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listen)) - Soviet and Ukrainian athlete in rhythmic gymnastics. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1989).

Alexandra Alexandrovna Timoshenko

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Floor	feminine
A country
Specialization	gymnastics And gymnastics
Date of Birth	18th of Febuary(1972-02-18 ) (47 years old)
Place of Birth	Boguslav, Kyiv region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height	162 cm
Weight	40 kg

Biography

When Alexandra was seven years old, her father (a civil engineer) was invited to work in Kyiv. There, from the age of 8, her training began at the Deryuginsky School of Rhythmic Gymnastics, where she trained with the famous Albina and Irina Deryugins.

At the age of 14, she becomes the champion of the USSR among juniors and soon wins three medals in the European championship: gold in rope exercises, silver with a hoop and bronze with a ribbon. Then, consistently performing at various inter-republican competitions within the USSR, she becomes the number two gymnast after Marina Lobach, thereby gaining the right to perform at the 1988 European Championships.

At the 1988 European Championships in Helsinki (Finland), she shared the title of absolute champion with two Bulgarians - Elisabeth Koleva and Adriana Dunavskaya. There she also won three gold medals in separate events: gold with hoop, clubs and rope. A few months later, she won a bronze medal in the all-around at the Olympics in Seoul (Republic of Korea), and only after that she became the USSR Champion in the all-around for the first time.

When in June at the USSR Championship in Krasnoyarsk Alexandra was supposed to perform with the ball, in parallel with her, another girl performed with a ribbon. At the moment when Alexandra is doing somersaults, this girl accidentally hits her with a ribbon stick, which leads to a dissection of the eyelid. Doctors stopped the bleeding, but it seemed that all hope of continuing the competition for Alexandra was lost. Nevertheless, the next day she continued the competition and won the title of champion.

At the Olympics in Barcelona (Spain), Alexandra wins gold in the individual all-around.

Alexandra Timoshenko is the first Ukrainian Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics.

Shortly before the 1992 Olympics, the USSR collapsed. Already at the pre-Olympic European Championship, teams from individual countries - the former republics of the Soviet Union - performed. However, the "artists" went to Barcelona, where the Olympic Games were held, as part of a joint team of the CIS countries. At the award ceremony in honor of the winners from the joint team, the national flag of the athlete was raised and the anthem of his country was played, in the case of Alexandra, the flag and anthem of Ukraine.

Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1992 Olympics was remembered for two scandals. The first was related to the selection to the joint team. Each country can compete in the Olympic Games with two athletes. There were no doubts about the participation of Alexandra Timoshenko, but two gymnasts fought for the second license - Ukrainian Oksana Skaldina and Russian Oksana Kostina. Skaldina's advantage was a great competitive experience and the title of world champion, Kostina - a successful performance at the European Championship and a victory in the qualifying tournament. After all the meetings of the coaching councils, presidents of the national Olympic committees and letters in support of Kostina, it was decided that Skaldina would compete at the Olympics. This story has become tragic. In 1993, Oksana Kostina died in a car accident, shortly before becoming the absolute world champion.

The second scandal occurred during the awards ceremony. Oksana Skaldina, who took third place, in protest against dishonest refereeing, did not congratulate Spain's Carolina Pascual on the silver medal. The fact is that a month before the Olympics at the European Championships, Carolina took 11th place, while Skaldina, with the loss of a mace, became fifth there. Is such a progress of the Spanish gymnast possible in a month?.. Local spectators reacted to Skaldina's act with an indignant whistle.

Compared to these scandals, the victory of Alexandra Timoshenko at the Olympic Games is not at all publicized in the press. Her performances and the medal won by no one raised questions. The gymnast really performed well, deservedly becoming an Olympic champion.

Alexandra Timoshenko started doing rhythmic gymnastics to maintain her health, but at the age of 8 she got into the Deryugina School, a school where champions are trained. At the age of 14, Alexandra won the USSR Junior Championship and won three medals at the European Championship. In 1988, already performing under the program of seniors, the gymnast became the second number of the Soviet team after the Belarusian Marina Lobach. At the 1988 Pre-Olympic European Championship, Alexandra Timoshenko won the all-around, sharing the championship with Bulgarian gymnasts Adriana Dunavskaya and Elizabet Koleva. At the Olympic Games in Seoul, 16-year-old Alexandra wins bronze. In 1989, the gymnast became the absolute world champion, in 1991 she won silver at the world championship, losing to Oksana Skaldina. The gold medal in Barcelona is her second Olympic.

After the 1992 Olympics, Alexandra Timoshenko decided to end her career and left for her beloved and future husband in Austria. For about four years she worked as a coach in Germany, and then finally moved to Vienna. After the birth of her daughter, she received a law degree and worked in a law office. In 2007, Alexandra's husband died, and she had to take over part of his business. Daughter Christina is engaged in rhythmic gymnastics, but she did not go into professional sports.

In 2010, a book for children from the National Olympic Committee was published in Ukraine, which collected stories from the childhood of famous gymnasts-artists. The story "Electric Train from Cherry" is dedicated to Alexandra Timoshenko.

Ira Blokhin, Alexandra Timoshenko, Albina Deryugina and Irina Deryugina before flying to the 1992 Olympics.

The past and present of Ukrainian gymnastics: (from left to right) Victoria Mazur, Oksana Skaldina, Irisha Blokhina, Alexandra Timoshenko, Irina Deryugina, Albina Deryugina, Anna Rizatdinova and Alina Maksimenko. European Championship 2013, Vienna.

Beautiful retro gymnastics performed by Alexandra Timoshenko:

Awards ceremony at the 1992 Olympic Games:

Olympic champions. Part two. Marina Lobach

Olympic champions. Part one. Lori Fang

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Alexandra TIMOSHENKO: "I am a romantic with a business acumen" - Our idols - Articles and books

In an interview with SE, the Barcelona 1992 Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics told how she went from a gym to a business woman.

When, after an enchanting triumph on the gymnastic platform of Barcelona-1992, the newly-made Olympic champion Oleksandra Timoshenko announced her retirement, the army of thousands of fans of Ukrainian grace did not hide surprise and disappointment. Well, how can you leave the sport like this when you are only 20? But, standing on top of the podium, Alexandra already knew for sure: tomorrow morning she would start a different life.

