Doctors have given 2012 Olympian Viktoria Komova the all clear to begin light training and make a gradual recovery this year, reports her father, Alexander Komov.
Viktoria missed last year's Olympics with severe back pain caused by a stress fracture in her vertebrae. Komov emphasised that it is still early days, and they don't know if the pain levels will return as the workload increases - only time will tell. But Viktoria has a clear intention to make her way back into training.
Good luck to Vika! Let's hope to see her competing in good health once more.
Source - http://tass.ru/sport/4028089
Wouldn't it be wiser to let her rest longer since it's still early in the quad?
ReplyDeleteTBH I think that that is what her father is saying they will do - recover this year and if possible comeback next. He says 'gradual recovery this year'.
DeleteKomova has had a lot of time off which can be just as bad in terms of body composition as over competing and training. To avoid injury, it is better to train in a straight line rather than in a dotted line. I think we can see the result of inconsistent training in the injury rate of the Russian team. They lack discipline and it leaves them vulnerable.
I agree- I think if she started with conditioning this year and then started training next year then she has a better view of Tokyo because I can't see her lasting a whole quad. If she started training again, Rodionenkos might start to use her to compete and she might get injured again! Consistency is the key, as is being slow and steady. I'd love to see her come back and compete on an international level.
DeleteI would love to see Komova back! I hope she does, but I agree with everyone here that it is best if she conditions this year and slowly competes. I hope the Russians learned how Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas didn't compete during the whole quad and instead rested from competition for 2 years.
ReplyDeleteHi.I hope Komova comes back but ,on a personal note, Russian nationals are starting soon, and I couldn't find the live streaming. Maybe, as the competition has moved to Kazan, there is no internet streaming. some help?
ReplyDeleteMas a komova esta descansando desde 2012, ela ainda tem que mostrar se ainda rende algo na ginastica, antes que a biles volta.
ReplyDeleteI still haven't found the live streaming to watch the Russian national champs 2017 and it has started already. Someone out there knows where it is?
ReplyDeleteEdgard, live streaming begins tomorrow at the RGF website. They didn't transmit quals, but videos are leaking out and if you go to my Twitter account (Russiangymnast) you will find comments/links to results.
DeleteI found it on my own yesterday.Driven by my persistence, I searched every corner and a "promo" showed up that won't work (error to transmit). I'll wait for youtube videos. Thank Queen anyway.
DeleteFound your Twitter account - thanks Queen! I agree with your comment "What appalling performances from the top girls ... change must come." I hope change does come!!!!
DeleteRodionenkos must go!
ReplyDeleteThe full video from Russian Nationals EF Day 1 ith Mustafina and Garibov commentating can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-1rxRSazJc
ReplyDeleteValentina named Euro teams for womens and mens side for Russia http://tass.ru/sport/4071960
ReplyDeleteVision of new quad and future for team russia from Andrey Rodionenko https://www.mngz.ru/russia-world-sensation/2734699-kireev-zhdet-ot-zeliksona-ne-siyuminutnogo-rezultata-a-perestroyki-vsey-raboty.html P.S. sounds like Mustafina will not came back according to Andrey....
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteI try not to get my hopes too high about gymnasts returning, but I would love to see a healthy Komova and Biles compete together. Two of my favorite modern gymnasts, although they are very different!
ReplyDeleteGrishina drama http://www.sport-express.ru/artistic-gymnastics/reviews/anastasiya-grishina-rodnoy-brat-ugrozhal-mne-nozhom-a-mat-trebovala-vernut-dengi-za-edu-1230029/
ReplyDeleteI really do hope so. Viktoria Komova is truly the best gymnast in the world without a Gold olympic medal. I enjoy seeing her elegance and grace and natural beauty and unexpected power. Missing her Komova II, her in-bar stalders, her Amanar (and even pretty DTY), her arabian, Fabrichnova dismount...Everything. Gymnastics needs her to light the way so we don't trend toward power power power.
ReplyDeleteHello Anonymous- It seems you are very outdated. Komova already had a full recovery. She is now healthy and strong. Her last international competitions- Stuttgart Challenge and Voronin Cup- showed that she is not as good as she were in the past. Nonetheless, Komova is coming back little by little. Baby steps. You will see her compete soon in Russians and Europeans. Get ready for a lot of her, maybe a back to back battle against Simon Biles. Have a nice day.
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