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2013 European Championships move to Moscow!

Russia is hosting the forthcoming men's and women's European Gymnastics Championships, scheduled to appear in Moscow (not Kazan, as originally announced) between 17th and 21st April 2013. You can find more information at the UEG website. It is a bumper year for Russian international gymnastics competitions, with the Universiade taking place in the ancient city of Kazan (part of which is a UNESCO World Heritage site) in July. St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, by night

Komova, Grishina, Afanasyeva, Kuksenkov on roster for Voronin Cup, 15-17 December

2012 Olympians Viktoria Komova, Anastasia Grishina, Ksenia Afanasyeva, and Nikolai Kuksenkov will compete in the Voronin Cup, Moscow, 15-17 December. Aliya Mustafina, Emin Garibov, Denis Ablyazin and Alexander Balandin are out with injury or in recovery - expect them back next spring. http://itar-tass.com/sport/1629215

Russian Gymnastics - Highlights (and Lowlights) of 2013

The post-Olympic year has been interesting, and occasionally dramatic, for Russian gymnastics. An eventful and very busy year for RRG , including a first, but hopefully not last, visit to Russia. The Russian team participated in three major competitions - Europeans, Universiade and Worlds - two of them in their home country. The women's team confirmed themselves as Europe's leading gymnastics force. They were supreme and unbeatable amongst the mature competition at the Universiade, held in the Tatar capital of Kazan. Even with only one of their leading gymnasts competing - Aliya Mustafina - they managed to finish in second place in the medal count at Worlds in Antwerp this autumn - including that brightly shining gold on beam. The men's team looked promising, but in the generally stronger international field of play, are locked in a fierce battle for bronze with Germany, USA and Britain. Russia lost a jewel in its crown when WAG coach, Alexander Alexandrov, felt fo

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

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