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Online and TV coverage of European Gymnastics Championships
Collage of the Russian Junior team by Lifje. Clockwise from top left: Seda Tutkhalyan, Anastasia Dmitrieva, Daria Skrypnik, Maria Bondareva, Angelina MelnikovaOfficial podium training for the juniors...
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Another year of Rewriting Russian Gymnastics
At my university we have finally made it to the time of year when we can concentrate on writing and research. It is a clear change of pace; from the relentless chitter chatter and interaction of...
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Maria Kharenkova at the European Championships
'Veteran' junior, now first year senior, Maria is participating in her first major senior competition this week. There are some fabulous pictures on the RGF website of her, her team mates and the...
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Ksenia Afanasyeva - Sports Express interview
Photo credit : Tatiana Dorogutina, Sports ExpressThis is a summary (not a comprehensive word by word translation) of an interview with top Russian gymnast, Ksenia Afanasyeva. The original Russian...
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Russia wins junior team title, leads all around
Young Russia. Back row from left to right - national junior coach Bulgakova, ?, national junior coach Voinov, Andrei Rodionenko, ?. Front row - Maria Bondareva, Angelina Melnikova, Seda Tutkhalyan,...
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Make sport not war
Russian gymnasts and coaches at the European Gymnastics Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, sit shoulder to shoulder with their Ukrainian friends, including 1985 World Champion Oksana Omelianchik.Picture...
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Personality
The Russians have it, in buckets; the gymnasts on this junior team are no different. In my opinion, this is one of the most talented junior teams the Russians have produced in recent years; I only...
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Leaps of faith
I love to see a leap performed boldly and with finesse. The flying type of leap that defies gravity. Toe point and line come into it, but amplitude is what a leap is really all about; every muscle...
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Russia 3rd in brave qualification round
Russia's young guns held their ground and performed mostly well today to secure a third place spot in Saturday's team final, and gymnasts in every event final on Sunday. Ahead of them were an inspired...
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Angelina Melnikova Junior European Champion
Angelina Melnikova, courtesy RGFIt was a dominant performance by a strong and graceful young gymnast. Congratulations, Angelina!Seda had a few errors but will have gained experience here. She still...
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Thoughts
Unless you have been hiding under a rock somewhere, you can't have failed to notice that Romania are now European Team Champions, with Britain in second place and Russia in third. Congratulations to...
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We are satisfied - Aliya Mustafina
Photo credit: RGFAn Allsport interview today with Aliya Mustafina : http://www.allsportinfo.ru/index.php?id=83075'I think that we are to be congratulated on this bronze medal, we are more satisfied...
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Skrypnik, Melnikova take gold in Junior European Event Finals
Bars gold medallist Daria Skrypnik in Tuesday's qualification competitionRussia continued their dominance of Europe's junior championships today by making a 1, 2 on uneven bars (Skrypnik, Melnikova)...
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Kharenkova takes gold on final day of Euros
15 year old Maria Kharenkova saved the day for Russia with a well deserved gold medal on the beam this afternoon in Sofia. To the visible delight of team mate and captain Aliya Mustafina, who has...
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Quotes of the day
The medal winners : Maria Kharenkova, Daria Spiridonova and Aliya Mustafina with team doctor Timonkin and head coach Grebyonkin (yes, it...
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Aliya Mustafina - I competed as best I could
Picture credit RGFAliya speaks in Sports Expresshttp://news.sport-express.ru/2014-05-18/699607I am very pleased with my performance today, I don't know what the judges didn't like about my bars, but I...
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Maria Kharenkova - I had expected silver
Happy smiling face of Maria Kharenkova, courtesy RGFMaria talks to AllsportI am very pleased. However, I had expected silver, because I thought that I would not beat the Romanian Larisa Iordache.But I...
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Tutkhalyan, Bondareva will fight to compete at Youth Olympics
Olga Bulgakova, courtesy of RGFKey points of a short interview with Olga Bulgakova, Head Coach of the national junior teamhttp://www.allsportinfo.ru/index.php?id=83100They had expected a little better...
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RRG - Community standards and participation guidelines
The Russian Junior team enjoy some fresh air in Sofia after a hard competition. Clockwise, from top left : Olga Bulgakova (head coach), Aleksandra Buzdalina (masseuse), Artem Voinov (team coach), Seda...
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Aliya Mustafina: 'Masha is very determined'
From Aliya Mustafina on Instagram: 'thanks for the invitation' she says to Alexei NemovA brief interview with Sovietski Sport is summarised here. Original interview is at...
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