Victoria Komova, one of the Russian gymnasts at the First European Games in Baku, expressed joy that the Russian team won gold. She said that the medal was special because she had performed after a three-year break and gained enormous experience.
Gymnast Davi Belyavsky noted that the medal of the European Games was as significant as one won at the European championship.
Nikolai Kusenkov, his colleague, said that the competition was very tense. The Russian team, in his words, was 0.4 points behind Ukraine on the first day, having 1.5 points in reserve.
Victoria Komova praised the well-organized Games, excellent transportation. The Russian athletes hope to get a chance to see Baku.
