The 2016 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Penza, Russia between 28 March - 10 April 2016.
Medalists
Men Volga Federal DistrictValentin StarikovIvan TikhonovAndrei MakolovVladislav PolyashovDenis AblyazinDavid Belyavskiy Siberian Federal DistrictKirill PotapovNikita IgnatyevGrigori ZyryanovAndrei LagutovDaniil KazachkovIvan Stretovich MoscowEmin GaribovArtur DalaloyanAlexei KosyanovDmitrii LankinNikita NagornyyAleksandr Sychugov Nikolai Kuksenkov Nikita Nagornyy David Belyavskiy Nikita Nagornyy Denis Ablyazin Kirill Prokopyev Sergei Eltsov David Belyavskiy Andrei Perevoznikov Denis Ablyazin Nikita Nagornyy Nikita Ignatyev Denis Ablyazin Nikita Nagornyy Artur Dalaloyan David Belyavskiy Vladislav PolyashovNikita Nagornyy N/A Sergei Eltsov Ivan Stretovich Nikita Ignatyev Women Central Federal DistrictAngelina MelnikovaDarya ElizarovaKristina KiselerEvgeniya ShelgunovaKsenia AfanasyevaMaria Kharenkova MoscowAliya MustafinaAlla SosnitskayaDaria SpiridonovaSeda TutkhalyanViktoria KuzminaKsenia Artyomova Volga Federal DistrictPolina FedorovaAnastasia DmitrievaNatalia KapitonovaOlga BikmurzinaKsenia SabaldashDaria Lopatina Angelina Melnikova Seda Tutkhalyan Maria Kharenkova Seda Tutkhalyan Tatiana Nabieva Anastasia Dmitrieva Daria SkrypnikDaria Spiridonova N/A Aliya Mustafina Angelina Melnikova Maria Kharenkova Aliya Mustafina Ksenia AfanasyevaAngelina Melnikova N/A Maria Kharenkova
European Championships Selection
Senior WAG 1 Aliya Mustafina 2 Angelina Melnikova 3 Seda Tutkhalyan 4 Ksenia Afanasyeva 5 Daria Spiridonova
Senior MAG 1 Denis Ablyazin 2 David Belyavskiy 3 Nikolai Kuksenkov 4 Nikita Ignatyev 5 Nikita Nagornyy
Meldonium Incident
On Saturday, April 2, new national champion Nikolai Kuksenkov was suspended from the Russian men's championships in Penza after it was revealed he tested positive for the banned substance meldonium. On Friday, April 15, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency notified the Russian Gymnastics Federation that it had officially lifted Kuksenkov's suspension, formally allowing him to return to competition. The news came after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) admitted that "there is currently limited data available" on how long meldonium stays in the system after use.
References
External links Official site