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...
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In the beginning of 2020, the Tokyo Olympics weren’t really on Aleksandr Kartsev’s radar. He only turned 18 last year and, although eligible for Tokyo, didn’t think he was quite at the level to compete with team...
Russian men’s team is giving us plenty of surprises in the run-up to competition. First, we learned that Denis Abliazin was put on the team instead of going as an individual even though he only does three events...
The Russian Cup serves as one of the selection stages for the Tokyo Olympics. The main contenders for the Olympic teams were more or less known in advance and Russia even sent the projected teams to Euros to test them (with...
This week, Russian gymnasts are competing at the Russian Cup in Novosibirsk. The competition is a part of the selection process for the Olympics, although the teams will not be named until July and several internal selections...
Both Russian men and women left the European Championships with a collection of medals of different colors. Valentina Rodionenko told MatchTV she was very happy with the results despite some mistakes from the gymnasts and talked...
Aleksandr Kartsev emerged this year as a likely candidate for the Russian Olympic team and the European Championships was his big test. He finished third in the all-around and potentially earned another Olympic spot for Russia...
Valentina Rodionenko confirmed the Russian WAG and MAG teams for the upcoming European Championships that will take place in Basel on April 21st – 25th. For the WAG team, the nominative roster did not change, Russia will...
Aleksandr Kartsev got a lot of attention at his native city of Vladimir where he went after the Russian Championships. Kartsev was able to become the all-around Russian champion twice in a row and the second time was while...
When Aleksandr Kartsev won all-around at the 2020 Russian Championships which were not attended by the strongest gymnasts, it didn’t seem to mean much. However, he won AA again at the 2021 Championships, with Belyavskiy and...