Valeri Alfosov, the head coach of the Russian MAG team, told TASS, that Russia will send its B team to the friendly competition in Italy. The gymnasts will have a chance to prove themselves and get considered for the alternate...
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Maria Paseka had a back surgery in December and has slowly started training in May. While the initial claims about her comeback were a bit crazy, expecting her to be back by Worlds, the new timeline seems more reasonable. Her...
Aleksandra Shevchenko didn’t enjoy a long gymnastics career having to retire after 2004 because of injuries. Her first major international competition – the 2003 Worlds – didn’t go so well and she...
Oleg Verniaiev had to miss the first eight months of the season while recovering from his two surgeries. He’s been saying he would push to return in time for Worlds but it looks like he’s getting to compete a bit...
The Belorussian WAG has experienced a downfall in the recent years. In 2015, the federation even chose to recruit two US gymnasts to send them to the World Championships as they didn’t expect their own gymnasts to be able...
Vasiliki Millousi didn’t have the best beam final at the European Championships with a fall on her mount but she was very proud of herself for making the final. The 34-year-old gymnast had to retire from the sport before...
At the European Championships in Glasgow, Belgian women’s team withdrew from the team final in order to give gymnasts some rest and not to risk additional injuries. The controversial decision drew a lot of criticism but...
Jonna Adlerteg first made history when she won a silver medal on bars at the 2013 European Championships, getting Sweden’s first medal at Euros in over fifty years. A knee injury kept her from competing in Rio and her...
Milad Karimi competed at his first international competition since the Melbourne World Cup where he suffered an arm injury. Not only Karimi has managed to recover in quite a short time, he even competed on high bar, an arm event...
Artem Dolgopyat, the 2017 Worlds silver medalist on floor, came to Glasgow with an injury – he is still recovering from a stress fracture in his ankle. Nevertheless, he decided to compete on floor, his best event, at the...