Oksana Chusovitina has finished competing at the Tokyo Olympics. Chusovitina placed 14th on vault, two spots behind the first reserve for the final. She started crying after her vaults but told journalists the reason for crying...
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Artur Dalaloyan shocked the fans when he competed on vault and floor in the qualification at the Tokyo Olympics despite being only 3.5 months after Achilles surgery. His scores counted towards the team as his teammate David...
Artur Dalaloyan competed on all six events in the qualification at the Tokyo Olympics despite being only 3.5 months post-Achilles surgery and even qualified to the all-around final. Valeri Alfosov, the head coach of the...
Lilia Akhaimova missed out on being an alternate for the Rio Olympics because the federation hasn’t applied for her FIG license in time. Now she’s not only an Olympian but will likely compete in the vault final...
Viktoria Listunova came to Tokyo as one of the favorites for an all-around medal – she is the reigning European all-around champion and won the all-around over her teammates Angelina Melnikova and Vladislava Urazova at the...
Angelina Melnikova came to the Tokyo Olympics as the team leader, both mentally and in terms of her gymnastics. A year ago, perhaps, there were doubts that she would be able to compete at the same level as the new seniors...
Alexander Shatilov competed his first and only routine at the Tokyo Olympics today, his fourth Olympics. His score of 13.500 was enough only for the 47th place in the qualification and he’s been struggling to upgrade his...
Artem Dolgopyat turned senior in 2015 but injuries prevented him from achieving great results on the international scene for a while. At the 2015 Worlds which served as a qualifier for the Rio Olympics, he finished 133rd on floor...
Oksana Chusovitina was supposed to be one of the two flag bearers for Uzbekistan at the opening ceremony in Tokyo. Gymnasts very often skip the opening ceremony because they start competing a day or two after, but Chusovitina...
Russian men were in third place after two subdivisions, behind China and Japan, and Nikita Nagorny hopes the team will do better in the final: “I don’t think our team competed well today but we tried really hard...