Angelina Melnikova and Lilia Akhaimova were interviewed together by Harper’s Bazaar Russia. Q: We held our breath while watching the team final. Tell us how you managed to get yourself together in the crucial moment and...
Tag - Tokyo 2021
During the Olympics, Artur Dalaloyan talked to TASS about his injury and how he managed to compete with it in Tokyo. Q: Who are the people who put you back on your feet in the three months since the Achilles tear? A:...
David Belyavskiy talked to KP about his Olympic experience after landing in Russia. Q: Is the gold medal from Tokyo the most precious medal for you now? A: We’ll try to earn more [gold medals] but for now, this one is...
Angelina Melnikova appeared on MatchTV (Russia’s biggest sports TV channel) and talked about how it feels being an Olympic champion: “For me, an Olympic gold had always been something unreachable. I couldn’t...
Vassily Titov is a Russian banker who sits on the board of VTB Bank, one of the sponsors of the International Gymnastics Federation. Titov was elected as the President of the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation in 2014 and has...
Nikita Nagorny talked to Izvestia about how it felt to compete in Tokyo and what his plans for the near future are. Q: What emotions do you feel after the end of the Tokyo Olympics? A: Sadness, of course. After all, for...
Russian senior national team is already gathering at Round Lake for the next camp but those who attended the Olympics were given a break and are only expected to go back on August 22nd. This camp will be the first in preparation...
Lilia Akhaimova has never been in the spotlight much despite being on several medal-winning teams for Russia. That attention finally came to her now, both from the traditional media and on social media – she’s getting...
Two months before the Olympics and his gold medal on floor, Dolgopyat had a foot injury and is still limping. However, he told Detaly, he plans to start training again only after a short rest. A: I need just one calm week and...
Angelina Melnikova appeared on MatchTV to talk about her Olympic experience. Russian artistic gymnasts left Tokyo right after the last day of the competition, so they didn’t have a chance to be at the closing ceremony and...