While it was expected of Russian women’s team to take silver in the team final at Worlds and they did just that, Valentina Rodionenko is not happy with the results because the U. S. team won by almost 9 points. She said to...
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Liliia Akhaimova only made the Russian national team at 18 years old. She grew up in Vladivostok, the city on the Pacific coast of Russia and moved to St Petersburg as a teenager. While Vladivostok is a big city, their...
In less than a year, WOGA’s Irina Alexeeva went from not being on any national team to being a silver World medalist and a European champion. She proved she can hit when it counts and Russia sorely needed someone with her...
While the women’s team final was a bit nervy today with all teams making mistakes and Russia having to count a fall, the medal podium ended up as expected. USA won by about 9 points and the question was only by how many...
Yesterday, during the team final, the difference between the gold and silver was just 0.05 which is less than any possible deduction on any event. Both Russians and Chinese had their share of mistakes in the final and this 0.05...
Well, this happened. Valentina Rodionenko was at loss for words when asked to comment on the men’s team final. She was surprisingly laconic and even nice which can likely be attributed to the shock. Don’t count that...
The men’s team final at the World Championships today was extremely dramatic. The main battle was between Russia and China. Both teams made mistakes throughout the competition but the main showdown happened on parallel bars...
Valentina Rodionenko told TASS that the coaches decided to put Aliya Mustafina on floor in the qualifications instead of Angelina Simakova. Simakova was originally supposed to do all-around along with Melnikova and Alexeeva but...
Elena Zamolodchikova talked to SportExpress about Aliya Mustafina’s comeback and Russia’s chances at Worlds: “Aliya has proven again and again that she is able to get herself together at the right moment...
Anna Pavlova talked to RG.ru about the Russian team’s chances at the World Championships and reflected on her own experience as a gymnast. She said that Aliya Mustafina has a strong character which should help her to come...