Olga Bulgakova, courtesy of RGF Key points of a short interview with Olga Bulgakova, Head Coach of the national junior team http://www.allsportinfo.ru/index.php?id=83100 They had expected a little better result on floor and vault. They need to review and change their tactics, work on the mistakes. Bars and beam were the most successful pieces. The girls reached their minimum targets. They use the results of competition for analysis, to understand where things aren't working, and correct any weaknesses. Seda Tutkhalyan and Maria Bondareva will be considered for the Youth Olympics in Nanjing. Seda's programme is more complex. But this was a major competition for both girls and both had errors. There is still some work to do. Seda has complex routines, dealing with them is very hard. If her routines had been less difficult of course that would have been easier to handle and she would be more stable. But that wouldn't offer much promise. ...
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