Defying gravity!

*WARNING* Do not try this at home!  :P

Natasha Bulycheva

O_O is all I can say!!  Tusya & Kisa both did these crazy balances in the hallway:

It seems like a popular thing to do--here's a photo of Di Borisova doing the same!

WOW!

Girls on a converyor belt

First the girls were riding in shopping carts...now they have moved on to riding luggage conveyor belts at the airport!

Ksyu, Blizia lying down

 But, hey, after a grueling competition, it's easier than walking, right??

Good luck in St. Petersburg!!

Today, the girls (the group + Rita Mamun & Yana Kudryavtseva, and Masha Titova) headed to St. Petersburg to compete at the World Cup this weekend!!
(Because the group girls always take weird photos!)

Ksyu, and with Nazar

Blizia looking very vampire-like!

 GOOD LUCK!!! UDACHI!!!

Happy anniversary to the 2012 group!!

Yesterday was for the individual RG girls, and today (August 12, 2013) is the anniversary of my beloved 2012 group girls taking gold!!

Blizia, Ul, Makar, Ksyu, Karolina, Nazar

Today they commemorated that event (well, all of them except Karolina) by visiting Madame Viner!!

Ksyu, Nazar, Blizia, Irina Viner, Ul, makar

Ksyu, Nazar, Ul, Blizia (I assume Makar was late AS USUAL)

I've already posted a bunch of photos from the competition here, so to celebrate, here are some of my favorite "off the carpet" moments!
Hanging with Dasha & Zhenya!

Ksyu, Karolina, Zhenya, Dasha D, Nazar (front), Alina, Ul, Blizia

Makar, Zhenya, Ul

Showing off their BOSCO wear!

Dasha, Karolina, Nazar, Ksyu

Dasha D, Ksyu, Karolina, Nazar, Makar

Ul

Taking in the London sights & people!

Karolina

"How many RG girls does it take to dial a phone?" (Blizia, Makar, Ul)

Nazar (because a flag makes an excellent skirt!)

And my favorite photos of all--the girls at McDonald's!
Dasha & Ksyu are so hysterical here, and Makar is totally like, "is my eye makeup okay??"

Nazar wiping fry grease off her hands, looking both terribly sheepish and  very satisfied! (With Ksyu & Makar in back)

Happy anniversary to me and RG!!

Today is August 11, 2013, which means it has been exactly one year since Evgenia Kanaeva made history by becoming the first two-time Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics, and made me totally obsessed with the Russian RG team!!

Zhenya & Dasha

To commemorate that momentous event, here are some of my favorite photos of Zhenya and Dasha from that fateful day!  Really, can you imagine a more pulchritudinous pair of gold & silver medalists??!

Zhenya congratulating Dasha--hahahaha!

Dasha giving Zhenya a huge hug while Dasha's coach Olga Buyanova & Zhenya coach Vera Shtelbaums (holding the water bottle) look on--SO CUTE!!!

Zhenya with a protective arm around Dasha, just like a big sis should be!

?, Zhenya, Dima, Dasha

 Getting interviewed for a radio show...

Dancing at the BOSCO club..

Dinara Gimatova, Zhenya, Dasha, ?

Dasha doing a crazy walkover/balance

 Awwwww, these photos are SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Such memories!!!!   Just can't help but \(^o^)/

Dancing in front of the Louvre!

Not only do the group girls like to do spoof videos, but they also like to dance...in very public places!!  Like in front of the Louvre!!

Ksyu, Sasha, Karolina, Olya, Blizia, Ul, Nazar

Here's a video from 2012, where Ksyu, Blizia, Ul, Makar & Karolina were dancing to Michael Telo's worldwide hit "Ai Se Eu Te Pego."

I'm actually kind of surprised that Karolina is involved, but clearly she doesn't quite know all the moves... :P
Clearly Sasha or Olga or Nazar was filming this, but I'm not sure who (maybe Nazar)!

Those violent brats!!

Well, I guess I was mistaken when I said that Ksyu would be useless in a fight!  I totally forgot about this photo...

Ul, just one of the victims of Ksyu's aggressive side :)

...and here Ksyu clearly shows that she can be quite forceful when she's the one doing the attacking!  And laugh quite eeevilly afterwards!  I never expected THAT from our baby-faced angel!!! O_O

Yes, it's not all fun and games with the group girls...quite often, they attack each other...

Ksyu, Makar & Blizia attacking Ul

Ul headlocking Makar while Karolina is oblivious

Makar vs Maximova

Blizia terrorizing Makar while Olga smiles in the background

...and poor inanimate objects...