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The main task of Russian men's team gymnastics at the Olympic Games 2016 - look decent on the platform and try to fulfill all the program from the beginning to the end, said the Russian gymnast Ivan Stretovych.
"The day before yesterday was in the main hall, where we will act - told Stretovych journalists -. A little bit, of course, other shells - for stretch, rigidity, but the company that we are ready based on the Round Lake on the same shells I think that.. we can easily repeat all, go out and do from the beginning to the end of their programs. for us, this is not the first starts, we have passed and the world championships and European championships, for us full platform will not be a novelty. it is necessary to be distracted from it. Our task - to go out and do from start to finish, decent look on the platform. "
"Jitters yet when we go out on the platform, then it will be the adrenaline but we are ready and we will fight with his unrest We are one team, support each other, so there will be a strong nervous trembling..." - Said athlete.

Russian gymnast Denis Ablyazin on the eve of the start of the upcoming Olympic Games in 2016, said the agency "F-Sport" that the emphasis among Russians at the moment is on the team tournament.
"The spirit of combat for tomorrow - said Ablyazin -. Customizable to pass in his own strength, that is so, how can I not worse, not better, and everything as in training to do and if you're lucky -.. To get into the finals. the main focus we have is on the team is still the area of ​​adaptation in Rio, that each has its own problems with acclimatization, each carries its own way, it's all individually I can say for myself:.. had a small problem, a few days did not sleep well, but now everything is fine. "
Responding to a question about competition, the gymnast stressed: "This is the Olympics, where all the main contenders will not release anybody, we are all humans, and we can all make mistakes all unpredictably, and can shoot.." Dark horse ", this is the Olympic Games."

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