Aliya Mustafina decided to miss the European Championships and prepare for the 2019 European Games where she will try to defend her AA title. However, she is apparently experiencing a minor elbow injury and missed the last training camp in order to go to Germany for a check-up.

Of course, according to Valentina Rodionenko, the root of all Mustafina’s problems is her weight. Other gymnasts might get injured due to bad landings, insufficient warm-ups, overuse, and other problems, but it can only be weight in Mustafina’s case, right?

Rodionenko told R-Sport:

“There’s still an issue with Mustafina. She was at a check-up in Germany, she is having issues with her elbow joint. Until she loses weight, she will keep getting injured. She declined an invitation to the latest camp, she missed it while traveling to Germany.”

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