* International Gymnast Magazine reported  that former Soviet champion Nikolai Andrianov has been suffering from multiple system atrophy (MSA), a disease likely to eventually take his life. MSA is a neurological disorder that affects motor skills and muscle coordination and progresses until it kills the patient.
Andrianov, 58, seems to be in the later stages; IG reports that he is bedridden in his hometown of Vladimir, Russia and his family is searching for...

After winning the all-around competition of the 2010 Russian Cup in Chelyabinsk Sergei KHOROKHORDIN of Barnaul (89,550) won also two more titles at the parallel bars and the high bar  final event, which concluded on Sunday, August 30.
Second placed Igor PAKHOMENKO (Leninsk-Kuznezk) ranked second on high bar and was followed by bronze medallist Maxim DEVIATOVSKI won the silver medal on parallel bars.
On women's side Alia MUSTAFINA from Moscow was the all-around winner with a...