Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

Results of today's junior all around competition.  Congratulations to all!

Sergei Eltcov, Kirill Potapov, Artur Dalolyan, Nikita Nagorny, Valentin Starikov It was a close-ish competition, but Britain came out on top everywhere as a team, except for pommel horse where the British had a bad day, and rings, a strong piece for a Russia.  In truth, they are two brilliant teams.  Many of these gymnasts will turn senior next year, swelling the ranks of their respective teams.  I can't wait to see them fight for medals at the a Rio Olympics.  Coached by two Russians (Andrei Popov and Sergei Sizhanov from the historic gymnastics city of a Vladimir), the British team carries the classical mark of the Russian school. CORRECTION - The British Junior team head coach is now Barry Collie.  

Potapov, Starikov, Nagorny.  Courtesy of the RGF Nico Jackson writes Happy Friday, dear readers! Today was an exciting competition of twists and turns in the junior men’s all-around final in the Master of Sport category. The competition was particularly eventful where the rankings changed quite a bit from qualification. The only thing that didn’t change was  Valentin   Starikov’s  dominance where he was the top qualifier and managed to maintain his lead for the win today. He showed great steadiness and consistency across all six pieces  for an easy victory. A standout from last year’s European Youth Olympic Festival in Utrecht,  Starikov  will be the top new senior to watch for  on next year’s squad. After a rough qualification day in sixth place, Tomsk’s  Kirill   Potapov  rallied  through  to second place in today’s final where he also showed great consistency. He also received one of the highest pommel horse scores of t...

You can find the results here . Valentin Starikov, floor Nile Wilson, pommel horse Link to Valentin Starikov's bronze medal winning routine on the pommel horse Nile Wilson, rings Ivan Stretovich, bronze, rings Kirill Potapov, vault Valentin Starikov, vault Ivan Stretovich, parallel bars Carlo Macchini, high bar Valentin Starikov, silver, high bar