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2015 Russian Cup

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The 2015 Russian Cup was held in Penza, Russia from September 16 - 20, 2015. The competition served as a test event for the gymnasts that want to compete at the 2015 World Championships.

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Individual all-around

  • Angelina Melnikova, Daria Skrypnik and Natalia Kapitonova competed as guests due to their junior status.

    • Uneven bars

    Viktoria Komova failed to qualify for the final, but competed an exhibition routine.

    Balance beam

    Seda Tutkhalyan failed to qualify for the final, but competed an exhibition routine.

    Floor

    Evgeniya Shelgunova failed to qualify for the final, but competed an exhibition routine.

    World championship teams

    After the competition, provisional teams were announced for the 2015 World Championships.

  • Women: Ksenia Afanasyeva, Daria Spiridonova, Seda Tutkhalyan, Maria Kharenkova, Viktoria Komova, Maria Paseka
  • Men: Nikita Ignatyev, David Belyavskiy, Nikolai Kuksenkov, Denis Ablyazin, Nikita Nagornyy, Alexei Rostov or Mikhail Kudashov will be the final gymnast

    • Most notably missing is 2010, 2013, and 2014 World Championship team member, Aliya Mustafina, who will not be competing due to back pain.

    References

    2015 Russian Cup Wikipedia
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