Although at that moment even she, always open to everything new, could hardly have imagined that for a dozen years abroad Alexander Tymoshenko would be known rather as a successful lawyer.

I WAS TOLD AS A CHILDHOOD THAT I WOULD LIFE IN A WHEELCHAIR

Alexandra, over the years you have mastered several professions at once. What are you doing now?

Life has developed in such a way that today I work in business, continue my husband's business in real estate and automotive industry. And I started as a coach: in Germany for five years I headed the Training Center for Gymnasts. Then, already in Vienna, she graduated from law school, gave birth to a daughter, worked as a lawyer. When we moved from Germany to Austria, the sixth sense told me that it was necessary to master the law. Why? For me, it remains a mystery. In Kyiv, I graduated from the University of Physical Education and Sports. Later in Germany she studied German philology at the Goethe Institute. But I did not want to connect my future life with sports or philology. It is important for me that my knowledge find practical application.

I wanted to know how business economics “works”. My husband often faced all sorts of difficulties. I noticed that people only go to a lawyer when there is a serious problem. And I wanted to understand what needs to be done to avoid these problems. At first, I was not going to graduate from law school, I only planned to study a little, find out the answers to my questions. But, ironically, I still received a diploma, without which, as it turned out later, I could not arrange my future. Over time, she began to slowly help her husband in the affairs of the company, led the entire legal part of the business. When misfortune happened, my husband died in a disaster, knowledge of the specifics of the work helped me quickly understand all the nuances and keep our business afloat.

In sports, you had very gentle images, did they go against your pragmatic character?

Deep in my heart I am a big romantic. This is probably why the rather characteristic images - under Michael Jackson, "Once Upon a Time in America" or other rhythmic music - turned out to be gentle. Even in business, no one expects me to be pragmatic. I am perceived, first of all, as a woman, and at first they treat me that way. And having “discovered” my seriousness and business acumen, they are surprised. But over time, everything falls into place, my abilities are appreciated.

By the way, in sports, I never set myself the goal of becoming an Olympic champion. I wanted to jump above everyone and convey my mood in the exercise. Therefore, it surprises me when a child, having crossed the threshold of the gym, declares that he wants to win the gold of the Olympics. As a child, I became seriously ill: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. They even said that I would not be able to walk and would spend my life in a wheelchair. I was on bed rest for about a year. When I recovered, I had one desire - to jump, run, fly. It was these instincts that initially drove me in sports. This is probably why the first adult European Championship in Helsinki and the first Olympics in 1988 in Seoul were easy for me, a 16-year-old, like a continuation of a child's game. Later, when the responsibility of the first number of the USSR national team hung on me, gymnastics turned into a profession, it began to strain.

What is driving you now?

Fortunately, I also do not have sky-high ambitions in life either: to earn all the money, to become a cool business woman or a world-famous lawyer. I can rejoice in any achievement. Glory doesn't interest me. Of course, I sometimes have to participate in public events. But I’m not looking for publicity myself, cameras and close attention tire me. I am happy that I live this way, and that they don’t recognize me on the streets. Right now, in an interview, it’s hard for me to even talk about work. All my post-gymnastic achievements are deeply personal. I don't want readers to judge me.

NO COACH WOULD NOT TAKE Lena VITRICHENKO IN HIS SECTION

In Soviet times, legends were made about gymnasts living from training camps to competitions in a closed base, where a strict regime reigns. How did you really live in the "golden cage"?

There were too many restrictions. Now, it seems to me, girls are not so limited. At least the gymnasts live more freely. However, I didn't feel like a victim. We had one day off per week. And if the collection took place in Novogorsk, the girls and I went for a walk to Moscow. In such a closed regime, we prepared for two or three weeks, a maximum of a month, for a very important start. Then they went home, returned to school or college. And back to the competition. We did not have to be bored: we had up to twenty starts a year. We did not sit still, and although we worked a lot and hard, I considered my life rich and interesting. Of course, before the Olympic Games, it was necessary to close in the hall and not go out for eight hours, adhere to a strict diet, take care of yourself - be healthy and full of strength. But gymnastics is not unique. Mode is the key to success in any sport.

In gymnastics, external data is very important. But this is not the most important criterion for victory. A vivid example of this is Lena Vitrichenko. If her mother had not been a coach, no coach would have taken Lena to her section. And she not only reached champion heights, but became a trendsetter in rhythmic gymnastics for many years. Talent is only 20 percent of success. To a greater extent, we value other qualities - the desire to work, pressure and purposefulness. That is, “I want, I want, I want!” - every day, regardless of circumstances and mood.

I HAVE TO TRAIN EVEN IN THE DARK

What was more difficult - to get into the national team of the Union or to win the Olympic Games?

At first, everything seemed to come naturally to me, the question of getting into the national team was never acute. At the European Championships in Helsinki, which took place two months before the 1988 Games, I won almost every possible gold. Therefore, in Seoul, only victory was expected of me. But I was wrong - I dropped the maces. And Marina Lobach became the champion. For the next four years, I trained with one goal in mind - to win back. I understood that after the 1992 Games I would most likely leave gymnastics.

To feel more confident on the platform, on the evening before the competition, I scrolled through all my exercises in my head. And just before the start, I gave myself the installation to think: do not turn off your brains, no matter what happens. Gymnasts must be smart. If during the performance you turn off even for a moment, the object will immediately be on the carpet. Usually gymnasts lose not because they were poorly prepared, but because they failed to maintain concentration.

Competition is a marathon that you need to run to the end and not make a mistake. I was not sinless in Barcelona either: in the very first event of the all-around, I did not avoid a mistake with the ball. But she went ahead, did not look at the judges' scores, did not listen to which of us was in which position. In the hall, I was a robot without feelings and sensations. Only when I watched the video a few months later did I realize what I still managed to do! I also remember Barcelona for its never-ending Olympic celebration and the kindness of those around me. After the awards ceremony, I met the royal family. The king and queen, who turned out to be big fans of rhythmic gymnastics, came up to me themselves. They were happy that Carolina Pascual was second, that Spanish gymnastics was booming and rising. Yes, even today my acquaintances to the monarchs have something to be proud of: the Spanish group exercises are incredibly complex and beautiful.

You ended your career at the age of 20, at the peak of your popularity. Why?

