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| Aliya Mustafina at work recently. RGF |
Lupita translates a Tass interview with All Around contender, Aliya Mustafina.
Olympic champion Aliya Mustafina has decided not to experiment with new vaults at the World Championships that start in a week’s time in Antwerp (Belgium). The athlete made this statement after the open training session that took place on Thursday at Ozero Krugloye. She was asked about the likelihood of performing a triple twisting Yurchenko vault.
“A TTY is a new vault, we will have to see how it goes. I am training two vaults, but I’ll decide in Antwerp which of them I’ll perform ".
Mustafina got injured when performing an Amanar vault (two and a half twisting Yurchenko) in April 2011. Nevertheless, she recovered and came back to win gold at the London Olympics in the summer of 2012.
"I am training conscientiously for the World Championships … I know what these competitions are like. Other athletes will compete there with me. Except for Tanya Nabiyeva, they will be competing for the first time at such an important event, and it will be difficult for them. We have to help them. You are alone in front of the apparatus and then you are given the green light. You just have to go and perform".
Aliya Mustafina and Tatiana Nabiyeva will compete in the All Around. Maria Paseka will compete on vault and floor; Anna Rodionova, on bars and beam.