A selection of lovely pictures appears on the Russian Federation's website, recording an awards ceremony during which head coaches of the women's and men's teams, Alexander Alexandrov and Valeryi Alfosov, handed out medals to their gymnasts and coaches, including juniors. A commentary notes that coaches are often better at evaluating the success of their gymnasts than judges. The medals were given out in recognition of the success of the Russian teams in the last year. Apparently missing from the gymnasts honoured were Ekaterina Kurbatova and Anna Myzdrikova - although this may just be an unintended slip of the camera.
Or perhaps the girls were staying warm, tucked up in bed somewhere. This must be a welcome distraction for the teams during what is a very cold snap indeed, even by Moscow standards - it must be hard to keep your spirits up when it's below -20 outside. Tanya Nabieva looks taller than ever in these pictures, and Mustafina, bundled up in a bright red tracksuit with scarf, with her fine, curlicue features and scraped back hair, resembles a Tatar princess more each time I see her. Judging by the smiles, it seemed to be an event that everyone enjoyed.
Or perhaps the girls were staying warm, tucked up in bed somewhere. This must be a welcome distraction for the teams during what is a very cold snap indeed, even by Moscow standards - it must be hard to keep your spirits up when it's below -20 outside. Tanya Nabieva looks taller than ever in these pictures, and Mustafina, bundled up in a bright red tracksuit with scarf, with her fine, curlicue features and scraped back hair, resembles a Tatar princess more each time I see her. Judging by the smiles, it seemed to be an event that everyone enjoyed.
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