POSITION
Rhythmic gymnastics training camp
"VICTORY"
under the leadership of the Olympic champion, multiple world and European champion
Anna Gavrilenko
1. Goals and objectives:
- Popularization and development of rhythmic gymnastics at the professional level;
- Exchange of experience, improving the level of sportsmanship of gymnasts;
- General physical training of female athletes;
- Development of general and special training;
- Training and improvement of skills in working with rhythmic gymnastics apparatus;
- Training in various styles of dance art;
- Development of plasticity and artistry through classical and modern choreography.
2. Dates and place of the training session:
Training sessions are conducted in: Bronnitsy, Moscow region. , st. Moskvoretskaya, 46 on the basis of the training center GUOR
from 01/03/18 to 01/11/18
01/03/2018 - day of arrival, registration of participants;
01/04/2018 - 01/10/2018 - training days;
01/11/2017 - Open tournament “Step to Victory” for the prizes of Olympic champion Anna Gavrilenko (*); demonstration performances of groups of the training center "PobeDA"; departure.
3. Composition of specialists:
Gavrilenko Anna Vitalievna - Honored Master of Sports. Olympic champion 2008 in Pekin. Multiple World and European champion. Multiple winner of World Cups and international tournaments. She was awarded the Order of Friendship for her great contribution to the development of physical culture and sports.
Mileshkina Valeria Evgenievna - Master of Sports of international class, multiple champion of Russia, champion of Moscow, winner of international tournaments in rhythmic gymnastics. Member of the strongest support group in Europe for the CSKA basketball club, the official support group for the “Final Four” of the Euroleague basketball, the face of the Euroleague, winner of All-Russian competitions, Grand Prix.
Grigorieva Inna Anatolyevna is a graduate of the ballet department of GITIS (RATI). 20 years of professional stage ballet experience. Head of the children's choreographic ensemble of Children's Music School No. 71 (Moscow) - laureate of All-Russian and international competitions. Since 2000 to 2006 choreographer of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team under the direction of I.A. Viner-Usmanova.
Elyasheva Elena Olegovna - Master of Sports in acrobatics. Multiple winner, prize-winner of All-Russian competitions and international tournaments. coach p
4. Training camp program:
GPP, SFP;
Subject preparation;
Work on elements;
Skill development;
Classical choreography;
Dance training;
Acrobatics;
Theory and watching films;
Staging programs (by appointment);
Individual work with a trainer (by appointment)
5. Participants of training camps:
Gymnasts born in 2013 are invited to participate in the training center. and older, who do not have health problems and medical contraindications to rhythmic gymnastics.
Sports uniform - black leggings (shorts), black swimsuit (T-shirt, T-shirt), white socks, sports slippers (half-toes), flip-flops, tracksuit, weights, tourniquets (rubber), knee pads, objects (skipping rope, hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon).
For the concert, costumes will be designed for general dance numbers, which will be sent upon confirmation of the application.
6. Gymnasts are allowed to participate in training camps:
By pre-registration and payment;
If you have a birth certificate and medical policy (copies);
If there is a medical certificate stating that the child is allowed to participate in physical activity;
If you have sports insurance (against accidents), copies;
7. Cost of training camps and accommodation:
Cost of UTS, accommodation in 2,3,4-bed rooms. standard rooms and 3 meals a day for the athlete: RUB 35,000.00. (Thirty-five thousand rubles 00 kopecks)
Accommodation and 3 meals a day for an accompanying adult: 22,000.00 rubles (Twenty two thousand rubles 00 kopecks).
Cost of private taxi without accommodation: RUB 18,000.00. (Eighteen thousand rubles 00 kopecks).
Limited number of seats.
Expenses for business trips, meals, accommodation, travel of participants and participation in TCB are borne by sending organizations or individuals (parents).
8. Transfer:
Organization of transfer by agreement with the organizers (for an additional fee).
9. Application for participation:
Applications for participation in TCB are accepted at:
Additional information by phone: +7 925 727 61 61
Whats app, Viber: +7 925 727 61 61
10. Arrival and registration:
Check-in and registration of participants in training camps will take place at the Training Center in Bronnitsy on 01/03/2018. from 14:00
Application for training camps.
