Olympic gold medalist Alina Kabaeva believes that the absence of Russians on the world stage of rhythmic gymnastics will cause the sport to fall into “degradation”. Russian gymnasts are currently prohibited from taking part in international competitions due to a ban imposed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) as a response …
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The settlement was announced on Monday by the federal bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Indiana. USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy protection in 2018, following a deluge of lawsuits over years of Nassar’s abuse. “This chapter is finally closed,” tweeted Rachael Denhollander, whose 2016 complaint brought Nassar’s abuses to light. …
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Melnikova clinched an historic gold medal in the women’s all-around event earlier in the week at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, ending the decade-long dominance of American athletes. READ MORE: Gymnastics sensation Angelina Melnikova seizes on Simone Biles & Suni Lee absences to claim world crown (VIDEO) The …
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Four-time Olympic champion Biles pulled out after her opening vault at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, returning with her tracksuit on and playing no further part as the American team saw their decade-long dominance end in her absence. Biles and the US took silver in Tokyo. © Reuters Initial reports suggested …
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A tense final at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre witnessed the shock early departure of American four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles, who pulled out after the vault. The US team later described Biles as having a “medical issue” and the 24-year-old star continued to support her team from the sidelines, although her …
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“My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life. This is a tragic end to a tragic story for everyone involved,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Nessel had announced two dozen …
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European champion in gymnastics and a bronze medalist of the world championship Maria Kharenkova decided to leave the Russian national team. The athlete has notified the International Federation of gymnastics (FIG) that will now play for the national team of Georgia. On the Executive Committee of the Federation in Nicaragua …
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Ukrainian students have completed another successful day of the world summer Universiade in Taipei. Olympic champion in Rio 2016 Oleg Verniaiev to silver in the team tournament included gold in the all-around. Titled Ukrainian with the result 88,300 points left behind two representatives of the national team of Japan – …
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Renowned Ukrainian gymnast Oleg Vernaeve defended the status of the champion of Europe on uneven bars. The vernaeve, being an Olympic champion in this discipline, were the last. By the time the leadership was captured by the German Lucas Dowser scored 15.366 points with the complexity factor of 6.4. Oleg …
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Renowned Ukrainian gymnast Oleg Verniaiev won the all-round held in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is the European championship. On Wednesday, Vernaeve confidently won the qualification, securing appearances in five finals in the all-around and individual apparatus. Today 23-year-old from Donetsk took advantage of his first chance of confirming the status of the …
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