Team caption Emin Garibov says he prefers action to thought Here are some brief extracts from the most interesting pieces in the Russian media at present. Lupita is away for a few days, so I am relying on Google translations. Only bare bones, then, of what I can say with at least reasonable certainty. The titles are linked to the original, Russian language pieces. We have here quotes from Alexander Alexandrov, Ksenia Afanasyeva, Aliya Mustafina, Maria Nazarova, Emin Garibov and Valentina Rodionenko. 'We'll win with beauty’ National women's coach Alexander Alexandrov says of the Amanar : 'we need it like air'. Without giving any promises, he says "I can say only one thing: we're going to London to win the medal, no matter how difficult it is!" Ksenia Afanasyeva expresses sympathy for those gymnasts who have to stay in Moscow training, even though they know that their chances of competing are zero. Aliya Mustafina...
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