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Application for additional classes, drawing up a program.
Transfer request.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Educational and training center for youth and youth national teams of Russia in GUOR, Bronnitsy, Moscow region. The center is located practically on a peninsula, surrounded by the Moscow River on one side and Lake Belsky on the other. The hotel windows offer a beautiful view of the picturesque area and the Bronnitskaya bell tower. The façade of the building faces the sunny side; The window in the room is almost the entire wall, which opens up a simply amazing view, especially in the morning, when the fog covers the lake. There are trees around, whose high crowns create the impression of a village landscape: greenery all around, fog over the lake, the first rays of the sun in the window and the melodic ringing of the clock in the bell tower. What else do you need to relax after long workouts?
(*) Open tournament “Step to Victory” for the prizes of Olympic champion Anna Gavrilenko (for more details, see Tournament Regulations):
The main judge of the tournament is Marenkova Alina Nikolaevna;
Tournament director - Gavrilenko Anna Vitalievna;
The age of the tournament participants is born in 2013 and older;
Entry fee - 2000.00 rub. (for participants of the Pobeda training camp, the entry fee for the tournament is included in the price of the training camp!!!)
Birth: Russia" Sverdlovsk region" Ekaterinburg, 10.7.1990
Anna Gavrileko is a Russian athlete, rhythmic gymnast, member of the Russian national team. Born on July 10, 1990. From her earliest childhood, Anna Gavrileko was fond of rhythmic gymnastics. In 2003, at the age of 13, Anna Gavrileko was selected to join the Russian national team. In 2006, Anna Gavrileko won the title of European Champion, in 2007 - World Champion, in 2008 at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Anna Gavrileko won the title of Olympic Champion.
Gavrilenko Anna Vitalievna was born on June 10, 1990 in the city of Sverdlovsk. From a young age, Anna was fond of sports. In particular, she was interested in rhythmic gymnastics, the very beautiful and artistic appearance of the sport.
Anna decided to become a professional gymnast. She soon achieved success and significant results. Some time after the start of classes, Anna was already performing at youth competitions, competing with other talented athletes. Junior competitions provided the young gymnast with excellent preparation for future success in her adult career. Gavrilenko managed to reach such high positions thanks to the efforts of her coaches, as well as her own desire to improve her skills.
An athlete from Russia qualified for the professional national team in 2003. The athlete’s debut at international competitions was successful. Then all the leading experts paid attention to the young athlete.
However, the real Victoria came to Anna in 2006. Then she became the European champion. The gymnast had to compete with the best athletes of the old world, and yet she managed to leave them behind.
The following year - in the 2007 season - Gavrilenko became the World Champion. This achievement was one of the highest in the Russian woman’s sports career.
Soon the year 2008 arrived, and with it the time of the Beijing Olympics. In August, Anna took part in team competitions and was able to present a great surprise to her own fans. Gavrilenko became the Olympic Champion for the first time in her career. The athlete’s joy was indescribable.
Currently, the gymnast is at home. She continues to train actively. The athlete has new competitions ahead.
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A. GAVRILENKO: The ribbon is considered the heaviest item, despite its beauty. Lenta for adult gymnasts is six meters long.And these six meters need to be constantly in use, so that the tip of the tape never dangles on the floor, so that it rises. You also need to throw these six meters, do two somersaults under them, let’s say, catch them. The ribbon tends to tie into bows, which is considered a huge mistake for a gymnast. If a bow is tied and the gymnast does not untie it, then one tenth will be removed from each element.
E. KANEVSKY: Is it necessary to untie the bow right during the performance?
A.G.: Yes, we need to have time to untie the bow. And if you don’t have time to untie the bow, you understand that the bow is not so easy to untie, but you can work with it, continue the movements that are intended in the exercise, then they will remove one tenth from each element. And there are a lot of elements.
Listen to the full version of the program “4 to 12” with Anna Gavrilenko in audio recording.
