A single picture is worth thousands of words , so take your time to look at these images. Consider the variety of feeling, shape and flow. There is a quality of gymnastic eloquence that is about more than 'form'. A quality that is trained, but innate and deeply embedded in Russia's gymnastics culture. A quality that has been uniquely the possession, and responsibility, of the Russians in recent years. I believe it used to be called virtuosity. Consummate artistry. The beauty, the power and the glory. These Russian women gymnasts are the rarest of the rare, the final, finest remaining strand of a chain of heritage begun by their sporting predecessors, the Soviet Union. You are experiencing here the last masters of a fading art form. In London, America may well take the medals with their power and consistency. But Russia already owns the soul of artistic gymnastics. Only they understand the sport in all its c...
Reporting and analysing Russian gymnastics since 2010. Includes original and exclusive interviews with leading coaches and gymnasts, and historical issues dating back to the Soviet Union. The first blog to report extensively on the sport using Russian language sources. I read, I argue, and I have opinions. Be warned.