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Olympic hope Tula Ksenia Afanasyeva: I see the goal and go for it

August 5, Brazil Rio de Janeiro will start XXXI Summer Olympic Games, on which our gymnast Ksenia Afanasyeva deliver a high degree of probability.

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Sports correspondent Dmitry Myslo Zakhar'in met with Tula sport gymnast and Olympic hopeful our Ksenia Afanasyeva. The interview took place in an unexpected place - in a nightclub. Pass the word to Dmitry!

 

With Ksenia we met a year ago in the hall Tula Youth "Gymnastics" in competitions in her honor. Then Afanasiev managed to carve hard in his schedule a few days to visit his hometown to visit his parents and look at the younger generation, which is growing in Tula. A year passed, and the situation was repeated with the only difference being that the athlete's visit to Tula was literally planned out every minute: the evening came late in the morning has to leave. Plucking chutzpah, I asked for a conversation with a participant of two Olympic Games. And that's what came out of it:

- Xenia, exactly one year ago, we were talking to you, and then you build grandiose plans. All have been able to realize?

- Best achievement in the past year - a "silver" at the World Championships in Glasgow. With the "Sloboda", we met just after my successful performance at the European Championship in France, and now and then was a success in Scotland. And I bought a cat (smiles). In fact, I live in the present.

- Come to the present. How do you estimate your chances of getting to the third for the Olympic Games?

- I'm afraid to talk about it. There is still a European championship in Switzerland. Artistic gymnastics - a sport in which it is impossible to guess. Injuries may lie in wait at every corner. But in the national team, I feel very confident.

- What role do you assign this team coaches?

- Let it be immodest, but there is a feeling that I need a team. Without my team - not a team. I do not want to say that I was the first number or the second, but an important part of myself as accurately. The Russian team is now a lot of young girls. On my side - the experience of playing. Plus wakes up the desire to give everything to the maximum in the twilight of his career. We all understand that the upcoming Olympic Games - this is my main remaining starts.

- You can already say with certainty that after the Olympic Games in Rio you finish his career?

- I plan to speak and after the Olympics. Perhaps it will be in commercial tournaments, but abruptly cut off his speech, I do not plan to.

- Before traveling to Brazil a little less than three months. Which mode are training?

- On the basis of train six times a week, twice a day. Slowly get in shape, learn new elements, I bring them to automatism.

- How important is it to be in the trend gymnastics, follow the fashion? It is necessary to constantly improve quality or simply perform your favorite items?

- If you have a high score for the basic program, this may not be enough at 95 percent of its ideal performance. At the Olympics with the base is unlikely to slip into the medal standings. We're trying to coach somewhere to add, but something did not prepare the maximum. Time is short - do not have time to dash off.

- What are the shells we see you in Switzerland?

- The plans for the European Championships: beam, floor exercise and jump. Not ready to say what is the main shell. You can get to the right medal on all shells, but you can fly everywhere. In Europe, there will be problems in the form of a team, as not all of the major athletes are ready to perform in Berne. A strong Russian team in the team competition will see all of Rio de Janeiro. или достаточно просто - Hard selection in the national team will be just before the Olympics?

- In Brazil, the five girls will go. Now cage 13-15 people. Most of them are young, promising gymnasts. Experienced athletes in all three, but they are not even guaranteed to hit at the Summer Games. While all are well aware that Afanasyev, Mustafina and apiary have to fly to Rio. Only injury can hurt.

- How is your health now?

- It's no secret that the injuries as the persecuted and persecuted. You could say that I'm used to them. Health problems, but they will not prevent me to speak at the Olympics. Maybe somewhere care of yourself on the next performances, but at the Olympics gymnastics give myself completely.

- How did Christine Asmus, who plays Svetlana Khorkina in the film "Champions"? For a long time I want to ask, had time to see this movie?

- No. I Khorkina in saw Asmus too. I know that some fragments invented in the film. I have no doubt that viewing the movie greatly raises the motivation of athletes before the Games. In addition, it is nice that the film's director paid attention to gymnastics. Now the sport is on the rise. That's about Alexander Karelin story I want to see. Great respect for this man. But gymnastics in my life and without this film enough.ьнейшую сборную России в командных соревнованиях все увидят в Рио-де-Жанейро.

- And for the sake of motivation do not want to see this movie just before the Olympics?

- I motivate other things. Objectives. I see the goal and go for it. So the girl from Tula once dreamed of living in Moscow, then dreamed of a flat car. Now I dream about the Olympics and own a large house. If you say that I have a patriotic and financial motivation, it will be true. Little brother, the desire to once become a mother - all this is also my motivation.

- With this motivation will be difficult to stop you perform well in Rio.

- I dream about the result too. I have participated in two of these Games, and anything they did not bring in the individual standings. Time to have. I would like to have itself to prove that you are on to something capable of. I would like a final chord. Therefore, food in Rio for a personal reward, and for the team.

- Just before the performance there are some signs of Ksenia Afanasyeva?

- No. No music on headphones, no other thoughts in my head. He crossed himself and went into a shell. I am a believer and often go to church.

- Another topic discussed by all in world sport - meldonium.

- There is nothing special to say. I always refuse different pills and medications. I do not need this. Meldonium generally useless for many.

- How, then, to treat the mass disqualification of athletes because of these drugs?

- As a political subject. But I do not want to go into these things. I have nothing to worry about. I train and do not escalate the situation. I have my own job and no political war can not affect my evaluation of performance. Hope so. Otherwise, one would now give all the Olympic medals.

- How is the annual event in gymnastics, initiated by you become, together with Maria and Ksenia Semenova Zasypkina?

- I take this opportunity to draw the attention of potential sponsors for this tournament. This year we bought the girls themselves prizes. A feeling that this tournament is not needed Tula. I would like to raise the level of the competition, to make them international, to feel their taste. It is difficult to deal with them, being constantly in Moscow, and you do not want to shift on the shoulders of the native sports school, which did not allocate the funds.

- At the end of our conversation, I can not help but ask about the personal life. I know that you have a young man. Is there a place in a training schedule relationships, romantic evenings, and expect in the near future if we, that Ksenia Afanasyeva change the name?

- We live with a guy together. In a relationship I do not want big words, but I feel that she has found a soul mate. My "third half" (smiles) - the animals. I love them, and not leave it alone dream of becoming a veterinarian. At home turtle Matilda. And I even bought a cat, the second. Cat named Kael, cat - Yuspik. We started the interview with a cat on the cat and finish.

- Your wish all users of an Internet portal Myslo?

- I really like the expression "Do not wish evil to their enemies, then it will not come to you." This is what all desire, and, as well as the good and peace. Your Ksenia Afanasyeva.