E. KANEVSKY: There is a project on air dedicated to everything related to our health. Today I am speaking with a representative of the most graceful sport, rhythmic gymnastics. My guest is Anna Gavrilenko.
A. GAVRILENKO: Hello.
E.K.: Hello. Russian gymnast, member of the Russian national team, Olympic champion 2008 in Beijing. Hi again.
A.G.: Hello.
E.K.: Rhythmic gymnastics is a relatively young sport. And when I was preparing for the broadcast, I was surprised to discover that the impetus for the development of this sport came precisely from the Soviet Union after the Second World War. And all the first international competitions were won by our athletes, except for the 1984 Olympics, when the Soviet Union boycotted the Olympic Games in America. Then the Canadian won, as far as I remember, the first gold. And then our athletes took and took bundles of these medals. I would like a little history of this sport, provided that it originally came, in fact, from dancing.
A.G.: Yes it's true.
Gymnastics originated from dance because it began to move to the music of Isadora Duncan
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And all this later turned into sports. It has become not just a dance, it has already become a real sport, where the fight for medals has appeared. And, of course, the grace of this sport has not gone away. Moreover, there are now new rules in gymnastics and dance is being revived again. That is, dance tracks have become a predominant element for us, we dance a lot again.
E.K.: This is cool. Will this affect your uniform and equipment? After all, the equipment of gymnasts is typical.
A.G.: Our equipment is swimsuits with skirts. Yes, skirts were not always there. Skirts were introduced probably 10 years ago. And now the dances and we have become one. Naturally, we have elements of sport on which the judges judge us.
E.K.: Should dancing be returned specifically to rhythmic gymnastics?
A.G.: I think that this only beautifies the sport, because doing elements and risks, throws - we still have objects, we shouldn’t forget about them - this is very cool, there is more dancing, more grace. And I think that's great.
E.K.: What do the audiences like best?
A.G.: In principle, we have lost nothing. We have a certain set of elements. It’s just that now it’s become full of dance... The dance tracks that were included in our show were lengthened to 10 seconds. I think it's great. Movement, dance, girls - this is the most feminine sport. Doing only elements and throws is somehow not so interesting, it seems to me.
Jump rope, ribbon, mace: about “working” items
E.K.: The word "throws" sounds like a fight. Who are you leaving?
A.G.: We throw objects.
We have a jump rope, a hoop, a ball, clubs and a ribbon. Each subject is interesting in its own way, complicated in its own way.
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But no one says that we shouldn’t make dance tracks or some elements, because we are judged by them. Not only in terms of throws, but also in terms of elements.
E.K.: By the way, we will talk about the apparatus separately, because it is really interesting, since artistic gymnastics also has certain apparatus. For girls it is beam, floor exercises, women's uneven bars. What else do they have there? Vault. And for sure there is every movement where someone is better, someone is worse, someone is most difficult to develop. For example, my friend’s daughter also does rhythmic gymnastics. She says that, for example, exercises with a mace are given last, because every girl is sure to break her face with this mace once.
A.G.: Yes. Not even with a mace, but with clubs. Because there are two of them, this is a pair - we have one mace in both hands. If we throw one, then the other mace should not stand still. It must rotate, or there must be some kind of gear. That is, the gymnast should have the best possible coordination. Coordination is developed from childhood. We are moving towards this, we take clubs as the third item.
As a rule, we start with a jump rope or a hoop, then a ball. And now, as the third subject, the young athletes take clubs. And the ribbon is considered the heaviest object, despite its beauty
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E.K.: Snake.
A.G.: And everyone looks and always admires. They think it's probably simple. But in fact, the ribbon for adult gymnasts is six meters long.
E.K.: That's normal.
A.G.: And these six meters need to be constantly in use, so that the tip of the tape never dangles on the floor, so that it rises. You also need to throw these six meters, do two somersaults under them, let’s say, catch them. The ribbon tends to tie into bows, which is considered a huge mistake for a gymnast. If a bow is tied and the gymnast does not untie it, then one tenth will be removed from each element.
