The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation Appeal Tribunal made the decision regarding Ivan Kuliak’s suspension. In May, Kuliak received a one-year suspension from any competitions sanctioned by the FIG or organized by its member...
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The Young Army (Yunarmia in Russian, also known as the Youth Army), Russia’s militarized national youth movement headed by Olympic champion Nikita Nagorny has been added to the European Union’s sanction list this...
RUSADA has announced yesterday the ban of Angelina Simakova for the use of furosemide. The ban is for two years and starts on June 2nd of 2022. The time of the preliminary suspension is counted towards the ban and Simakova will...
Just a few days before the start of the 2022 Russian Cup in Kaluga, the Russian Gymnastics Federation published updated start lists for the competition with one name notably missing – Ivan Kuliak. Last month, Valentina...
Last month, Russia’s Ivan Kuliak was sanctioned for a year by the Disciplinary Commission of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF) for wearing a Russian pro-war symbol on his chest at the Doha World Cup. Per the terms of...
When the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) banned Russian and Belarusian gymnasts from international competitions in March in response to the invasion of Ukraine, gymnastics leagues and individual clubs were faced with a...
Oksana Chusovitina who “retired” after the Tokyo Olympics was supposed to come back just for the 2022 Asian Games (she also picked up some World Cup medals on the way). However, the 2022 Asian Games were postponed for...
UPDATE: TG Saar has officially announced on April 5th they are ending the collaboration with Nikita Nagorny due to his statements and public actions in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian and Belarusian...
Valentina Rodionenko told Russian media that the FIG is recommending a one-year disqualification for Ivan Kuliak and the coaches responsible for him at the competition – head of the delegation Valentina Rodionenko and the...
on February 28th, the IOC asked international sporting federations to ban Russia and Belarus in response to the two countries invading Ukraine. Many federations responded swiftly and banned Russian and Belarus on the same day or...