Fun fact: Aleksandra Andrianova is Nikolai Andrianov's granddaughter and the national team bars coach's daughter.
Anastasia Ilyankova and Maria Minaeva are retired, we already knew about Lilia Akhaimova, the rest are still competing, some of them not at their previous level though. Although still confused why Belikova, Novikova, Guz, Parshikova and Svistunova were removed, they're still pretty competitive and some of them are top juniors.
Team ROC celebrate after winning gold during Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team Final on Day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 27, 2021 (Source: Getty Images)
Lilia trained in a gym with no proper equipment until she moved to St Petersburg as a teen. Lilia didn’t make the NT until she was 17. At 21, she finally got an A Team assignment. At 24 Lilia went to the Olympics, won gold and is now getting ₽9,500,000 and a brand new car. 👑
A gala evening dedicated to honoring the winners of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games was held in Moscow.
Aliya Mustafina was recognized as the best athlete of the 2012 Summer Games in London. The best teams of the Summer Games 2021 are the men's and women's teams in artistic gymnastics.
Russia (ROC) win their first-ever team final gold medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. Congratulations to Angelina Melnikova, Viktoria Listunova, Vladislava Urazova and Lilia Akhaimova!