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Interview to Anna Rizatdinova: Season 2015

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Anna Rizatdinova (UKR) – Aeon Cup 2014

 

This season, 2014, was one of the most succesful in Anna Rizatdinova’s career: Bronze medal at European and World Championships in All-Around.

– “This year was not easy for us – the Ukrainian team. Since the beggining of the year, we had to move to other training room because of the political situation. Our hall is located in the center of Kiev so that it was dangerous to train over there. Now that the situation in Kiev is much better, we are back. But we still have problems with the boiling system: the hall is very cold”

– “My coach Ireesha, is very important for me. She knows how to handle me and makes me trust in myself. She was with me at European Championships, but not for World Championships. Ireesha became a mother some months ago so that she could not be with me. Instead of her, her grandma, Albina was my coach. Although she was not at World Championships, we were talking on phone everyday.”

 

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World Championships Izmir 2014

 

– “The preparation for World Championships was really tough. I cried every single day. But finaly I could get a medal at World Championships. I was very happy.”

– “We are working really hard for the new routines. Next year is the one previous to Olympics. I wish Ireesha could be ready with me for World Championships 2015 in Stuttgart.”

 

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Interview to Natalia García Timofeeva: Izmir 2014

Spanish successful gymnast, Natalia García, will represent her country with Carolina Rodríguez and Sara Llana. Natalia will compete from Monday to Thursday with 4 apparatus, one each day. She also is fighting to become one of the 24 top gymnast of the world.

“This season for me was not easy because I suffered from an injury at the beggining of the season that made me slow down my preparation. Right now, I feel very confident. I tried to do a smart training: short but efficient.”

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“My main goal for this Championships is to place in top 24. I know this is not easy, because this year I am not as fit as I was last year, but I think I can made it”

“Last year was not easy for me: I had no sponsors at all and my family paid me the costs of the competitions. This year fortunatly the Federarion is helping me and I could find sponsors”

“I think I am a different gymnast. I do have flexibility but pivots are not my best elements. But my expresion, originalities and handling is good and I can do elements that no ody else is doing at this moment”

“After this World Championships I would like to rest, since I was training hard the whole summer. But my dream would become an Olympic Gymnast in Rio 2016”

Source: Marca.com

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Interview to Yana Kudryavtseva: Izmir 2014

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Since 2013, when she became a national team gymnast, Yana Kudryavtseva won almost everything: European Champion All Around in Baku 2014, World Champion, European team Champion and a bunch of tournaments and Grand Prix Series.

“I wouldn’t actually say that my main goal is to win: I just want to perform a good competition and listen to the advices of my coach. I need to work hard and train smart: there’s no other secret to become the winner. When I am not leading the competition, it makes me work harder”

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“I find competitions easier than training. Even if the competition is not going very well for me, nature helps me do my best. When I am not leading the competition for the first moment it is even easier for me, because it makes me work harder”

“I find competitions easier than training”

“I remember that long time ago I was training and spinning the ball on a finger. My coach, Elena Karpushenko found it interesting and said I should work on this movement, because it could become my signature element”

Yana’s “spinning ball element” became really famous. Viktoriya, Yana’s mother also talked about her daughter:

“She is very kind and stubborn at the same time which I think is great for sports. She has also a competitive nature. I could say she is an angel with iron wings”

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Daria Svatkovskaya announces her retirement

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Russian European Champion, Darya Svatkovskaya announces her retirement from Rhythmic Gymnastics due to a serious spine injury.

“I don’t know how I will live now without Rhythmic Gymnastics”

Since she was a junior gymnast (European junior champion with group) her career is really successful. But she made her breakthrough in 2013, since Moscow Grand Prix 2013. She represented Russia in 2013 Vienna European Championships with hoop.
Darya is Oksana Skaldina’s daughter (bronze at Olympic Games 1992) and Dmitriy Svatkovsky (silver at Olympic Games 1992).
Her mother and coach Oksana Skaldina, could’t stop crying during Hoop medal Ceremony at European Championships Vienna.

“Thank you so much to all my coaches, Irina Alexandrovna Viner, Anna Shumilova and my mum. Thank you also to my choreographers, doctors, Oleg Naumov for your amazing picture”

“I don’t know how I will live now without Rhythmic Gymnastics”

“Take advantage of what you have now in this moment, because maybe next day, you won’t have it”

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Alina Maksymenko’s Photosession for JetSetter

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Alina Maksymenko shows off her new photosession for Ukrainian magazine, JetSetter with some other celebrities like Masha Sobko. This editorial was made to express their patriotism, how they do love their country and support their homeland. They are wearing yellow and blue clothes (Ukrainian flag colours). The project was presented in a glamorous cocktail in a luxury hotel in Kiev.