The coaches were against me ending my career. But I had no motivation to compete further. The Union fell apart, the country was in ruins, the hall was dark and cold... Almost all the sporting wealth of the country that had split into parts remained in Moscow. For a year we worked on willpower, for the sake of an idea. No one paid us anything for the victories, they did not provide apartments and cars. It was a gray time... Although I always believed that if you work hard, material goods will find you. But she didn't work for that. I wanted to achieve my goal and leave on time. Therefore, in Barcelona, at my second and last Olympics, I performed at the limit of internal tension.

They prepared for the 1992 Games in the October Palace. In winter, at six in the evening it was already dark, and we finalized the final training hour in the dark, almost to the touch. They performed hundreds of throws, learned to feel the object. And to make it more fun, they joked a lot. Of course, I could still perform. But you can’t work all your life just for an idea. Gymnastics is a lot of work, and a lot of injuries and sores. On the other hand, gymnastics gave me the basis of my future success - discipline, the ability, having started a business, to bring it to the end. In addition, girls who have reached the level of at least a master of sports in gymnastics look completely different - graceful and aesthetic. It is possible that this can also help in life. (Laughs).

DERYUGINS PERIODICALLY TRY TO RETURN ME

Do you often dream of gymnastics?

No longer dreaming. The period when I continued to perform in a dream has long passed. Not even nostalgia left. Therefore, when I watch the performances of gymnasts, I never have a desire to go on the platform myself. Moreover, I have not moved far from gymnastics. At home I have a ballet barre, and once or even twice a week I do choreography, pumping, stretching exercises. Today I am in my best physical condition. In the summer I play tennis, in the winter I run cross-country skis in the forest or go skiing with my family.

Irina Ivanovna and Albina Nikolaevna Deryugins periodically try to get me back into big gymnastics. A few years ago, together with Anya Bessonova, I tried to take exams for the judicial category. But when life has already turned you in a different direction, it is simply impossible to carve out as much time from her as gymnastics requires. Perhaps one day I will return to my roots. But so far, my life is full to the limit. Several times a year I come to competitions as a spectator, communicate with old acquaintances - I keep in tension the thread stretched between gymnastics and me. I know the modern rules and follow all the novelties. This is enough for me for now.

Modern gymnastics has come a long way. Would you like to compete under today's rules?

The girls and I really wanted to perform in beautiful costumes. At that time, the rules forbade minimal sequins on swimsuits, even earrings could not be worn. On the other hand, our bathing suits then seemed to us above the roof. (Laughs).

The rapid development and complication is a natural process. Although at one time I was sad to watch gymnastic competitions: it seemed that gymnastics was moving in the wrong direction. But then the officials seem to have caught on and changed the rules, turning gymnastics into a more interesting direction, returning it to spectacularity and emotionality.

Your victory at the 1992 Olympics was immortalized on a postage stamp. Where else is your gymnastic track left?

You can see the echo of each of us today on the carpet during the performance of a new generation of gymnasts. The expression and feelings that Ukrainian girls demonstrate are my contribution too. My generation made gymnastics more expressive.

DAUGHTER DREAMS IN SHOW BUSINESS

Your daughter at first also wanted to become a gymnast ...

And I took it upon myself to coach her. But the desire to become a professional athlete and achieve world-class gymnastics, Christina, in fact, never existed. She made it clear to me that she was doing gymnastics for pleasure. My daughter did not have my fanaticism. It was impossible for me not to be allowed to train. Even when my parents scolded me for a bad grade, I dutifully accepted any punishment, but not the cancellation of the training. Christina initially understood that gymnastics was not hers. And a few years ago she said that she wanted to make music. She, a 14-year-old girl, every day is scheduled by the minute. My daughter studies at an English school and studies French at the same time (and, of course, she is fluent in German and Russian). She is seriously involved in music (plays the piano and drums) and writes songs that she herself composes. Loves jazz and dancing. Her life is planned for many years ahead, and, like every business girl, her daughter has a plan A, B and C. She wants to study in America and dreams of working in show business. Plan A is, of course, to become a singer. And if it does not work out, then in the same area to engage in organizational work. She is creative and has no ideas. Christina lives for music just as I once lived for gymnastics. And I support her in everything.

If you could reshape life events, would you take advantage of that opportunity?

I have no complaints about life, no regrets. The only thing, maybe, would give birth to another child. Despite the terrible tragedy that took my husband from me, I was not left alone, offended by fate. I now have a different family, a man with whom we live together. I am grateful to my husband, with whom we have lived together since the age of 20. This extraordinary man taught me a lot. I hope I gave him a lot of warmth too. But such is life...

What professions have you mastered?

What is on my "track record" is more than enough. For several years I worked in Australia, studied English in the USA. She also learned to cook well. But this is not a profession, but rather a hobby. I don't have to cook every day. But when I stand at the stove, I enjoy it. I like Italian and Asian cuisines. Fish baked with vegetables must be garnished with tomatoes - the food should be not only tasty and healthy, but also aesthetically attractive. I also love to cook pasta and risotto. When we invite friends home, I cook the first, second and compote myself.

AGUTIN SINGING AND I DANCED

Do you miss your native Kyiv?

I have always loved Kyiv very much. Therefore, at first, my husband’s proposal to move permanently to Austria, where he was already working at that time, did not inspire me. Moreover, when I left, I was sure that I would return in due course. Many of my friends, people of that generation, also dispersed all over the world. Now, in almost every country where I come, old acquaintances meet me. In Kyiv, my parents are always waiting for me. They attend all gymnastic competitions with me. Mom and dad never went in for sports professionally. But dad is still athletic, at 83 he does exercises every morning. And as a child, when I just started doing gymnastics, we ran crosses together, pumped up.

Alexandra, is friendship between rivals possible?

You can probably make friends with your rivals. But, you know, envy is such a thing ... Actually, I have only two girlfriends: one is Russian, the other is Austrian. These are the people to whom you can open your soul. The rest I call friends, it's nice to talk to them. Not everyone can open their soul. I can assure you from my own experience.

Olympic medalist in long jump Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, despite his advanced age, jumps over puddles. And how do gymnasts show their athletic instincts over the years?

A few years ago, I had a party with my pop friends. Leonid Agutin sang his new song there. And I danced: I was preparing for such a “premiere” for a whole month. And it turned out very well. (Laughs). She was surprised that she was still capable of something like that. This is a great gift - the ability of a pragmatic woman to remain a child, to look at life more simply, to make some decisions intuitively.

