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Andrew Rodionenko: technically Komov capable of much, but she needs psychological support

 

Today, June 20, at the first European Games in Baku (Azerbaijan) ended the tournament in gymnastics. Results of the tournament to the special correspondent of the press service DSP Mark Skoda led head coach of Russian national gymnastics Andrew Rodionenko. Agency of the sports information "All Sport" quoted Andrei Rodionenko.
- European Games in Baku - is preparing for the World Cup - said Andrei Rodionenko. - Only in this light, they considered, and nothing else.
- Preparation for the World Cup is going according to plan?
- Something turns out better, something - is worse. At least, it was clear who is something we have to work. It can show just the only such competition.
- At the World Cup squad will be the same here?
- This will depend on the Cup of Russia. His place in the national team athletes will earn there. At the Cup of Russia are all equal.
- How to evaluate debut Seda Toutkhalian the adult platform?
- At least now we know that it can count. For her, it was a good tournament, but a lot of problems. More than I thought.
- Victoria Komova is on the way to, to return to its former shape and confidence?
- That this is precisely the whole issue. Here comes in psychology. She became an adult, have not acted, and a lot of it had to work on this aspect. Technically, it is ready for a lot, but psychologically she needs help and support.
- Do not alerted that Nikolai Kuksenkov not passed any one individual finals?
- No. We just went over to his program, he could not resist. Two or three rounds we will improve, and all-around until he pulls. This tournament was important for him and Beliavsky in terms of defining their roles in the team.

Source http://www.allsportinfo.ru/index.php?id=94035

Coach of the Russian Federation: none of the gymnasts after the Games in Baku is not guaranteed a ticket to the World Cup

Rodionenko called the tournament "intermediate before the World Cup in Glasgow," and noted that it did not give the start in Baku some special significance

Russian athlete Seda Toutkhalian
© Tass / Mikhail Japaridze

BAKU, June 20. / Special. corr. TASS Albert Starodubtsev, Veronica Sovetova /. None of the Russian participants of the tournament in gymnastics at the European Games in Baku does not guarantee a place in the national team at the October World Championships in Glasgow. This was stated by head coach TASS Russian gymnastics Andrew Rodionenko.

Russian gymnasts at the Olympic Games in Baku won four gold, four silver and three bronze awards. The Russians had no equal in the men's and women's team competitions. The main heroine of the competition was the 2012 Olympic champion Aliya Mustafina, which in addition to gold in the team tournament also won the award the highest dignity in the individual all-round and in the exercise on the parallel bars. The assets of the gymnasts have also silver in floor exercise. The vault was the winner of the silver award young Seda Toutkhalian that only the first season in favor of the senior team.

With four awards Baku-2015 will return home another debutant team of Russia Nikita Ignatyev, who was second in the exercise on the rings, and the third - in the individual all-around and on the bar. David Bielawski won the silver medal in the Uneven Bars, and "Bronze" - the floor exercise.

"I would not attach this start in Baku some special significance - said Rodionenko. - Yes, we came here to fight for the first places. But this tournament is an intermediate before the World Cup in Glasgow, and none of the medalists of Baku is not yet guaranteed a place in the national team in the main competition of the season. "

The coach said that the leaders of the women's national team perennial Russian Mustafina and Viktoria Komova for a long time to heal their injuries, had to get in shape, and believes that these athletes will continue to progress. According to the interlocutor TASS, solidly made in Baku and young Ignatiev. "He is growing professionally, conscientiously work in training. Let's see how he will develop business further ", - he continued the coach.

Games for medals in the individual exercises there was a fierce fight, the referee was very difficult to identify the strongest in every form. According to many experts, performances Aliya Mustafina in the floor exercise and uneven bars Beliavsky David were worth more than silver medals. "I have no claims to the arbitrators - said Rodionenko. - They work as they can. And artists need to work as they are able. Find the causes of failures in the judges - to show their own weakness. "

Immediately after the end of the gymnastic tournament in Baku, Russian athletes will go for the next training camp. "We have no time to rest, many athletes just beginning to approach its optimum form. What kind of respite can we talk? We will continue to prepare for the World Cup "- summed up the source TASS.

World Cup Gymnastics will be held from October 23 to November 1 in Glasgow / UK /.

Source http://www.stadium.ru/news/21-06-2015-andrei-rodionenko-ya-bi-ne-pridaval-etomu-startu-v-baku-kakoi-to-osoboi-znachimosti

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