Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

Viktoria Komova's mother said : “The doctors told us that Vika should rest her injuries for at least eight months”  Picture courtesy of Komsomolskaya Pravda Lupita translates here a 29th August interview with Viktoria Komova and her mother, Vera Kolesnikova, from Komsomolskaya Pravda.   There is a video at the link which is well worth a look. All the people in Voronezh who were interested in sport, supported Vika Komova at the Olympics. They admired her skills, were saddened when an imperfect performance made her cry. We invited Viktoria and her mum and coach Vera Kolesnikova to our editorial offices, to ask what happened behind the scenes of the gymnastics’ competitions. - Vika, tell us about the Olympic village. In which conditions did you live, did you often meet other athletes? - I shared a room with Ksenia Afanasyeva. There were two beds in each room. Everything   was functional, no excesses. Most of the time we trained, we didn’t go to parties....