Daria Isaeva has done a photo session with Angelina Melnikova at Dynamo Moscow. Here are Angelina’s words about it.
" The first time I was on a balance beam I was six years old. I was scared because of the height, so at first I walked hand in hand with my trainer."
"The hardest thing on this apparatus is to keep your balance. Usually, when I'm on the beam, I imagine that I'm in a corridor 10 centimeters wide."
"You can't be afraid of the beam! Coaches say that if you have fear, you will perform poorly."
"The first difficult element I did at the age of eight was a backflip. In adult gymnastics, this element is considered one of the easiest."
“I still can’t do a cartwheel on a log; I can easily fall off it, although children can do this element at the age of six.”
"It's better to perform on the balance beam barefoot - you feel the apparatus better that way. But to avoid injuries, we sometimes tape our ankles."
"It's hard to stay on the balance beam in heels, but I have a feeling that if I train hard enough, I'll be able to perform some element even in these shoes. The balance beam is a very tricky apparatus, but just 20 years of regular training, and you can easily walk on it even in stilettos."
You can find the photos here :https://m.sport-express.ru/artistic-gymnastics/reviews/angelina-melnikova-fotosessiya-v-tuflyah-na-brevne-2342710/amp/?next_page=full&fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLhpHhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp0SOUk4OUqdBHUedQqFipXV366BF1Ba4KfMqY-2rLK8ifKR9g92pBwCsDwMF_aem_YwmWfAaDmvhg-hPWagCx8w
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