Longines Prize for Elegance
Awarded for"...emotional appeal, beauty, charm as well as grace and harmony of movement."
CountryInternational
Presented byLongines
International Gymnastics Federation
First awarded1997
Currently held byMélanie de Jesus dos Santos
Sam Mikulak
Laura Zeng

The Longines Prize for Elegance is an award given by Longines to a male and female currently at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. The winners receive a trophy, a cheque, and a Longines watch.[1] The prize has been awarded since 1997 and is aimed at honoring the most elegant and charismatic gymnasts. The criteria used by the jury is based on grace, harmonious movement, and emotion during the performances.[2]

Recipients

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Women

Rie Tanaka at the 2010 World Championships the year she won.
Year Winner Country Reference
1999 Svetlana Khorkina  Russia [3][4]
2002 Elena Zamolodchikova  Russia [4]
2003 Carly Patterson  United States [5]
2005 Monette Russo  Australia [6]
2006 Cheng Fei  China [7]
2007 Shawn Johnson  United States [8]
2009 Elsa Garcia  Mexico [9]
2010 Rie Tanaka  Japan [10]
2011 Ana Porgras  Romania [11]
2013 Kyla Ross  United States [12]
2014 Yao Jinnan  China [2]
2015 Giulia Steingruber  Switzerland [13]
2017 Brooklyn Moors  Canada [14]
2018 Angelina Melnikova  Russia [15]
2019 Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos  France [16]

Men

Philipp Boy (left; 2010) and Kohei Uchimura (center; 2011, 2013, 2014) with medals from the 2010 World Championships
Year Winner Country Reference
1999 Yufu Lu  China [3]
2002 Xiao Qin  China [4]
2003 Yang Wei  China [5]
2005 Luis Rivera  Puerto Rico [6]
2006 Ivan Ivankov  Belarus [7]
2007 Hiroyuki Tomita  Japan [8]
2009 Daniel Keatings  United Kingdom [9]
2010 Philipp Boy  Germany [10]
2011 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [11]
2013 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [12]
2014 Kohei Uchimura  Japan [2]
2015 Max Whitlock  United Kingdom [13]
2017 Kenzo Shirai  Japan [14]
2018 Artur Dalaloyan  Russia [15]
2019 Sam Mikulak  United States [16]

World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Yana Kudryavtseva
Year Winner Country Reference
1997 Natalia Lipkovskaya  Russia [3]
1998 Group  Spain [3][17]
1999 Elena Vitrychenko  Ukraine [3]
2001 Irina Tchachina  Russia [3]
2002 Group  Italy [4]
2003 Almudena Cid  Spain [3]
2005 Irina Tchachina  Russia [18]
2007 Anna Bessonova  Ukraine [19]
2009 Anna Bessonova  Ukraine [19]
2010 Daria Kondakova  Russia [20]
2011 Delphine Ledoux  France [21]
2013 Ganna Rizatdinova  Ukraine [19]
2014 Yana Kudryavtseva  Russia [22]
2015 Margarita Mamun  Russia [23]
2017 Alexandra Agiurgiuculese  Italy [24]
2018 Aleksandra Soldatova  Russia
2019 Laura Zeng  United States [25]

Other events

References

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