Lilia Podkopayeva participated in a live Instagram stream organized by XSport.ua. She talked about her love of gymnastics: “The sport was my boyfriend for many years. I came to the gym and was charmed. It was my destiny...
Valentina Rodionenko talked to the Russian Olympic Committee about gymnasts dealing with the quarantine and when they can potentially go back to training. Rodionenko recently said she hoped the training would be resumed in May...
Nikita Nagornyy talked to Sport24 about his business, the popularity of gymnastics in Russia, and how he and Daria Spiridonova are trying to make people in lockdown laugh with their prank videos. Q: The video you and Dasha...
Viktoria Komova abruptly stopped training back in 2018, after she had not been selected for the European Championships team. While she has not officially retired, her last competition was the 2018 Russian Cup. Komova is currently...
The 2020 Russian Championships were due to take place in March (for WAG) and April (for MAG) and serve as trials for the respective European Championships. Some of the WAG competitors even arrived in Penza a few days before the...
Angelina Melnikova talked to Sport-Express about dealing with self-isolation and not being able to train: “My first thought when I learned about the postponement of the Olympics was “How am I going to get through...
The European Gymnastics Federation had to postpone the WAG European Championships that were due to take place last week in Paris and the MAG European Championships originally slated for the end of May in Baku. The new dates have...
David Belyavskiy talked to Overtime about life in quarantine, starting an athletic apparel business, and raising a daughter. Belyavskiy was one of the first Russian gymnasts to self-quarantine as he opted not to go back to...
Russian national artistic gymnastics team stopped training a month ago after two people from the team tested positive for Covid-19. That was after most of the team relocated to Novogorsk where the rhythmic gymnastics team usually...
Daria Spriridonova talked to Sport-Express about staying optimistic during the quarantine and family life. Q: How is life in quarantine? Judging by your Instagram, it’s quite fun. A: We’re trying not to get...
