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The most decorated Russian females artistic gymnasts are Svetlana Khorkina (1996, 2000, 2004) [6] and Aliya Mustafina (2012, 2016) with seven Olympic medals each. Mustafina was the first Russian gymnast to defend two medals at consecutive games: she won bronze in all-around and gold on uneven bars in 2012 as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Korbut retired from gymnastics in 1977 at the age of 22, considered young for gymnasts of the period, [2] but her influence and legacy in gymnastics were far-reaching. [3] Korbut's 1972 Olympic performances are widely credited as redefining gymnastics, changing the sport from emphasising ballet and elegance to acrobatics, as well as changing ...
Soviet female gymnasts participated in every Olympic Games from 1952 to 1988, except for 1984. [2] A total of 41 female gymnasts represented the Soviet Union. Soviet women won 88 medals at the Olympics – 9 in team all-around, 2 in team portable apparatus, 18 in individual all-around, 15 in balance beam, 17 in floor exercise, 15 in vault, and ...
Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина; born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She competed in three Summer Olympics: 1996 Summer Olympics , 2000 Summer Olympics , and 2004 Summer Olympics .
The Russia women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Russia in FIG international competitions. Additionally, they have competed as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the Russian Gymnastics Federation (RGF) due to the World Anti-Doping Agency imposing sanctions on Russia in the aftermath of the doping scandal . [ 1 ]
Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva, born 7 October 1952) is a former Russian gymnast, Ukrainian gymnast coach, all-round Olympic champion and a nine-time Olympic medalist for the Soviet Union.
Russia took gold in the women's artistic gymnastics team final, relegating the Americans to the silver, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (Jamie Squire via Getty ...
Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] Since then, 30 female gymnasts have won at least five total medals. The country with the most athletes on this list is the Soviet Union, with nine. Romania (6), United States (6), Hungary (4), East Germany (2), Russia (2), Brazil (1), and Czechoslovakia (1) are also ...