Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova In an interview with , she said that it is important for her to progress, otherwise she sees no point in staying in the sport.
On July 17, Melnikova turned 24. In addition to the gold of the 2020 Olympics in the team championship, the athlete won bronze at the Tokyo Games in the individual all-around and floor exercises, and silver at the 2016 Olympics in the team championship. She is the 2021 world champion in the individual all-around.
— Can you participate in as many Olympic cycles as Oksana Chusovitina?
“I’m not that kind of person, I know for myself that I get bored of the gym.” I need to change, to be distracted somehow. I like sports, but I won’t be able to spend many years in the gym. It’s important for me to progress. “I won’t be able to continue if I feel like I’ve hit the ceiling,” Melnikova told .
Chusovitina, who turned 49 in June, failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The gymnast withdrew from the last qualifying tournament due to injury. Chusovitina has competed at eight Olympic Games, she is the 1992 Olympic champion in the team tournament as part of the United CIS team, and also the 2008 Olympic silver medalist in vault.
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