hi:) would you mind translating Angelina Melnikova's interview posted on VK if you have time? many thanks:)
Valentina Rodionenko: “She is the girl who smashed in for the team, became an AA national champion. She is the 5th member of the future Olympic team though in this team she is not 5th number, she is one of the leaders… AA leaders”. “As for Komova I’d like to say that her coach called yesterday and said she had been taken to hospital again to undergo a medical examination. And the question whether she will compete at Europeans is taken off. But she will still be preparing for Olympics, everything is up to her diagnosis”.
Angelina Melnikova about Komova years ago: “I was watching her, she was doing Giants in black gloves…and I was just watching her, was afraid even to say hi”.
Svetlana Khorkina: “I want her to understand she is a serious competitor, she is a contender to all the girls in a team and you must not be afraid of how good you are. Bcz oldies should understand that behind their back there are younger girls. She should go to the Olympics and fight. When I was watching her at Nationals, I saw some important details in her performances. Details which only professional can understand. She does fight for every landing on floor, she fights for each tenth of a point”.
Angelina’s mom: “She was very impressed when she went to Khorkina’s competition. She saw her on TV before, but when she met her and then came back home saying: “Mom I took a pic with Khorkina!” - it impressed her a lot.
Her school teacher said that in her class there were many young athletes but only Angelina reach this kind of success. (Probably this school is next to some Sport club or smthing).
Angelina Melnikova: “It’s hard…sometimes it’s hard. You are competing with older gymnasts. They are more experienced and you are so small *giggling* … walking around always afraid of something”.
Spiridonova about Melnikova: “She is kinda cute girl. Like a blowball/dandelion or smthing…”.
Valentina Rodionenko: “For now her best event is beam. She will go to Europeans and I think will be a sensation, discovery for many people that there is such a gymnast in Russia”.
Angelina’s mom: “When she was 8, coaches were saying she is a very strong kid. Her arms were developed so good, she could climb the rope with her hands only without using legs”.
Her coach: “She was explosive. Explosive power. You need this in modern gymnastics. If you are only beautiful you may not do some hard acro successfully”.
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