Olga Bulgakova, courtesy of RGF
Key points of a short interview with Olga Bulgakova, Head Coach of the national junior team
The girls reached their minimum targets. They use the results of competition for analysis, to understand where things aren't working, and correct any weaknesses.
Seda Tutkhalyan and Maria Bondareva will be considered for the Youth Olympics in Nanjing. Seda's programme is more complex. But this was a major competition for both girls and both had errors. There is still some work to do.
Seda has complex routines, dealing with them is very hard. If her routines had been less difficult of course that would have been easier to handle and she would be more stable. But that wouldn't offer much promise. She has a very promising programme, they will make modifications.
Psychologically, these girls are a little short of international competition. Now they will know better what to expect. Our programmes are strong, but they shouldn't stand still. They want still more information to analyse and make decisions. The results may be different elsewhere.
Control competitions will be used to decide who will travel to Nanjing.
The gymnastics events at the Youth Olympics will take place between 17th and 23rd August.
In another interview, Bulgakova talks of the potential of the juniors 'they could well go to the Olympics in Rio'
http://summer.sport-express.ru/gymnastics/reviews/44640/
Seda only missed out in a podium finish because of mistakes, not because of her level or talent. In fact she had the highest SV of everyone and to cope with this was far more difficult. Now they have to do a bit more work until she begins to cope better. There are real possibilities that these girls could go on to upgrade their routines even more and then qualify for the Olympics.
It is a bit early to say how these juniors will cope with the stress, they are still children. But what these children did in Sofia, really deserves special praise.
Seda is the only gymnast in this competition to perform certain skills on the beam (I think she is referring to her full twisting back in the straight position). I believe that with just a little bit more work, she will cope with everything.
Angelina Melnikova is a very hardworking and willing girl. They told both her and Seda that whoever did not fall, would come first. The fact that Angelina made no mistakes is very valuable.
Daria Skrypnik has very promising bars, but she had problems in qualifications. Maria Bondareva and Anastasis Dmitrieva are good all arounders, but still young.
Seda and Angelina are a little taller than the other girls. Their vaults are better than some of the seniors, but the new members of the senior team are facing puberty, which makes them prone to injury. With time, they will improve their vaults.
She was quite surprised by the British success, but there is a British gymnastics tradition, the gymnasts can look up to Elizabeth Tweddle as an example.