Nikita Nagornyy was one of the favorites for a medal on floor at Euros but a mistake on the landing pushed him out of the top three. The team final at Euros was also the first time he competed on vault in a few months since he is...
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Valeri Alfosov commented on the results of the team final at the European Championships, saying that the coaches were pleased with the Russian team’s attitude and fighting till the very end: “The final ended up being...
For Kuksenkov, the first major international competition since Rio was a success: he did his two events well in the team final and helped the Russian team to win gold. He talked to the media about what this victory means to...
While the Russian men’s team led by seven points in the qualification and by four points in the team final, both days of competition didn’t go so smoothly for them – they had two falls on high bar in the...
Lilia Akhaimova had a long way to the European Championships. She originally started training in Vladivostok, a city not known for a strong gymnastics program. She later moved to St Petersburg and started training with the...
Ukrainian women’s team is on the rise and after qualifying to the team final at Euros from 8th place, Ukraine managed to improve that performance and finish 6th in the final. Valeriia Osipova has been a rock for the...
Irina Alexeeva spent several years in the citizenship limbo – she lived and trained in the US and was among the top US juniors but couldn’t get onto the national team or get international assignments due to not having...
Valentina Rodionenko praised the Russian team after they won gold in the team final at the European Championships and said to the media that the girls solidified their chances for a spot on the Worlds team: “Today, our...
Belgium qualified in the third place to the team final at Euros, a very impressive feat considering that they brought only four gymnasts to Glasgow and Senna Deriks couldn’t do leg events because of a nagging injury...