Melnikova talked to PeopleTalk website after returning from Tokyo. She recalled that while physically, the postponement was a good thing, mentally, it was extremely hard for her: “It was hard to endure these Olympics...
David Belyavskiy talked to TeleSport after the Olympics. He discussed his career, the differences between Tokyo and the other two Games he’s been a part of, and his plans for the future. Q: David, at the European...
Valentina Rodionenko announced to Russian MAG and WAG Worlds teams to the media today. She said that on the men’s side, all of the Tokyo Olympians, except for Vladislav Poliashov, will skip the competition. On the...
Milad Karimi came to his first Olympics as one of the main contenders on floor and horizontal bar, but mistakes on both events prevented him from medaling. He is now training for the World Championships that will take place in...
Viktoria Listunova has been training with Olga and Gennady Petrovichev since she was 8 years old. Gennady Petrovichev passed away in 2020 from COVID-19. Olga Petrovicheva was interviewed by a local newspaper about working with...
Elena Eremina who won AA bronze and bars silver at the 2017 World Championships had her career negatively affected by health issues. After her back surgery, she tried to get back to her previous level and was on the national team...
Lilia Akhaimova gave an interview to the website PeopleTalk and talked about her gymnastics career. Akhaimova tried to turn the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to her advantage: “When we were first told about the...
Angelina Melnikova gave a long interview to RSport. Q: Are you able to recover after Tokyo? A: I can’t manage to rest. Later, maybe… During the New Year’s vacation, perhaps. [laughs] Because now I plan...
Artur Dalaloyan competed at the Tokyo Olympics only a few months after his Achilles surgery and still in a lot of pain. Despite this, he said several times that he intends to go to the World Championships this October and start...
Aleksandr Kartsev had to leave Tokyo much earlier than other Russian gymnasts, since he did not make any individual finals and was not part of the four-person team. Shortly after his arrival in Russia, he was interviewed by...
