Head Coach of the Russian National Synchronized Swimming Team Tatiana Pokrovskaya She said she considers the roster that debuted in the first leg of the Friendship Games a good change from the Olympic roster.
The Russian national team of the new formation – Anastasia Bakhtyreva, Maya Doroshko, Tatyana Gaidai, Ekaterina Kossova, Varvara Kreopalova, Alena Matvienko, Elizaveta Minaeva, Violetta Evenko – presented the free Olympic program “Parade of the Planets”, with which the ‘former team team won the gold of the Tokyo Games.
– This is not the first time I have had a generation change, and the change turned out to be good. When the training process continues, you do not notice it – the forces are so depleted that it seems: “that’s it, Russian synchronized swimming is over.” But at the competitions, you see that’s not the case, a good replacement for my beautiful Olympic girls. You can work, they are ready to work and that’s good,” Pokrovskaya told reporters.
– Do you exclude that Svetlana Romashina and Vlada Chigireva, who were in the stands today, can still talk to them?
– Why not? The doors are open, I never close the doors – God grant them strength and health. Experience is always very important. We’re not saying no, we’ll see.
Source : MatchTV
