Olympic medalist in diving Alexander Bondar told that the program in synchronized jumps has not changed much with the arrival of Ruslan Ternovoy, but the temperament of a young athlete is still felt.
Bondar and Ternovoy began competing in synchronized diving at the end of 2021. Bondar’s former partner in “synchronous” Viktor Minibaev has taken a career break. Already with Ternov, Bondar won gold at the Russian Championship in Penza on Tuesday.
– The program has not changed much, the free jumps are the same as before, – said Bondar. – A jump changed in the mandatory. But a hot-blooded young athlete came along, ready to dare and work.
“Very hot blood?”
– Very well ! Youth! It always feels.
Have you watched the World Cup?
– The jumps themselves – no, just the results. In principle, I don’t like to watch how other people jump and how I jump. I prefer to enjoy the process itself, the training, the performance. The estimates were worthy at the World Championships, they weren’t very good. I don’t know what the situation was there, it’s hard to judge, but the level was better.
FINA has announced qualification status for the 2024 World Championships. Does that give you any hope?
“I try not to guess. We have competitions, there will be friendship games. Yes, I think it’s more difficult for young people – they want to go to the World Cup. Yeah, I would love to too, but now I’m just focusing on preparation and performance.
Source : MatchTV
