Anna Pavlova "Azerbaijan has invited me to compete for the 2015 Baku European Championship"

On her latest interview given for allsportinfo.ru, Anna Pavlova spoke abut her decision to compete for Azerbaijan and her carrier.  In this article we will try to translate her interview the best we can. The interview was taken by the sport information correspondent of allsportinfo.ru Nicholas Pastukhov.  Anna, when and how you choose to compete for Azerbaijan?  - I receive an offer from the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation...

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Ekaterina Kramarenko Vault - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Qualifications

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Tatiana Nabieva Vault - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Qualifications

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Anna Rodionova Vault - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Qualifications

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Anna Rodionova FX - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Qualifications

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Ekaterina Kramarenko floor - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Team Qualifications

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Anna Rodionova beam - 2013 Stuttugart DTB Cup Team Qualifications

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Ekaterina Kramarenko beam - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Team Qualifications

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Aliya Mustafina beam - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Team Qualifications

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Anna Rodionova Uneven Bars - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Qualifications

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Ekaterina Kramarenko Uneven Bars - 2013 Stuttgart DTB Cup Qualifications

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Tatiana Nabieva Uneven Bars - 2013 Stuttgard DTB Cup Qualifications

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Valentina Rodionenco "The departure of Pavlova and Inshina will have no impact on the Russian national team"

             After today news about the changing the nationalities of Anna Pavlova and Yulia Inshina, Russian national team head coach Valentina Rodionenco stated for for ITAR-TASS that she doesn't consider this departure a team problem.                "We need to start with the fact that no one ever leaves the Russian national team to play for another country. Pavlova is no longer a member of the national team. The Russian team does no longer need her services,...

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Anna Pavlova and Yulia Inshina will compete for Azerbaijan

On the latest news from the International Gymnastics Federation, made public today, we found out that among the gymnasts who changed their nationality are also two Russian gymnasts. Veteran Anna Pavlova and her much younger team mate Yulia Inshina decided to change their nationalities to be able to compete for Azerbaijan. Veteran Anna Pavlova (26) competed on two Olympics Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. In Athens she won 2 bronze medals with...

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Maria Paseka 2011 Ghent World Cup floor routine (video)

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Aliya Mustafina floor in 2007 Yokohama Junior International (video)

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Evgenia Shelgynova and Larisa Iordache at Elite Gym Massilia (photo)

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Anna Rodionova, Ekaterina Kramarenko, Alla Sosnitskaya and Larisa Iordache at Elite Gym Massilia (photo)

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Sport Soviet opened a blog for Anastasia Grishina

As gymnasts have a relative short carrier, many of them retiring before hitting 24 years old, they often try to think about their future carrier. Such is the case of Anastasia Grishina who wants to be a journalist. She is right now in her first year as a student in Journalism.  For being able to achieve her purposes Sport Soviet website allowed her to open a blog in which she can write about gymnastics for the public media. Her first...

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Victoria Komova bars dismount - London Olympics (GIF)

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Aliya Mustafina to compete in Bruxelles Gym Gala

         The Bruxelles Gym Gala website which be accessed here, informs us that Aliya Mustafina and David Belyavskiy will represent Russia on the Belgium gym gala. Even if they are listed on their website there is still no official confirmation from the Russian Gymnastics Federation.  Picture taken from http://www.gymgala2013.be      The Belgium gala is organised by the Francophone Gymnastics Federation...

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Valentina Rodionenco thought over the Russian performance in Elite Gym Massilia

        The Elite Gym Massilia competition, ended Sunday November the 17th and Russia went home with 5 medals. Valentina Rodionenco reflects on Russia performance there clarifying why they haven't send any of the strongest gymnasts in Marssilia. during her last interview for stadium.ru. "We went to meet the organizers and we sent there some of the girls from the youth team"  - said Rodionenko. "Ana Rodionova...

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Valentina Rodionenco "The first major competition of the next season will be the Russian championship"

    The Russian site stadium.ru reports that Russia head coach Valentina Rodionenco stated in one of her latest interviews that the first major competition of the next year will be the Russian National Championship in Penza.  Credits gazeta.ru      "The first major tournament of the next year will be the National Championship in March in the town of Penza" - said Rodionenko. - "From there we can select the team...

