Lilia Akhaimova gave an interview to the website PeopleTalk and talked about her gymnastics career. Akhaimova tried to turn the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to her advantage: “When we were first told about the...
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Angelina Melnikova gave a long interview to RSport. Q: Are you able to recover after Tokyo? A: I can’t manage to rest. Later, maybe… During the New Year’s vacation, perhaps. [laughs] Because now I plan...
Artur Dalaloyan competed at the Tokyo Olympics only a few months after his Achilles surgery and still in a lot of pain. Despite this, he said several times that he intends to go to the World Championships this October and start...
Aleksandr Kartsev had to leave Tokyo much earlier than other Russian gymnasts, since he did not make any individual finals and was not part of the four-person team. Shortly after his arrival in Russia, he was interviewed by...
Nagorny talked to MatchTV about the health issues that affected his performance in the all-around final and two days of the event finals: “I feel much better now. I never said that [the kidney stone] was the reason for...
Valentina Rodionenko talked to the Russian Olympic Committee about the Olympic Games and her hopes for the Russian national team’s future. Q: Are you happy with how the competition at the Olympic Games went? A:...
Angelina Melnikova said in multiple interviews that she wanted to take a break after Tokyo but the break will not be that long, it seems. She told TASS, she is coming back to Round Lake already next week and might consider...
Denis Abliazin broke both his legs in the fall of 2019, had to have surgery to repair the fractures and install titan plates, and went through a long process of recovery. Turns out, he also had to deal with a coaching change...
Angelina Melnikova got interviewed by Komunna, a local Voronezh newspaper, after getting home. Q: Angelina, I remember the summer of 2016 before the Rio Olympics when you got injured at one of the last practices before the...
Angelina Melnikova’s mom Marina talked to RIA Voronezh on the day of her daughter’s arrival. She said she already made Melnikova’s favorite dishes – baked chicken, potatoes and two salads, one of them with...