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Coach Elfimov: Komova is preparing all around

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In a Sports Express interview with Elena Vaitsekhovskaya, coach Gennadi Elfimov has confirmed that he and Komova are working together, thus confounding rumours that they had split up for good.  He says that Viktoria is preparing all around for the European Games in Baku, which will take place in June this year.

You can read a full translation of the interview here - http://russiangymnasticsnerd.tumblr.com/post/116866178996/gennadiy-yelfimov-i-knew-from-the-very-beginning


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  1. Anonymous19 April 2015 at 19:25

    That's a good news, she has a lot to prove as an AA player, missed her gymnastics so much ...
    Hope you all the best Vika
    John

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  2. November20 April 2015 at 03:45

    Is it so wrong, after all that's happened up till now, that I am a bit skeptical and pessimistic about the outcome? I wish her luck all the same. If she wants to go the all around route, it will be the type of all arounder that can put up a decent, reliable score on anything for the team, and nothing too amazing except maybe on bars. That is all I see Vika capable of. And that's totally fine.

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  3. Rachel20 April 2015 at 09:02

    I am not terribly optimistic about Vika's return after so much time (and I never was very optimistic even in 2013) but I think her continuing to train AA is still a good thing. If nothing else it makes her much more valuable for the team, if she can fill in on all events if necessary, especially since the current Russian team has quite a few specialists and not many strong AAers. It is good that Elfimov and Vika are still working together, as it would probably be a very big change at this late stage in the Olympic cycle for Vika to be working with a new coach. I hope she proves me wrong and comes back as a successful AAer.

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  4. Unknown21 April 2015 at 03:44

    I was pleasantly impressed with the sneak peak of Komova's AA progress in Hungary. She was extremely powerful on floor, easily could have upped the difficulty on her passes. And a double twisting yurchenko is surely in the works for the upcoming European Games in Baku. If she's healthy, despite the disappointing last two years, I don't think she should be ruled out of at least a reasonable come back.

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