1. David Sagitovitch Belyavskiy
born 23rd February 1992
Ekaterinburg
V N Lomayev, P A Kitaiski
Graceful David Belyavaskiy is one of two all arounders on this Russian men's team. A poor performance at the European Championships this year was caused by a painful shoulder injury, but Belyavski showed his class by coming back a few weeks later and taking the all around title at the Russian Cup, a key milestone in the Russian gymnasts' preparation for the Olympics, ahead of team mates Sergei Khorokhodin and Igor Pakhomenko.
born 10th June 1989
Dynamo Petrozavodsk, Karelian Republic
V N Bubnovski, S G Zagorski
European rings champion Alexander Balandin is expected to contribute high scores on his specialist apparatus as well as qualify to the event final there. He also contributes good quality routines on parallel bars, and may well be called upon to contribute to the team's efforts on pommel horse.
born 3rd August 1992
Trains at - Penza, Moscow Dynamo
Coach - Sergei Starkin
Triple European bronze medallist Denis Ablyazin is the firecracker of the Russian team. He has the world's highest difficulty level on floor and could well compete for gold there and on vault.
Detractors complain that Ablyazin's floor routine packs in fast-paced acrobatics at the expense of grace and elegance - but the Code requires difficulty and explosiveness, and Ablyazin delivers both in abundance.
4. Emin Nadirovich Garibov
born 8th September 1992
Moscow Dynamo
A I Sabyelin
At 19, Garibov is the youngest member of this team, yet in competition shows a self confidence beyond his years. He is perhaps the Russians' most likely chance of an all around medal and, as European Champion on the high bar, bears responsibility for delivering a good score on the event.
born 10th June 1992
Leninsk-Kuznetsk
D D Chunasov, T V Popova, E R Saifulin
Pakhomenko, a solid all arounder who came third in this year's Russian Cup, is important to the Russian team for contribution to pommel horse, a real weakness otherwise.
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