Valentina Rodionenko commented on Angelina Melnikova’s Worlds all-around gold to the media: “Gelya did a great job! Way to go, she got herself together, she was under a heavy strain, considering the little injuries...
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Aliya Mustafina won World all-around gold in 2010 and, until this year, neither she nor her teammates were able to repeat that success. She talked about Angelina Melnikova’s victory to the media: “I consider...
Lilia Akhaimova is taking a break after the Olympic Games and cheering on her teammates to do well at the 2021 World Championships this week: “I’m going to follow the performances of our girls and cheer on them as...
Valentina Rodionenko opted not to attend the 2021 World Championships with the team and go on vacation instead. However, she follows the competition and said she expected Angelina Melnikova to do well: “Everything went...
Angelina Melnikova came to the 2021 World Championships as a clear favorite for the all-around title, especially after the Tokyo silver medalist Rebeca Andrade opted not to compete on all four events. Not only she topped the...
Elena Eremina gave an interview about her gymnastics career and comeback to elite gymnastics after a break. Q: At what age did you start gymnastics? A: At three years old. But I first started in rhythmic gymnastics, I...
Maria Paseka talked to Sport-Express about her comeback to training and what she thinks about the Tokyo Olympics. Q: How did you feel about the performance of the Russian team at the Olympics? A: I was happy, of course...
After the Olympics, David Belyavskiy became very famous in the city of Yekaterinburg where he lives. In addition to multiple interviews with the local media, Belyavskiy also became an ambassador of the 2023 Universiade which...
Dmitri Lankin was put on the Russian Worlds team to replace injured Mukhammadzhon Iakubov. Lankin missed most of the 2021 season due to an injury but has recovered from his surgery and was ready to compete at Worlds. However...
Ivan Stretovich missed the Tokyo Olympics because of an injury but was selected to represent Russia at the 2021 Worlds. He is still limited by the injury and will only compete on floor and horizontal bar. Stretovich gave a...