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Name the gymnast!

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Just browing the Russian Olympic Committee website and came across this picture.

I recognise the leotard from the 2009 Japanese competition - I think - but who do you think this is?


My best guess is Tatiana Nabieva.
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  1. Anonymous28 May 2012 at 17:46

    Anna Pavlova?

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  2. Anonymous28 May 2012 at 18:12

    She's Anna Pavlova, it's the pose that she did in the 2008 floor routine

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  3. Anonymous28 May 2012 at 18:22

    first things in mind was Alyona Polyan but then thought Just over Nabieva could make a joke like that
    Its suits her : )

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  4. Anonymous29 May 2012 at 02:00

    Those legs are so Pavlova's.

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  5. Anonymous29 May 2012 at 02:06

    This is Pavlova. She wore that leotard in Beijing in the AA final. Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--y64fZiBZM at 1:16 she does that pose.

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  6. Queen Elizabeth29 May 2012 at 19:10

    Thank you!!

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