Tag Archives: Famous Russian Gymnasts

Viktoria Komova

Viktoria Komova complete biographical information, photographs, awards, videos, routine videos and links to her social media and blog articles. Continue reading →

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Definition: Mustafina on Vault (with demonstration video)

Mustafina – The Mustafina vault, first performed by Russian gymnast, Aliya Mustafina, is a round-off, half-on front handspring entry vault with a front layout with a full twist off. That adds up to a 1&1/2 twisting double layout vault. The … Continue reading →

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Aliya Mustafina

The video history and biography of Aliya Mustafina, including some early videos as well as recent video. Continue reading →

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Maria Filatova

Two time Russian Olympic champion, Maria Filatova, is battling bureaucracy to regain her official passport status and be able to travel and return home. Continue reading →

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Russian Gymnasts.Net – the official sites of the Russian gymnasts – link

A rich web site resource (still work in progress) on the members of the Russian national team. Continue reading →

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Russia’s 2012 Olympic Team – Senior Women

Evaluation of the choices for the Russian 2012 Olympic gymnastics team. Continue reading →

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Definition: Mustafina (with demonstration video)

Mustafina: An uneven bar dismount named after Aliya Mustifina of Russia. The skill is an uneven bar dismount – a tucked full-in half-out. That means it is a 1&1/2 twisting double open dismount (a double back in the open tuck … Continue reading →

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Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist Nikolai Andrianov Dies

Nikolai Andrianov (full name Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov) was born October 14, 1952 and died on March 21, 2011. He was born and also died in the city of Vladimir in the Russian Federation.  He was a famous Soviet male gymnast who, … Continue reading →

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Definition: Korbut

Korbut: This is an uneven bar skill created by Russian gymnast Olga Korbut. It consists of a backwards flip from a stand on the high bar to a re-catch of the high bar. The rules no longer permit gymnasts to … Continue reading →

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Drawing of Gymnast Olga Mostepanova

Here’s a great drawing of gymnast Olga Mostepanova done by one of our favorite artists, Bobbie Cole. You can see more of Bobbie Cole’s great work here.   Retail Price: $57 On Sale for only $47! This e-Book is delivered Immediately. Start … Continue reading →

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