Celebrating Tatiana : The spirit of Nabiyeva 2013

Tatiana Nabiyeva celebrates her golden week in PenzaGiven the recent brouhaha about Tatiana's continuation or otherwise in gymnastics, I wanted to remind readers of one of the up points in this feisty and popular gymnast's career.  What follows below is a 'reprint' of a...

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Vladimir Markelov, 1980 Olympian - a short biography

Vladimir competes at the 1980 Olympics1976 Olympics (silver medal in the team) and 1980 Olympics champion (gold in the team) Vladimir Markelov, comes from Ozersk in the South Urals. For a long time, Director of the children's club at CSKA Moscow (Elena Shevchenko, Dina Kochetkova,...

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It's official - Anastasia Grishina has retired

2012 Olympic silver medallist, and multiple European medal winner in her native city of Moscow in 2013, Nastia Grishina, has retired, confirms head coach Valentina Rodionenko in an interview with Albert Starodubtsev of Tass.20 year old Grishina, a beautiful beam and floor worker...

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Afanasyeva has treatment in Munich

Valentina Rodionenko has confirmed that 2008 and 2012 Olympian Ksenia Afanasyeva is currently in Munich undergoing a variety of treatments on her ankle.  As Ksenia has previously explained, the ankle became injured in 2012 during preparations for the London Olympics, and...

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Ministry of Sport publishes Russia squad lists for 2016

Valentina Rodionenko has confirmed that Mustafina is back in training.  TassThis year the Ministry of Sport has published the full lists of gymnasts training with the national team - youth, junior, senior reserve and senior.  You can find the full lists, including...

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Natalia Yurchenko - an appreciation

Natalia Yurchenko in 1984, on the cover of magazine Smena ('camera')When I was a girl, I used to watch gymnastics.  Avidly, concentratedly, passionately.  There was no Youtube or internet so every second of the three or four hours I had pored over on our little black...

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Natalia Yurchenko - an exclusive interview

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Welcome to Olympic Year!

Aerial view of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro.It's 2016, a year of many hopes and promises for us all, Olympians or not.  We are all looking forward at this time of the year and I hope everyone achieves at least a little of what they plan.  Begin your work now,...

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