Courtesy of the RGF Interviews with each of the Russian gymnasts at this week's European Games - Aliya Mustafina, Viktoria Komova and Seda Tutkhalyan - have appeared in the Russian press. Here are excerpts. Victoria Komova: this is my first competition after my break - I hope that things will only get better. Today, June 14, at the first European Games in Baku (Azerbaijan) the gymnastics tournament began. For the women there were qualifying competitions on the vault and uneven bars. Russia's Viktoria Komova vault score was 14.566, and on uneven bars - 14.866. Mark Skoda of Allsport reports. - Right before my performances, I had goose pimples all over my body, said Viktoria Komova. - A lot of spectators, great excitement. They all clapped and generally very actively supported us. I have not performed at many major events recently, so was a little excited. - How did it go in the vault and on the uneven bars? - On bars I don't think I will get to the final. It's 100 per ...
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