IG - The State of the Sport

Infographic courtesy of International GymnastI wanted to share Dwight Normile's ideas, as I find he has taken a systematic approach to deconstructing some of the reasons for the recent degradation in women's gymnastics, and to providing evidence of the fall in standards internationally....

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Mustafina and Garibov for Russian Champs

The annual Russian Championships, scheduled for 28 March to 10 April in the town of Penza, should provide an opportunity for fans to see Russian returning favourites Aliya Mustafina and Emin Garibov, said coach Rodionenko to RSport yesterday.Both gymnasts are rehabbing injuries, Mustafina to the knee and Garibov to the shoulder.  Garibov's return...

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Vote for artistic gymnastics!

The local Ministry of Sport of Kabardino-Balkaria (a republic in the South of Russia) is conducting a poll to find out which are the most popular of sports.  Elena Produnova is the Republic's head coach and asks that we all support gymnastics.  The poll appears in...

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Viktoria Komova - interview

New interview with Viktoria Komova.  She plans to compete at Russian Champs, Russia Cup, Euros and the Olympics.  Rio will probably be her final competition.  Any medal will be a victory.  She is working on upgrades and plans to compete AA.  #godblessvikaSource...

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Khorkina - Russian gymnastics must go for gold in Rio

"In Rio, we must go and win"In an interview with Oksana Tonkacheeva of Novyi Izvestia, two-time Olympic champion Svetlana Khorkina has expressed some outspoken opinions about the Russian team and the forthcoming Olympics.   The occasion is her appointment as First Deputy...

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Email problem

Dear readersPlease note that for some time, I do not know exactly how long, there have been technical problems with the email address attached to this blog, rewriterussiagym@btinternet.com.  I have tried, but cannot get BT to correct this problem.  In fact, as can be seen if you log onto the BT communities, this is a problem that does not...

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