Valentina Rodionenko opted not to attend the 2021 World Championships with the team and go on vacation instead. However, she follows the competition and said she expected Angelina Melnikova to do well: “Everything went...
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Angelina Melnikova came to the 2021 World Championships as a clear favorite for the all-around title, especially after the Tokyo silver medalist Rebeca Andrade opted not to compete on all four events. Not only she topped the...
Maria Paseka talked to Sport-Express about her comeback to training and what she thinks about the Tokyo Olympics. Q: How did you feel about the performance of the Russian team at the Olympics? A: I was happy, of course...
After the Olympics, David Belyavskiy became very famous in the city of Yekaterinburg where he lives. In addition to multiple interviews with the local media, Belyavskiy also became an ambassador of the 2023 Universiade which...
Dmitri Lankin was put on the Russian Worlds team to replace injured Mukhammadzhon Iakubov. Lankin missed most of the 2021 season due to an injury but has recovered from his surgery and was ready to compete at Worlds. However...
While fans all over the world rejoiced when Oksana Chusovitina announced her comeback, she also received negative reactions – people saying that it’s time for her to leave the sport and give way to younger gymnasts...
Oksana Chusovitina had one of the shortest retirements in artistic gymnastics. She officially announced her retirement in Tokyo, her 7th Olympics, 32 years since she started competing internationally, and said in several...
Ivan Stretovich missed the Tokyo Olympics because of an injury but was selected to represent Russia at the 2021 Worlds. He is still limited by the injury and will only compete on floor and horizontal bar. Stretovich gave a...
Last week, Nikita Nagorny returned to competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics – he competed for TG Saar club. Nagorny spent the two months after the Olympics mostly resting his body, giving interviews, and...
Maria Paseka took a break from training in the beginning of 2020 but is now considering a comeback. She resumed training at her home gym and talked about her plans to the media. Q: Valentina Aleksandrovna Rodionenko said...