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Oleksandra Timoshenko - Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation

Alexandra Timoshenko is the most titled Ukrainian gymnast. She has a gold and bronze medal at the Olympic Games (1988, Seual and 1992, Barcelona). Only a few gymnasts in the history of world gymnastics have managed to achieve such success.

Biography

Alexandra is from Boguslav, a small town in the Kyiv region. When Alexandra was seven years old, her father (a civil engineer) was invited to work in Kyiv. The doctors, having diagnosed him with arthritis, advised him to give Alexander to gymnastics. First, the family brought Alexandra to gymnastics at the Sports Palace. They looked at Sasha and said: “Take her to the October Palace to Deriugina. If she takes you, then consider yourself lucky.

This is how Alexandra Timoshenko came to gymnastics at the age of 11. Perhaps no other gymnast came to gymnastics so late. Her rise was swift.

From the memoirs of Deryugina A.N. “I remember when she first competed at the 1987 European Junior Championships, the Bulgarians, who were then our main competitors, were told: “Get ready to listen to the Anthem of the Soviet Union for the next 5 years. Since the end of the gymnastic career of Irina Deryugina and before the appearance of Timoshenko and Skaldina in the world of rhythmic gymnastics, there was the so-called era of the “golden girls” from Bulgaria. Beloglazova, Druchinina, Lobach competed with them, but they did not manage to win the all-around at the World Championships against the Bulgarians. The head coach of the Bulgarian national team was Neshka Robeva, who made an invaluable contribution to the development of rhythmic gymnastics not only in Bulgaria, but throughout the world. We learned a lot from the Bulgarians then. We tried to study all the best that the Bulgarian school of rhythmic gymnastics offered, but we tried to present our vision and understanding. That is why the success of Alexandra Timoshenko came next. She looked like a Bulgarian: thin, black curly hair, elongated. And she managed to break through. Only Ukrainian blood helped to surpass the Bulgarians. If not for her, then perhaps the Bulgarian dominance would have lasted much longer.

In 1988, Alexandra had every chance to even win the Seoul Olympics, despite her young age and inexperience. The unfortunate mistake of the musician in playing music influenced Sasha, she hesitated and let go of the mace from her hand in the preliminary round of qualification. And in the final, she received 10.0 for all exercises, but this brought her only to third place.

Sports achivments

1990 Goodwill Games - 1st place hoop, ribbon; 4th place - all-around.

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Timoshenko Alexandra Alexandrovna | Gymnastics

Biography

At the age of 14, she becomes the USSR Junior Champion and soon wins three medals in the European Championship: gold in rope exercises, silver with a hoop and bronze with a ribbon. Then, steadily performing at various inter-republican competitions within the USSR, she becomes the number two gymnast, after Marina Lobach, thereby gaining the right to perform at the 1988 European Championships.

At the 1988 European Championships in Helsinki (Finland), she shared the title of absolute champion with two Bulgarians - Elizabeth Koleva and Adriana Dunavskaya. There she also won three gold medals in separate events: gold with hoop, clubs and rope. A few months later, she won a bronze medal in the all-around at the Olympics in Seoul (Republic of Korea), and only after that she became the USSR Champion in the all-around for the first time.

When in June 1989 at the USSR Championship in Krasnoyarsk, Alexandra was supposed to perform with the ball, in parallel with her, another girl performed with a ribbon. At the moment when Alexandra is doing somersaults, this girl accidentally touches her with a ribbon stick, which leads to the dissection of the eyelid. Doctors stopped the bleeding, but it seemed that all hope of continuing the competition for Alexandra was lost. However, the next day she continued the competition and won the title of champion.

In 1992, Alexandra Timoshenko finished sports performances.

Currently lives in Austria. There she received a law degree and now works in a law office.

Sports achivments

1987 European Championship among juniors - 1st place with a rope, 2nd place - hoop, 3rd place - ribbon, 7th place - all-around. 1988 European Championship - 1st place for performances with a rope, hoop, clubs ; 7th place - ribbon, 1st place - all-around. 1988 Olympic Games Seoul (Republic of Korea) - 3rd place - all-around. 1989 European Cup Final - 1st place - all-around, ribbon, ball; 2nd place hoop, 3rd place - jump rope 1989 World Championship - 1st place - all-around, rope, hoop, ball; 2nd place ribbon. 1990 Goodwill Games - 1st place hoop, ribbon; 4th place - all-around. 1990 European Championship - 2nd place rope, hoop; 1st place ball, all-around. 1991 European Cup Final - 1st place rope, hoop, ball, clubs, all-around. 1991 Gymnastic Games - 1st place rope, hoop, ball, clubs, all-around. 1991 World Championship - 1 -th place rope, hoop, ball, maces, team; 2nd place - all-around. 1991 European Championship - 1st place hoop, ball, clubs; 2nd place - jump rope, all-around, 5th place team. 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona (Spain) - 1st place - all-around.

Wikipedia

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Alexandra Timoshenko is a Soviet and Ukrainian athlete in rhythmic gymnastics.

At the age of 14, she becomes the USSR Junior Champion and soon wins three medals in the European Championship: gold in rope exercises, silver with a hoop and bronze with a ribbon. Then, consistently performing at various inter-republican competitions within the USSR, she became the number two gymnast, after Marina Lobach, thereby gaining the right to perform at the 1988 European Championships.

In 1992 at the Olympics in Barcelona (Spain), Alexandra won gold in the individual all-around.

In 1992, Alexandra Timoshenko finished sports performances.

Currently lives in Austria. There she received a law degree and now works in a law office.

Sports achivments

1987 European Junior Championships - 1st place with rope, 2nd place - hoop, 3rd place - ribbon, 7th place - all-around.

1988 European Championship - 1st place for performances with a rope, hoop, clubs and; 7th place - ribbon, 1st place - all-around.

