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Virtual tour of Lake Krugloye

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Ksenia from Russia wrote to me as follows :

'I decided to write about a little update on this site.  Suddenly you do not know but you may be interested in "The virtual gym" where you can see the training center for gymnastics at the "Round Lake" A very interesting thing if you want to look into what's inside.'



She is right - it is fascinating - with tours of both the men's and women's gyms, pictures of the coaches and gymnasts, and all the different areas, including a reception with displays of awards and the rehabilitation and recovery facilities.  Take some time to click on the arrows and try out all of the different features.  It is in Russian but the tools are reasonably intuitive and if you have a basic grasp of the Cyrillic alphabet you can make sense of the whole.

Scrolling round the panorama makes me feel a little bit dizzy and also gives a slightly distorted perspective to some of the views, which I think is a characteristic of the technology.

Left to right: Maria Bondareva, Yulia Belokobylskaya, Maria Kharenkova, Anna Dementieva, Maria Paseka, Yulia Inshina

Can anyone name the gymnast on the right of the picture?

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  1. M7 June 2012 at 20:00

    That site is awesome, it's great being able to see a little of the place.

    It looks great.

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  2. Anonymous7 June 2012 at 20:24

    Anastasia Marchuk!!!!!

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