Penza Schools of Gymnastics - Russia

Group classes are:

1.    Sports and fitness area. Classes are aimed at development of strength, dexterity, flexibility for toddlers to maintain natural flexibility, speed, large and fine motor skills. Building a culture of motions (proper walking, running, jumping). This workout of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems of organism, creation of proper posture, flat feet, the strengthening of prevention svâzočno-arthral apparatus, the development of a harmonious physique. Increased resistance to different diseases, development of abilities to adapt to changing load (increase of efficiency of the child) and the external environmental conditions.

2.     Educational orientation. The child acquires a knowledge of physical exercises, aware of its motor actions. Children learn about their body. Engaging in physical exercise, child upholds the knowledge of nature – trees, flowers, animals, birds, insects, fruits, vegetables, peculiarities of the seasons. They have greatly enriched the vocabulary, develop thinking, imagination and memory. Develops the ability to concentrate, to listen and to analyse, compare and correct errors.

3          Socio-educational direction. Classes promote openness, sociability, self-esteem. The child acquires grace, plasticity (flexibility), expressive movements. Is autonomy, creativity, initiative, self-organization and mutual aid. The child learns to communicate with their peers and teachers. Creates an enabling environment for building positive character traits of All culture, aesthetic attitude to physical exercise

Russian will fight for Gold - London 2012

Valentina Rodionenko, Russian national coach ( coach with the Russian and Soviet teams for over 30 years, celebrates her 76th birthday in September this year, picture courtesy of Russian Gym.Fed.), tells us that the composition of the team that will fight for gold against the US is already known as far as three members are concerned: Aliya Mustafina, who missed one year of gymnastics due to a severe injury (although in Penza, Aliya competed and won), Viktoria Komova, who placed second at the world championships, whose tears in Tokyo for a lost medal were considered a personal tragedy in Russia, and a new name: Anastasia Grishina.

They will be leaving for London on July the 21st. They  can fly to London in three hours during the summer. and  don’t need to train with the Americans.  They don’t want to…  The more time you spend at the Olympics, the more this affects your nerves. 

Frankly  coach Valentina Rodionenko  said  “ We are scared of them Judges. We have to fight against the American team. There is only one team that can beat us today: the USA. I repeat: today! And unfortunately we are weaker at vault. But we are scared of the judges. What can we do? Scared or not, we have to continue to work. to be better.  So that the judges cannot savage us.”

 The judges exaggerate  small mistakes.  Аnd they do the opposite with our rivals.  The same error can be penalized in different ways.  And when the judges’ alliances begin, the game is on, said Valentina.

 The Gymnasts  know everything, they know the pressure that is awaiting them– They will not be performing for the first time;.  Though they are not happy, of course, but they know that they have to fight anyway and not give any ground.  If you perform every routine at your level, you win. 

At the Pacific Alliance in Seattle, Rodionenko laments – Canada, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand…they all worked together.  This transatlantic alliance doesn’t support anyone except the US.  China’s scores dropped in Seattle.  We did not compete with our first team.  We knew that they would savage us.  With what we saw there, with all the judges game-playing, I personally was stunned.  We will see what happens at the Olympics. Seattle proved that we have to be prepared for anything.  It’s no reason to surrender beforehand and without a fight!

Russian Team - On the Road to London 2012

Championships of Russia on gymnastics, held 7-8 April 2012,in Penza is an expanded candidates into the team at the Olympic Games in London.

Among the contenders included Emin Garibov, Nikita, Sergey Ignatyev Sergei Khorokhordin, Andrei Cherkasov, Igor Pahomenko, Denis Ablâzin, Maksim Devâtovskij, David Davis, Alexander Balandin, Konstantin Pluzhnikov, Anton Golocuckov and Dmitry Stolyarov. Staff hoped to decide the composition after the European Championship, which will be held in Montpellier from 23 to 27 May 2012

-There are very complex rules, no athlete has no margin for error,-quoted Russian coach Andrei Rodionenko RIA News. -Who will travel to the European Championships, now I cannot say. For some candidates we still have questions. But the rules must take into account the psychological stability of the athlete, the ability to successfully perform at competitions. The final composition of five people will be known in about the beginning of May.

Wishing the Russian Team the best of luck.

London Olymics - 2012

With teams being whittled down to only five members, who will be in? Who will be out? What team is ahead of the pack? What team is struggling in training? What injured athletes will recover in time for the games? All of these questions & more will be answered in the months, weeks, and days leading up to the 2012 London Olympics. I’ll try to get the list of Teams qualified for the Olympics soon.

Russian Championship 2012. From L to R : Emin Garibov, Nikita Ignatyev, Igor Pakhomenk.

Well sit back and relax.