A rising Russian junior Vladislava Urazova won the all-around at the Russian Cup, leading over Angelina Melnikova by more than four points after two days. Russian Cup is normally a senior-only competition but during the...
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Valentina Rodionenko has announced the Russian team for the Universiade which will take place in Naples in July. On MAG side, as was expected, the team consists of Ivan Stretovich, Kirill Prokopev, and Ilya Kibartas. On the...
At the beginning of the year, when Russia has announced its national team, three spots were left empty on the WAG reserve team. The coaches opted not to fill the spots after the Russian Championships and finally added three more...
Tatiana Nabieva competed for the Russian national team last time in 2014, at the World Championships. Since then, she occasionally competed in the French gymnastics league, attended Sokol Grand Prix in 2017 and was a staple at...
Yesterday was the last day for submitting the nominative teams for the World Championships to FIG and today Valentina Rodionenko officially announced the teams to the media. Of course, there’s still a month till Worlds and...
Valentina Rodionenko kept praising the Russian team to the media, first saying that no falls on beam is a big achievement and the telling RIA Novosti that the gymnasts accomplished practically everything they were supposed to at...
Lilia Akhaimova had a long way to the European Championships. She originally started training in Vladivostok, a city not known for a strong gymnastics program. She later moved to St Petersburg and started training with the...
In the senior qualification, Russian team finished second after France and had falls on beam and floor. Valentina Rodionenko told TASS that the lack of experience is the cause for the falls: “Today we didn’t do well...
Valentina Rodionenko talked to Team Russia website about the preparation of the senior team for the European Championships. She also talked about the team selection for Worlds and it seems that currently the five people competing...
Valentina Rodionenko gave an interview to Sergei Smyshlyaev from RIA Novosti with updates on the national team gymnasts, the preparation for Euros and the plans for Worlds. Q: The women’s team has arrived in Glasgow for the...