Russian Gymnastics has earned a lot of fame and respect at the international level. Gymnastics in Russian Federation is among the popular forms of sports.
In the 2000 Olympic games, Svetlana Khorkina won three medals in gymnastics. In 2001 World Championships she became the World Champion and proved herself to be the best gymnast in the world. Some of the other Olympic gymnasts of Russia are:
- Irina Karavaeva
- Yekaterina Lobaznyuk
- Anna Pavlova
- Natalia Lavrova
- Yulia Barsukova
- Yelena Produnova
- Elena Grosheva
- Alina Kabaeva
- Dina Kochetkova
- Alexei Nemov
- Nikolai Kryukov
- Elena Dolgopolova
- Rozalia Galiyeva
- Irina Tchachina
- Elena Zamolodchikova
The Russian Gymnastics Federation and the International Gymnastics Support Foundation are the two organizations in the country that are dedicated for the growth and development of gymnastics. The Russian Gymnastics Federation is affiliated by the Russian Olympic Committee in Moscow in Russia. The Federation is a member of the European Gymnastic Federation at Lausanne in Switzerland and the
International Gymnastics Federation at Moutier in Switzerland.
The International Gymnastics Support Foundation was established by the Olympic champions Lilya Podkopayeva, Igor Korobchinsky and Grigory Misutin. The main aim of the Federation was to help young sportsmen and to inform people about gymnastics.
