Random Russia sh*t

[Puffin]

Must be heaven to have so much gymnastics on. And I like the soft toy pasty things they have.

I thought they were emojis at first .......

 

[Indy]

They look like happy little pirozhky keychains. And they're adorable

 

[hmmmm]

If you are willing to share, I'm curious about the development program for Russian gymnasts. Core values, competition structure/ requirements etc... I generally understand the US system, the UK can be confusing.

It would be interesting to compare. Is there any sort of recreational or lower tier competitive gymnastics?

 

[MaryClare]

If you are willing to share, I'm curious about the development program for Russian gymnasts. Core values, competition structure/ requirements etc... I generally understand the US system, the UK can be confusing.

It would be interesting to compare. Is there any sort of recreational or lower tier competitive gymnastics?

Sure, give me a couple of days. It’s quite complicated and I’m not sure I fully understand it all myself

 

[MaryClare]

Angelina Melnikova has been competing in the Bundesliga for Chemnitz, Karina Schönmaier’s club. Apparently Schönmaier is half Russian. Her coaches are Russian too.

It is quite mad really when you think of it. Which other program would allow their “Crown Jewels” to compete pretty much full difficulty, at a German league meet, travelling alone without personal coaches or national team coaches?!

 

[Sasha]

Does the program have the power to stop her if it wanted to?

The part about her travelling and competing without her personal coaches doesn't seem overly mad to me, given her age and experience. Is that naive of me?