Tatiana Gutsu’s confession that she was raped by Vitaly Scherbo in 1991 became one of the hottest news topics in the FSU countries (and especially in Russia), but it’s met with tremendous backlash from the readers...
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David Belyavskiy gave an interview to CSKA when he landed in Moscow. He talked about his mistake in the all-around and the atmosphere at Worlds. Q: How much were you affected by the unsuccessful all-around final before competing...
Aliya Mustafina gave an interview to MIR channel where she talked about her comeback: “I decided to come back, I guess because it was really interesting to me to try to recover. I could do it after an injury and I was...
Angelina Melnikova gave an interview to Soviet Sport about her performance at Worlds. She said that she now feels much more confident on bars and beam – the two apparatuses that weren’t going so well for her at the...
Maria Paseka gave an interview to Soviet Sport right after she landed in Moscow. The Russian gymnasts had a huge crowd and journalists meeting them at the airport. She talked about her attitude before the championships and what...
Artur Dalaloyan was added to the vault final just minutes before the competition when Yang Hakseon who qualified in first had to scratch because of an injury. Dalaloyan had one of the highest difficulties in the final, two 5.6...
Nikita Nagornyy didn’t have very successful Worlds – he didn’t qualify to any event finals and then took the 10th place in AA after falling twice from the high bar. However, he has very difficult routines and...
Aliya Mustafina only returned to training last month, however, she’s been progressing quite fast. Her plan is to return to full difficulty in all-around competition at the European Championships in Glasgow in August...
After Eremina’s success at Worlds and the new generation of Russians being amazing on bars, some fans are questioning whether Mustafina would have a place on the new team when she comes back to competition. Nellie Kim has...
Last night, Maria Paseka became the two-time World champion on vault. She is the second Russian woman to do that after Elena Zamolodchikova who won gold in 1999 and 2002. Paseka’s win was somewhat controversial as her form...