The reigning Olympic champion on floor Artem Dolgopyat came into the floor final at the World Championships in Antwerp as the top qualifier and was a heavy favorite to medal, possibly, even win gold. That would be his first gold...
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Artem Dolgopyat comes to these World Championships as the reigning Olympic and European floor champion, however, the Worlds gold has eluded him so far and his two medals from Worlds are both silver. His main goal this season...
Artem Dolgopyat has announced he will have to miss the Maccabiah Games (which double as the Israeli Championships) next week due to an injury: “Unfortunately, this time I have not very good news – I will miss the...
Alexander Shatilov has officially retired from competitive gymnastics at 34 years old following his fourth Olympic Games. Shatilov made history for Israel by winning the country’s first Worlds medal in 2009. He is also the...
Andrey Medvedev has made history for Israel at these World Championships by winning a bronze medal on vault. The four medals the country had from Worlds before that were all on floor (two bronzes by Alexander Shatilov and two...
Andrey Medvedev is a two-time European silver medalist on vault but a medal at Worlds has so far been out of reach, despite five previous appearances at World Championships. This year, he finally made the vault final and will try...
For Linoy Ashram, the all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics was supposed to be the day of joy and celebration. She won Olympics gold – the first Israeli woman to do so, the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast, the first...
Artem Dolgopyat won Israel’s first Olympic medal in gymnastics, something his friend and mentor Alexander Shatilov has been trying to do at four consecutive Olympics. Dolgopyat also made history by winning only the second...
Alexander Shatilov competed his first and only routine at the Tokyo Olympics today, his fourth Olympics. His score of 13.500 was enough only for the 47th place in the qualification and he’s been struggling to upgrade his...
Artem Dolgopyat turned senior in 2015 but injuries prevented him from achieving great results on the international scene for a while. At the 2015 Worlds which served as a qualifier for the Rio Olympics, he finished 133rd on floor...