mo4ch:>Russian gymnast Melnikova eyes gold at European championship | Mo4ch News

Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova has taken the lead at the European artistic gymnastics championship in Szczecin, Poland, confidently winning the women’s all-around qualification.Melnikova posted the highest score on Thursday, narrowly beating Melanie de Jesus dos Santos of France who was just 0.134 points behind the Russian leader.READ MORE: ‘My pain is not your entertainment’: US gymnast addresses fans who shared video of horrible injuryThe 18-year-old Russian also qualified for three out of four individual finals with a beam being the sole apparatus where she will not compete for medals.“I’m focused to fight for gold at the European championship,” Melnikova said right after the women’s qualification. “If I nail all my routines I will be able to win. And my coaches also try to inspire me to take gold. Only lack of concentration can spoil my plans to finish first.”The gymnast said she was pleased with her performance in the preliminary round apart from her beam combination where sh…