Russian high jump coach Maria Lasitskene Gennady Gabryan said that after the athlete’s victory at the Tokyo Olympics, he had additional peace of mind, while he did not notice any changes in the athlete herself.
– Absolutely nothing. On the contrary, it gave me extra peace of mind. The highest Olympic title in this regard means a lot, of course. But in itself, the current period is quite special for us, because there are a lot of “parasites” of all kinds – technical, psychological -. Even more so than when Russian athletics was simply suspended. On the one hand, there is no need to worry: the more difficulties you see in front of you, the easier it is to overcome them. On the other hand, these numerous “parasites” must not lead to serious errors. I see, for example, that in each of the training sessions Masha is technically different. She herself doesn’t notice, and she shouldn’t. This is my area of responsibility. And I can’t miss this process. When some wrong actions turn into a huge tree, athletes usually do not get out of this situation. They push in different directions in search of a way out, remember when everything worked out, then envy, do not sleep at night. It turns out that it became even more interesting for us to work,” Gabrielyan told RT.
Lasitskene, 29, won the Tokyo Olympics (2020) and also became a three-time world champion (2015, 2017, 2019).
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