Ukrainian gymnast Onofriichuk wins first world title in hoop final at Frankfurt championships

Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Taisiia Onofriichuk won gold in the hoop final at the 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Frankfurt am Main on Sunday. The judges awarded her routine a score of 30.700, with 8.300 points for artistry and 14.100 for difficulty, as she performed to Michael Jackson’s *Thriller* .
Onofriichuk finished ahead of Italy’s Sofia Raffaeli, the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, who scored 30.500. Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev, born in Russia, took bronze with 30.400 points. Israel’s Daniela Munits and Uzbekistan’s Takhmina Ikromova rounded out the top five with scores of 30.050 and 30.000, respectively .
This marks Ukraine’s first gold medal at this year’s World Championships and Onofriichuk’s first individual world title. The Kyiv-born gymnast had previously won two bronze medals at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. The last Ukrainian to win an individual world title in this discipline was Hanna Rizatdinova in 2013, also in the hoop event .
Onofriichuk is scheduled to compete again later Sunday in the clubs final at 16:10 local time. Ukraine’s group will also contest the three hoops and two pairs of clubs final at 15:00 . Earlier in the championships, the Ukrainian team narrowly missed a medal in the five-ball final .
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