Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

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Infographic courtesy of International Gymnast I wanted to share Dwight Normile's ideas, as I find he has taken a systematic approach to deconstructing some of the reasons for the recent degradation in women's gymnastics, and to providing evidence of the fall in standards internationally.   You will find the link at the bottom of the page. Dwight proposes that the sport has essentially lost its way and shed strength in depth throughout the international field thanks to the introduction of the open ended system of marking, now ten years old.  An imbalance between the difficulty and execution quotients of the mark has led to an over emphasis on difficulty to the detriment of form and technique.  Injury has also become far too common a mark of this lopsided approach to evaluation. I would agree with Dwight, and go further to say that the very essence of gymnastics is the elevation of movement to the level of culture, so that something like a simple tinsica can become an objec...

The annual Russian Championships, scheduled for 28 March to 10 April in the town of Penza, should provide an opportunity for fans to see Russian returning favourites Aliya Mustafina and Emin Garibov, said coach Rodionenko to RSport yesterday. Both gymnasts are rehabbing injuries, Mustafina to the knee and Garibov to the shoulder.  Garibov's return marks the end of an absence from full training of over a year.   Mustafina's level of participation is yet to be decided.  All around is a possibility, but just as likely is a specialist contribution on bars and beam.  The 2010 World Champion depicted herself practising a double layout on a Tumble Trak yesterday, with a heavily strapped right knee.   Rodionenko indicated that should Mustafina's preparations go well, she may yet be seen in the World Cup at Stuttgart.  

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By education she is a journalist, but she does not give interviews. I, in any case, did not find any, gathering information. Only dossiers: a three-time world champion in gymnastics times of the early '80s, three-time European champion. At the Olympic Games in Moscow has not got age, and four years later, no games for the Soviet athletes was no - there was a boycott. In Seoul among the leaders in gymnastics team went Bicherova husband Valentin Grave, but there he was a reserve, and then Olga herself became his personal trainer - the first woman to be allowed to cross the threshold of man's gymnasium on the "Round Lake". However, I am getting ahead of myself ... VILLAGE CHILDREN AND GOAT Olga Bicherova  Born October 26, 1966 in Moscow.  Honored Master of Sports.  The winner of three gold medals in the world championships in gymnastics. In Moscow, in 1981 he became the first in the team competition and individual all-around, in Budapest 1983 - in the team competition. ...

The local Ministry of Sport of Kabardino-Balkaria (a republic in the South of Russia) is conducting a poll to find out which are the most popular of sports.   Elena Produnova is the Republic's head coach and asks that we all support gymnastics.  The poll appears in the top right of the web page. For those of you who don't read Russian, it's  Спортивная гимнастика Please vote!  http://минспорткбр.рф

New interview with Viktoria Komova.  She plans to compete at Russian Champs, Russia Cup, Euros and the Olympics.  Rio will probably be her final competition.  Any medal will be a victory.  She is working on upgrades and plans to compete AA.  #godblessvika Source and link to video -  https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=J19Eke4nRaw

"In Rio, we must go and win" In an interview with Oksana Tonkacheeva of Novyi Izvestia, two-time Olympic champion Svetlana Khorkina has expressed some outspoken opinions about the Russian team and the forthcoming Olympics.   The occasion is her appointment as First Deputy Chief of CSKA (Moscow CSKA is the home club of Aliya Mustafina and Anastasia Grishina).  This is a significant development - the appointment was made by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.  World champion biathlete Svetlana Ishmuratova has been appointed to a similar position.  The overall head of CSKA is Colonel Baryshev. [Ed's note - It is interesting to see the growing profile of CSKA as a national force in implementing training strategy in the Russian Federation.] Svetlana says she is grateful for the confidence the Minister placed in her and that she feels she has always been able to make a difference to Russia's performance in the sporting arena.  'I  hope that my knowledge and skills wi...

Dear readers Please note that for some time, I do not know exactly how long, there have been technical problems with the email address attached to this blog, rewriterussiagym@btinternet.com.  I have tried, but cannot get BT to correct this problem.  In fact, as can be seen if you log onto the BT communities, this is a problem that does not officially exist for many of their internet users who have been confounded and confused and had their time wasted and their emails go missing for far too long. If you have sent an email to the RRG email address I would ask if you could kindly resend it to elizabethbooth136@btinternet.com, and I will try to deal with it as soon as possible, with apologies for any inconvenience. Please bear with me and the need for this frustrating message.  Perhaps we should all just revert to sending each other letters!  Elizabeth