Championships of Siberia and the Far East - Ekaterina Gaas and Nikita Ignatyev dominate

These were held in Novosibirsk, in the new gym built 3 years ago. It has not been possible to hold a competition of this level for the last thirty years. 80 gymnasts participated from various regions including Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Chita, Khabarovsk, the Kemerovo region and Altay territory.

The team competition was held on the first day. The women's team competition was won by the team from Kemerovo, second from Omsk, and third place was the Krasnoyarsk team. The men's teams: Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk.

In the all-around, Ekaterina Gaas (Kemerovo) and Natalia Poroshinu (Omsk) took first and second place, while third was Margarita Muruvannoj from Novosibirsk. "I did not expect to take third place. When the results were announced, I was delighted," Margarita said.
In the men's all-around, Nikita Ignatyev and Igor Pahomenko from Kemerovo were first and second, with Denis Blinov from Omsk in third. These men trained first with Russian trainer Dmitry Chusonova, then moved to Leninsk-Kuznetsk with him, and now represent the Kemerovo region.

Event Finals - Men
FLOOR
Nikita Ignatyev
Alexey ---- (Novosibirsk)
Alexey Tacheev (Krasnoyarsk)

POMMEL HORSE
Igor Pahomenko (Kemerovo
Alexey Rastvorov (Novosibirsk
Alexey Tacheev

RINGS
Nikita Ignatyev (Kemerovo)
Alexey Tacheev
Sergey Zverjuga (Krasnoyarsk)

VAULT
Nikita Ignatyev
Ismail Abdurahmanov (Krasnoyarsk)
Igor Pahomenko (Kemerovo)

PARALLEL BARS
Nikita Ignatyev
Cyril Gusev (Tomsk)
Igor Pahomenko

HIGH BAR
Igor Pahomenko
Anton Nazarov (Novosibirsk)
Denis Sushko (Kemerovo)

Ignatayev competed with the Siberian team at the Russian championships, where they placed second.

Women
VAULT
Ekaterina Gaas
Julia Russian (Omsk)
Hope Murasoba (sp?)

BARS
Ekaterina Gaas
Natalia Kulikova (Kemerovo)
Natalia Poroshina

BEAM
Olesya Sinitsyn (Kemerovo)
Natalia Poroshina
Ekaterina Gaas

FLOOR
Ekaterina Gaas
Julia Russian
Ksenia Guzova (Altay)