Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

MAG Head coach Valery Alfosov has been speaking to TASS about Olympic Champions David Belyavski, Artur Dalaloyan and Denix Ablyazin.    All three remain on the national team (the reserve team) because they are still training, and hopefully plan to compete at the Russia Cup and the Russian Championships later this year. The gymnasts will remain on the roster, even if as reserves, for as long as they train and compete at these two events. The Russia Cup will take place in April this year, in Novosibirsk.  

Angelina Melnikova is currently in Italy, taking a break but also getting some training at one of the clubs there.  She has met up with Anton Stolyar, former Russian national bars coach who now lives and works in Italy. Angelina’s goals this year are to qualify (as a neutral individual) for the World Championships this autumn and, on a business level, to open a new gym in Russia.

It will be very difficult for Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Vladislava Urazova, who underwent surgery on an injured knee in March, to return to her previous high level. This opinion was expressed to TASS by the athlete's coach Liliya Kazakova. On March 1, Urazova underwent surgery on her injured knee joint during training. 💬"Vlada was given nine months to recover from the knee surgery, but she is still in pain," Kazakova said. "Vlada must send pictures of her knee to doctors in Moscow, after which she will receive an answer. For now, she is not training and devoting all her time to her studies." "It will be very difficult for her to return to her previous level, especially since very strong young girls are growing up. It is difficult to give more precise forecasts, everything will become more or less clear when she resumes training," the TASS interlocutor added. Urazova is not on the list of candidates for the Russian national artistic gymna...

 Match TV reports: First Vice President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation Vasily Titov told Match TV that retired Olympic silver medalist Anastasia Ilyankova is working with young athletes at the Ozero Krugloe base. Ilyankova will turn 24 on January 12. In 2019, the gymnast became the European champion in the uneven bars, and in 2021, she won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics on the same apparatus. ❓ How did you react to Anastasia's decision to end her career? 💬 Ending a career is a personal matter for every athlete. It's a shame she decided to end it, she's a very talented gymnast. She's very strong on the uneven bars, she's a talented person. Unfortunately, there were injuries. Despite the fact that Anastasia is ending her career, she continues to be a part of the national team, but is no longer a member of the national team. She works with young athletes at the Ozero Krugloe base. ❓ A coach? 💬 No, but she helps. ❓ And if she expresses a desire to become a...

Russian gymnast and World and Olympic champion Angelina Melnikova is applying for neutral status to be able to compete in international competition later this year. Angelina communicates via her Instagram page, and has recently been updating her vlog channel.  There are training videos, a look at the Voronin Cup, and injury news.   Very professional and you can use the translate function to provide English language captions.   https://m.youtube.com/@gelyamelnikova?

 The Russian MAG team have their first squad training at Round Lake, Moscow, beginning on 5th January.  Missing from the line up will be Daniel Marinov and Sergei Naidin, who are both recovering at home after shoulder surgery.