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Aliya Mustafina : R Sport interview, 7th March

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A nice interview with Aliya from just before the Russian Championships.

Key points from the Google translate :

She won second place in an R Sport vote for the best Russian sports woman, behind Evgeniya Kanaeva but ahead of Maria Sharapova.  She says Evgeniya came first because she is a beautiful gymnast; but knows little about Sharapova.

She has no time for life outside of gymnastics, as she trains three times a day - can only meet with her friends on rare occasions, and declines to comment about whether she has a boyfriend in gymnastics.

Her father is her main supporter, but the person whose opinion she values most in gymnastics is her coach, Alexander Alexandrov :-)

She does not have any gymnastics idols.

Good luck to all the Russian gymnasts as they prepare for the European Championships!  

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  1. Anonymous17 March 2013 at 06:34

    It makes sense that Kanayeva is the first because she's a two time Olympics champion and the best rhythmic gymnast ever existed.
    I'm glad that both of them are ahead of Sharapova-I can't handle her scream!!
    Oh, I heard that Aliya is practicing double layout now. So excited to see her new skills!

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