E.K.: Is it necessary to untie the bow right during the performance?
A.G.: Yes, we need to have time to untie the bow. And if you don’t have time to untie the bow, you understand that the bow is not so easy to untie, but you can work with it, continue the movements that are intended in the exercise, then they will remove one tenth from each element. And there are a lot of elements.
E.K.: You are some kind of six-armed Shiva. How can this even be done? As far as I know, each performance lasts exactly one and a half minutes.
A.G.: Yes, one and a half minutes. Group exercise - two and a half minutes.
E.K.: And in a minute and a half you still need to untie and tie the bow.
A.G.: Yes, sure. This is a gross mistake, so it’s better not to tie it. Our gymnasts from Russia are famous for this - they use their apparatus extensively. There is a term “work widely with the tape from yourself.” That is, so that the tape is not close to the body. You need to create the same patterns - it will probably be more understandable to listeners - a snake, a spiral, but do it far from the body. The closer to the body, to the arms, to the legs, the more likely it will be tied in a bow.
E.K.: Fine. Then, since we moved on to subjects... Preparation with other elements - what are the features? You can smash your face with a mace. What else?
You can smash your face with a mace. But after the first time you catch the club hard with your face or something else, you begin to fuss under it faster
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And, as a rule, there are no second such strong options that it will fly again, because you begin to feel the object - how quickly it can fall down after you threw it. Even from my own experience, I will say that girls who once got a bump on their forehead are then more careful, more sociable under this subject. And their hands are always ready, first of all their hands, so that they can catch not with their nose, not with their head, but with their hands.
E.K.: And even just rotating it in your hands can you sandal it?
A.G.: Yes, of course you can. The club has a certain alignment, you need to feel it. Therefore, while children do not feel it, of course, they regularly have bumps on their arms and legs. But this is sport, this is part of our sport. It seems so feminine, but we also have our own struggle with objects. It’s especially difficult for young gymnasts. When skill is acquired over time... For example, I really loved maces. It even seemed to me that they were helping me, as if I was holding on to them. They helped me with the elements. And there are girls who are less gifted with coordination; they, of course, have a little difficulty with objects. The ball tends to roll. Once the ball has rolled, it is very difficult to catch it. He can roll out of bounds, which is also punishable. The ball should roll on the body, but sometimes it rolls on the floor. When lost, it is very difficult to catch it. If a jump rope fell nearby, you took it and picked it up immediately, and the ball, as a rule, rolls far away.
E.K.: Balls and clubs - what are they made of? Are they special?
A.G.: Yes. In my opinion, the best items are Japanese. We won't say which ones. In principle, both the ball and the clubs are now made of rubber. There are clubs that are half plastic, half rubber, there are only plastic, now there are options to choose from. And once upon a time, when gymnastics was born, the clubs were wooden. And it must have been very scary. Now they are used with rubber elements. The ball is rubber, it's covered... I don't even know what it's covered with, but they're very beautiful. We now have many different colors, with glitter, without glitter, with very beautiful color combinations. Children have a choice. Choosing your favorite color is great, because even we had a very limited choice when I started.
About men's rhythmic gymnastics
E.K.: When you watch rhythmic gymnastics competitions, of course, it’s mesmerizing how the ball goes back and forth, back and forth, as if there was something with a remote control, because you feel like that in space, an object in space, setting the amplitude of movement of this subject, not yet falling over and smiling gracefully - this is amazing. It's more difficult than dancing.
A.G.: You said smile. Things don't always work out, but you always have to smile. That’s why my coach told me: “The bigger the mistake, the wider the smile.” It is necessary, no matter how painful it is in your soul and hurtful for your sometimes ridiculous loss, to keep your face. There is skill in this too.
E.K.: So if a mace hits your face, you smile?
A.G.: Yes, no tears, nothing. You must continue with a calm face. It even happened when girls cut their eyebrows. But at the same time it needs to be completed. You can’t leave the carpet, you need to finish it to the end. And then, as it happens, so it will be.
