Nora Schuler is in Penza, Russia reporting for THE ALL AROUND:
David Belyavskiy from Yekaterinburg won the all-around title at the 2012 Russian Cup in Penza today. The 19-year-old scored 89.131 points to take the gold ahead of Sergei Khorokhordin (87.997) and Igor Pakhomenko (87.932). Belyavskiy looked stronger and more confident than at the recent European Championships in Montpellier but still struggled with his vault, landing the Tsukahara double pike on his knees. …
That post has results. But they’re prettier on International Gymnast, if you can stand the auto-loading video advertisement:
Garibov, Balandin and Ablyazin are considered locks for the Olympics after their medal-winning performances at last month’s European championships, Russian coach Andrei Rodionenko said. The all-around medalists in Penza will fight it out for the remaining two spots on the five-gymnast squad, he said, though an additional two gymnasts will train as alternates.
There’s more commentary on Rewriting Russian Gymnastics, including an update on injured Anton Golotsutskov.
If you don’t know David, you should watch for him in London. A stylish guy with plenty of big difficulty.
Click PLAY or watch his Europeans Pommels on YouTube.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 