– You recently returned to performance, Sasha Cherepakhin jumps with an injury to this championship. How do you rate bronze in synchro in this situation?
– It’s good that there is a medal. Before the last jump we were fourth, we discussed that we should jump to 7.5 and that should be enough. Thank God the jump turned out, we are very happy. I am satisfied with my jumps, the coach too. The program has just been edited the day before, we haven’t had time to jump yet, it will go better later.
– Tell us what caused the problems with your shoulders?
– At the beginning, at the age of 14, I had back pain. I did an MRI, uploaded. But then the shoulders started to bother me more. At one point I had to take a break, inject painkillers, but they continued to hurt – now the right, then the left. I did an MRI, it showed the injury. I was treated, I had my shoulders pumped up, but every day it was getting harder and harder.
– And they said that without operation in any way?
– Last year we decided it was time to do it – we discussed it with the national team doctor, the head coach. There were no international departures, I was recovering. In fact, I’m still recovering. I can jump, although there are a lot of things that bother me, but I try anyway.
– Was the transition from juniors hard?
– No, because I have already played for adults too.
Has it become harder to jump?
– Physically, yes, because of shoulder problems. Puberty didn’t affect me much. I have never gained more than a kilo, I always monitor it. We have to keep an eye on the weight.
– Psychologically, how did you experience all that?
“At one point it was very difficult. I really wanted to train: I want to jump, but I can’t. I couldn’t even make light movements. I struggled with it for a long time, I suffered for a long time. And at the first start, I had to get used to the nervousness again. I went to the springboard, and I’m shaking. Experience is the way to deal with it – the breath, all the necessary techniques. She has returned to normal in this regard.
– Who were you in sync with before the injury?
– The longest with Vitaly Koroleva. In juniors – with Elizaveta Kuzina. Both are good companions. Now they have other synchronized partners.
– And you?
We need to find a couple. There are already suggestions of who I’m going to jump with, but I can’t say for sure yet.
What did you do during your recovery?
– Very recently, I had a diploma defense, defended with honors and flew in the competition. Trained as a coach. My parents and I studied at the Volgograd Academy.
– You didn’t want to stop everything when health problems started?
No, because I really like diving. It’s my whole life, my favorite sport.
– Not the most popular type.
– I try to talk about it and popularize it. I post workout videos on social media and get a lot of comments. I used to post on TikTok, there was a lot of activity, but now it’s problematic to post there. Now I mostly do stories. Recently a girl who was doing scuba wrote to me, she quit, but when she saw my stories she realized she was bored and started jumping again.
In general, we have positive measures to promote sport. Recently reviewed the show “Tower”. I wish there were more. Now they are shooting the movie “In the Stream of Three Elements” – great, it will be released in cinemas too!
– Maya Gurbanberdieva posted an example of a math problem on synchronized swimmers, although obviously it’s about jumps. How do you explain to people what kind of sport you practice?
– I show the video. Everyone thinks we are swimmers. I explain that if we are swimming, then the maximum is on the side. Although I passed the standard and even participated in competitions at Artek. My father is a swimmer, candidate master of sports, was 8th in the Russian championship.
In which sport could you practice?
— In rhythmic gymnastics. I even took care of her from 4 to 8 years old. I did not like. I suffered. Then she went to sports acrobatics, but dad said – she falls to the ground there, better let her fall in the water. And now I’ve been falling for more than ten years.
– The “artists” of our country are on everyone’s lips. They get a lot of attention, a lot of filming. Do you want this?
– Certainly. I like it. In general, in a normal life, outside the pool, I like to dress up, go out somewhere.
– What jewelry cannot be worn in the swimming pool for competitions?
I always take the chain off. In principle, you can leave, but I shoot. I remove the rings, although they are also not prohibited.
– Favorite swimsuit color?
– In general, I like white, but we don’t play in white. I like the different swimsuits. By the way, there is the concept of “happy swimsuit”. Recently, I have a simpler attitude to this, to which my soul rests, I put it.
Watch live broadcasts of the Russian Diving Championship from June 24 to 29 on the Match outfit TV channels, as well as on the sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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