Gennady Sartynsky, the head coach of Ukrainian MAG, said that Illia Kovtun, the 2020 junior AA European champion, is establishing himself as one of the team’s leaders: “Illia is a very strong gymnast, one of the...
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Aleksandr Kartsev got a lot of attention at his native city of Vladimir where he went after the Russian Championships. Kartsev was able to become the all-around Russian champion twice in a row and the second time was while...
Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation confirmed the rosters for the upcoming European Championships, which does not include Oleg Verniaiev. Verniaiev is still provisionally suspended by the FIG and thus, ineligible to compete at any...
Kazakhstan’s men were able to qualify as a team to the 2019 World Championships but finished only 16th and ended up with just one Olympic spot – it went to their star Milad Karimi. Aleksandr Kim, the head coach of the...
Maria Kharenkova currently competes for Georgia but is still eligible for Russian national competitions as a Russian citizen. She competed at the Russian Championships earlier this month as a part of her preparation for the...
Maria Paseka has been taking a break from gymnastics to contemplate her next step. In a recent interview, she said that while her body is telling her she’s done with the sport, it is extremely tough to make the decision to...
David Belyavskiy’s main goals at the Russian Championships were to compete in all-around again (his last AA competition was at the 2019 European Games where he won gold) and to try his upgraded routine on rings. As...
When Aleksandr Kartsev won all-around at the 2020 Russian Championships which were not attended by the strongest gymnasts, it didn’t seem to mean much. However, he won AA again at the 2021 Championships, with Belyavskiy and...
Dmitrii Lankin’s training before the Russian Championships was limited by an injury and he ended up withdrawing from all event finals except vault where he won bronze. He has surgery scheduled on March 23rd and he told...
Valentina Rodionenko has announced partial teams for the upcoming European Championships, saying that the last spots will be decided during the training camp that will start in a week. For women, not surprisingly, Rodionenko...