 Twelve gymnasts are in the running for the Russian men's Olympic team, Andrei Rodionenko announced following the conclusion of the national championships Sunday in Penza. Pictured: David BelyavskyTwelve gymnasts are in the running for the Russian men's Olympic team, head coach Andrei Rodionenko announced following the conclusion of the national championships Sunday in Penza.
The gymnasts contending for London are Denis Ablyazin, Alexander Balandin, David Belyavsky, Andrei Cherkasov, Maxim Devyatovsky, Emin Garibov, Anton Golotsutskov, Nikita Ignatyev, Sergei Khorokhordin, Igor Pakhomenko, Konstantin Pluzhnikov and Dmitry Stolyarov.
On Sunday, Ablyazin picked up the vault title to go with the floor exercise gold medal he won Saturday. Pluzhnikov won still rings and Belyavsky won parallel bars. Ignatyev won the all-around title on Wednesday.
The next test will be the European championships for men, May 23-27 in Montpellier, France.
"There are very complicated rules, and there is no room for error for any gymnast," Rodionenko said. "As to who will go to the European championships, I can't quite say now. There are still some question marks about some of the contenders. But this regulation is necessary to test the psychological stability of the athlete, the ability to perform successfully in competition. We will know the final team of five gymnasts around the beginning of May."
Belyavsky, who impressed with sixth all-around at the 2011 Worlds, said lingering neck pain caused by cervical osteochondrosis contributed to his fourth-place finish in Penza.
"Because of the pain in my neck I can't even turn my head," he said. "This limits me a lot in training. With this much pain, I can't do much, because these muscles are involved in everything."
Belyavsky, 20, said he hopes to contend for an all-around medal at the Olympic Games in London.
"In general I don't need to add anything to the routines I did in the Russian championships," he said. "Maybe one skill on parallel bars. We need to work on cleaning everything up. If I can get 9.0 Execution on each event, then I can score around 91.000-91.500. With this result I may be able to fight for a medal."
External Link: Russian Gymnastics Federation
2012 Russian Men's Championships
April 8, Penza
| Senior Still Rings Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Konstantin Pluzhnikov | SFO | 6.800 | 9.033 | | 15.833 |
| 2. | Alexander Balandin | SZFO | 6.900 | 8.867 | | 15.767 |
| 3. | Denis Ablyazin | MOS/PFO | 6.700 | 8.833 | | 15.533 |
| 4. | Nikita Ignatyev | SFO | 6.500 | 8.600 | | 15.100 |
| 5. | Maxim Devyatovsky | SFO | 5.700 | 8.733 | | 14.433 |
| 6. | Daniil Kazachkov | SFO | 6.200 | 8.100 | | 14.300 |
| 7. | Sergei Khorokhordin | CFO/SFO | 4.700 | 8.933 | | 13.633 |
| 8. | Andrei Cherkasov | SFO | 5.300 | 6.600 | | 11.900 |
| Senior Vault Final | D | E | ND | Score | Average |
| 1. | Denis Ablyazin | MOS/PFO | 7.000 | 9.233 | | 16.233 | 16.267 |
| 7.200 | 9.100 | | 16.300 | |
| 2. | Andrei Sovenko | YUFO | 6.200 | 8.767 | | 14.967 | 14.517 |
| 5.400 | 8.667 | | 14.067 | |
| 3. | Nikita Lezhankin | UFO | 6.200 | 8.533 | 0.1 | 14.633 | 14.367 |
| 6.600 | 7.500 | | 14.100 | |
| 4. | Artyom Markelov | CFO/PFO | 6.200 | 7.800 | 0.3 | 13.700 | 14.133 |
| 6.200 | 8.367 | | 14.567 | |
| 5. | Alexei Bykov | YUFO | 6.200 | 8.333 | | 14.533 | 14.000 |
| 6.600 | 7.167 | 0.3 | 13.467 | |
| 6. | Dmitry Yakubovsky | MOS | 6.600 | 8.400 | | 15.000 | 13.967 |
| 5.800 | 7.233 | 0.1 | 12.933 | |
| 7. | Mikhail Bodnar | MOS/CFO | 7.000 | 6.900 | 0.1 | 13.800 | 6.900 |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | | 0.000 | |
| 8. | Roman Suetin | UFO | 0.000 | 0.000 | | 0.000 | 6.633 |
| 4.600 | 8.667 | | 13.267 | |
| Senior Parallel Bars Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | David Belyavsky | UFO | 6.400 | 8.667 | | 15.067 |
| 2. | Sergei Khorokhordin | CFO/SFO | 6.500 | 8.467 | | 14.967 |
| 3. | Alexander Balandin | SZFO | 6.100 | 8.533 | | 14.633 |
| 4. | Emin Garibov | MOS | 6.100 | 8.433 | | 14.533 |
