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Olympic hopes of the legendary CSKA - video

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Sadly, the video I posted a link to a few days ago - of 1986 training in Moscow - has been deleted.

In searching for an alternative, I found this August news piece from Russia 2 which may interest those of you who are concerned about Russia's preparation for next year's Olympics.  The video features Aliya Mustafina and Anastasia Grishina.



Thanks to Queensblade 2011 on whose channel this appears.

ScarletStilleto has kindly posted a translation in the comments section, which reads as follows :

Anastasiya: It was not my plan to join a gymnastics team, because I was after figure skating school. But I met a gymnastics coach who invited me to the school of gymnastics. So my mom enrolled me in to the gymnastics school.
Reporter: So it was your mum who brought here. But why this particular club (CSKA)?
Anastasiya: It was the closest to our house.
Reporter: But what differs this school from others?
Anastasiya: I have no idea, because I have never been to the other clubs.

Aliya: I was 6 years old when my father enrolled me in to this gymnastics school (called CSKA). The thing is, my father is a sportsman too and used to train here as well.
Reporter: Why is that? Did he explain why he did this?
Aliya: No, he did not. But I guess it was because he still trains in here and has a lot of friends.

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