Angelina Melnikova, the 2020 Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics, posted a photo from her vacation on her Instagram stories (the owner of the company Meta is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia).
In the photo, the 23-year-old athlete poses in a swimsuit. His hair has fallen out.
Melnikova won an Olympic gold medal in the team competition in Tokyo and also won bronze medals in the individual all-around and floor exercises. At the 2016 Games, the gymnast won the silver medal in the team championships. During her career, Melnikova won the all-around gold medal at the 2021 World Championships and is a two-time world championship silver medalist.
In 2022, against the background of the start of SVO in Ukraine, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach recommended that international federations exclude Russian athletes from international competitions.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced in July that athletes from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete in neutral status under the auspices of the organization from January 1, 2024.
Previously Russian gymnast published photo in dress on the ocean shore.