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Novosti news video - the Russians prepare for the Olympics

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Features all the top Russian women in training, with some good long shots and brief interviews with Grishina, Andrei and Valentina Rodionenko.  Dementieva looking strong ...

Find the video on Youtube.

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  1. Anonymous9 June 2012 at 16:09

    Hey, was that Nabieva on bars at the end??

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  2. Queen Elizabeth9 June 2012 at 16:35

    Is that a double twisting double back dismount Nabieva is practicing?

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  3. Anonymous9 June 2012 at 17:23

    Nabieva's back!
    Hope she'll do well next week!

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  4. Anonymous11 June 2012 at 11:51

    Wow !!
    Love how blog changed !!!!

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  5. Queen Elizabeth11 June 2012 at 11:56

    Thank you. I'm having a bit of crisis about it actually ... this wasn't intended ;-))
    There may be some more changes to come.
    I didn't mean to change it, but I'm glad if somebody likes it.

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  6. Anonymous11 June 2012 at 15:51

    Love the blog's new look, so much cleaner!

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  7. Queen Elizabeth11 June 2012 at 16:10

    Thank you x

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  8. Anonymous11 June 2012 at 17:24

    are you going to be covering the russian cup?

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  9. M11 June 2012 at 19:11

    This is a good new look for the blog. I like that you can switch views, from classic, magazine, flipcard e.t.c.

    Can't wait to hear news on the Russian cup.

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