Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Angelina Melnikova on Instagram turned to the Japanese woman Mai Murakami, who won her in floor exercise at the World Championships in Kitakyushu.
The athlete wished her rival good luck in the future and called the Japanese woman an incredible, kind person. She stressed that she was glad to perform with her in gymnastics. “You’re incredible! Good luck in the future! I love you, ”Murakami wrote back.
On October 24, Valentina Rodionenko, the senior coach of the Russian national artistic gymnastics team, criticized the refereeing at the World Championships. Rodionenko stated that the judges did not count Melnikova as one of the completed elements and dismissed the protest filed in this regard. In her opinion, the arbitrators took away the gold from the Russian woman.
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.
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