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Russian Nationals - Junior men event finals

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Full results of the Junior men's event finals are given below, first for the Master of Sport category, then for the Candidate Master of Sport.  The musically named Kirill Prokofiev fared well today in the Master of Sport competitions, winning gold on floor and pommels, and bronze on rings where National Junior Champion Sergei Stepanov came first.  Ivan Stretovich won floor and pommels in the Candidate Master of Sport events, with Viktor Britan taking gold on vault.


Master of Sport competitions






Candidate Master of Sport competitions





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  1. Anonymous8 April 2012 at 13:39

    Thank you for the updates. Question: the next meet for the women is supposed to be some Swiss Cup as Alexandrov's recently stated. Do you happen to know anything more about it?

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  2. Queen Elizabeth8 April 2012 at 13:58

    Hi, this is a tri meet between teams representing Russia, GBR and Switzerland and takes place on the 20th April. No news as to teams yet. As soon as I hear anything solid I will post.
    That will be the last comp before Euros and then I guess Euros will be our main chance to see the girls before Olympics. Pray they can all stay healthy and train fully for London ...

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    1. Anonymous9 April 2012 at 11:17

      thank you for the info. looking forward to seeing the girls rocking out there. I expect a strong team will be put together

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