1988 Olympic Games Seoul (Republic of Korea) - 3rd place - all-around.

1989 European Cup Final - 1st place - all-around, ribbon, ball; 2nd place hoop, 3rd place - jump rope

1989 World Championship - 1st place - all-around, rope, hoop, ball; 2nd place tape.

1990 Goodwill Games - 1st place hoop, ribbon; 4th place - all-around.

1990 European Championship - 2nd place rope, hoop; 1st place ball, all-around.

1991 European Cup Final - 1st place rope, hoop, ball, clubs, all-around.

1991 Gymnastic Games - 1st place rope, hoop, ball, clubs, all-around.

1991 World Championship - 1st place rope, hoop, ball, clubs, team; 2nd place - all-around.

1991 European Championship - 1st place hoop, ball, clubs; 2nd place - jump rope, all-around, 5th place team.

1992 Olympic Games Barcelona (Spain) - 1st place - all-around.

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Timoshenko, Alexandra Alexandrovna - WiKi

When, in June 1989, at the USSR Championship in Krasnoyarsk, Alexandra was supposed to perform with the ball, in parallel with her, another girl performed with a ribbon. At the moment when Alexandra is doing somersaults, this girl accidentally hits her with a ribbon stick, which leads to a dissection of the eyelid. Doctors stopped the bleeding, but it seemed that all hope of continuing the competition for Alexandra was lost. Nevertheless, the next day she continued the competition and won the title of champion.

In 1992, at the Olympics in Barcelona (Spain), Alexandra won gold in the individual all-around.

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Timoshenko, Alexandra Alexandrovna Wikipedia

Wikipedia has articles about other people with the surname Tymoshenko.

Alexandra Alexandrovna Timoshenko (February 18, 1972, Boguslav, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) - Soviet and Ukrainian athlete in rhythmic gymnastics. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1989).

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In 1992, at the Olympics in Barcelona (Spain), Alexandra won gold in the individual all-around.

In 1992, Alexandra Timoshenko finished sports performances. Currently lives in Austria. There she received a law degree and now works in a law office.

Sports achievements[ | code]

1987 European Junior Championships - 1st place with rope, 2nd place - hoop, 3rd place - ribbon, 7th place - all-around.
1988 European Championship - 1st place for performances with a rope, hoop, clubs; 7th place - ribbon, 1st place - all-around.
1988 Olympic

“I ran away from Novogorsk. They caught me at the train station and took me to the Olympics.”

Planted newspapers with dirt, turning a friend into a rival, an attempt to escape - Oksana Skaldina about the main scandal of the 1992 Olympics.

A quarter of a century ago, selection for the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics team turned into a big scandal. One place was taken by a Ukrainian Alexandra Timoshenko, and another Ukrainian and a Russian woman claimed the second Oksana Kostina. As a result, after long discussions, Skaldina got into the team, who won bronze in Barcelona. Kostina, six months after the 1992 Games, died in a car accident. Oksana Skaldina told about what really happened then, who helped to survive this whole situation, what feelings were inside after the death of a former girlfriend for the project "".

Brotherhood of the end. How the crumbling empire won

25 years ago, an indistinct CIS team without a flag and a tribe went to the Olympics in Barcelona. It was the end of the empire, and our special project is about it.

“In Barcelona everything was free. And nothing was possible!”

- Do you often remember the Olympics in Barcelona?
- The collapse of all your hopes is the most vivid memory. But seriously, good memories. In Barcelona, I met my future husband. I have nothing to compare with, but those who have been to other Olympics say that compared to other Games in Barcelona, the conditions were excellent for those times - accommodation, food, atmosphere. The closing parade left just awesome impressions.

- When did you arrive in Barcelona?
- That was a big problem. We arrived 10 days before the start, where we conducted training. It was very hard. We lived on the seashore - we really wanted to go swimming, but nothing could be done. It was also difficult because most of the athletes of the combined team had already performed. Someone sobbed from grief, someone rejoiced from happiness - all this was before our eyes. In the Olympic village, there are always fireworks at the end of the day, honoring the winners, and you have more than a week before the performance.

- How many times a day did you train then?
- Twice for three hours. Between workouts - free time. It would be better if it were not there, although it was at this time that we sometimes managed to watch other competitions, cheer for friends and acquaintances.

Brotherhood of the end. “They didn’t take it because they were bastards”

The national question, "setups" and meanness, sudden control fights - this is how the combined team was selected for the Olympics in Barcelona.

- Why?
- Because everything in the Olympic Village was free, including McDonald's. And in rhythmic gymnastics, weight control is constant. And now you look at all this luxury and ... you pass by, because nothing is impossible! I dreamed that when I finish the competition, I will definitely go and try everything that is possible. But after the end of the performance, for some reason, I didn’t feel like eating at all. In general, it was a real test for a 20-year-old girl.

- Directly in Barcelona, who led the team?
- Albina Nikolaevna Deryugina. She answered all questions. We then, in my opinion, did not have a choreographer, but there was a doctor, a massage therapist, and other coaches.

“I will either go to the sea or go to training. Just tell me now"

- Let's remember the history of selection for the Olympic team, when there was a choice between you and Oksana Kostina.
- Now I'm calm about it. And then in June, it seems, there was a vote on this topic at the Council of Ministers of Sports of the CIS countries. Then 11 people voted for my inclusion in the team, one or two voted against. And two days before the start of the rhythmic gymnastics tournament in Barcelona, the second vote took place.

- Were you very worried before this voting?
- Yes, in general, this whole situation was unsettling. We didn't know until the very end who was going to perform! When Albina Nikolaevna left for the vote, I asked her: “When everything is over, tell me right away, please. I will either go to training or go to the sea. Just not to wait any longer." She came and said that I was chosen with a margin of one vote - 6-5.

How much has this affected your performance?
- Psychologically, I was broken even before the trip. For me, the Olympics in Barcelona was the only one in my career and very difficult.

- But you yourself gave rise to the fact that in 1992 they began to doubt you.
- Perhaps, especially since I had a very difficult character. But I honestly earned my right in the team by winning the CIS championship in May. And at the CIS Cup, about which they talked a lot later, I was second. Oksana Kostina and I were ahead of Alexandra Timoshenko then. That is, I was among the two strongest gymnasts in both tournaments, plus I was the 1991 world champion. It seems to me that the disputes about my inclusion in the Olympic team are pure politics that have nothing to do with sports.

- You did not perform very well at the pre-Olympic European Championship in France ...
- In the all-around, I became fifth in the individual all-around and in the team, but at the same time I won three gold medals in individual events. In addition, this tournament should not have had any effect on the selection for the Olympic team. Until the end of May, there was no question at all about who should go to the Olympics. I won the CIS championship, Tymoshenko was second, and Kostina was only fourth.

