Illia Kovtun often competes better in the finals than in the qualification. Today was no exception and he gained over 0.6 compared to his qualification score which was enough to finish 7th. Kovtun placed 15th in the...
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Flying to Germany in February, Ukrainian artistic gymnasts planned to attend two World Cups and go back to Ukraine. Some had additional plans, for example, Illia Kovtun was supposed to compete for his club in the Serie A in...
For Linoy Ashram, the all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics was supposed to be the day of joy and celebration. She won Olympics gold – the first Israeli woman to do so, the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast, the first...
Oleg Verniaiev finally revealed the reason why he has been suspended for over half a year – he tested positive for meldonium in November. The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF) gave him a four-year ban which he now plans to...
The COVID-19 pandemic changed our whole life in a very short period of time. Things that seemed normal before – coughing in public, talking to people without a mask on, gathering in large crowds – seem weird now, and...
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...
Nellie Kim gave an interview to Sports.ru for their new series commemorating 40th anniversary of the 1980 Olympics. Kim talked about the Olympics, dealing with the USSR breaking down, moving to the US, and her career at the...
Aliya Mustafina had a quite spectacular return to gymnastics after having a baby. She started training only three months after giving birth and only a bit more than a year after, she went on to win a silver medal as a part of the...
Larisa Latynina, the most decorated Olympic gymnast, turned 80 years old in December. Leading up to her birthday, she gave an interview to TASS. Q: Larisa Semyonovna, first of all, tell us how and where you will celebrate your...
Tatiana Nabieva gave an interview to Elena Eremina, for Eremina’s vlog on Youtube. In the interview, Nabieva was especially open and raw, talking about how not getting to the Olympics crushed her, how lonely she feels...