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No, Video Doesn't Show Three Generations of Russian Gymnasts Performing Together

The trio, representing the Russian Federation, had won in the Women's group category in 2010.

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A video showing a trio performing gymnastics together is going viral on social media to claim that it shows three generations of Russian gymnasts performing together.

  • It also states that the tallest one is the grandmother.

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What's the truth?: These gymnasts seen in the video and unrelated to each other.

  • It shows Loginova Ekaterina (38), Shaikhutdinova Aigul (28) and Stroynova Ekaterina (36) from Russian Federation performing at 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.

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How did we find out the truth?: First, we performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the video and found a longer version on YouTube.

  • The title read, "Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships 2010 - Russia Women's Group 1st place".

  • We also noticed that in initial part of the video, the names of all the gymnasts pops up.

  • It read, "A Shaykhudi, Ekaterina Stroynova, Ekaterina Loginova."

  • Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search and found the official website of Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), also known as the International Gymnastics Federation in English.

  • FIG is the governing body for gymnastics worldwide and has participated in the Olympic Games since 1896.

  • This website has mentioned three names under acrobatic gymnastics, Aigul Shaikhutdinova, Ekaterina Stroynova and Ekaterina Loginova.

  • The trio, representing the Russian Federation, had won in the Women's group category in 2010.

  • We checked the pages of these gymnasts which clarified that they are unrelated.

  • Loginova's birth year reads 1985, Stroynova's year is 1987 and Shaikhutdinova's year is 1994.

  • Further, we did not find any news reports or confirmation on FIG's website which states that these three gymnasts are related to each other.

  • Loginova's birth year reads 1985.

    (Source: FIG/Screenshot)

Conclusion: The three Russian gymnasts performing together in this viral video are not from three generations of the same family.

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