“I had to cut a strand of hair, tie it up, dry it on a radiator” – a stylist about the transformation of gymnast Kramarenko’s hairstyles

Stylist of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team Natalya Dolotov in an interview with told how she worked on a new image Lala Kramarenko before the Spartakiad.

Dolotov, who previously specialized in ballroom dancing, has been helping gymnasts since September. In the fall, Kramarenko won the individual all-around in rhythmic gymnastics at the All-Russian Spartakiad. At this tournament, Lala performed in a new look – with bangs.

– We all know that without Wiener’s approval, “joining the world of rhythmic gymnastics” will not work. How to please Irina Alexandrovna?

– I do not have a clear answer, but I understand that Irina Aleksandrovna is a person of action, a person of purpose, she likes the same people. I am responsible, I know how to work efficiently, plan my time, I approach the process with an understanding of the subject.

Irina Aleksandrovna came to me before the tournament and said, “Make me Lala Carmen. We will go and run a jump rope without a loop and we will make it on the hoop. Very little time ago, what to do?.. I had to cut a lock of Lala’s hair, nail it, dry it with a hair dryer, and dry it on a radiator. On the day of the tournament, I had everything ready: after the rope, I glued the strand, and before the masses, I took it off and coated the trace of the strand with foundation, and I stuck on the ribbon. The image was changed in three seconds. Everyone asked: what did you find, what kind of secret is this?

Irina Alexandrovna loves hard-working people. I have my own ideas, I’m not lost. We agreed on this ground.

– Have you ever done Wiener’s hair?

– Yes, I put Irina Alexandrovna and Yulia Vladimirovna Barsukova to bed.

– Concerned?

“I came to do my job and I didn’t worry too much. Perhaps because we already knew each other, she understood that I could be trusted.