Free Spa, Bugs and Combat Mood: How Russian Gymnasts Gained Vouchers at OI-2028

As part of the team on the platform in the Netherlands in the starting lineup were Arseny Dukhno, Daniel Marinov, Sergey Naidin, Savely Sedin and Ilya Zaika. Muhammadjon Yakubov remained in reserve, who was listed in the application, but did not come out on the shells.

Of the six shells in which the team starts took place, the Russians won the crossbar. At the same time, the Japanese, who took first place, prevailed on horseback. Funny that the Chinese national team, which finished third, was the best on the rings and bars. However, in the reference jump and on the carpet, the Chinese performed worst among the eight finalists. In addition to the crossbar, the Russians took second place on the carpet and on the bars, losing not much to the winners. This suggests that there is a certain time before Los Angeles to pull these types of programs to the first place and win the team all-around at the Olympics.

Thus, it is worth noting that gymnasts were the first of the Russians who qualified for the Games, which will be held in 2028.

Following the results of the competition, the TASS agency interviewed the head coach of the Russian team Dmitry Andreev. According to him, the trip to the United States was originally the main goal of the Russians at this world championship. The Olympic ticket is the most important task for us in these competitions. It's very good that it worked. Well done, there were failures, but in the end they managed. We have not been seen on the world stage for a long time, so, of course, we needed to take such a step, to show that we are a strong country in gymnastics, Andreyev said.

Thus, we can continue to argue that the Russian men’s gymnastics team, despite the sanctions, remained and remains one of the strongest teams in the world.

In addition, Andreev spoke about the atmosphere that reigned in the team during the world championship. First of all, it concerns the visa issue. So, shortly before the competition, it became known that not all representatives of the men’s team were ready to give visas. We set the guys up, we said that you guys should be angry about this, that you had such obstacles with visas and with the road, and that we received visas in batches. Therefore, we tuned the other way around that we should perform, the mood should be combative, Andreev shared his memories, adding a well-known proverb about what does not break us, makes us stronger.

Of course, it is worth highlighting separately Arseny Dukhno, who took third place in the qualification of individual all-around. Surrounded by representatives of Japan, he has a chance to win the world championship in this discipline. All the same Spiritually won the qualification on the carpet, which makes him a great favorite in the final part of this type of program.

In addition to the World Cup medals, the Russians received the right to visit the spa for free. However, this episode has nothing to do with the sports success of the team. The fact is that in one of the rooms where the representative of the team was settled, bedbugs were found.

As a result, all members of the Russian delegation received a letter from the hotel management: We are pleased to inform you that we provide you with a spa pass for the entire period of your stay at the hotel. We hope you enjoy our spa center. Please let us know if you need additional help. We wish you a pleasant rest, - quotes the text of the letter TASS.