The key facts

  • Polina Dmitrieva won gold in the individual all-around with a score of 54.665 points
  • Silver went to Louane Plisson (France, 53.665), bronze to Zhong Qi (China, 53.199)
  • Russian athletes are competing at the Youth Olympics under their flag and anthem following the IOC's decision of July 7, 2026

Gold in the All-Around

Russian gymnast Polina Dmitrieva won the gold medal in the individual all-around at the Youth Olympic Games. Across four events she scored 54.665 points. Second place went to France's Louane Plisson (53.665), and third to China's Zhong Qi (53.199). Gazeta.Ru reports this.

Eighth Gold for the Team

Russian athletes are competing at the Youth Olympics under their flag and anthem. According to the outlet, this victory brought the Russian team its eighth gold of the tournament; in the published text, the athlete's surname in this passage is given as Smirnova, which contradicts the mention of Dmitrieva at the beginning of the same report. Earlier, according to Gazeta.Ru, a Russian gymnast won the first-ever all-around gold for the Russian Federation at a Youth Olympics.

Context of Russian Athletes' Eligibility

The conditions of participation differ markedly from the most recent Games. In March 2022, the IOC recommended that international federations exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes, and in December 2023 it allowed Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics in a neutral status: 15 Russian athletes went to France then, and they were barred from using Russian symbols, including the flag and anthem. Similar rules applied at the 2026 Winter Olympics. On July 7, 2026, the IOC temporarily lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and recommended that federations remove restrictions on Russian athletes — which is why the Russian team is competing under its flag and anthem at the current Youth Olympics.