| 5. | Nikita Ignatyev | SFO | 6.300 | 8.100 | | 14.400 |
| 6. | Konstantin Pluzhnikov | SFO | 5.800 | 8.533 | | 14.333 |
| 7. | Kirill Ignatenkov | CFO | 6.200 | 8.067 | | 14.267 |
| 8. | Maxim Devyatovsky | SFO | 6.200 | 7.833 | | 14.033 |
| 9. | Pavel Russinyak | PFO | 6.000 | 7.433 | | 13.433 |
| Junior Vault Final (Master of Sport) | D | E | ND | Score | Average |
| 1. | Anton Yakushev | MOS | 6.600 | 7.700 | 0.3 | 14.000 | 14.183 |
| 6.200 | 8.167 | | 14.367 | |
| 2. | Yevgeny Vasilyev | PFO | 6.200 | 8.167 | 0.1 | 14.267 | 14.183 |
| 6.600 | 7.500 | | 14.100 | |
| 3. | Shamil Gatiyatov | PFO | 6.200 | 8.200 | | 14.400 | 13.667 |
| 6.600 | 6.333 | | 12.933 | |
| 4. | Vladislav Kozin | SPB | 6.600 | 7.533 | 0.1 | 14.033 | 13.667 |
| 6.200 | 7.600 | 0.5 | 13.300 | |
| 5. | Kirill Prokopyev | CFO | 5.800 | 8.933 | | 14.733 | 13.617 |
| 4.200 | 8.400 | 0.1 | 12.500 | |
| 6. | Andrei Matyushechkin | CFO | 5.400 | 8.633 | | 14.033 | 13.350 |
| 4.200 | 8.467 | | 12.667 | |
| 7. | Andrei Kolesnikov | UFO | 5.400 | 8.233 | | 13.633 | 13.150 |
| 4.200 | 8.467 | | 12.667 | |
| 8. | Dmitry Radionov | YUFO | 5.400 | 8.733 | | 14.133 | 7.067 |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | | 0.000 | |
| Junior Parallel Bars Final (Master of Sport) | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Grigory Zyryanov | SFO | 5.400 | 8.467 | | 13.867 |
| 2. | Vladislav Kozin | SPB | 5.000 | 8.567 | | 13.567 |
| 3. | Sergei Stepanov | PFO | 4.700 | 9.033 | 0.3 | 13.433 |
| 4. | Nikolai Kovinov | PFO | 5.200 | 8.200 | | 13.400 |
| 5. | Anton Yakushev | MOS | 4.600 | 8.600 | | 13.200 |
| 6. | Alexander Ruzhitsky | MOS | 5.100 | 8.033 | | 13.133 |
| 7. | Vladislav Polyashov | PFO | 5.300 | 7.267 | | 12.567 |
| 8. | Andrei Lagutov | SFO | 4.600 | 6.767 | | 11.367 |
| Junior High Bar Final (Master of Sport) | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Grigory Zyryanov | SFO | 5.100 | 8.600 | | 13.700 |
| 2. | Alexander Ruzhitsky | MOS | 5.500 | 8.133 | | 13.633 |
| 3. | Vladislav Polyashov | PFO | 5.400 | 7.867 | | 13.267 |
| 4. | Kirill Prokopyev | CFO | 4.900 | 8.200 | | 13.100 |
| 5. | Sergei Stepanov | PFO | 5.300 | 7.433 | | 12.733 |
| 6. | Andrei Lagutov | SFO | 5.300 | 7.233 | | 12.533 |
| 7. | Artyom Zhukov | PFO | 4.600 | 7.100 | | 11.700 |
| 8. | Vladislav Kozin | SPB | 5.400 | 5.467 | | 10.867 |
| Junior Floor Exercise Final (Candidate) | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Viktor Britan | UFO | 5.600 | 8.767 | | 14.367 |
| 2. | Ivan Stretovich | SFO | 5.300 | 8.733 | | 14.033 |
| 3. | Valentin Starikov | PFO | 5.100 | 8.767 | 0.1 | 13.767 |
| 4. | Denis Kolpakov | SPB | 5.100 | 8.667 | | 13.767 |
| 5. | Ivan Tikhonov | PFO | 5.100 | 8.533 | 0.1 | 13.533 |
| 6. | Stanislav Khegai | MOS | 4.800 | 8.500 | | 13.300 |
| 7. | Artur Dalaloyan | MOS | 5.000 | 7.633 | | 12.633 |
| Junior Parallel Bars Final (Candidate) | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Kirill Potapov | SFO | 5.200 | 8.967 | | 14.167 |
| 2. | Ivan Stretovich | SFO | 5.400 | 8.300 | | 13.700 |
| 3. | Ilya Kibartas | CFO | 5.400 | 8.167 | | 13.567 |
| 4. | Dmitry Zhigalov | SPB | 4.900 | 8.367 | | 13.267 |
| 5. | Artyom Pleshkin | PFO | 4.700 | 8.467 | | 13.167 |
| 6. | Valentin Starikov | PFO | 4.900 | 8.033 | | 12.933 |
| 7. | Vitaly Vanifatov | PFO | 4.700 | 8.200 | | 12.900 |
| 8. | Dmitry Kirpichenko | UFO | 4.100 | 7.833 | | 11.933 |
| Junior High Bar Final (Candidate) | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Artur Dalaloyan | MOS | 5.100 | 8.667 | | 13.767 |
| 2. | Ivan Stretovich | SFO | 5.200 | 8.467 | | 13.667 |
| 3. | Vitaly Vanifatov | PFO | 4.800 | 8.500 | | 13.300 |
| 4. | Sergei Yeltsov | YUFO | 4.800 | 8.267 | | 13.067 |
| 5. | Alexander Bogatyrev | SFO | 4.300 | 7.967 | | 12.267 |
| 6. | Ilya Kibartas | CFO | 4.500 | 7.267 | | 11.767 |
| 7. | Dmitry Zhigalov | SPB | 4.200 | 7.033 | | 11.233 |
| 8. | Viktor Britan | UFO | 4.900 | 6.300 | | 11.200 |
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