While the dates and the location of the Russian Championships have been announced back in September, the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation took some time to decide where the Russian Cup would take place. This year, both...
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Denis Abliazin underwent surgery on both legs in November, after an old injury got aggravated in practice and he suffered multiple fractures. He has returned to training in early December, working on his upper body strength while...
For Ivan Stretovich, this quad has been quite challenging as he was trying to recover from a wrist injury for more than two years. In 2019, he was finally able to get back to the highest level and helped the Russian team win gold...
At the start of the quad, Brazil looked like they could potentially challenge for a team medal. They competed in the team final at the Rio Olympics. They lost Aleksandr Aleksandrov but gained Valeri Liukin. They had trouble...
Gabriela Janik turned senior in 2009 and, as every elite gymnast, dreamed of going to the Olympics. Marta Pihan-Kulesza zwas the gymnast to represent Poland in 2012. Janik went to the Olympic test in 2016 but placed lower than...
In 2015, Roxana Popa of Spain thought her gymnastics career was over. In 2019, she was able to compete at the World Championships again, helped her team qualify to the Olympics and made an event final at Worlds for the first time...
Sometimes the decisions over who makes the national team in a specific country can seem controversial, especially since most programs do not provide explanations to the public and the fans. Sometimes, gymnasts are removed from...
Oksana Chusovitina has made history this year by qualifying to her 8th Olympics. In addition to training and competing, she shares her experience as an athlete representative at the FIG. She is also in the running to become an...
Artur Dalaloyan gave an interview to VTB about his success at the 2019 World Championships and preparing for the Tokyo Olympics. Q: A year ago you won the gold on floor at the World Championships. This year you won the team...
On December 9th, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s executive committee announced that Russia will be banned from the Olympic Games, World Championships and large multi-sport events for the next four years due to non-compliance...