Ksenia Afanasyeva will miss the 2012 European Championships

I just read that Afanasyeva will definitely be missing the European Championships. This doesn't look too good for her. I suppose she will still be a top contender for the Olympics. The article source Click here. Alexandrov who is the head coach of the Russian women's team said that she is very sick and the top 3 gymnasts, Mustafina, Komova and Grishina will definetly be going to Europeans. The other two spots have not been decided yet.

Afanasyeva at the 2009 European Championships. 2nd place all-around.