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The burning questions of Anna Pavlova?
Does she appreciate classical dance in gymnastics?
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Azerbaijan, Baku and the European Games
There are always compromises to be made when staging mega-events, but The Guardian is reporting today on some unacceptable practices adopted by the Azerbaijan government in an attempt to 'clean up' the...
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56 Burning Questions of Gymnastics - Anna Pavlova responds
Anna Pavlova remains a fan favourite amongst Russia's artistic gymnasts. The European, World and Olympic medallist now competes for Azerbaijan and still impresses with her fluid artistry. Currently...
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Turin Tournament live streaming
Live streaming of the Turin Tournament begins at 4.30 Turin time - not long to wait. Here's the link - http://www.ginnasticando.it/2015/05/29/torino-diretta-streaming-fgi/Good luck to all the...
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Russia's future turns gold in Turin
A young Russian team led by Seda Tutkhalyan and Evgeniya Shelgunova did themselves proud today by performing their way to a team gold medal and a clean sweep of the individual AA medals at the 4...
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Seda Tutkhalyan - Official fan page on Instagram
Follow Seda's official fan page on Instagram!
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European Games information
You will find a schedule, draw etc for the European Games competition here. It is an unusual format, and not particularly one I like ... Team comp over 2 days, 3 up 2 count.This also counts as quals...
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Viktoria Komova - 'In general, I'm rarely sad' - interview with SportsExpress
Courtesy of the RGF/Seda_tutkhalyan_fans on InstagramViktoria Komova interview by Vladimir Ivanov, Russian language source - http://www.sport-express.ru/artistic-gymnastics/reviews/884027/The World...
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Crossing the beam - a legacy of moves
I'm often talking here of gymnastics as a sporting cultural form. A cultural form is the physical or material manifestation of beliefs, traditions and identity and is constantly changing in response...
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Aliya, Vika and Seda - three 'great team mates' speak about the firstday of...
Courtesy of the RGFInterviews with each of the Russian gymnasts at this week's European Games - Aliya Mustafina, Viktoria Komova and Seda Tutkhalyan - have appeared in the Russian press. Here are...
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'Rosebud' of the Russian team, Tutkhalyan, hopes for gold on beam, topthree...
Seda Tutkhalyan, the 'rosebud' of this Russian team, who gave a searing debut performance in Baku for the senior team at her first major competition.Unsurprisingly, there has been a whole gamut of...
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Aliya Mustafina interview with Bolshoi Sport - and some upgrade news
Photograph of Aliya Mustafina by Platon Shilikov, courtesy of Bolshoi SportAs I mentioned early in May, Aliya features in a special interview/photo feature in this month's edition of the Alexei Nemov...
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Viktoria Komova - I will be ready for the Rio Olympic Games. Interviewwith...
Aliya shows off the team#s patriotic manicure! Picture courtesy of the RGFVeronika has kindly translated two TV interviews with the Russian WAG team in Baku. At the moment, the videos aren't...
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It has to be more than simple coincidence
Aliya Mustafina won gold in the AA again today, in Baku at the European Games. This makes her a gold medallist at all the different types of major multi sports events and gymnastics championships she...
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Mustafina should peak at Worlds, says coach Starkin
Aliya Mustafina today with her gold medal. Courtesy of the RGF.It wasn't a classic all around competition. The format saw to that, with many of the best gymnasts left behind on the bench thanks to...
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Sergei Starkin - for the Rio Olympics we will upgrade several routines
Aliya Mustafina and Sergei Starkin - courtesy of the RGF The Russian Olympic Committee's Information Service has just released this interview with the coach of European Games champion, Aliya...
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'In Baku, I showed a sketch ... now, I must paint in bright colours' Viktoria...
Komova and Mustafina - two great champions on one team. Courtesy of the RGFNot so very long ago - April 2014 to be precise - I published an article on this blog entitled 'Does Komova need...
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Russia, 2015 - review after the European season
Gymnastics revolves around the Olympics. Competition and training therefore runs in a four-yearly cycle. Gymnasts regroup and rebuild in the first two years of the cycle, peak in Olympic year and set...
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Seda Tutkhalyan : My goal is to become an Olympic Champion!
Seda Tutkhalyan in the first day of the team competition at the European Games, 2015, her first major senior competitionSeda Tutkhalyan in conversation with Oksana Tonkacheva.'I'm learning to cope with...
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After Worlds, I will change my floor music - Aliya Mustafina
Aliya manages a troublesome line of questioning during this Russia 2 interviewA great series of short interviews with some of the main players in last week's European Games - Nikita Ignatyev, Sergei...
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