E.K.: You say this is a women's sport. As far as I know, men have also begun to take part in these competitions. What is this trend? Is she scary? And in general, why do men need this?
A.G.: This all started to develop in Japan, probably seven or eight years ago, maybe even a little more, I don’t remember exactly. They have their own objects: they have two small hoops and a stick.
E.K.: Digger.
A.G.: And something like skittles. It’s like our mace, only they are more pin-shaped, so to speak. Now, as far as I know, the federation of men's rhythmic gymnastics is in the process of being formed. It is not artistic, but rhythmic. The rules of this sport are being created. I don’t know, I’m basically for any sport. Why not? I have a friend - the only world champion from Russia who won the world championship, in my opinion, in 2006 or 2007 - Alexander Buklov. He is developing this event and, of course, the Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation is also involved in this and helps in the development of this new sport.
E.K.: We need to look.
A.G.: The specifics there are different, it’s more of a cross between acrobatics and artistic gymnastics. Their clothes are overalls or some kind of pants. It's not like rhythmic gymnastics. I watched the men's rhythmic. It doesn't look like it. Yes, now, I know, in Europe there are boys who are completely involved in rhythmic gymnastics. Not rhythmic, but artistic. This, of course, looks very strange. I look at different sources, the Internet. Absolutely the same exercises that our girls, Margarita Mamun and Yana Kudryavtseva, do, for example. They strive to be like them. This, of course, looks a little strange.
E.K.: Is this not due to the fact that in Europe and Russia there are a lot of non-traditional sexual orientations? Maybe this has something to do with it?
A.G.: I can’t say about rhythmic gymnastics, because it’s different.
I don’t know what should motivate a guy to take up such a sport? The same leotards, the same costumes as in gymnastics? This is weird
Anna Gavrilenko
And even when European training camps are held, they have only one teacher and boys can participate. But it hasn’t come to us yet, thank God. I hope that our guys will limit themselves to rhythmic gymnastics, which is still more masculine and more similar to artistic gymnastics.
E.K.: I mean, didn’t it happen that LGBT communities began to integrate into sports, inventing their own sports, everything for themselves? To be honest, I am categorically against this, all these gay pride parades. I understand that this is not exactly the topic of my program, my broadcast. This is the same thing that now there are men who engage in synchronized swimming.
A.G.: This has been introduced now. Synchronized swimming was specifically supported. Why not? They think so. Five years will pass, and we will no longer look at this so keenly.
Sandwich with caviar and soup: about the nutrition and weight of gymnasts
E.K.: When preparing for the broadcast, I always thought that rhythmic gymnastics, like artistic gymnastics, are those few sports - certainly not like strength sports - where doping is not used. However, doping scandals also plague representatives of rhythmic gymnastics. Here, as a rule, this is not associated with some testosterone drugs - you don’t need muscles - but with fat burners. The girls are actively trying to lose weight before the competition. Why? Do they feed themselves something during the preparation period? What's the problem here? Diet problem?
A.G.: I can talk about myself, about my team, with whom I was and prepared for various championships. This will sound strange now, but I could gain three and a half kilograms over the weekend. On Sunday I recovered, on Monday I came in the evening, that is, I plowed, and that’s it. By evening I was almost at the same weight I left with on Saturday.
I can speak for my team: we did not take any fat-burning drugs. The only thing is that we lost weight in the bathhouse, like many other athletes, then we simply came to strict diets on the water
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It seems to me that it is all nonsense to do such things. It seems to me that this is harmful to the body. And with enormous loads, proper and proper nutrition, you can completely maintain weight. In addition, the products we have at our training base are excellent, and you can choose your nutrition. And all this is for nothing.
E.K.: How much do you weigh? Competition weight?
A.G.: At the Olympics I weighed 54 kg with a height of 174 cm.
E.K.: Moms, minus 20 kg!
A.G.: It was normal.
E.K.: For gymnasts, probably yes.
A.G.: I wasn't super skinny. I lost two kilograms for the Olympics, before that I worked at 56 kg. Before the Olympics, I pulled myself together because I had a very serious injury. I wasn’t part of the team for a while and realized that if I was hired now, I would never return to it. So I decided to lose weight so I could join the team looking good.
