Russian championships - live streaming
RGF has announced there will be live streaming of the national championships from the 3rd to 6th (WAG) and 10th to 13th (MAG) of this month.You can find the link highlighted in red at...
View ArticleGrebyonkin - all the top gymnasts will be in Penza, except Afanasyeva
Young gymnasts line up prior to the first major Championships of the yearIn an interview with Itar-Tass national head coach Evgeny Grebyonkin has given us some clues as to the competitors in Penza this...
View ArticleRussian Championships 2014 - Junior team results
Central Federal District gymnasts Ekaterina Sokova and Angelina Melnikova were Russian team mates in Canada earlier this year, are now shining in their country's national championshipsCentral Federal...
View ArticleEssential viewing information - senior all around and team qualification
Tatiana Nabieva, defending Russia Cup champion, is competing all around todayStart lists : subdivision 1, begins 12 pm Moscow timeKharenkova (bars, beam) Komova (vault, bars, beam) Afanasyeva...
View ArticleMustafina Russian Champion once more
Courtesy of the RGFAliya Mustafina successfully defended her national title today with a convincing, if not totally faultless, display, showing herself to be preparing well for the coming...
View ArticleMelnikova takes Russian Junior Championships
Seda Tutkhalyan, Angelina Melnikova, Daria MikhailovaAngelina Melnikova confirmed her status at the top of the junior Russian tree today with an outstanding performance in the junior championships...
View ArticleA symphony of Ksenia Afanasyeva
After two ankle surgeries in six months, World, Universiade and European Champion Ksenia Afanasyeva wasn't supposed to be at these Championships. At the last minute, however, she made the decision to...
View ArticleDaria Mikhailova - videos
Daria Mikhailova yesterday. Courtesy of RGFThe 14 year old training mate of Anastasia Grishina won the bronze medal yesterday. There is something about her that I like: a composed and mature bearing....
View ArticleBreaking news - Anastasia Grishina injury
IAnastasia Grishina fell to the ground after over rotating a triple twist on floor in the team final this morning. She was stretchered off.It seems that there is a problem with her left knee...
View ArticleCentral are national team champions 2014
Today's winning Central team - Back row - Gannochenko, Elizarova, Kharenkova. Front row - Afanasyeva, Kruglikova, KomovaThe Central Federal District won today's team competition, only narrowly over...
View ArticleFour new champions, and a Grishina update
Beam medalists today in Penza ... Daria Spiridinova, Maria Kharenkova, Aliya MustafinaNot everything went to plan today for the 'big' stars of Russian gymnastics. There were signs of some strain and...
View ArticleRussian gymnastics ... A few issues and questions
A popular figure ... Coach Anton Stolyar with the Russian team this weekIssues and questions still dog the Russian programme despite the optimistic feeling of Komova's return, the apparently rapid...
View ArticleTutkhalyan, Skrypnik, Melnikova, Melnikova - Master of Sport Champions
Daria Skrypnik could compete only bars and beam this week, but won a gold medal on the barsFull results are available at http://www.sportgymrus.ru/Admin/GetFile.ashx?get=1&id=44108Or, for those...
View ArticleEremina, Eremina, Sokova, Likhodolskaya - Candidate Master of Sportchampions
Tatiana Nabiyeva with her St Petersburg team mate Elena Eremina. Like Tanya, Lena is best on bars and vault and is coached by Alexander and Vera Kiryashev. Alexander is a former national coach who...
View ArticleRussian gymnastics - senior WAG team for European Championships
Viktoria Komova performs on bars in the team event earlier this weekAn announcement, made by Valentina Rodionenko earlier:Mustafina, Komova, Sosnitskaya, Spiridonova and Kharenkova will perform at the...
View ArticleRussian Gymnastics - Men's National Championships 2014
Nico Jackson writes:Greetings, Russian fans!I hope everyone enjoyed last week’s coverage of the senior and junior women. Never a dull moment in Russian women’s gymnastics. However, this week we turn...
View ArticleRussian Gymnastics Championships 2014 MAG Schedule
Nico Jackson writesHere is a detailed schedule of the men’s championships this week. Unfortunately a full roster of participants doesn’t seem to be available, but as far as I know all the major names...
View ArticleMoscow win junior MAG Championships
Moscow, the winning team at today's Championships. Artur Dalolyan, who is second in the all around qualifying, is at the left.Full results are available at...
View ArticleKomova will compete two pieces in Sofia
2012 Olympian Viktoria Komova will compete on bars and beam at May's Europeans, says Russian Head Coach Valentina Rodionenko. 'Viktoria still isn't ready to vault', said Valentina, adding that they...
View ArticleInjury updates - Garibov, Kuksenkov
Nikolai Kuksenkov trains at the famous Nikolai Tolkachev School of Gymnastics in VladimirNico has just confirmed that Emin Garibov will need a second surgery on his shoulder. The European high bar...
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