Athletistic / Rhythmic gymnastics. Alina Kabaeva spoke about the problems at the beginning of her career.

“Before, there was a shortage of not only items, but also costumes. And how did they look? For example, my mother gave her a leopard-print dress for my first swimsuit. I remember it very well. Costumes are very expensive. A swimsuit, for example, can cost 100,000, 120-130 thousand, but why do small children need such expensive swimsuits? Firstly, they must grow up with them in a professional sense, and they already play in these rhinestones from an early age. What are we doing now in our association? Children under 10 years old will perform in simple leotards, without rhinestones, just neat, beautiful leotards, maybe with a skirt. And we will not look at rhinestones, but at the skill of. gymnasts, “the gymnast RG Sport quotes.

Alina Kabaeva is a Russian gymnast, Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics in the individual all-around competition in 2004.



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