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List of competitors - Russia Cup

The national team in training for Worlds, with their coaches

WAG - http://sportgymrus.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/spisok-uchastnikov-zhen.pdf

Pleased to see all the usual suspects are registered, plus Daria Mikhailova, Anastasia Grishina, Anastasia Sidorova, Viktoria Kuzmina and Tatiana Nabiyeva.
As we have read before, Aliya Mustafina isn't competing here.

The oldest gymnast competing is Daria Elizarova (1991) and the youngest Daria Skrypnik (2000).  There is a field of 34 women.

MAG - sportgymrus.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/spiski-uchastnikov-muzh.pdf

In MAG we have a total of 55 gymnasts competing.  29 year old Andrei Perevoznikov is the oldest man present, and the youngest is 1997 born Sergei Kryvunets.  Rings specialist Alexander Balandin is the main omission from the list of competitors - he is having more shoulder surgery this week, so we wish him all the best of luck in his recovery.

The competition begins on Wednesday with the MAG and WAG team events.  We very much hope that as usual the RGF will provide live streaming; I will provide links as they arise (check my Facebook and Twitter feeds which are updated more rapidly than this, the main blog).

Good luck to all the competitors!  Do your best!

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  1. Anastasia Grishina *o* ♥♥♥

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  2. OMG Grishina is competing? So excited!!!!!!

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  3. Sidorova, is she 100% healthy?

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    1. No weak on floor compared to 2012 and just a Fty on vault, haven't seen her other events but there are videos of her competing at a local comp on YouTube

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  4. It s possible that for the first time in history nobody is injured except Aliya (and we aren t sure about that) in the Russian cup of September?? I m surprised and happy !! Hope we can see Aliya soon otherwise =)

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  5. Ekaterina Kramarenko is injured?

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  6. I am excited and shocked to hear that Anastasia Grishina is competing. Can't wait!
    Thanks for sharing!!!

    Russiafan

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