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Viktoria Komova funny face expression

        During Sochi training Viktoria Komova,  Aliya Mustafina and Anna Rodionova attended to a session of training of Sochi's young gymnasts. Vikatoria and Aliya helped the young girls in training giving sharing some of their experience in gymnastics. It seems that Vika was not so impressed. ...

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Evgenia Shelgynova beam - Elite Gym Massilia 2013 Beam Final (video)

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Alla Sosnitskaya Vaults - Elite Gym Massilia 2013 Vault Final (video)

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Anna Rodionova Uneven Bars - Elite Gym Massilia UB final (video)

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Alla Sosnitskaya FX - Elite Gym Massilia 2013 Floor final (video)

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Ekaterina Kramarenko Uneven Bars - Elite Gym Massilia 2013 UB Final (video)

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Aliya Mustafina, Tatiana Nabieva, Anna Rodionova and Ekaterina Kramarenko to compete in Stuttgart World Cup

ITAR-TASS website informs us that during her last interview the Russian head coach Valentina Rodiononko stated that European All Around champion, world bronze medallist and 2012 London's UB Olympic champion Aliya Mustafina will compete in the Stuttgart World Cup.  In this competition, which will be held from November 29 till the December 1, 2013, Russia will send 8 gymnasts, 4 women and 4 man. "The team of eight people will travel...

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Ekaterina Kramarenko Beam - Elite Gym Massilia Beam Final

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Anna Rodionova Beam - Elite Gym Massilia Team Final (video)

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Alla Sosnitskaya Beam - Elite Gym Masslia Team Final (video)

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Evgenia Shelgynova won the bronze medal on beam final - Elite Gym Massilia

Credits Elite Gym Massilia Facebook page PODIUM: 1. Larisa IORDACHE (Roumanie) - 15.633 2. Andreea MUNTEANU (Roumanie) - 15.0003.  Evgeniya SHELGUNOVA (Russie) - 13.5...

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Ekaterina Kramarenco won the silver medal on Uneven Bars final - Elite Gym Massilia

Credits Elite Gym Massilia Facebook page Ekaterina scored 14.067 PODIUM: 1. Louise VANHILLE (France) - 14.0672. Ekatarina KRAMARENKO (Russie) - 14.0673. Victoria KAYEN WOO (Canada) - 13.5...

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Alla Sosnitskaya won the gold medal on Vault Final in Elite Gym Massilia

Credits Elite Gym Massilia Facebook page Alla scores were VT1 14.500 and VT2 14.900 Average score 14.700 PODIUM: 1. Alla SOSNITSKAYA (Russie) - 14.7002. Larisa IORDACHE (Roumanie) - 14.6503. Elissa DOWNIE (GB) - 14.6...

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Anna Rodionova Floor - Elite Gym Massilia Team Final (video)

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Anna Rodionova Uneven Bars - Elite Gym Massilia Team Final (video)

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Evgeniya Shelgunova Uneven Bars - Elite Gym Massilia Team Final (video)

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Evgeniya Shelgunova Beam - Elite Gym Massilia Team Final (video)

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Evgeniya Shelgunova Floor - Elite Gym Massilia Team Final (video)

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Alla Sosnitskaya Floor - Elite Gym Massilia Team Final (video)

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Ekaterina Kramarenko Beam - Elite Gym Massilia team final (video)

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Ekaterina Kramarenko floor routine Elite Gym Massilia team competition (video)

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Ekaterina Kramarenko won the bronze medal in Elite Gym Gala Individual

Ekaterina Kramarenko finished on the 3rd position with a total score of 54.825 in Elite Gym Gala Individual scoring. Romania's Larisa Iordache won the gold medal with a total score of 57.525 while the silver was awarded to Romania most promising junior Andreea Munteanu 55.675 Here are the scores of Ekaterina of each event: Vault 14.000. D 5.200 Uneven Bars 14.350 D 5.800 Beam 14.050 D 5.200 Floor 12.425 D 4.6...

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Russia win the silver medal on Elite Gym Massilia team competition.

On Elite Gym Massilia team competition, Russia team won the silver medal with a total score of  164.400 points. The team competition was won by Romania with a total score 167.300. Great Britain gymnasts finished on the 3rd place with 162.750. Elite Gym Massilia Facebook page - Team Russia Here are the scored of each gymnast: Ekaterina Kramarenko 54.825 Vault 14.000. D 5.200 Uneven Bars 14.350 D 5.800 Beam 14.050 D 5.200 Floor 12.425...