E.K.: So what are they feeding you?
A.G.: In principle, we are not limited. After all, we already make it to the Olympic team at a fairly conscious age. There are 16, 17, 18 years old and more.
There is everything: salads, soups, if we talk about lunch, meat. Everyone chooses their own food
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E.K.: But is it possible that the portion is small? For example, a handful, about the size of your palm?
A.G.: No, we actually have a buffet. But everyone, naturally, regulates their own nutrition. For example, some of our girls didn’t go to breakfast, but they had lunch and dinner. Scarce, of course. Everything is at the base. Other athletes also train with us, so the nutrition is tailored to everyone. Here everyone chooses for themselves.
For example, I always eat a sandwich with caviar for breakfast, then I have soup for lunch, for dinner - depending on the weight it turns out
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Starting a career at three years old: about young gymnasts
E.K.: We will move on to children's and youth sports. For example, my daughter is growing up. I myself, as an athlete, would like a sports career for my child. Although, to be honest, I understand that you can regret it for many reasons, we’ll talk about this a little later. At what age is it best to send girls to gymnastics and is it possible to predetermine its results - whether she will succeed or not? Sports selection?
A.G.: In fact, the question is very relevant. Almost every parent, when they come to practice, asks the coach this question. I'll tell it like it is. Now gymnastics has changed a little. If earlier it was possible to come to sports at the age of six and succeed, now it will be very difficult to come at the age of six and succeed. Either this child must be very talented, and in general everything must coincide: the coach, and everything, everything.
Nowadays it is better to send girls to classes at three or four years old
Anna Gavrilenko
The first year is in the form of a game, introductory, with elements of stretching, coordination, some kind of dance training, choreography. From the second year everything will start more seriously. And it is almost impossible to predict whether a child will be able to become a champion at four, five or six years old. I realized for myself that everything should coincide. When I was training, there were a lot of talented girls who were left without a European Championship medal, without a world champion medal and without the Olympic Games. But they were no less talented than me, no less hardworking. But somehow it all coincided that I became, say, an Olympic champion, but my teammate, who seemed to be good at everything too, didn’t work out. Either the injury could have let me down, or something else. At the age of 12, it seems to me, the result is already visible - whether the child is capable of going into elite sports. 12-13 years old is already the age when a child begins to take part in major championships in Russia. And if he hits them, then that already says a lot. It is not necessary to take any high places - first, second, third, or be in the top ten. I generally took 37th place out of 45 at the Russian Championship.
E.K.: Is this sport expensive? Not like tennis, won't you go broke?
A.G.: I believe that this is an expensive sport, because we have swimsuits, our costumes, in which gymnasts and little gymnasts perform, and, of course, parents want the girl to look very good.
Swimsuits are really very expensive now. They are usually with Swarovski stones, with difficult sewing work
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Good items also cost a lot.
E.K.: What does the school provide at the first stages? Does it provide it at all?
A.G.: The school does not provide items. Equipment is provided only when the gymnast joins the Russian national team. That is, the federation directly allocates some resources for items.
E.K.: How much does the school itself cost? At least in the central regions?
A.G.: A school can cost from 5 to 10 thousand.
E.K.: Per month?
A.G.: Per month. Depending on the number of days, number of classes, how much per month? The first year, of course, is smaller. We also have public schools. But not everyone gets there, that’s the problem, because they take the most talented girls, already the most promising in terms of their texture. After all, children who want, who like this sport - why not? They were not accepted into the Youth Sports School or any public school. Of course, parents are looking for commercial schools. They are also very good. At the same time, the main thing is that the specialist who supervises monitors everything, because there are different schools with different formats. There are like sections, there are like circles, there are, of course, already like sports, which prepare gymnasts for the same youth sports schools, so that they are prepared and accepted in three years.
