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Elena Shushunova, the greatest of all time, has died at the age of 49

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Elena Shushunova, European, World and Olympic Champion 1984-1988, has died of pneumonia, reports TASS.  'Shusha', perhaps the greatest artistic gymnast, was only 49. She will be greatly missed and we will remember her with awe and love.RIP.   http://rewritingrussiangymnastics.blogspot.com/2015/08/elena-shushunova-grace-power-complexity.html

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  1. Unknown19 August 2018 at 01:55

    My absolute favorite gymnast. With such panache, passion and dignity, not to mention mad skills, she was one in a million!

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  2. Linda2 April 2019 at 18:42

    God bless her soul. She had such a difficult life, I hope she is in a much better place. See Thomas Cole's late landscapes on the cross and the Garden of Eden.

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