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MAG AA summary results
Such a good final - just so special, so many amazing routines. David didn't medal this time but I think with time and hindsight he and we should be proud of his achievement. 4th is the hardest...
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Yana Demyanchuk - crowdfunding appeal - Koenig's Disease
Yana is 2009 European Champion on the beam. She has a serious disease of the knee joint (Koenig's Disease) and urgently needs an operation - the cost of this will be about 5,000 Euros, and Yana will...
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Simone and the others - results and reflections
In the end, it was as predicted : Simone and the others, with Simone's teammate, Alexandra Raisman, providing the back up. I do not need to point out that, by definition, the Americans are scoring...
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Seda Tutkhalyan - 'I can still upgrade'
Seda had a few words to say about her AA competition - she is so mature.'Vault went well, bars too, and the beginning of my beam. But then the dismount went wrong. And then somehow on floor my...
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Seda Tutkhalyan - message for fans
Seda has posted the following message on her social media sites - Thank you all for your support ... Of course, not everything turned out the way I wanted it to, but still. These Olympic Games are over...
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Ukraine athletes ordered not to speak to Russia press, reports SportsExpress
According to Sports Express, Ukrainian athletes have been ordered by their Govt not to speak to Russian press. This includes our friends in the gymnastics hall, and AA silver medalist Oleg Verniaiev...
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'Mustafina's scores were about right' - Valery Starkin
Head of the Burtasy School of Gymnastics, Valery Starkin (father to Sergei Starkin, who coaches Aliya Mustafina and Denis Ablyazin) has spoken to Penza Pravda about Aliya's bronze medal performance in...
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Aliya Mustafina retains her uneven bars title, four years on. So now,goodbye,...
With Evgeny Grebyonkin, Aliya's bars coach since childhood. Aliya's personal coach, Sergei Starkin credits Grebyonkin with Aliya's continuing gold medal potential on the apparatus.President of the...
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'Let my dreams remain with me ...' Aliya Mustafina
The purple monkey toy which Aliya held while waiting for her bars score today is a present from her boyfriend which she takes with her almost everywhere, the champion told reporters earlier today.Aliya...
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Valentina Rodionenko - Mustafina said she would try for Tokyo 2020
Valentina Rodionenko has reported that Aliya Mustafina yesterday said she would take a two year break, then begin to train again for the Tokyo Olympics.I'm unsure what to make of this ... I can see...
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Maria Paseka - 'I want to continue'
After winning her silver medal on vault yesterday, Maria Paseka said she does not want to end her career, and will take a decision later, based on her health.'I will go to Germany for treatment, then...
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Denis Ablyazin to take a rest break - then, more medals!
Bronze on rings and silver on vault were Denis's reward for hard work, earned today in Rio.Interviewed by Sportbox after the event, Denis said he would take a break after the Games to treat and rest a...
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David Belyavski - bronze on p bars
Congratulations, David! A well deserved medal in a fiercely contested final.
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Bronze - worth its weight in gold for David Belyavski
David spoke to Russian newspaper Kommersant after his medal-winning performance on uneven bars yesterday.'I had some health problems, but it's pointless to talk about them right now. I went out and...
View ArticleCold turkey
Dear Readers,I am going cold turkey on social media for a few weeks. So I won't be posting on this blog for a while, although I might be able to moderate your comments. Please bear with me - I have...
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Russia - back to training
Valentina Rodionenko reports that the men's team is in full training at Lake Krugloye. Denis Ablyazin hasn't needed a break and is training 'at full strength' - (and if you subscribe to his Instagram...
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Happy New Year!
Dear ReadersI moved house in October and am still filtering through boxes and reordering my life - moving is always like this! This morning, I have begun to browse through my gymnastics archive and to...
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Sport in the USSR July 1983 - Sveta Boginskaya's Tsukahara
Imagine a time when there were no videos, no internet, no blogs. A time when World Championships results often didn't reach the press (incomplete) until days after the end of the competitions. When...
View ArticleLeonid Arkayev - Russian press allegations
Just to let you all know, I am trying to get a translation of a local (Saransk/Mordova) press report that is critical of former Soviet and Russia head coach Leonid Arkayev. Leonid's contract as head...
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