14 hours of training and tutors at school - how gymnasts combine study and sports
E.K.: And now an important question that worries many. While preparing for the broadcast, I learned that senior gymnastics groups’ training can last 14 hours a day. When do you have time to prepare, study in general, when do you finish school, how do you combine it? And do you agree with this position that a child with a nosebleed still needs to get an education, even if he is an Olympic champion?
A.G.: This goes without saying. It seems to me that there are hardly any people who would like their child to only play sports. Of course, with age, if this is a sport of elite achievements, it becomes more and more difficult to do this.
E.K.: Competition.
A.G.: Yes. If we had two training sessions a day, then I remember my mother hired additional tutors for me so that I would not get lost in the program, and then I managed to fall out and then with difficulty fell into it again, going with the flow with my classmates. In turn, as a coach, I try to develop children comprehensively. Firstly, we have a young sport, let's start with that. In our country, the sport of many girls ends at 20 years old. I'm talking about the sports of those girls who compete at major championships.
Those girls who become masters of sports and go to study - our sport ends at the age of 15.
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E.K.: Why so early? Because it’s so traumatic?
A.G.: Because our sport is such a young one.
E.K.: Joint mobility?
A.G.: Joint mobility. Every year it becomes more and more difficult. If there is no natural flexibility, but it has been developed, then this also affects. She begins to leave earlier, this flexibility. Let’s say that if a person is flexible by nature, then he will be able to bend for a long time. But who has achieved all this at a certain age... At 15-16 years old, everything begins to get stronger: our bones, ligaments.
E.K.: You're getting old already. And all this already at the age of 15. What a beauty it is to grow old at 15 years old.
Many of our girls graduate at the age of 15. At 14, 15 years old, let’s say, everything is already
Anna Gavrilenko
They have already become masters of sports or candidates for master of sports and are graduating. That’s why we hold such interesting training camps. We even have creative tasks. As part of the collection, I always give the girls creative tasks. For the little ones, let’s say, draw something; for the older ones, write an essay on a topic that is relevant this year. For example, we celebrated the 80th anniversary of rhythmic gymnastics, and we also wrote an essay. Then we watch it all, we are interested and they are interested, they receive prizes for the best essay. All this gives development. We also go to the theater and attend all sorts of events. Now they will go to the scientific New Year tree. This is very cool and interesting. Children can watch, participate in it all and enjoy it. Of course, this also develops them.
Teaching and participating in the show: about life after big sport
E.K.: Is it possible that destinies are crippled? After all, thousands of girls do gymnastics, only a few of them become champions. Health is ruined. Have you ever seen such tragedies when a person quit sports and this is just a disaster for a person?
A.G.: Was. But our coach and those who went through Irina Aleksandrovna Viner’s great school, in principle, remain under supervision: some less, some more. But it has never happened that you finished the sport, got injured and went straight to nowhere. Yes, we were upset for six months, but then everyone found themselves. My colleagues who did not reach the Olympic peak tell me that sports, in particular this school of rhythmic gymnastics, which I went through, failures have only made me stronger and it’s easier for me in life now.
E.K.: With what? Now I have a live example in my studio. A person who no longer performs is not an active athlete. As far as I understand, I have already spent all my prize money... How do you earn your living? Where can other athletes go? Parents are now listening to us and thinking: “Now I’ll send my child to rhythmic gymnastics...”
A.G.: I'm incredibly happy. I love my job. I rested for a year after the Olympics and realized that I had already slept, that I had already eaten, that I needed to do something. And since I've never taught before, I need to gain experience. I went to an additional education school, got a job as a coach there, and formed a group for myself. Thus, I gained mastery as a coach. I can say that it wasn’t hard for me, because I went through a lot of schools. I started training in Yekaterinburg, then I came to Moscow, then I’m here, then I joined the national team. I passed through a lot of good specialists. And she took something from each and began to somehow combine it into one thing - herself. Then, when I had already gained experience, I decided to make my own rhythmic gymnastics school in my own name. And now the school is five years old. Little girls come to study with us, take part in competitions and training camps. We have an interesting sports friendly life. I am incredibly glad that I can share my experience with children, because like no one else I know this path, I can tell them. In the gym, of course, I’m their coach. In life - like me, they were never afraid of their coach - we are friends. They can come up and ask any question that interests them regarding sports or non-sports. And it’s very cool, such an exchange of energy and experience.
