Russia’s Junior Cup team is a very talented group of rising stars and the future of the Russian program looks incredibly promising. Their four-person team includes Anastasiia Illiankova, Uliana Perebinosova, Valeriia Saifulina, and Varvara Zubova.
Anastasiia Illiankova
Illiankova had a very strong performance at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia. She took third in the all-around with a 55.500.Bars
Illiankova has incredible release moves and great difficulty, including a Hindorff to Pak combination.Video via RusGymnastics
Uliana Perebinosova
Perebinosova took first on bars in the junior CMS division at 2015 Russian Nationals and 6th in the all-around with a 54.167. She competed at the 2015 Top Gym meet in Belgium and performed a very nice floor routine for a 13.70.Floor
On floor, watch for Perebinosova's lovely double L turn as well as a double wolf turn. She shows off very clean tumbling, including a 1.5 twist through to a double twist and a giant 2.5 punch front.Video via Florence Lestienne
Bars
Perebinosova has great uniqueness and style on bars, as you can see in her opening combination of a Maloney to uprise stalder blind straight into an Ezhova.Video via Florence Lestienne
Valeriia Saifulina
Saifulina has been a very promising athlete for the Russians, scoring a 55.70 at 2015 Russian Nationals to take 2nd all-around in the junior CMS division. She also earned first on beam, third on floor, and second on vault.Varvara Zubova
Zubova took third all-around in the junior CMS division at 2015 Russian Nationals with a 55.034. She had an impressive 14.50 on floor and she also excels on beam where she took first in event finals with a 14.667. Some of her notable skills include a gainer back handspring back handspring layout step out, a roundoff layout, and an Onodi. Make sure to watch for Zubova on beam at Gymnix.Tune in on Saturday, March 5th at 6:15 p.m. for the Gymnix Junior International Cup LIVE!
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