Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics 2016: Individual All-Around Medal Winners and Scores

Russia's Margarita Mamun took home the gold in the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics portion of the 2016 Summer Olympics on Saturday, taking advantage of a key mistake from compatriot Yana Kudryavtseva.

Kudryavtseva led the field entering the third round of competition, the clubs apparatus, but dropped her last toss to open the door for Mamun. Ukraine's Ganna Rizatdinova earned the bronze. 

Here's a look at Saturday's medallists and their final scores:

	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Margarita Mamun, RUS	Yana Kudryavtseva, RUS	Ganna Rizatdinova, UKR
Score	76.483	75.608	73.583

Recap

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The Russian duo of Kudryavtseva and Mamun entered the final as the two favourites for the gold, and they both got their routines off to a good start. Mamun scored 19.050 on the hoops, and her compatriot did even better, opting for a slightly higher difficulty to take the lead.

Plenty of casual fans tuned in to watch the final, and understandably, a lot of them were confused. So was journalist Jessica Luther:

"

#RhythmicGymnastics is unreal -- how does it work

— Jessica Luther (@scATX) August 20, 2016"

Melitina Staniouta of Belarus came closest to the two favourites with a solid routine and an 18.200 score until Rizatdinova got her turn. She too managed an 18.200, as her execution was far from perfect.

Mamun was expected to dominate the ball routine and opted for a high difficulty, a 9.650, but her execution wasn't as perfect as we've grown accustomed to. Her final score of 19.150 left her in second place, as Kudryavtseva put together a stunning routine for a score of 19.250.

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Staniouta continued her fine form with an 18.250, and Korea's Son Yeon Jae did even better, taking control of third place. Rizatdinova was still to come, and she clocked a solid 18.450, as the race for bronze heated up.

The Russian favourites were untouchable, however. Mamun opened the clubs apparatus with a 19.050, but Dawn Rhodes of the Chicago Tribune thought she looked more nervous than her compatriot:

Kudryavtseva opted for a lower difficulty and managed only a 17.883, missing her final toss to fall well behind Mamun. Rhodes couldn't believe it:

Staniouta also fell short, managing only a 16.633 to hurt her medal chances. Son clocked an 18.300, and Rizatdinova ensured the final apparatus would be a thrilling competition with an 18.450.

Mamun rounded off her performance with a 19.233 in the ribbon apparatus, all but guaranteeing the gold medal with a final score of 76.483. Kudryavtseva salvaged silver with a 19.250, and Rizatdinova grabbed bronze with a score of 18.843.