E.K.: And the fact that now many athletes take part in various commercial events, is this correct for an athlete? Or is there nothing like that?
A.G.: I didn't quite understand what they were talking about.
E.K.: For example, some figure skaters in ice shows, gymnasts in some of their own shows.
A.G.: I like this. I did not participate and did not take part in gymnastics projects, but it is always pleasant for me to watch as a spectator, because this is also a sport for the masses, in essence. It’s just expressed in a slightly different way, but more people are attracted to the sport. I remember what rhythmic gymnastics was like before; it was practically broadcast exclusively at night. I remember when my mother didn’t wake me up at night to watch gymnastics, I was hysterical in the morning. I said: “Why didn’t you wake me up?” Now everyone knows this sport, what rhythmic gymnastics is. They even know our leaders. Every fifth person, it seems to me, is aware of events. And all these programs that you are talking about bring people up to date in different sports.
Gymnasts love to relax, however, they do it, like everything else, in their own way. So now, while the whole country is celebrating New Year and Christmas, relaxing and traveling around the world, sports schools and clubs are holding training camps and tournaments. Thus, in the city of Bronnitsy (Moscow region), during the Christmas holidays, a training camp is being held under the leadership of the Honored Master of Sports of Russia in rhythmic gymnastics, Olympic champion Anna Vitalievna Gavrilenko. This story is dedicated to Anna Gavrilenko.
Anna Gavrilenko was born on July 10, 1990 in our native Yekaterinburg. From early childhood, the girl was very fond of sports, and gave particular preference to rhythmic gymnastics, with which she connected her life. The first coach of the aspiring gymnast was Alla Mishenina.
As Anna herself says, initially she did not have any supernatural talents. “A girl with average abilities” - this is how coaches and choreographers characterized the little gymnast. But her boundless love for sports and hard work made themselves felt, and soon Anna Gavrilenko began to successfully perform at regional, federal, and subsequently at international competitions.
At the age of 13, Anna joined the Russian national team. She was trained by Valentina Ivanitskaya, Alla Yanina and Yana Arintseva.
In 2005, the gymnast became the silver medalist of the European Championships in group exercises among juniors.
The following year, 2006, brought the gymnast three gold medals at the adult European Championship (all-around, 5 ribbons, 3 hoops and 2 pairs of clubs). At the World Championships in 2007, gymnasts conquered the podium three times (all-around, 5 ropes, 3 hoops and 2 pairs of clubs).
But the main victory was still ahead. In 2008, at the Beijing Olympic Games, the group exercise team of the Russian national team, in which Anna competed, successfully won gold. However, for the gymnast it was also the hardest victory. “3 months before the Games, I suffered an ankle injury - a rupture of the anterior talofibular ligament. As a result, I didn’t train for 1.5 months, and for the next 1.5 months I worked on painkillers. Of course, it was not possible to cure my leg in such a short period of time, but it was imperative to perform: so as not to let the team down and so that my 15 years in gymnastics would not be in vain.”
After the 2008 Olympics, Anya ended her career as a gymnast.
“18 years is a pretty respectable age for rhythmic gymnastics. And I achieved everything that could be achieved in sports. The first year after leaving I just slept and ate, then I entered the Russian State University of Physical Education. I graduated and recently opened my own coaching school, although when I was on the national team, I thought, like all the girls, that I would never be a coach.”
Anna is interested in music. In 2011, the athlete participated in the popular TV show on the Rossiya channel - Dancing with the Stars. Her dance partner was actor Dmitry Mazurov.
In 2013, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev presented Anna Gavrilenko with the honorary “Order of Friendship” for her enormous contribution to the development of sports and achievements. She was also awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
“Success is, first of all, hard work!<…>Formula for success: 30% talent and 70% hard work,” says the Olympic champion.
Alexandra Koroleva
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