15. März 2006  
Moscow / Russia  
Sports Acrobatics

Russian Sports Acrobatics Team 2006 announced

The Russian Federation of Acrobatic Gymnastics officially announced today the roster of the Russian team for 2006. Several World and European Champions are featured. The coaches are Alexei Davydov and Vladimir Gurgenidze ....

The Russian National Sports Acrobatics Federation "FSAR" are the most succesful nation in sports acrobatics and disposed the most traditions in this gymnastics sport on top level...

Russian National Team 2006
Women's Pairs:
1. Zhanna Shulaeva (1985) - Anna Melnikova (1985), Moscow, 2005 World Games winners, 2005 European Champions, 2005 Russian Champions.
2. Irina Bulekha (1990) - Olga Tyurina (1985), Moscow, 2nd at the 2005 Russian Championship.
3. Marina Novikova (1986) - Elena Faleeva (1988), Moscow, 2005 European Youth Champions.

Men's Pairs:
1. Viacheslav Spirin (1984) - Stanislav Kotelnikov (1982), Volgograd, 2nd at the 2005 European Championships.
2. Ervin Mednikov (1978) - Alexei Moshechkin (1978), St Petersburg, 2005 World Games winners, 2004 World Champions, 2003 European Champions, 2005 Russian Champions.
3. Konstantin Pilipchuk (1986) - Alexei Dudchenko (1984), Rostov, 2nd at the 2005 Russian Championship.

Mixed Pairs:
1. Anna Kachalova (1988) - Revaz Gurgenidze (1986), Moscow, 2005 World Games winners, 2005 European Champions, 2003 European Champions, 2005 Russian Champions.
2. Maria Kovtun (1985) - Anton Glazkov (1985), Astrakhan, 2nd at the 2005 Russian Championship.
3. Natalia Kholmanova (1987) - Anatoli Leonov (1985), Yaroslav, 3rd at the 2005 Russian Championship.

Women's Groups:
1. Elena Moiseeva (1980) - Elena Kirillova (1978) - Tatiana Alexeeva (1988), Novgorod, 2005 World Games winners, 2005 European Champions, 2005 Russian Champions.
2. Ekaterina Stepanova (1989) - Olga Filimonyuk (1981) - Svetlana Tuypuina (1985), Chelyabinsk, 2nd at the 2005 Russian Championship
3. Tatiana Okulova (1990) - Olga Grishenkova (1985) - Natalia Fedorova (1985), Novgorod, 3rd at the 2005 Russian Championship.

Men's Groups:
1. Artem Trifonov (1985) - Alexander Chemodanov (1986) - Igor Zarudnyi (1985) - Sergei Schetinin (1988), Voronezh, 2005 European Champions, 3rd at the 2005 World Games, 2nd at the 2005 Russian Championship.
2. Alexei Starodubtsev (1984) - Pavel Korshunov (1989) - Sergei Golenko (1984) - Yuri Kuznetsov (1985), Voronezh, 2005 Russian Champions.
3. Alexander Tolokonnikov (1991) - Alexander Son (1987) - Andrei Veligura (1987) - Sviatoslav Yakushev (1988), Krasnodar, 2005 European Youth Champions, 3rd at the 2005 Russian Championship.

Reserve Teams in second line:
Women's Pairs:
1. Anna Fomicheva (1986) - Lialia Shomleva (1990), Kostrom, 3rd at the 2005 Russian Championship.
2. Ekaterina Timkina (1984) - Irina Pantyukhina (1987), Kirov, 6th at the Russian Cup.

Men's Pairs:
1. Andrei Shapin (1990) - Mikhail Chernov (1987), Sverdlovsk, 4th at the 2005 Russian Championship.
2. Alexei Suleimanov (1985) - Karen Manasian (1987), Yaroslav, 5th at the 2005 Russian Championship.
Mixed Pairs:
1. Anastasia Gorbunova (1990) - Roman Vinkler (1980), Orlov, 4th at the 2005 Russian Championship.
2. Evgenia Shilina (1989) - Andrei Koreshkov (1985), Volgograd, 5th at the 2005 Russian Championship.

Women's Groups:
1. Yana Tarasova (1991) - Albina Ermizina (1986) - Irina Koshman (1987), Moscow, 4th at the 2005 Russian Championship.
2. Sofia Pantyukhina (1991) - Anastasia Krivokorytova (1985) - Svetlana Polushkina (1985), Kirov, 5th at the 2005 Russian Championship

Men's Groups:
1. Alexander Ischenko (1989) - Ivan Korshunov (1985) - Ilya Kalinin (1985) - Alexander Maslenikov (1985), Yaroslav, 2003 European Champions, 4th at the 2005 Russian Championship.
2. Grigori Sergienko (1986) - Alexander Bondar (1986) - Yuri Gerasimov (1986), Andrei Karnaushko (1991), Krasnodar, 5th at the 2005 Russian Championship.