Ignoring the haters pretty damn well.
On Tuesday, Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev and Russia's David Belyavskiy hugged after coming in gold and bronze medal positions in the men's parallel bars.
![On Tuesday, Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev and Russia's David Belyavskiy hugged after coming in gold and bronze medal positions in the men's parallel bars.]()
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The friendliness between the two gymnasts was a notable departure from the years of frosty relations between their two home countries.
![The friendliness between the two gymnasts was a notable departure from the years of frosty relations between their two home countries.]()
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In fact, in the lead up and throughout the competition, athletes from the two countries have been seen hanging out and generally being pretty chill. In May, Russian gymanst Nikita Nagornyy posted a photo of him and Verniaiev hanging out at the World Challenge Cup. He captioned it "Olezhka (Oleg) is the champion."
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Verniaiev reshared the photo and encouraged his followers to follow Nagornyy's YouTube channel.
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