15 year old Angelina Melnikova will make her major senior international debut in a few weeks' time According to an interview by Alexey Zubakov with Valentina Rodionenko, the final line-ups of both the men's and women's teams for the Berne Championships have now been determined. MAG has been previously announced - Denis Ablyazin, Nikita Nagorny, David Belyavski, Nikita Ignatyev and Nikolai Kuksenkov. Emin Garibov will be the reserve. WAG - Aliya Mustafina, Angelina Melnikova, Maria Paseka, Ksenia Afanasyeva, Daria Spiridonova. Seda Tutkhakyan, who is competing on beam and floor today at the Osijek Challenge Cup, will be the travelling reserve. Viktoria Komova is continuing her rehab after a period in hospital in her home town of Voronezh with back pain. She returns to Round Lake on the 3rd May where she will continue to prepare for the Olympic Games under the watchful eyes of her coaches. Although I will be excited to see how young Angelika fares, I'm overall a little...
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