RRG Picture of the Day - Aliya Mustafina, bronze medalist AA at the 2012 and 2016 #Olympics #gymnastics.
Aliya in her new Olympic Games outfit. The teams were kitted out at the Bosco Olympic centre in Moscow last week 'Europeans went quite well, for me personally and for the team. There were no big blunders or falls and we were able to show a good result. If we continue to work in the same way as we approach the Olympics, everything will be fine ... Although of course we will need to do a little more in Rio. For the Olympic Games, everything will be right. 'My knee [Aliya suffered a torn meniscus for which she had surgery last November] is all right, there are no problems with it, I am not worried. 'We will try to fight for first place. But we will be happy with any medals . As usual, our main rivals will be the teams of America, China and the UK. 'It will now be very, very difficult to fight Simone Biles [in the AA] because she has a very large D score. In general, in the individual competition, my goal is just to perform well. The most important thing in the Olymp...
How long since a gymnast medals in two Olympic AA she defends her medal. Four years later.
ReplyDeleteThe last time it was 16 years ago and it was Amanar( she was 3rd in Atlanta 1996 and 2nd in Sydney 2000 before Radukan DQ). From the Soviet union or ex USSR last time that was 40 years ago and it was The Greatest Tourischeva ( who was in Munich 1972 1st and in Montreal 1976 3rd in AA).
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