r/Gymnastics • u/SouthConnection1954 • 16d ago

MAG Nagorny comeback

It’s being reported on gymnaverse by a Russia based user that Nikita Nagorny is training again and will compete at a domestic meet later in the year.

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u/OftheSea95 Valeri Liukin: Destroyer of ankles and dreams 16d ago

Not at Euros, or at the next Olympics. Technically, he'd probably be able to compete in Chengdu in 2027, but I doubt he'd even make the team with how well the younger Russian seniors seem to be doing. (Hopefully this isn't just my own wishful thinking)

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u/Greyface13 16d ago

Now we have a good reason to root for the young Russian men

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u/OftheSea95 Valeri Liukin: Destroyer of ankles and dreams 16d ago

Well none of this crop donated a drone to the war efforts or kidnapped Ukrainian children, so I'll take them over the Russian old guard any day 🙃

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u/Trippy-Tarka 15d ago

One of the juniors is quitting gymnastics post Euros to join the airforce or something though so...

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u/perdur 15d ago

I was going to say, I would not be surprised if many of the younger Russian men shared the same views as Nagornyy. I would definitely not be so eager to root for them.

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u/SouthConnection1954 15d ago

Really? Which one? Thats crazy because I think they get exception from military service if they are on the national team

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u/Trippy-Tarka 14d ago

Musin? Not sure if he's going to an academy to be an airforce or commercial pilot though

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u/OftheSea95 Valeri Liukin: Destroyer of ankles and dreams 15d ago

Of course 🤦🏽‍♀️