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Russia Cup schedule and live streaming
Russia Cup streaming (don’t yet know if these will be available globally or what the links are but will share them if and when I can find them). Times given are Moscow (2 hours ahead of BST).Wed 30...
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International Festival of University Sport, Ekaterinburg
The International Festival of University Sport begins today in Ekaterinburg, home town of Russian MAG team captain, 2013 European Champion in artistic gymnastics, 2020 (2021) Olympic gold medallist in...
View ArticleDaniil Marinov on YouTube
Russian gymnast Daniil Marinov has started his own YouTube channel. It’s worth a follow! https://youtube.com/@danielmarus?si=S6lHAhNTVcx15lbO
View ArticleListunova and the rest
If you can make your way to Viktoria Listunova’s Instagram site, you will be able to see her practising FX and BB. I’m not sure where her D values stand - earlier this year the RGF was advertising...
View ArticleRussia’s MAG spar over Russia Cup prospects
Speaking on Match TV, the Russian men are summing up their hopes for the Russia Cup.Daniil Marinov first : he hopes to score 86.5 in the AA; 85.9 is his previous highest score. He says if he scores...
View ArticleStill no criteria for neutral participation at the Olympics, TASS reports
Still no change on the status of Russian gymnasts wishing to compete individually at the Paris Olympics.TASS reports that the FIG have yet to release the conditions for gymnasts’ eligibility to...
View ArticleAlfosov’s opinion on the MAG results at Sochi so far
TASS reports : Senior coach of the Russian men's team Valery Alfosov summed up the all-around competition at the Russian Cup💬 “We stated earlier that we have a young gymnast Marinov growing up, who can...
View ArticleFIG to release criteria for participation in international competition, says RFG
This Google translate of an announcement by the RGF isn’t entirely clear. It says unambiguously that next week the FIG will release its criteria for individual Russian athletes to compete on a neutral...
View ArticleAnd in other news … Dalaloyan, Rodionenko and young Kravchenko
In other news - Artur Dalaloyan, Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics from Russia, has made it clear he will only compete internationally if it is under the Russian flag, with the Russian anthem...
View ArticleWords may not be their own
There are some very unequivocal expressions coming out of Russia right now - from both gymnasts and coaches - to the effect that no athlete can agree to the criteria for neutral participation in world...
View ArticleVasily Titov speaks on neutral participation
More thoughts from Titov on neutral participation and the Olympics. Pozdnyakov is President of the Russian Olympic Committee.As ever with these situations, opinion seems to wax and wane from time to...
View ArticleOlympic Champion Nikita Nagorny hit by economic sanctions via Canada
42 individual Russians have been added to the sanctions list on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, including gymnast Nikita Nagorny. Nikita led a parade of young soldiers...
View ArticleMoscow, Mustafina and 2013 … a memory
Mustafina’s generation is the final one I saw compete live. The last comp I attended in person was the 2013 European Championships in Moscow. Before that I had seen Mustafina in 2010 at the...
View ArticleRussian Olympic Committee suspended
The IOC has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (see notice attached) for its unilateral decision to include as its members the annexed regions of Ukraine which Russia is occupying. The IOC says...
View Article‘Biles turned gymnastics upside down’ - interview with Angelina Melnikova
Interview by Norik Serobyan, Sports Correspondent, Metaratings“Foreign gymnasts write that they miss us and are waiting for us.” Melnikova - about Spartak, Olympic Games 2024 and plansTwo years ago,...
View ArticleRodionenko responds
Rodionenko about Melnikova’s words about the level of gymnastics in Russia: “Such comments are not from a great mind. I don’t think Angelina has the right to judge.”The coach criticized Angelina...
View ArticleMelnikova speaks about healthy eating
On her Instagram account : ‘I have always reacted sharply to certain kinds of prohibitions, for example, food prohibitions.Many coaches keep track of the girls, who ate what and how much, although, it...
View ArticleVoronin Cup cancelled
This year’s annual Voronin Cup, normally a highlight of the Moscow competition calendar, has been cancelled. The club will instead be working on moving into its new premises in Petrovsky Park. Funded...
View Article1970s champion, Vladimir Markelov, has died
World (1974 silver, bronze, 1979 gold) and Olympic (1976 silver, 1980 gold) champion Vladimir Markelov died on Monday, age 66. He was European AA champion in 1977 and also won the World Cup, the same...
View ArticleMaria Paseka, 2012 and 2016 Olympian, experiencing difficulties renewing her...
2012 and 2016 Olympian Maria Paseka is experiencing some difficulties in her everyday life in Russia. She returned from China, where she had been working as a coach, a few weeks ago. The Chinese team...
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