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Rodionenko intends to discuss the judging issues with FIG

Head coach of Russian national team, Andrei Rodionenko said in an interview he made with  "F-Sport" agency, that he doesn't  agree with the policy of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in terms of  judging in the major international tournaments. Aliya Mustafina won the gold medal on beam on the World championships, but after she received her score 14.900 she immediately submitted an enquiry, not agreeing with the basic...

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Viktoria Komova funny face expression

           During Sochi training Viktoria Komova,  Aliya Mustafina and Anna Rodionova attended to a session of training of Sochi's young gymnasts. Vikatoria and Aliya helped the young girls in training giving sharing some of their experience in gymnastics. It seems that Vika was not so impressed. ...

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Anastasia Grishina back on training in Moscow (Imagine)

Anastasia Grishina posted on her personal Instagram account a picture with her in Moscow on training. Anastasia Grishina Instagram account ...

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Aliya Mustafina, Ksenia Afanasieva and Anna Pavlova went to a charity event

    Aliya Mustafina, Ksenia Afanasieva and Anna Pavlova attended  at the reception of "Friends of professional sport" charity event, organized by the four-time Olympic champion Alexei Nemov. Al the athletes that were present at the event spoke about the charity and shared expectations for the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi.     Guests of honor at the event were members of the Academy of Laureus: German tennis player...

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Russian WAG team trains in Soci

    Stars of the Russian gymnastics national team are training in Soci where the training activities are taking place on the basis of the Southern Federal  for Sports Training Center . At the end of the World Championship, which ended on October the 6th , in Antwerp - Belgium, the Russian gymnastics team finished in the competition in the 4th place, judging by the numbers of medals. Aliya Mustafina won three of the four...

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Aliya Mustafina to compete in Stuttgart World Cup

               The official site of the Stuttgart World Cup announced a preliminary list of gymnasts who are enlisted for the competition. We still need to wait for an official confirmation but for now we know that Aliya Mustafina, world and Olympic champion is enlisted to compete along with Romania's Larisa Iordache, Italians Vanessa Ferrari and Carlotta Ferlito, Swiss Giulia Steingruber and German Elisabeth...

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Tatiana Nabieva resumes training

Good news for Russian gymnastics fans especially for Tatiana Nabieva fans. The gymnasts recently upload a a picture on her Instagram saying that she had finish the first training session. We remind you that Tatiana injured during Antwerp World Championship where she hit her forehead during a training session. Tatiana joins Anastasia Grishina and Viktoria Komova in training camps. Unfortunately no word about Maria Paseka injury....

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Russian gymnasts to compete in Elite Gym Massilia

     This weekend France will hold the 4th edition the Elite Gym Massilia, competition which will reunite gymnasts from France, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Romania and Russia.       The Russians will be represented by the 2008 Olympian Ecaterina Kramarenco, Evgenia Shelgynova – junior champion whit Russia and AA junior champion, Alla Sosnitskaya and Anna Rodionova, who competed in Antwerp.  ...

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Lidia Ivanova: I believe in Mustafina like I believe in God

The two-time Olympic champion and gymnastics merited coach of the USSR and Russia, Lidia Ivanova explained in an exclusive interview for Sportbox.ru, after the Antwerp World Championship, the reasons of her confidence in a Russian success in the Netherlands. “Before the start of the championship we were warned that we shouldn’t wait for hight expectations because of the injuries and sickness that surrounded the team. But I was sure that...

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Aliya Mustafina won the October "Golden Pedestal"

London’s Olympic  champion. Aliya Mustafina outscored the weightlifting champion Ruslan  Albegova in an open poll, in a dispute over the title of the best athlete of October. According to the results of voting that ended on Monday  evening in the program “Big Sport”, the audience TC “Russia 2″ and visitors Sportbox.ru gave Mustafina 50.3% of the vot...

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After missing the World Championship, Anastasia Grishina has big plans for the future

After missing the World Championship in Antwerp due to an injury, Anastasia Grishina, the silver medallist from London, told International Gymnast Magazine that she resume her training and has big plans for 2014. "My coach and I have big plans to make my program more complicated, if only health allows and no injuries happen along the way"  said Anastasia, who is currently trained by  Viktor Razumovsky and Irina Razumovskaya, two of the...

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