Skip to main content

Mustafina and Garibov for Russian Champs

By
The annual Russian Championships, scheduled for 28 March to 10 April in the town of Penza, should provide an opportunity for fans to see Russian returning favourites Aliya Mustafina and Emin Garibov, said coach Rodionenko to RSport yesterday.

Both gymnasts are rehabbing injuries, Mustafina to the knee and Garibov to the shoulder.  Garibov's return marks the end of an absence from full training of over a year.  

Mustafina's level of participation is yet to be decided.  All around is a possibility, but just as likely is a specialist contribution on bars and beam.  The 2010 World Champion depicted herself practising a double layout on a Tumble Trak yesterday, with a heavily strapped right knee.  

Rodionenko indicated that should Mustafina's preparations go well, she may yet be seen in the World Cup at Stuttgart.  
Labels:

Comments

  1. Anonymous4 March 2016 at 08:52

    May I ask what has become of Sasha Balandin?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Queen Elizabeth8 March 2016 at 07:30

      I believe he needed a second surgery on his shoulder so is still in rehab.

      Delete
    2. Anonymous10 March 2016 at 06:35

      Thank you for the reply, Your Majesty. I really wish that he can win a Ring medal in Rio. Unfortunately it seems the hope is dim now...

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Russia Cup - the road to Nanning!

By
The Russian MAG and WAG teams take their preparation for World Championships in Nanning one step further this week, as key players compete in the annual Russia Cup in Penza.  There will be team, all around and event finals. The WAG team Last year the gymnasts were rather depleted and suffering the effects of injury; this year the national squad is still short of some of its top members, but has greater diversity and experience up and coming into the ranks, so it will be an interesting time.  Last year saw St Petersburg gymnast and fan favourite Tatiana Nabiyeva lead the all around, ahead of Alla Sosnitskaya, Anna Pavlova, Anna Rodionova, Ekaterina Kramarenko and Polina Fyodorova.  With the individual-only World Championships up coming in Antwerp, I remember writing that Russia might well decide to send a team of only three gymnasts, such was the paucity of available talent.  The final reckoning saw Russia fare a little better than this, although performance lacked depth and re
32 comments
Read more

2013 European Championships move to Moscow!

By
Russia is hosting the forthcoming men's and women's European Gymnastics Championships, scheduled to appear in Moscow (not Kazan, as originally announced) between 17th and 21st April 2013.  You can find more information at the UEG website.  It is a bumper year for Russian international gymnastics competitions, with the Universiade taking place in the ancient city of Kazan (part of which is a UNESCO World Heritage site) in July.  St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, by night
9 comments
Read more

Komova, Grishina, Afanasyeva, Kuksenkov on roster for Voronin Cup, 15-17 December

By
2012 Olympians Viktoria Komova, Anastasia Grishina, Ksenia Afanasyeva, and Nikolai Kuksenkov will compete in the Voronin Cup, Moscow, 15-17 December.   Aliya Mustafina, Emin Garibov, Denis Ablyazin and Alexander Balandin are out with injury or in recovery - expect them back next spring. http://itar-tass.com/sport/1629215
27 comments
Read more

RRG Archive - scroll by date, from 2024 to 2010