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[3] In September 2006, at the World Cup event held in Portimão, the group achieved bronze in 5 ribbons and silver in 3 hoops + 4 clubs, in addition to 5th place in the All-Around.

In May the Spanish team won the silver medal both in the All-Around and in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final of the World Cup held in Nizhny Novgorod, in addition to the 4th place with 5 ribbons.

For this time, in addition to the holder, in the preparation for the Olympics other gymnasts (then substitutes) such as Sandra Aguilar, Cristina Dassaeva, Sara Garvín, Violeta González and Lidia Redondo were integrated in the team.

In August of that year they participated in the Olympic Games in Beijing, obtaining the 11th position in the qualifying phase after committing several errors in their second routines, 3 hoops and 4 clubs.

The new 5 balls composition was on "Red Violin" by Ikuko Kawai (a theme based on the adage of the Concierto de Aranjuez), while the 3 ribbons 2 hoops used Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona in Stanley Black And His Orchestra and Plácido Domingo's version.

[8] During the 2011 season, the group trained by Baranova and Bayón, and formed by Loreto Achaerandio, Sandra Aguilar, Elena López, Lourdes Mohedano, Alejandra Quereda (captain) and Lidia Redondo, qualified for several finals in World Cup stages, in addition to winning the 3 gold medals at both the US Classics Competition in Orlando and the II Meeting in Vitória Brazil.

[10] In the Olympic final held at the Wembley Arena, the group first performed with 5 balls that gave them a score of 27,400 points, placing them in 5th position and improving by 0.250 from qualification.

[13] On 1 September at the World Championship in Kyiv, after being 4th in the All-Around the previous day, the Spanish group won gold with 10 clubs and bronze with 3 balls + 2 ribbons.

And, of course, you think "if we are more famous here than in our country"».Several injuries and physical problems of some members of the team, such as Elena Lopez’s knee pain or a bone edema in the left ankle of Lourdes Mohedano, delayed the start of the 2014 season.

[35][36][37][38] In August a World Cup was held in Sofia, where the Spanish group was 4th in the All-Around, just 0.5 short of bronze, thus falling behind Italy, Bulgaria and Russia that took gold.

For this competition Artemi Gavezou, who was recovering from an injury and could not travel, was replaced by Adelina Fominykh in the clubs routine and by Marina Viejo in the mixed one, making it the debut of both with the starting group.

[39][40] That same month, again with Artemi as holder, they participated in the IV Meeting in Vitória, where they achieved silver in the All-Around and in 3 balls + 2 ribbons, and the gold medal in the 10 clubs final.

[42][43][44] At the World Championships in Izmir, several drops and an out of borders in the 3 balls + 2 ribbons routine, made the Spanish group finish in 11th place in the All-Around, managing to qualify only for the 10 clubs final.

The team was made up of the same members who also won the gold medal in Kyiv the previous year: Sandra Aguilar, Artemi Gavezou, Elena López, Lourdes Mohedano and Alejandra Quereda.

[45][46] After being proclaimed world champions for the second time, in October the team traveled to the LG Whisen Rhythmic All Stars 2014, held in Seoul, South Korea, where they performed the mixed exercise and participated in an exhibition.

[52] That same month the group had the first competition of the season, the Grand Prix de Thiais, where the team premiered the two new routines, the 5 ribbons on "Europa" by Mónica Naranjo and the 2 hoops + 6 clubs on a remix of District 78 of the song "Ameksa (The Shepard)" by Taalbi Brothers.

[54] In April, the team participated at the World Cup in Pesaro, obtaining the bronze medal in the All-Around, 7th place with 5 ribbons and 5th in 2 hoops + 6 clubs.

[56] In late May the team travelled to Tashkent to participate in the World Cup held in the Uzbek capital, there they achieved two silver medals in the All-Around and in 2 hoops + 6 clubs, and finished in 6th position with 5 ribbons.

The team then decided not to participate in the final with 2 hoops + 6 clubs, since in addition to that Lidia Redondo, the reserve gymnast, could not compete because she was not enrolled at that time.

[63] The team was made by Sandra Aguilar, Artemi Gavezou, Elena López, Lourdes Mohedano and Alejandra Quereda, in addition to Lidia Redondo as an alternate.

The prize was picked up by Alejandra Quereda, captain of the team, and by Jesús Carballo Martínez, president of the Federation, from the hands of King Felipe VI of Spain.

The 5 ribbons music had a medley of themes with Brazilian airs: "Vidacarnaval" by Carlinhos Brown, "Bahiana/Batucada" by Inner Sense and Richard Sliwa, and "Sambuka" by Artem Uzunov.

The 2 hoops + 6 clubs featured flamenco themes "Jewish Cemetery", "Soleá" and "La aurora de Nueva York", played by the Company Rafael Amargo and Montse Cortés.

The campaign was accompanied by a promotional documentary called "La satisfacción es para siempre", with new images and statements from gymnasts about their preparation, and a recreation of the podium of the Rio Games.

[84] In 2017, the coach of the ensemble Sara Bayón, asked about the factors that led to the Olympic medal, replied: Clearly the fourth position in London has served us well for Rio.

[85] Since the Guadalajara World Cup the Spanish team was formed by Mónica Alonso, Victoria Cuadrillero, Clara Esquerdo, Ana Gayán, Alba Polo and Lía Rovira.

The results of the team at both the group and individual level were rated as scarce that year by numerous people such as former gymnast Almudena Cid, who said "It was many years ago, more than 40, that we did not enter top 24, not even in the 8 best" and pointed out that "the current structure of rhythmic in Spain is not ideal [...] we have to make a recruitment of small girls and think about taking care of them, and if that gymnast is not yet on the national team involve her where there is a follow-up behind [...] so that when she is [...] he does not have to start from scratch».

The team was formed in this championship by Monica Alonso, Victoria Quadrillero, Clara Esquerdo, Ana Gayán, Alba Polo and Sara Salarrullana.

The team was made by Victoria Quadrillero, Clara Esquerdo, Ana Gayán, Alba Polo, Emma Reyes and Sara Salarrullana.

[88] After the Spanish Federation did not renew her contract, ending in August 2020, on December 3, 2020 she was appointed as new coach for France's group, being accompanied by Sara Bayón.

Anna Baranova (standing, waving) with the Spanish team in the World Cup Final in Mie (2006)
The Spanish team, coached by Anna Baranova and Sara Bayón, on the podium of the Pre-Olympic in London (2012)