Darja Varfolomeev left her native Russia for Germany five years ago in search of Olympic glory. She found it in Paris. The 17-year-old won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition. Varfolomeev posted the highest score in all four events — hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon — on her way to a total of 142.
Varfolomeev Darja, of Germany , performs clubs exercise in the rhythmic gymnastics individuals all-round final at La Chapelle Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris , France. Baldassarri Milena, of Italy, performs ball exercise in the rhythmic gymnastics individuals all-round final at La Chapelle Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris , France.
She swept all four events at the 2023 world championships. She did the same in Paris a day after finishing runner-up to Raffaeli in qualifying after dropping her hoop during her routine in an uncharacteristic mistake. The final was also missing Stiliana Nikolova of Bulgaria. She had an error-prone qualifying round in an uncharacteristic performance that left her just outside of the top 10.
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