In 1990, at the European Championships, one of our delegation told me before the awards ceremony: “Don’t even think about shaking Peter’s hand!” In Barcelona, on a subconscious level, this was sitting in me, only in relation to Pascual.

“I already bought a ticket, and then Deryugina runs towards me along the platform”

- Why did three gymnasts go to Barcelona after the first vote?
I don't know, but it was terrible! A real nightmare. In fact, the nightmare started even earlier. When these strange conversations about who to send to the Olympics just started, at one point I wanted to run away from the training camp in Novogorsk and go to Kyiv.

- How did it happen?
- I can't say that there was purposeful pressure on me, I will give only one fact. We, as athletes, did not have special access to information, newspapers were hidden from us. But after one of the workouts, I went to my room and saw a newspaper on the table. I opened it, and there was an article where they water me from head to toe and write that I do not deserve a place in the national team. Who planted it, I have no idea. Then there was an episode when we watched TV in the common room, I wanted to leave, but someone told me to stay, because they announced a report about me. I stayed, but it's the same there - it doesn't deserve a place in the national team.

Photo: From the personal archive of Oksana Skaldina

- And you couldn't resist?
- Yes. I packed my things late in the evening, took a taxi and went to the station.

- Secretly?
- It didn't happen in secret. I was spotted by the doctor Lyudmila Mikhailovna Kuzmicheva, who worked not with the CIS team, but separately with the Ukrainian team. I told her that I would leave anyway, and she would not stop me. "Well, then I'll go with you," she said. We got into a taxi, arrived at the station, I bought a ticket, and then I saw Albina Nikolaevna, who was running towards me. She already knew everything. This is where my real hysteria began. They brought me back to Novogorsk and didn't let me out of the room for two days. Not that they locked me up, but Lyudmila Mikhailovna lived with me, and Deryugina constantly said one thing: “Fight!” I fought, I understood that I had to endure, but I really wanted to just give up and not prove anything to anyone. Now I am very grateful to these people who did not let me give up.

Oksana Skaldina at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona

Can it be argued that the influence of Albina and Irina Deriugina and the firm position of the NOC of Ukraine helped you win the right to compete in Barcelona?
- I will say right away - Albina Nikolaevna tried to protect me from all the near-sporting events that took place at that time. She practically did not tell anything, she paid all her attention to training. And Valery Filippovich Borzov, who then headed the Olympic Committee of Ukraine, really called me “on the carpet”. I walked, waiting for a pump. But there was not even a hint on his part of some kind of administrative resource. I had a slight decline, which fell just at the European Championships and gave rise to disputes for a place in the team. But he said that you need to pull yourself together and continue to work. “Be patient now, because later you may never forgive yourself for this. To regret all my life, ”said Borzov. He found the right words that brought me back to my working rhythm. All. As for the national division in the national team, there was none - we worked the entire Olympic cycle together: two Ukrainians and a Russian. There are only two spots on the team. In any case, we all considered ourselves Soviet gymnasts.

Really, in rhythmic gymnastics, with the beginning of the collapse of the USSR, there was no such thing that individual republics pushed their own into the team?
- Why wasn't it? It was, but in group exercises, which were not included in the Olympics program at that time. We have already gone to the World Championships in such a way that in the group it was necessary to assemble as many “international” teams as possible, to take one athlete from the former republics, where rhythmic gymnastics was developed.

“The judges delayed the music for 40 seconds. My whole body is numb."

- In Barcelona, you often crossed paths with Oksana Kostina?
- Hardly ever. She did not live in the Olympic Village, although she came to the same arena to train. But our coaches made it happen at different times. Oksana, it seems to me, trained with the British. But we were constantly pushed by others, and they did it not from evil. Friends from another sport come and ask: “Well, has your situation been resolved?” And you seem to have calmed down before that, and then you start to wind yourself up again.

- In the end, you found out that you will perform. With what feelings did you go out on the carpet?
- Our competitions were held according to rather confusing rules. In general, we competed for three days. On the first day, I performed very well. Two views without a single error - just did its job. Albina Nikolaevna immediately told me that it was worth waiting for scores close to ten. And when I saw the protocols in which I was given 9.6 and 9.7 ... To say that I was shocked is to say nothing. I was second after the first day, but I realized that it was useless to fight. Everything went down inside. It became clear that no matter how I performed, there would be no first place under any circumstances. People don’t go to the Olympics for silver or bronze, everyone dreams of gold! When I got to the room in the Olympic village, I went to the pier to the sea and cried for an hour and a half.

What happened on the second and third day?
- I don't remember it in detail, much was in a fog. But an episode during an exercise with a ball stuck in my memory. Our programs are built in absolute accordance with the music. All movements must be in a strictly defined time, the composition is regulated by time. But it was possible to stay in a certain position for seven seconds before the start of the music, and then make the first movement. My program began with a beep, and after seven seconds there was music. So, on the second day, the judge, who was in charge of the musical accompaniment, put the music right away. I didn’t even have time to get into the pose with which the exercise begins. I didn't really twitch, but it was unpleasant. As a result, I did the exercise, and then Albina Ivanovna told me to take this moment into account on the third day, when we performed all four exercises.

The same performance by Oksana Skaldina with the ball at the Olympics in Barcelona

On the final day, I went out to do the exercise with the ball, took the initial position and waited 40 seconds for this peak. I don’t know if it was an accident or deliberate sabotage, but during this time my whole body became numb, because the pose was difficult. Of course, I didn’t get the ball rolling where I needed it, but I did everything else perfectly. It was not a global mistake, but the judges put 9.6, "pulling" Carolina Pascual to second place.

At the awards ceremony, you did not congratulate her, which caused a loud whistle from the fans. Were you offended then by the whole world?
- I can’t give a definite answer why I refused to congratulate her. It seems that it happened automatically, such a surge of emotions. It also had an effect that none of our journalists supported me at press conferences. Prior to that, they had spread rot for two months, and they continued in Barcelona. But it happened the way it happened. By the way, now I can say that in 1990 at the European Championships in Gothenburg we won the team competition, I won four gold medals with individual subjects, and in the all-around the judges sent me to second place. Then we had a very sharp struggle with the gymnasts of Bulgaria, and Maria Petrova was put in the first place. Perhaps it was fair, but one of our delegation before the awards ceremony then said to me: “Don’t even think about shaking her hand!” I do not rule out that in Barcelona, on a subconscious level, this was sitting in me, only in relation to Pascual. Until now, I myself can not answer this question.

