Pictures courtesy of the RGF and Maria Bondareva on Instagram
So the news from Lake Krugloye may be a little flat ... But not completely ... we still have reasons to be cheerful.
Not least, these two members of Russia's national junior team, Maria Bondareva and Seda Tutkhalyan, who never cease to amuse me personally, and delight me gymnastically. Seda is currently preparing to compete at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, from the 16th August.
Good luck to these young gymnasts, they are the future!