tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post5573905247055174074..comments2024-02-11T01:11:11.604+00:00Comments on Beautiful Gymnastics: Overlooked and underrated Soviet greatsBeautiful Gymnasticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-45623584814058960202016-10-03T21:05:42.519+01:002016-10-03T21:05:42.519+01:00I agree regarding Baraksanova and I think politic...I agree regarding Baraksanova and I think politics affected Pryakhina. It seemed that wherever possible , Russians took priority. And if there were not enough /any Russians up to scratch at a particular time the next port of call would be Ukrainians or Belarussians. They seemed to only to use Central Asians when really stuck. I think Baraksanova and Priyakhina came from the wrong end of the political fence.eimearahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612812219610157290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-80053698688279202722013-06-20T13:25:14.974+01:002013-06-20T13:25:14.974+01:00Hi Jenni! Yes, so ahead of her time. She didn'...Hi Jenni! Yes, so ahead of her time. She didn't have the flair of her teammates and wasn't stellar all-around, slightly sloppy- but wow was she amazing. One of my favourites!Beautiful Gymnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-65470243421605967302013-06-19T11:01:20.870+01:002013-06-19T11:01:20.870+01:00Just watched a video of Aleftina Priakhina 1986 on...Just watched a video of Aleftina Priakhina 1986 on beam and floor she was SO talented!!!!!!!!Jennifer Pincheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360587312160253047noreply@blogger.com