The women of Team USA looks very intimidating to the rest of the world.
What’s the response in Russia?
Rewriting Russian Gymnastics:
Media coverage of interviews with Viktoria Komova, Alexei Nemov and Valentina Rodionenko provides a slightly varying account of the Russian team’s medal expectations in London which I will attempt to moderate here. Rodionenko announces clearly that the original training plan written in 2009 targetted two golds, two silver and two bronze medals, focussing mainly on the hopes of the women’s team.
The various individuals considered as medal contenders are :
Viktoria Komova – bars and beam
Aliya Mustafina – bars
Anastasia Grishina – bars
Ksenia Afanasyeva – floor. …read the details – Russia’s plan – aim for two golds, two silvers, two bronzes
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