Angelina Melnikova: “Achilles hurts, I’ve been struggling with it since the third year. I do complete programs only during competitions”

Olympic gymnastics champion Angelina Melnikova on before the start of the Russian championship in Kazan, she said that she had suffered from an Achilles tendon injury since the third year.

The Russian Championship in Kazan will take place from March 8 to 12. More than 200 athletes will participate in the competition, 14 sets of awards will be played. At the Tokyo 2020 Games, Denis Ablyazin, David Belyavsky, Nikita Nagorny and Artur Dalaloyan won gold medals in the team all-around. In women, the Russian team also won, consisting of Lilia Akhaimova, Victoria Listunova, Angelina Melnikova and Vladislava Urazova.

– In December it was the new year, I had a little rest. Since January already with new strength. January, February – only two months, and now it’s March, and we have to play. Among the health problems, my Achilles hurts me, since the third year I struggle with it. In training I neglect loads, only in competitions I do full programs, ”Melnikova told .

Also, before the start of the Russian championship, another Olympic champion, Victoria Listunova, spoke.

“There wasn’t much time to rest, but at the same time we tried not to concentrate too much on the same thing. I studied new elements, spent normal time, Listunova told .

Watch live broadcasts of the Russian championship in artistic gymnastics on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. On March 8, starting at 12:45 (Moscow time), watch the live broadcast of the women’s team competitions on .