Gymnasts Melnikova and Marinov returned to Moscow after their World Cup triumph

Russian gymnasts Angelina Melnikova and Daniel Marinova, who returned from the World Championships in Jakarta, were welcomed at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. The footage of the athletes' meeting on October 27 is published by Izvestia.

The athletes were greeted with ovations and applause. Among the greeters, young athletes can be seen with a poster: "You are the best! Congratulations!". There were also musicians waiting for the gymnasts.

The orchestra performed Ivan Larionov's folk-style melody Kalinka. Marinov danced with a bouquet to the accompaniment of bayan and balalaika. Melnikova showed the journalists her medals.

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Daniel Marinov, the new leader of the men's national gymnastics team, brought another medal to Russia.

Melnikova became a two-time world champion in individual all-around gymnastics on October 23. The athlete took first place at the World Championships in Jakarta, scoring 55.066 points in the sum of four exercises. She won a medal at the World Gymnastics Championships for the first time since 2021.

On October 24, Melnikova won a gold medal in the vault and a silver medal in the uneven bars. It was clarified that she scored 14.466 points for her first performance and 14,500 points for the second.

On October 25, Marinov won a bronze medal at the World Championships in the uneven bars. It was noted that this was the athlete's first award at the tournament. Marinov scored 14.466 points, his medal was the fourth for the Russian national team at the tournament.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Melnikova on her victory at the World Gymnastics Championships. The Russian leader called the gymnast's performance triumphant and noted that it was a wonderful gift for fans, coaches and mentors, as well as all those who supported her on her way to the highest standard medal.

Melnikova, in turn, spoke about her emotions after her performance in Jakarta. The gymnast said she regretted making the same mistake on the balance beam, but called her performance pretty clean. She added that the audience likes her floor exercises the most.

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