In 2005 takes in Tartu place the first World Cup in aesthetic group gymnastics of all times. It has required hard work for many years in order to make the competition a part of World Cup.

 

Competitions have taken place in Tartu University Sports Hall for 10 years. For the World Cup Event it has been chosen the stage of Theatre Vanemuine  

 

In 2005 it is expected to offer the audience the greatest cultural experience and the highest level of sports.

 

Traditional competition Miss Valentine takes place the 11th time already and has found its place in Estonian cultural and sports life. The competition has become one of international highest level competitions of group gymnastics.

 

The competition has been launched by Janika Mölder, World Champion of rhytmics  gymnastics. The reason was that there was in neither Tartu nor Estonia any remarkable gymnastics event that would promote our country and long traditions of our gymnastics. Today is Miss Valentine a worldwide well-known competition. Miss Valentine is related to Valentine´s Day, because it makes the event more attractive and the annual competition is then fixed – near the Valentine´s Day. The main purpose of the competition is to promote sports and gymnastics through friendship and goodness.

 

In the event participated in the first couple of years 2-3 neighbouring countries. In the course of time has grown the number of participants and increased audience´s interest.

 

The number of participating countries has multiplied. The purpose of the organisers has been to keep the high level of the competition so that Estonian audience could see the elite gymnasts of the world.

In the competition have participated over the years famous gymnasts such as World, European and Olympic champions Natalja Lipkovskaja and Zarina Gizikova from Russia, Anna Bessonova from Ukraine, Russian team who won gold medal in Olympics 2000 and 2004, and many other European and world champions.

The main organiser of the competition has been Gymnasts´ Club Janika. Estonian Gymnastics Foundation, Tartu city, University of Tartu and Academic Sports Club of Tartu University have been very cooperative by organising the event.

 

Many companies have facilitated in the event preparations. Cultural Endowment of Tartu, Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Ministry of Culture have been assisting every year.

 

At the end of competition takes place gymnasts´ gala show. It has become a traditional parade of Estonian and world-famous stars. The main performers in 2005 are Russian gymnasts Alina Kabajeva who won gold medal, and Irina Tšaštšina who won silver medal in aesthetic gymnastics in Athens.

 

Organising the event started in May 2004.

Instruction and program of the event were compiled and sent out to countries that are related to gymnastics. Next step was compiling the program of the competition and planning the activity of organising staff. Coordinators familiarised themselves with international competition that took place in Germany and was also performed in a theatre stage. The representatives of different teams responsible for different duties gathered together in November 2004. Afterwards was conducted a training of administering the competition. Representatives and members of the teams are volunteers, mainly parents, coaches and gymnasts of the Gymnasts´ Club Janika.  

 

In the 2005 competition will be participants from 10 countries.

The event Miss Valentine 2005 is publicised in the television, the radio and the press.

 

In 2005 World Cup participate from Estonia the group gymnastics elite group of Tartu Gymnasts´ Club Janika that took the 3rd place in 2003 and the 6th place in 2004 in World Championship of group gymnastics and the elite group of Tallinn Gymnasts´ Club Piruett that belongs also to the elite teams of the world.