Russia's Svetlana Khorkina was a Gold Medal favourite in the gymnastics. She gave a strong floor performance routine, and the crowd was expecting her to win big. Then she went for the vault ...

Several fell, including favourite to win Svetlana Khorkina and British gymnast Annika Reeder, who suffered an ankle injury and had to be carried away. After 18 of 36 competitors had already jumped ...

He is up for election to the State Duma on Dec. 4 and could join other Russian sports stars, including gold medalist Svetlana Khorkina in the lower house of parliament. “I am an intelligent guy ...