This month, the long-awaited decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport was finally made and Russia received a two-year ban for state-sanctioned doping. Well, kind of. On one hand, it does not seem like much of a ban if...
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Artem Dolgopyat has been known for his floor work for a while now. He started his senior career in 2015 but his first big success came in 2017, when he won silver on floor at the Montreal World Championships. In 2018, he won...
Oleg Verniaiev’s competition schedule is usually tightly packed. This year, he was forced to take a break due to the pandemic but still managed to take part in several competitions in August-October. He talked about how...
Angelina Melnikova had a great season in 2019 and expected the Olympic year to be great as well. She talked to Match TV about adjusting to the new reality after the pandemic led to canceled competitions and training put on...
If you were worried that Oksana Chusovitina who announced her plans to retire right after the 2020 Olympics would decide to forgo an addition year of training and competing, worry not. Of course, Chusovitina is staying until 2021...
Maria Paseka has announced that she is taking a break from gymnastics. She said to the media: “I made this decision after talking to my coach. We saw that I won’t be able to make the Olympic team because it’s...
The IOC has finally decided to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until 2021 and many athletes are relived since they have been unable to train in their regular environments. Russian gymnasts, however, are still living at the national...