Triple Olympic medalist in swimming Yulia Efimova in an interview with , she told how the selection of costumes for the Vladimir Salnikov Cup took place, which took place at the end of 2023.
At the Vladimir Salnikov Cup in December, Efimova competed in the 50-meter breaststroke in a flamingo costume and the 100-meter breaststroke in a gladiator costume, the symbol of football.Spartak “Traditionally, during this tournament, participants can start in any costume.
“I had planned that on New Year’s Eve I would go to the starting line in some sort of costume. And when I started thinking about it, I immediately came up with the idea of pink flamingos. And the second – I decided to develop the theme that I started at the Russian Championship, when I showed up at the starting line in a Spartak T-shirt. Specifically, I touched on the topic of the confrontation between Zenit and Spartak, always passionate about the media.
Well, I’m writing to Spartak… Actually, I wanted to go out in a pig costume. But he was busy during competitions. They offer me: “Give me a gladiator”? In general, I like how the Spartak team works in this regard: Yulia had another crazy idea, and they said: “Of course, we will do it!”
They gave me a “gladiator” with a huge head. I brought a suit from Moscow to St. Petersburg. We have already arranged delivery, as it was very difficult to transport everything. I was traveling by train and I occupied the entire top shelf with this “gladiator,” Efimova told .
Source : MatchTV
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