All photos, copyright by JetSetter.ua

Source: JetSetter.ua

 

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Interview to Alina Maksymenko

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Ukrainian former rhythmic gymnastics double Olympic participant, Alina Maksymenko is one of the most admired gymnasts nowadays. Why? Her artistry, charisma and strenght made Alina one of the most popular gymnasts in the last years. She feels the emotions from the first second to the last one of her exercise.

 

“I think that sometimes I made silly mistakes because of my feelings, for example, throwing the apparatus as high as possible”

Alina became an Olympian in 2008 performing with the group. After Olympics, Anna Bessonova retired and Alina got a difficult challenge: being the leader of Ukrainian National team. At London Olympic Games, Maksymenko ranked 6th. Kiev World Championships in 2013 was the most important competition for Alina before she retired, where she won bronze medal with her “Fever” composition with clubs.

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Last performance for Alina

Right now Alina is helping Irina Deriugina as a coach.

– “At the beginning of the yearI had to face a very difficult task as a coach: Junior gymnasts (Valeriya Khanina or Margarita Vasylieva) needed to get into the top eight to participate in Youth Olympic Games. This was my debut as a coach. For me this was a new experience not even easier than compete”

“My debut as a coach was not easier than competing”

– “The most difficult is that, when you are on the carpet and make a mistake, you can correct the performance, you’re in control of the situation. Now, as a coach, I can only squeeze my hand with the hope that the gymnast will find a way out to continue the exercise. Unfortunately, at this moment I can not help standing behind the carpet”

– “When you’re a gymnast, everytime you go onto the carpet you get confidence. As a coach, the feeling standing outside the carpet is very different”

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Alina and Valeriya Khanina

Source: sport.ua

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Natalia Godunko is selling her gold medal

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Ukrainian former gymnast, Natalia Godunko, is selling her World Championships gold medal (Team Competition) in order to support Ukrainian army.

She is also selling a pair of clubs and her yellow and black ribbon that she used back in 2003.

The auction is still working. Some many others Ukrainian athletes are also

Source: Pravda.ru

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Carolina Rodríguez continúa su carrera deportiva hasta Rio 2016

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La gimnasta leonesa Carolina Rodríguez Ballesteros ha anunciado en una rueda de prensa posterior al Campeonato de Europa que tiene la intención de llegar a competir en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016. Éstos serían sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos junto con Atenas 2004 y Londres 2012.

Carolina se encuentra ahora en una de sus mejores etapas deportivas, siendo una de las veinte mejores gimnastas internacionales, campeona de España por novena vez y décima clasificada en el pasado Campeonato de Europa celebrado en Baku, Azerbayán (clasificación individual).

A sus espaldas lleva diversas lesiones, entre la que destaca su lesión de tobillo de la que fue operada tras los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres y de la que se encuentra recuperada.  Lleva siendo gimnasta internacional desde el año 2001, donde junto con Jennifer Colino y Almudena Cid, representó a España en el campeonato del Mundo, celebrado en Madrid. Tras trece años, en los que Carolina reflexionó en varias ocasiones su retirada, la gimnasta vuelve con más fuerza que nunca.

 

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Campeona de los Juegos Mediterráneos Mersin 2013

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Interview to Ukrainian coach, Ireesha.

Ireesha Blohina is one of the most popular coaches nowadays in Rhythmic Gymnastics. She has a really close friendship with Anna Rizatdinova.

Ireesha is a singer, actress and choreographer. “Lovesong” by Alina Maksymenko, “Summertime Sadness” by Anna Rizatdinova and many other amazing galas by team Ukraine are choreographer by Ireesha.

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“Adele’s Lovesong by Alina Maksymenko”

“Each of my statement in Rhythmic Gymnastics – is the birth of a new life, a celebration of the emotions in a single moment, the harmony of the universe with humanity.

Each gymnast with whom I had the honour to work was a source of inspiration for me. I have always seek to find in each of them something special, something bright and good, that they can give to the world. They should be powerful, bright, full of emotions, feelings and inspirations”

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Baku European Championships are coming up!

Thirty-three countries have submitted their definitive entries for participation in the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships to be organized in Baku on June 13-15.

Participants

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the host, Azerbaijan.

According to the results of the European Championships in Vienna-2013, the 20 best gymnasts will define the continent’s All Around Champion.

First Day (June 13th)

– Opening ceremony will take place and the European Champion to be defined according to the results of two performances among the group teams.

Second Day (June 14th)

– Juniors will announce the European Champion in a team competition having performed with clubs and a ribbon, and, all-around final to be held among senior gymnasts as well.

Last day (June 15th)

– Apparatus finals, among juniors and group teams will take place to be followed by the Championships’ closing ceremony and Gala with participation of stars of European gymnastics.

Source: Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation