Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

Three key members of the team - Komova, Mustafina, Paseka The Russian press is so alive it's hard to keep track of all the coverage. I began this morning with a mission to review and post the most important links sent to me by the ever faithful M, by Alan Owen, and discovered by my own research, and have found myself 'painting the Forth Bridge' (the Scottish bridge that, it is rumoured, is impossible ever to complete painting because as soon as you reach one end, the other is in need of retouching).  It made me think about what we are all doing on the gymternet. Read the title of the post if you wonder what I have been reflecting on specifically.  The net is full of information that has been reported and then passed quickly from reader to reader in a process of 'Chinese whispers'*.  News exchanges from person to person so quickly on the internet and often gains a life of its own. For example, on the 14th July I posted a Lupita translation of a Sports ...