	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[9]
1998	6	Grand Prix Linz	Linz	[10]
1999	6	Grand Prix Korneuburg	Korneuburg	[11]
2000	5	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[5]
2001	6	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[12]
2002	8	Grand Prix Innsbruck	Innsbruck	[13]
2003	9	Grand Prix Innsbruck	Innsbruck	[14]
2004	7	Alfred Vogel Grand Prix	Deventer	[15]
2005	8	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[16]
2006	9	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[17]
2007	10	Grand Prix Innsbruck	Innsbruck	[18]
2008	8	Grand Prix Slovakia	Bratislava	[19]
2009	8	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[20]
2010	8	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[21]
2011	5	Brno Grand Prix	Brno	[22]
2012	7	Brno Grand Prix	Brno	[23]
2013	5	Berlin Masters	Berlin	[24]
2014	6	Grand Prix Innsbruck	Innsbruck	[25]
2015	5	Brno Grand Prix	Brno	[26]
2016	5	Grand Prix Eilat	Eilat	[27]
2017	8	Grand Prix Eilat	Eilat	[28]
2018	6	Grand Prix Marbella	Marbella	[29]
2019	6	Brno Grand Prix	Brno	[30]
2020	4	Deriugina Grand Prix	Kyiv	[31]
2021	3	Grand Prix Marbella	Marbella	[32]

All-time medal table

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

1994–2021; Senior individual results

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia (RUS)	99	58	23	180
2	Ukraine (UKR)	26	24	30	80
3	Belarus (BLR)	6	25	32	63
4	Bulgaria (BUL)	2	6	9	17
5	Israel (ISR)	1	7	11	19
6	Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	2	2	5
7	Italy (ITA)	1	0	2	3
8	Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	2	9	11
9	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	1	2	3
10	Georgia (GEO)	0	1	1	2
	United States (USA)	0	1	1	2
12	Austria (AUT)	0	0	3	3
13	Germany (GER)	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
	Poland (POL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 nations)		136	127	128	391

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