Photo: From the personal archive of Oksana Skaldina

- Didn't you reconcile with Pascual later?
- A month later, a gymnastic festival was held in Spain with demonstration performances. There was both artistic gymnastics and artistic gymnastics - they invited the participants of the Olympics in Barcelona. Alexandra Timoshenko refused the invitation, I was alone. And during the introduction of the participants, the announcer reached me and there was complete silence. And the announcer says something in this silence. It's good that Carmen Acedo, who was fourth in Barcelona, was able to explain to me what they say about me and Carolina. I looked at Pascual, she looked at me, took a step forward and shook hands. The hall is delighted, rotten eggs and tomatoes did not fly at me.

“We were friends with Oksana. Until they became competitors for a place in the national team "

- What was your relationship with Kostina?
- Until the moment when this whole story with a place at the Olympics began, very good! We were not friends with Sasha Timoshenko - she was a rather peculiar girl, we just didn’t suit each other, but we communicated well with Oksana. But then our communication was abruptly interrupted.

- Could you restore the relationship?
- Our pentathlon suitors were on the same team and offered us to make peace. We constantly crossed paths, but there was no previous contact. It must have been time. I am sure that we would become friends again, but life has not left time.

"She's cold!" Why was the gymnast Kostina buried in a wedding dress

Oksana Kostina did not get to the Olympics and did not have time to get married. On February 11, 1993, she died in a car accident on the way to Domodedovo.

Did you see her the day she died?
- Yes, at the airport. She came to meet Edik ( Zenovka. - Approx. "Championship"), I am Dima ( Svatkovsky. - Approx. "Championship") after the next tournament. We greeted and parted ways. We were driven home by Dima's coach, and they went by Edik's car. And when I found out what happened, everything turned upside down inside. We arrived at the hospital, but it was too late - Oksana had died.

Were you not present at her funeral?
- No, I could not go to the cemetery, because my temperature jumped very sharply. I was at the cemetery later, went to Irkutsk to Oksana's mother, we talked very warmly. We have a good relationship. I came to the tournament named after her ...

- It seems that you are very similar in life.
“It’s just that our destinies are very closely intertwined. You know, she always stands in front of me alive. After all, I did not see her dead either in the hospital or in the cemetery. Perhaps she didn’t let me go to her funeral, that’s why the temperature rose to 39. After her death, I was in the Dynamo hall, where a group of sports gymnasts Dmitry Bilozerchev trained. On that day, gymnasts either from Armenia or Azerbaijan arrived there. So they came up to me, looked and said so directly: “And we thought that it was you who died.” Even in such trifles, fate constantly pushed us together.

Photo: From the personal archive of Oksana Skaldina

“I hid my ambitions. Glad to see what beauties club-toed girls are becoming.”

- Did you already know that after Barcelona you would end your career?
- I guess that's what I wanted. But after the end of the Olympics, I developed a fear of the judges, especially since the sport is subjective. Before me were marks of 9.6 for the perfect performance, and I could not step over this. The month after Barcelona was very difficult, and if not for the invitation to Australia, I don’t know how I would have managed to endure it all. I didn't want to think about gymnastics at all. And then she performed at those demonstration competitions and soon moved to Russia.

- Was it connected with the upcoming wedding?
- To be honest, I just ran away from my coaches, who urged me to return to the sport. Of course, love played its role, and romance. Before Dasha was born, I considered Kyiv my hometown, and then I realized that I was a Muscovite, that Russia was my native country. Yes, I never considered myself a Ukrainian gymnast. Soviet - yes. We were brought up in a completely different society. Yes, I didn’t even consider myself a Khokhlushka, since I always spoke Russian. And now, when she has lived most of her life in Russia, and even more so. It's just hard to comprehend what's going on. Difficult and incomprehensible.

- Can you compare the two gymnastics schools?
I can, but I won't. Today, schools are very different. I respect all the coaches I have worked with. I try to take the best from everyone.

- Did the decision to become a coach come quickly?
- What are you doing! I was absolutely sure that I would definitely not become a coach in Russia. But it’s not for nothing that they say that you can’t renounce anything. Alla Nikolaevna Yanina at that time needed an assistant, and it so happened that in 1994 I officially began working at school No. 74. I have been working there for 23 years now. You know, even if it were possible to turn back time, I would do the same. Only in some nuances would she have behaved wiser.

Have you now changed a lot compared to the girl who won the world championships and became the winner of the Olympics?
- Very! But we all change over time. Inside me, it was like two twins sat down. One did one thing, the other did another. I reconciled these twins and made them think in unison. I will say one thing - I would not train my former self now for no reason. Patience would not be enough. Therefore, I want to once again thank my coaches who have invested so much in me!

- Do you have sports ambitions as a coach?
- You know, when I worked with Yanina, we also had world champions in the team. Now I am satisfied with the fact that I make real beauties out of small and sometimes clubfoot girls. The more such beauties I manage to make, the more I will be glad. And now I hid my ambitions.

For more than ten years, the Ukrainian Olympic champion of Barcelona-1992 has been living abroad. In Vienna, Alexandra Timoshenko has her own business, although Sasha does not forget about gymnastics. She came to Kyiv to confirm her qualifications as a gymnastic judge, and in between classes and exams, she found time to meet with a KP correspondent.

“At some point, I realized that my home is no longer here”

- Do you often come to Kyiv?

I go once a year for sure. My parents still live in Kyiv, they are already retired, they have time to visit Vienna to visit their granddaughter. Kristina is 11 years old, she still has classes at school, so this time I could not bring her with me.

- How many years have you been living abroad?

I can’t say that I once left Ukraine for a permanent place of residence. After the 1992 Olympics, I went to visit my future husband for the first time. But at the same time she continued to study in Kyiv. Then I worked as a coach in Germany for about four years, I was in America for some time, and since the birth of my daughter I have been living in Austria. At some point, I realized that my house is probably already in Vienna, I feel more comfortable there. Although I have always loved Kyiv very much. I left Ukraine not because it was like this or that at that time, but because my personal life was like that. But I remember very well how we didn’t have heating in the training hall in winter, how the lights were turned off at six o’clock in the evening ... It was sad to watch all this and wait until it gets better.

