Maria Paseka will compete tonight in the vault final. She was first in qualifications but had a bad pattern going on this year: hitting her vaults in qualification and then making major mistakes in the final. This is what...
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Elena Eremina told journalists what an AA medal at Worlds means to her: “I would call this day the happiest day of my life. But I’m sure it can get better, really. I’m very happy with my first medal at the...
Svetlana Khorkina, just as Valentina Rodionenko, was left unhappy with the judging in the WAG qualifications. However, she believes that if the judging will be fair in the all-around final, both Eremina and Melnikova have a...
Yesterday, Russian WAG team compete in qualifications at the World Championships. They started on beam, where only two gymnasts performed, and both received relatively low scores, although everyone was judged quite harshly on...
Valentina Rodionenko told to Stadium.ru that Angelina Melnikova recently suffered a minor ankle injury in training but the coaches hope she will recover by the time the competition starts. Just a couple of days ago, Rodionenko...
When announcing the Russian MAG team for Worlds, Valentina Rodionenko said that Denis Abliazin would compete on rings, vault, and floor. However, according to the MAG national team head coach, Valeriy Alfosov, Abliasin still...
Valentina Rodionenko announced to TASS this morning that Anastasia Ilyankova is definitely staying on the Worlds team. Ilyankova’s back pain prevented her from training for a week and the coaches had doubts whether the...
Anastasia Ilyankova was included on the nominative Russian team for Worlds, however, she had to miss some training because of a back injury. On Saturday, Valentina Rodionenko said that Ilyankova is feeling better and that the...
Yesterday was a verification day at the Round Lake where the MAG and WAG teams for Worlds were finally decided. Valentina Rodionenko announced the teams today: WAG: Angelina Melnikova, Elena Eremina, Anastasia Ilyankova, Maria...
Valentina Rodionenko announced today that Anastasiya Ilyankova might miss the upcoming Worlds because of a back injury. She has an injury of a spinous process and, according to Rodionenko, it’s the same kind of injury that...