Lupita reports ... Alexander Alexandrov will stay in Russia

Alexandr Alexandrov, former Russian national gymnastics coach,  stated that, most probably, he�ll stay in Russia and will train Olympic champion ?liya Mustafina further.  The Ministry has asked me to stay, with the same salary I was earning. Some people want me...

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London 2012 ticketing report

The organising committee of the London Olympics (LOCOG) has finally published full details of ticketing at the Olympic Games, including how many were eventually sold to the public rather than given away to sponsors and dignitaries, and how many tickets were available in each...

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2012 Voronin Cup ... picture gallery

The Russian Gymnastics Federation has a gallery of Elena Mikhailova's excellent photographs of the Voronin Cup. You can view a selection of the edited highlights at RRG's Facebook page.  There are some stunning photographs of Anna Dementyeva in particular.All around...

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2012 Voronin Cup MAG results

Junior champion on floor, Artur DalolyanYou will find full results at the Russian Gymnastics Federation's website.  Highlights are reproduced below.Junior MAG All AroundMiscellaneous all around senior results (place 21 onwards; edited highlights) Full team results...

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WAG Voronin Cup results, 2012

Fan favourite Anna Dementyeva took three golds in Moscow this DecemberThe Russian Gymnastics Federation has now published the full results of this competition which I will  reproduce below (WAG first, MAG in a separate post).I think the most significant outcomes are the...

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DTB Cup results and video links

Russian WAG at Stuttgart this weekend : national coach Evgeny Grebenkin, Aliya Mustafina, Yulia Inshina, Anna Rodionova, Kristina Goryunova.  Can anyone identify the coach to the right?  Picture courtesy of Schwaebischer Turnerbund on Facebook.The Russian WAG team...

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Lupita translates : Nelli Kim interview (November 2012)

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