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Participants for Szombathely Cup announced

September 2, 2020
by LiubovB
2 min read
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Szombathely Challenge Cup might become the first international artistic gymnastics competition after a long break. While the rest of the World Challenge Cups were canceled, Szombathely stayed in the FIG schedule. It is currently...

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Zakharova: I stood on the medal podium and felt emptiness

August 31, 2020
by LiubovB
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Stella Zakharova talked to TASS about the 1980 Olympics for their 40th anniversary. Zakharova was part of the gold-winning Soviet team. For Soviet gymnasts, even getting on the team was a big achievement: “At the time...

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Russian rhythmic gymnasts won’t participate in 2020 Euros

August 28, 2020
by LiubovB
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The European Gymnastics Federation is currently still proceeding with the 2020 European Championships despite the many obstacles on the way. The European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships are scheduled for November in Kiev and...

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Russia is considering attending a competition in Japan in November

August 27, 2020
by LiubovB
3 min read
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Most of the 2020 artistic gymnastics competitions have been canceled or postponed. Some athletes might see it as a welcome break but others want to go back to competing as soon as possible and the federations are looking for ways...

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Quarantine measures in Ukraine jeopardize September competitions

August 26, 2020
by LiubovB
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Ukraine is experiencing a rise in the number of cases of COVID-19. The government has announced today that the country’s borders will be closed to foreign nationals from August 29th to September 28th. A big reason for the...

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Dr. Barker-Ruchti hopes her research will help changing gymnastics culture

August 15, 2020
by LiubovB
14 min read

Multiple gymnasts from around the world started speaking out about abuse they experienced and witnessed during their gymnastics careers. The release of “Athlete A” on Netflix served as the catalyst for this wave, although...

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Dityatin: I was expected to win at the Moscow Olympics

August 13, 2020
by LiubovB
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Aleksandr Dityatin won eight medals at the 1980 Olympics, three of them gold. He achieved a rare feat of medaling in every single of the six event finals. TeamRussia interviewed him to commemorate 40th anniversary of the Moscow...

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Dalaloyan: I’m at my peak now

August 9, 2020
by LiubovB
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Artur Dalaloyan came back to his first training camp at Round Lake after a long break last month. Before the return to training, he gave a long interview to Sportcast. Q: The training is going ahead full steam but you seem to...

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Melnikova: I was really sad, I thought: “Why this year?”

August 6, 2020
by LiubovB
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Angelina Melnikova had a great season in 2019 and expected the Olympic year to be great as well. She talked to Match TV about adjusting to the new reality after the pandemic led to canceled competitions and training put on...

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Kim Bui: When the Olympics were postponed by a year, it felt like a paralysis

July 25, 2020
by LiubovB
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For gymnasts who planned on retiring after the Tokyo Olympics the need to train for another year might have come as a shock. For Germany’s Kim Bui the postponement wasn’t easy to adjust to initially but she found ways...

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