The Russian team competed over the weekend at the 2011 Russian Cup, and today Andrei Rodionenko, Head of the Russian national teams, announced the training squads for the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo. The gymnasts listed below are in contention for the trip to Tokyo. Only 6 gymnasts will be able to compete for the team, and one alternate will be selected. 

 

Women
Victoria Komova
Ksenia Afanasyeva
Anna Dementyeva
Yulia Belokobylskaya
Tatiana Nabieva
Alena Polyan
Maria Paseka
Yulia Inshina

 

The defending World Champions will be without World All Around Champion Aliya Mustafina, still recovering from the serious knee injury sustained at European Championships in April. Victoria Komova had an impressive showing at last weekend's Russian Cup, her first competition back from ankle surgery. She competed watered down routines but still placed 2nd to Anna Dementyeva, the reigning European All Around Champion and member of the 2010 Gold Medal team in Rotterdam. Ksenia Afanasyeva could also be in the running for the all around. She had an excellent day at the Russian Cup, leading the qualification rounds, then went on to self-destruct with 2 falls on bars in the all around finals, finishing 4th. Tatiana Nabieva who competed all around at last year's World Championships is said to focus on vault and bars.

Men
Emin Garibov
Sergei Khorokhordin
Nikita Ignatiev
David Belyavski
Denis Albyazin
Andrei Cherkasov
Anton Golotsutskov
Konstantin Pluzhnikov

 

Emin Garibov is just 20 years old but won the all around title at last weekend's Russian Cup with a 90.675. Sergei Khorokhordin finished 2nd to Garibov at the Russian Cup and should be a lock for the team. Anton Golotsutskov is known for his power on vault and floor and is the reigning World Silver medalist on vault. 

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