Since the Atlanta 1996 Games when former Soviet countries began competing as individual nations, athletes from Russia and Belarus have twirled, pirouetted and tumbled their way to Olympic dominance in ...

MOSCOW, February 23. /TASS/. World rhythmic gymnastics champions Dina and Arina Averina have retired from sports, President of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Irina Viner said.

Irina Viner announced her resignation as head coach of Russia's national rhythmic gymnastics team on Wednesday without offering a reason sparking suspicions of a power struggle between the 76-year ...

A January report by the BBC Russian service noted a change in her public profile beginning that fall, when she founded an international association of rhythmic gymnastics clubs called Nebesnaya ...

Rhythmic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics saw a dramatic changing of the guard after two decades of Russian dominance. In both the individual all-around and group finals, the Russian favorites ...

Irina Viner with sisters Dina and Arina Averina, the last two Russian Olympic representatives in rhythmic gymnastics The Ethics Foundation of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) banned ...

The head of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation has recently fallen from glory. Irina Viner has been the most powerful person in the sport for nearly 20 years, and has produced multiple ...

The head of Russian rhythmic gymnastics has fallen from glory. Show more The head of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation has recently fallen from glory. Irina Viner has been the most ...