Leonid Arkayev press allegations - a translation
Liubov Baladzhaeva has provided a good translation of the article from the Saransk and Mordovan Times. Text in square brackets are Liubov's personal comments. Leonid Arkayev was fired from the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Daredevil Who Dared - Bilozerchev in Sports Illustrated, 1988
Dmitri Bilozerchev rose to prominence at the age of 16 in 1983, as the youngest World All Around Champion ever. He was an astonishing talent.Quickly, legend built up around this extraordinary young...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elena Gurova - Tiny Dancer
Baby face ... Born 30 December 1972, Elena Gurova was one of the Soviet Union's gymnastics prodigies who blossomed early, but never quite showed her full flowering. At the age of 14, Elena took...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Komova to begin recovery and training this year
Doctors have given 2012 Olympian Viktoria Komova the all clear to begin light training and make a gradual recovery this year, reports her father, Alexander Komov.Viktoria missed last year's Olympics...
View ArticleSome assumptions - national team for Europeans
Looking well ahead (there are another six weeks to go before the European Championships) Valentina Rodionenko has outlined a few assumptions for the final team selection.Injury apart, those who are...
View ArticleRodionenko optimistic about Russian team to 2020
National head coach Andrei Rodionenko says he feels optimistic about the next four years, based on the number of gymnasts who are showing promise. He says that the team strategy for both men and women...
View ArticleMustafina strong enough to compete for Russia again, says Andrei Rodionenko
Aliya Mustafina has said that she will begin training again in December, says Andrei Rodionenko, and he believes that she is strong-willed enough to make the transition back into competitive...
View ArticleDon't miss Aliya's latest interview!
Plans for the Olympics, the family cat, how Aliya managed her nerves in 2012 and much more - translation on Liubov's...
View ArticleWhy did Katya Sokova retire?
Why did Katya Sokova retire? Here's why - a sad and shocking story of neglect and a seriously hurt 16 year old 😔http://israeligymnerd.blogspot.co.il/2017/04/sokova-on-ending-her-career.html
View ArticleVladislav Rotstorotsky, extraordinary coach and kind man, has died age 85....
Legendary coach Vladislav Rotstorotsky, genius, innovator, and 'infinitely kind' according to top Russian sports journalist Elena Vaitsekhovskaya, died yesterday aged 85. Vladislav coached Soviet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The status of this blog ... update
Russian promise Elena Eremina at control competition at Round Lake last week, 27th July. Courtesy RGF www.sportgymrus.ruHello friends and readersJust a quick line to say, I have not disappeared and I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Queen Mustafina on comeback trail
Mustafina will return to Round Lake on 3 September to begin preparations for Euros in August 2018, says Valentina Rodionenko. The Olympic Champion, who gave birth to daughter Alisa in early June,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Artificial intelligence and gymnastics scoring - your opinions please
The Guardian yesterday has an interesting article about the FIG's plans to introduce computer judging to gymnastics. I suggest you give it a read.It won't surprise you to know that I have lots of...
View ArticleBeyond grief
I cannot find the words to express my thoughts and feelings about the Nassar tragedy. We are an international community of people motivated by a love for gymnastics. In the main, young people are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leninsk-Kuznetsk School of Gymnastics to close.
The major centre of gymnastics in Kemerovo Oblast, Siberia - the Mametyev School of Gymnastics in Leninsk - is to close in July 2018, reports the RGF.No announcement has been made in the Club's own...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flashback to USA Gymnastics in the 1990s
In my gymnastics collection that is still gathering dust in my spare room, I have a few copies of a publication called 'Flying Squirrels', produced by a freelance journalist called Keith McCaffety....
View ArticleThe vultures are circling - blame and corruption in USA gymnastics
Valery Liukin has resigned and the vultures are after his entrails. But is blame the answer? We have all been mesmerized by medals. We are all involved in the unhealthy culture of sacrificing young...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The rebuilding of Moscow Sambo
Moscow's Sambo club, a multi sports complex with a strong gymnastics history, is currently being demolished and rebuilt with new, improved facilities. This is not the only example of ongoing sports...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elena Eremina asks for help for her gymnastics school
World and European champion gymnast Elena Eremina, 16.Elena, and her team mates Lilia Akhaimova, Valeria Saifuluna and Tatiana Nabiyeva, all hail from St Petersburg where they train together under the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Article 0
НАЧНИ С НАМИ И СТАНЬ, КЕМ ЗАХОЧЕШЬ!Федерация СпортивнойГимнастики РоссииНовостиО федерацииСоревнованияКомандаО гимнастикеГимнастика в регионахГалереяКонтактыШколу олимпийского резерва в Пушкине...
View Article