Head Coach of the Russian National Gymnastics Team Valentina Rodionenko in an interview with , she reacted to figure skater Alexandra Trusova’s statement about her desire to try herself in different sports.
Previously Trousova after training in curling, she said she wanted to try other sports and was waiting for offers.
– Of course, the girl is talented. She is unusually nervous, everything is in order with the bends, but I tell you right away that she does not have the necessary qualities for artistic gymnastics. Because we have too different sports, we can invite him. She can come, but in the mood of this girl, how she rushes now, I can only understand – she herself has to make a decision and stop somewhere, because now she is in such, I would say, prostration – she does not know what she wants. That’s the impression I got, and it’s still very bad for those who play high level sports. You need to focus on one thing and follow through on that goal. She has excellent prospects in figure skating; why she suddenly decided to rush like that, only she can answer.
An absolutely incredible sense of balance is required in the women’s program, just as it is in the men’s program. Then the floor exercises, which we have, not only acrobatics are needed there, but plasticity is also needed. In the same spot, you won’t get away with those turns and jumps. Therefore, we always say that when we find a person with whom we work for a high result, there must be an unusual combination of all qualities for him: jumping ability, extensibility, plasticity, lack of feeling of fear. Although Sasha is a desperate girl.
So I can say that we will gladly accept her, let her come to training camp, let her watch, try out. But Sasha will soon realize that gymnastics is completely different. We have many examples that leave gymnastics and end up in the sport of highest achievement in other types, but so far there are no examples to come from another type to gymnastics and achieve something,” Rodionenko said.
Source : MatchTV
