Remember how Svetlana Khorkina was suddenly added to the coaching staff of the Russian national speedskating team? Well, this was not a joke and she even gave a speech at the FISU (International University Sports Federation)...
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Seems like Svetlana Khorkina can really do it all. She started acting in a theater play while she was still competing in gymnastics, then after retiring, she switched to working in the Russian parliament singing, dancing (on the...
The former UK prime minister David Cameron claimed to the media that Russia won the bid to host the World Cup due to corruption. If you’re wondering why you’re reading about football here, it’s because Svetlana...
This is another old interview brought to you at the request of one of our patrons on Patreon. Support us on Patreon and you will also be able to submit translation requests! Anna Pavlova gave this interview to Elena...
This interview was published in the December issue of the Dynamo magazine (Dynamo is the gymnastics club that hosts Voronin Cup). It was taken by Natalia Kalugina. Kalugina first describes an incident that happened when...
New Year is coming and it’s time to draw some conclusions. In case you didn’t know, New Year is basically the biggest Russian holiday. Yep, New Year and not Christmas. During the Soviet years, religions and religious...
You know you want some more of Khorkina’s craziness and today I’m granting your wish. I am currently doing an unofficial translation of Svetlana Khorkina’s first book “Flick Flacks in High Heels” and...
Hey there, I’m Luba from the Gymnovosti website. I’ve been writing and translating stuff about gymnastics since 2012, for all sorts of blogs, and in May 2016 I created Gymnovosti. The English version of the website brings you...
Yesterday, the International Olympic Committee made a decision to ban Russia as a country from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics as a punishment for the state-sponsored doping. Since then, multiple Russian athletes...
Svetlana Khorkina continues speaking out against WADA, IOC and the doping scandal. She appeared on the national tv talking about the latest news that WADA still considers RUSADA non-compliant and the Russia can face repercussions...