Category: Articles in English
Lady Biker Friend
I used to have a lot of biker friends. Most of them were weightlifters. No surprise here. Olympic weightlifters – speed, explosiveness in muscles and thoughts. Power and acrobatics in one bouquet. Here is...
Past Perfect?
Nothing can be really perfect unless it happens in our dreams. I think Kanybek Osmonaliev was the closest athlete to perfection in my weightlifting years back in the old years. Truly inspirational figure for me, Osmonaliev...
Too Much For Alex Radulov
It looks like Alexander Radulov will not play in the NHL next season. Radulov last played in the NHL in 2012 and has been playing in the KHL for CSKA Moscow. Reportedly, a few NHL clubs expressed...
Helmut Balderis and Sergey Makarov
It’s a big day for Sergey Makarov and for all fans of Soviet and Russian hockey. Legendary RW of the KLM line, brilliant forward of all times, Sergey Makarov has been inducted into the...
Pepsi? Whisky? Bourbon? Smirnoff? Stoli?.. Aha, meldonium!?
Nah, Vasily Alexeev chooses a Black Tea! Where in the world is Rio de Janeiro?
Welcome to the IWF, Burundi!
Burundi was ratified as 192nd IWF Member Federation by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Congress. When I was a kid in Russia, I collected stamps. First time I heard about Burundi was through its colorful...
