Picture courtesy of Natalia Ilienko on Twitter 1981 World floor champion Natalia Ilienko, now a coach at Heathrow Gymnastics Club, is participating as a show coach in Tumble! a BBC reality game show in which celebrities train and present brief circus and gymnastics routines. She is seen here with her 'gymnast' Sarah Harding (ex Girls Aloud) and competition partner Leon Fagbemi. Natalia's floor exercise was always simply divine. I can't think of a more expressive, spontaneous or musical gymnast. http://youtu.be/PdeNvaMTW0Y
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