You've been competing internationally for over 30 years. How has gymnastics changed over that time? Is there anything about your sport that has remained the same for decades? First of all, the age has changed. More mature athletes are competing now, which makes me happy. Secondly, the apparatuses. They've become more comfortable and sophisticated. Gymnastics in general has become more challenging, but in my youth, people performed mostly the same elements as they do now. Back then, this was par for the course, but now it surprises many. It's a bit amusing. Has the nature of the training itself changed? For me personally, absolutely. Now, my life isn't just about my athletic career. I'm involved with the Oksana Chusovitina Academy, which was personally opened by the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. It has 155 students, both girls and boys. I used to train three times a day, but now I train once. The entire afternoon is taken up with the academy and organi...
Dear Queen! The man at the front is Andrey Zudin: current president of Dynamo Moscow Voronin's Gymnastics Club, Master of Sport of the USSR, Merited Coach of Russia,Member of the Executive Board of Russian Gymnastics federation,Honor Member of Dynamo Society, a perfect gymnastics specialist,an amazing manager and... just a very strong and honest MAN!I will never forget the time when Andrey Zudin was among my best students in the State University of physical education in Moscow. From my point of view, he is one of the best candidats to work as (at least!) Executive Vice-President of Russian Gymnastics federation. Who knows...
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information Vladimir ... I will recognise him again :-)
DeleteIs the RGF expressly seeking an Executive Vice President at the present time?
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