Routines from the 1982 Soviet Championships. Enjoy a tiny, 12 year old Elena Shushunova, Olga Mostepanova, Alla Misnik; and Natalia Ilienko is accorded the dignity of her own music to perform on floor ...
You've been competing internationally for over 30 years. How has gymnastics changed over that time? Is there anything about your sport that has remained the same for decades? First of all, the age has changed. More mature athletes are competing now, which makes me happy. Secondly, the apparatuses. They've become more comfortable and sophisticated. Gymnastics in general has become more challenging, but in my youth, people performed mostly the same elements as they do now. Back then, this was par for the course, but now it surprises many. It's a bit amusing. Has the nature of the training itself changed? For me personally, absolutely. Now, my life isn't just about my athletic career. I'm involved with the Oksana Chusovitina Academy, which was personally opened by the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. It has 155 students, both girls and boys. I used to train three times a day, but now I train once. The entire afternoon is taken up with the academy and organi...
Thank you! This film is even more interesting than the other. Funny thing is that Andrey Rodionenko was a consultant. Commentator provides analysis of the executed skills and perspectives of using them in the composition. Also he analyzed the possibility of upgrades for this skills. Almost in the end commentator sad, that some experts fear a more complicated gymnastic elements will lead to the deterioration of the aesthetic side.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately experts were right. Those gymnasts were so beautiful to watch.
When I was a kid and watched the Goodwill Games, I saw Yelena Shushunova. I was so delighted with what this woman did, I put in my head that I had to do that too .... (I just did not know that girls like she began training since she was 6 years and trained all day kkkkkkk )
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