Valentina Rodionenko, senior coach of the Russian national artistic gymnastics team, criticized the refereeing at the World Championships in Kitakyushu. Her words are quoted by TASS.
Rodionenko stated that the judges did not count one of the completed elements to the Russian woman Angelina Melnikova and rejected the protest filed in this regard. “They took her gold, what can I say, because that unaccounted element was worth 0.1 points, which gave Melnikova the opportunity to become the first. I have no words after all this, ”she counted.
Earlier on October 24, Melnikova won silver in floor exercise at the World Cup. The winner was the Japanese Mai Murakami. At the same time, the judges initially put her in second place, but the Japanese national team filed a protest, as a result of which Murakami received 0.1 points.
In August, Russian sports officials and fans reported unfair refereeing at the Tokyo Olympics. The winner of the tournament in the individual all-around was the Israeli woman, who beat the Russian woman Dina Averina. At the same time, Ashram dropped the object during her last performance.
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