ROTTERDAM (Netherlands), October 24. /TASS/. Russian gymnast Lyudmila Roshchina, who won silver in the individual all-around at the World Championships, succeeded precisely because she focused on challenging herself rather than competing for medals. This is the assessment of Aliya Mustafina, a coach for the Russian national team and a two-time Olympic champion, who spoke to TASS.
"Of course, I wasn't certain that Lyudmila would end up on the podium in the all-around, though I certainly hoped she would," Mustafina said. "The general instruction was not to think about medals or rankings. As they headed from the warm-up area to the competition floor, I told the girls: 'Don't worry about where you place—just focus on challenging yourselves.' And Lyusya managed to do exactly that."
"Her mindset played a major role, too; she was in a very positive frame of mind even back in the warm-up area. So, I wouldn't say that winning this silver was an incredibly grueling struggle for her," Mustafina added.
The World Championships were previously held in Rotterdam in 2010—the year Mustafina herself claimed the title of world all-around champion.
Roshchina is 18 years old, and the Rotterdam World Championships mark only the second major, high-level tournament of her career. At the 2025 World Championships, she finished 11th in the individual all-around. In August, in Zagreb, she won a European championship title as part of the Russian team, which competed under the 'World Gymnastics' banner.
Mustafina, Aliya Fargatovna
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