EYOF 2013 MAG - Gold medal winning EF videos
You can find the results here.Valentin Starikov, floorNile Wilson, pommel horseLink to Valentin Starikov's bronze medal winning routine on the pommel horseNile Wilson, ringsIvan Stretovich, bronze,...
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Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko congratulates Penza regional sports committee
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko visited Burtasy Palace of Sports, Penza, yesterday and congratulated the regional leadership on its management of sports in the region. The facility houses both a...
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Ivan Stretovich - star of the future
Ivan Stretovich competes at last year's Junior European ChampionshipsSiberian-born, 16 year old Ivan Stretovich featured on this blog last year after his appearance at the Junior European...
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Viktoria wasn't the only one who was surprised - commentators' reactions to...
Viktoria Komova accepts her silver medal all around at the Tokyo World Championships in 2011The 2011 Worlds are well over now. The gold medals won in Tokyo and, the following year, in London, put...
View ArticleStrongest combinations in the world (1978) (video)
It was 1978 and we were watching the Strasbourg World Championships. Rivalry between the Soviet Union and Romania was at its height; only a few months earlier the Romanian team had walked out of the...
View ArticlePerspectives on men's gymnastics ... from the 1982 Soviet Championships...
Enjoy routines from the 1982 Soviet Gymnastics Championships
View ArticlePerspectives on women's gymnastics, 1982
Routines from the 1982 Soviet Championships. Enjoy a tiny, 12 year old Elena Shushunova, Olga Mostepanova, Alla Misnik; and Natalia Ilienko is accorded the dignity of her own music to perform on floor ...
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Fizicultura - Youtube channel
The videos you have been able to see in the previous posts come from a Youtube channel entitled Fizicultura. In addition to the videos embedded on the pages of this blog, you can find the following;...
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Olga Mostepanova - from beautiful daydream to World Champion
Young Olga in her white leotard and orange hair bows, at her first international competition in Wembley, 1980I had only been in the Olympiski Stadium, Moscow, for a few moments when it happened: I...
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Nikolai Kuksenkov: 'I did not think I would be so successful'
Lupita has translated this interview with Russian lead MAG, Nikolai Kuksenkov, from Ukraine Today, dated 2nd August.24 year old Nikolai Kuksenkov performs for Russia at the recent Universiade in...
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Russia Cup 2013 - 17th to 21st August
Russia Cup will be a qualifying competition for the Russian MAG and WAG teams for the Antwerp World Championships, due to take place late in September. Gymnasts pre-selected for the team due to their...
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Russia Cup 2013 - Competitor lists
Thanks to the RGF who have now published competitor lists for the Russia Cup, which begins tomorrow. My best attempt at transliterating the names, some of which are unfamiliar, is given below. Women...
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Tatiana Nabiyeva dominates first day of Russia Cup
The good news is that Tatiana Nabiyeva has won the all around competition today at the Russia Cup with a total of 56.026, ahead of Alla Sosnitskaya and Anna Pavlova. Full results are provided below....
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The spirit of Nabiyeva 2013, and a Russian enigma
Tatiana Nabiyeva celebrates her golden week in PenzaTatiana Nabiyeva shone this week in the Russia Cup, taking five of the six available gold medals (all around, team, vault, uneven bars and beam; she...
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The State of Russian gymnastics - Elena Produnova and Rostov on Don
You will read quite a lot on this blog about all the money that the Russian Government and its sponsors, VTB, are investing in Russian sport. Head coach Andrei Rodionenko has acknowledged VTB's help in...
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Loose ends ...
Anastasia Grishina - will the Rodionenkos treat her fairly and give her a chance to try for the team?Just a few loose ends to tie up since I last spoke to you post Russia Cup. Go-Tribe is fabulous!...
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Lidia Ivanova - 'Grishina cannot compete'
Ksenia Afanasyeva - still carrying the teamSoviet Olympic gold medallist from 1956 and 1969 and senior Russian judge Lidia Ivanova yesterday confirmed in an interview with Sportbox that Anastasia...
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Alexander Alexandrov in his own words - a commentary, and guide to the interview
Alexander Alexandrov at home on the day of his interview. Copyright (c) Alexander AlexandrovI thought it might be useful to provide a brief guide to the interview in its various parts. This shouldn't...
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Alexander Alexandrov in his own words 5: The London Olympics, and beyond
Part 1Part 4Russia's gymnasts and coaches celebrate at the London Olympics, 2012. Courtesy RGF/Elena MikhailovaRRG: In your opinion, did the Russian WAG team fulfill its potential at the London 2012...
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Alexander Alexandrov in his own words 4: the Rodionenkos since 2011
Part 1Part 3Valentina Rodionenko: 'she likes flattery very much ... she completely destroys her enemies'To go back to question in hand - Valentina was the main initiator of inviting me to come and...
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