DAUGHTER WILL NOT BE A GYMNAST

- Does your daughter do gymnastics?

Kristina studies music, takes vocal lessons, plays the piano, but for herself she goes to gymnastics three times a week. She will not be a professional gymnast, she does not want to. And I'm absolutely fine with it. She has a beautiful figure, she also moves beautifully, for a pop singer she will have enough (laughs).

And with gymnastics, of course, at a certain age she will finish. The school is very busy - in addition to Russian, which she speaks at home and studies with a teacher, she has teaching in English and German, and French begins next year. Whether you like it or not, something needs to be thrown away.

- How many languages do you know?

Russian, Ukrainian, German and English. In Vienna, by the way, I graduated from the Law University, where the training was in German.

Why did you decide to go to law school?

After I moved from Germany to Austria, I realized that I wanted more than a coaching career. I graduated and worked for about three years in my specialty in a law firm. And three and a half years ago my husband died, and I had to take over part of his business, I had to put things in order. At the same time, I realized that it was interesting for me, new ideas, new people, it was hard, but I managed.

IN THE WEST THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE EASY

But do you follow the state of affairs in Ukrainian gymnastics? Many fans are now saying that after the departure of Bessonova, a void has formed ...

The departure of leading gymnasts is always a little painful. Firstly, leading coaches do not always have time to deal with the younger generation, and secondly, nature also does not give one star after another. But we have talented girls, I think we need to give them another year. Whether there will be a second Bessonov, I don’t know, no one knows. We were talking here at the seminar, and the representative of Italy remembered that Anya, too, did not immediately become a prima. There was potential, but it was not clear whether she would develop it or not. So it takes time to figure it out.

- Why, in your opinion, Anya never managed to become an Olympic champion?

I believe that Anya was a champion. Yes, she didn't have an Olympic gold medal, but she was a great, gorgeous gymnast. The stars must converge - in addition to skill, luck is also needed, many factors influence, including refereeing. Anya did everything she could.

Ukrainian and Russian schools of gymnastics are known all over the world. Our girls are traditionally in leading roles. Are foreigners less interested in this sport?

It so happened historically, gymnastics was very popular in the Soviet Union, this is our understanding of beauty, aesthetics. And besides, our girls have all the data necessary for gymnastics - beauty, excellent figures, long legs, interesting faces. Yes, it can be found in other countries, but not in such a number, and stars are still born from a good number, there must be competition.

In Germany, mostly emigrants go in for this sport, the Germans at some stage leave - it's too hard. We are used to the stars through thorns - it must be difficult, you need to plow. And in the West, they believe that everything should be easy, if it doesn't work out - and it shouldn't, you need to do what comes easier. And then gymnastics does not bring in such money as tennis or football.

Gymnastics has become even less popular in the West over the years because the rules are not transparent. People like some gymnasts - but completely different ones win.

AFTER THE END OF A SPORTS CAREER, I WAS BECOME LITTLE

- Many gymnasts remain public people even when they finish their careers. Are you not interested?

No, I never had a goal of being popular. As a child, I suffered from polyarthritis, did not walk for a year, then by some miracle my body coped with this, I did not remain lying down, sitting. Probably from here, and not because of the thirst for fame, was my desire to move a lot, jump like a ballerina.

Are you planning to write your own book? At least in it you would describe the secret of your excellent shape. I could not recognize you and take you for a university student ...

Thank you (smiles). I go in for sports, it is important for me to be in shape, I can play tennis, run cross-country, do choreography. Now I weigh 53-54 kg, when I was doing gymnastics - 46-48 kg, in general, I have not recovered much.

FROM A PERSONAL CASE

Alexandra Timoshenko was born on February 18, 1972 in Boguslav. After moving to Kyiv, from the age of 8 she began to study at the Deryugins' school. Achievements: bronze medalist of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, champion of the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, multiple European and world champion. She ended her career in 1992. Lives in Vienna (Austria). He brings up his daughter Christina, is engaged in business.

In an interview with SE, the Barcelona 1992 Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics told how she went from a gym to a business woman.

Although at that moment even she, always open to everything new, could hardly have imagined that for a dozen years abroad Alexander Tymoshenko would be known rather as a successful lawyer.

I WAS TOLD AS A CHILDHOOD THAT I WOULD LIFE IN A WHEELCHAIR

- Alexandra, over the years you have mastered several professions at once. What are you doing now?

- In sports, you had very gentle images, did they go against your pragmatic character?

- What drives you now?

NO COACH WOULD NOT TAKE Lena VITRICHENKO IN HIS SECTION

In Soviet times, legends were made about gymnasts living from training camps to competitions in a closed base, where a strict regime reigns. How did you really live in the "golden cage"?

I HAVE TO TRAIN EVEN IN THE DARK

- What was more difficult - to break into the national team of the Union or to win the Olympic Games?

- You ended your career at the age of 20, at the peak of your popularity. Why?

DERYUGINS PERIODICALLY TRY TO RETURN ME

Do you often dream about gymnastics?

“Modern gymnastics has come a long way. Would you like to compete under today's rules?

- Your victory at the 1992 Olympics was immortalized on a postage stamp. Where else is your gymnastic track left?

DAUGHTER DREAMS IN SHOW BUSINESS

- Your daughter at first also wanted to become a gymnast ...

- If you could reshape life events, would you take advantage of this opportunity?

- What professions have you mastered?

AGUTIN SINGING AND I DANCED

- Do you miss your native Kyiv?

- Alexandra, is friendship between rivals possible?

Olympic medalist in long jump Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, despite his advanced age, jumps over puddles. And how do gymnasts show their athletic instincts over the years?

A few years ago, I had a party with my pop friends. Leonid Agutin sang his new song there. And I danced: I was preparing for such a “premiere” for a whole month. And it turned out very well. (Laughs). She was surprised that she was still capable of something like that. This is a great gift - the ability of a pragmatic woman to remain a child, to look at life more simply, to make some decisions intuitively.

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“In Barcelona everything was free. And nothing was possible!”

“I will either go to the sea or go to training. Just tell me now"

“I already bought a ticket, and then Deryugina runs towards me along the platform”

“The judges delayed the music for 40 seconds. My whole body is numb."

“We were friends with Oksana. Until they became competitors for a place in the national team "

“I hid my ambitions. Glad to see what beauties club-toed girls are becoming.”

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