When announcing the Russian MAG team for Worlds, Valentina Rodionenko said that Denis Abliazin would compete on rings, vault, and floor. However, according to the MAG national team head coach, Valeriy Alfosov, Abliasin still...
Elena Zamolodchikova gave an interview to Bolshoi Sport (Alexei Nemov’s sports magazine). The interview was partly a promotion of Nemov’s gymnastics show “Sports Legends”, so this is the show she’s...
Valentina Rodionenko announced to TASS this morning that Anastasia Ilyankova is definitely staying on the Worlds team. Ilyankova’s back pain prevented her from training for a week and the coaches had doubts whether the...
Nellie Kim gave a long interview to Bolshoi Sport in which she talked about the differences between the training systems in U.S. and Russia, her take on judging in gymnastics, on Beloamericans and more. Just today a new interview...
Svetlana Khorkina gave an interview to Gazeta.ru taking mostly about the doping scandal and how Russia might be banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics. However, she also talked about the current state of Russian gymnastics. Here...
Anastasia Ilyankova was included on the nominative Russian team for Worlds, however, she had to miss some training because of a back injury. On Saturday, Valentina Rodionenko said that Ilyankova is feeling better and that the...
Yesterday was a verification day at the Round Lake where the MAG and WAG teams for Worlds were finally decided. Valentina Rodionenko announced the teams today: WAG: Angelina Melnikova, Elena Eremina, Anastasia Ilyankova, Maria...
Oksana Chusovitina told TASS that for her the upcoming Worlds in Montreal are the first step on her way to the 2020 Olympics. If she competes in Tokyo, this will be her 8th Olympic Games. “I am participating in these World...
David Belyavskiy became a father last week – he officially announced this on his Instagram. View this post on Instagram Дорогие друзья! 6 сентября мы стали...
Valentina Rodionenko announced today that Anastasiya Ilyankova might miss the upcoming Worlds because of a back injury. She has an injury of a spinous process and, according to Rodionenko, it’s the same kind of injury that...
