Today is finally the 37th episode of #TalksAboutGymnastics, which we filmed back in late July!
Our heroine in this episode shared her fascinating story: the beginning of her career in her native town of Astrakhan, gymnastics in the times of the USSR collapse and the first Olympic gold for Russia. Of course, she did not do without her sparkling humor, warmth and wisdom - I'm sure no viewer will remain indifferent after watching it.
Merited Master of Sports, multiple world and European champion, Olympic champion in group exercises - Elena Shalamova!
From this interview you will find out:
- How the future champion got into the sport and what the "crocodiles from Africa" have to do with it
- The realities of rhythmic gymnastics of the last century: from apparatuses made of improvised materials to training for the national team
- What little Lena's father sacrificed for gymnastics
- What brought the promising individual gymnast to the national team in group exercises
- According to Elena Shalamova, without what a real champion cannot be formed
- About the ending of her professional career after the triumphant European Championship
- About coaching and her tandem with Natalya Lavrova
- Why Elena decided to engage in the development of mass sports and support of young talents with the help of MFSSO "New League"
Many thanks to Lena for talking to us about gymnastics!
Special thanks to our regular partners ART-BLESK and GYMSPORT ♥️
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Team:
Host: / azizara
Producer: / romanovaanastasia
Sound Designer: / al_buzman
Cameramen: / wanchezzz | / kuksenkobogdan
Editing Director: / wanchezzz
Editor: / flomzee
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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - How Elena Shalamova got into rhythmic gymnastics
3:07 - Gymnastics at the end of the 20th century - how was it?
6:01 - The role of parents in Elena's sports career
9:44 - Start of the sport career and acquaintance with Alla Sidorenko
14:59 - National team selection system in the 90's
19:06 - Is Lena Shalamova an ideal gymnast and whom did she look up to at the beginning of her career?
24:17 - Triumphant European Championship in 1995
34:37 - Transition to adult gymnastics and getting into group exercises
45:05 - The road to Olympic gold: "Are we really the worst? We have to do it!"
50:21 - Olympics 2000: emotions, competition, 20 clean runs
1:00:40 - The last competition, the 2001 European Championships and the end of my career
1:05:16 - Return to gymnastics as a coach
1:12:00 - Why Elena no longer coaches and now she develops mass sports with the help of "New League"
1:18:05 - Factors of success in gymnastics according to Elena Shalamova
1:20:03 - Blitz