The teams have, in fact, arrived safely in London, and I hope they are resting and not too distracted by all the Olympic hype here. This morning I went and watched the Olympic torch relay at Woolwich, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south east London. There was a big turn out in the early morning sunshine, and lots of smiling faces. Let these be happy Games. The gymnastics team has caught the attention of the Russian media and a number of news videos have appeared showing them during check in this morning. They are worth a viewing for sight of a very healthy looking Grishina, Mustafina in full command of herself on the TV screen, all the team there resplendent in their outfits. There are some interviews with Mustafina and Garibov. Russia 1 news coverage Sportsbox 1TV RU Russia 1 news coverage embedded below
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