The Russian men suffered a few unlucky events - and late injuries - at this month's World Championships. I started watching gymnastics in the time of Alexei Nemov, who was a fantastic role model for me. He did everything I enjoyed about the sport: power, strength, poise, originality. Since Nemov, it was a little hard to remain inspired by the Russians. That has just changed. In mid-2011, I found a reinvigorated interest in the men's team when I noticed the talents of David Belyavskiy, Emin Garibov, and Ablyazin. They have a number of the qualities Nemov displayed. They all have different strengths and weaknesses. It also doesn't hurt that they're attractive just like Sexy Alexei was.
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