Four-time Olympic medalist in gymnastics Maria Pasika on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on , she said she wanted to continue working as a Chinese national team coach.
In March 2020, Pasika announced his suspension from his sports career. In May 2022, it became known that the ex-gymnast of the Russian national team will work as the coach of the Chinese team.
– Everything’s good. It was just hard to get used to the food and the weather. I can’t say everything. The first competitions in Chengdu after quarantine went pretty well. The second – did the best he could. Now we are preparing for student games. The Asian Games are due to take place in September.
But our contract ends on August 30 and we want to extend it. Me and Tanya [Набиевой] we don’t want to leave the girls halfway.
Are you going back to Russia?
– Yes, I have friends there, a family, a beloved dog, I cannot leave her. But I want to work here. I am interested. It is very beautiful here. Mountains, city… And then come back. And in Moscow you know every corner. It seems to me that you can seize the opportunity,” Pasika said on .
Pasika has three silver medals and one bronze at the Olympics, two gold medals at the World Jumping Championships (2015, 2017).
The Asian Summer Games will be held in Hangzhou (China) from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
Source : MatchTV
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