Nikita Ignatyev competes this spring at Russian Championships. Picture courtesy RGF Key points of interview with men's head coach Valery Alfosov http://www.allsportinfo.ru/index.php?id=82847 - The team is at the final stages of preparation, undergoing control competitions. Training is very good, he is satisfied with the gymnasts and their routines (elsewhere, Kuksenkov says the men have upgrades to show, his on high bar and pommels). http://m.rsport.ru/artist_gym/20140508/744508287.html - Their team is in 'perfect working condition', and working to peak for competition at the end of May - in time for Euros. His only slight worry is Ablyazin's second vault - but there will always be these worries when you want to win medals. 'We can only hope for the best'. - 'The most dangerous competitors - the UK, Germany, France, Ukraine and Romania.' - ' We want to win medals. But we understand that our rivals are very strong, do not stand still, and are d...
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