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...
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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...
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...
Elena Zamolodchikova talked to TeamRussia about dealing with the quarantine and reminisced about the Sydney Olympics. Q: How did the coronavirus change your life? A: Of course, it’s not very pleasant. At first, there...
Angelina Melnikova has been self-isolating at home for over a month now, since Round Lake, the national team’s training center, was closed. She talked to the Russian Olympic Committee about life under quarantine. A: I...
Russian gymnasts were among the last national teams to keep training but they were sent home from the training camp at the beginning of April. Even though the Olympics have been postponed and there aren’t any competitions...
Sergei Naidin who had been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of April was released from the hospital and is on his way back home. He was released after testing negative for the virus twice in a...
Artur Dalaloyan who earlier criticised the national team’s decision to hold a camp during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now quarantined at home just as the rest of his teammates after the camp has been abruptly...
Nikita Nagornyy is currently quarantined at home after the training camp of the Russian national team has abruptly ended when Andrei Rodionenko and Sergei Naidin tested positive for COVID-19. Daria Spiridonova was not at the camp...