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Gymnast Denis Ablyazin
Denis Ablyazin is the first honoured master of gymnastics in history from his home region of Penza Oblast. At his debut at the Olympic Games in London Denis won two medals — a silver and a bronze for his strongest events — the vault and the floor. Even with such achievements the ambitious and goal-oriented athlete doesn’t plan to quit anytime soon and has his eyes set on a bigger prize — an Olympic gold. A famed athlete and one of the leaders of the Russian national team, Ablyazin has breathed new life into men’s gymnastics in Russia after a long lull, helping to revive the spirit and hopes Russian gymnastics fans have in their representatives returning to the highest pedestal and winning an Olympic gold.
Vitaly Dobryansky – Russia's Kite-Surfing Pioneer
Stanitsa Blagoveshchenskaya in southern Russia used to be a typical destination for tourists just looking for a beach vacation. The appearance of kitesurfing – one of the youngest forms of sailing – changed the community’s atmosphere completely, making it almost unrecognizable. Every year, from May through October, a huge camp sets up on Bugasky spit. Hundreds of people go there just to go kitesurfing. This all began in 1998 when the first person to open a kitesurfing school, Vitaly Dobryansky, came to the spit. Nowadays the Russian kitesurfing championship is held in Stanitsa Blagoveshchenskaya every year.
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Vitaly Dobryansky – Russia's Kite-Surfing Pioneer
Fishing for Garfish on the Black Sea
They say that the Black Sea is home to creatures that look more like fairytale characters than things that could actually exist. Denis Golovko got to know one of these unique sea creatures – the garfish. In the resort city of Anapa the RTG TV host caught one of these fish known for its unusual appearance, ritual dances and green bones.
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