Ksenia Afanasyeva in podium training yesterday Reserves are confirmed at this stage as Dmitri Lankin and Evgeniya Shelgunova. Competing AA will be - WAG - Daria Spiridonova and Seda Tutkhalyan; MAG - Nikita Ignatyev, David Belyavski and Nikolai Kuksenkov It will be tough for the men's team as the top six are extremely competitive. To be realistic, the men are not likely to finish in the top three. The American men are very strong, also the Chinese and Japanese, other teams - she mentions Brazil. The women can compete for one of the top places. Of course the Americans are out of reach but they are on the same level as the Chinese and Romanians so there is a chance. But they will have to be clean. On the AA, it's another picture; the gymnasts can compete for a medal. For the men, David Belyavski and Nikita Ignatyev. It will be harder for the women as both Daria and Seda do not yet have extensive international senior experience. It is expected that Vikto...
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