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| Seda Tutkhalyan in the first day of the team competition at the European Games, 2015, her first major senior competition |
'I'm learning to cope with the excitement. Unfortunately, I often get nervous before the competition. Even though the coach and the girls try to calm me down, I still cannot forget about everything, laugh, talk, as some can. ... I try to smile when on the floor, but I can't always - because what if something doesn't work, how will I be able to smile then? It should always be a sincere smile.
Lena Zamolodchikova is my idol in the gym. She was able to do everything - combinations with a smile, she was able to communicate with the audience. ...
My whole family - mother, father and two older brothers, are my most loyal fans. When I won the all around at the Youth Olympics, my brothers wrote to me, 'Well done! We are very proud of you!'. Vaik - the eldest, he is 24, he is also an athlete, a European and World Champion in Sambo. My middle brother used to do wrestling, but now he is studying economics. ...
I spend most of my life in the gym. Movies? Friends? Yes - I go with friends to the movies, go for a walk in the park. I live in Moscow, close to the 'Ulitsa 1905' metro - there is a park nearby, Krasnopresnensky Park, where you can have a nice walk in the good weather.
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| Seda was expressive on floor in Baku |
We have inherited Dad's character for sport, I think. Now I really want to get to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and I will try very hard. I hope that the coaches will help me. I know that I still need to work hard to upgrade all my routines and to learn to perform the elements cleanly.
My favourite apparatus is beam, but I don't know why. Perhaps because I can learn the elements quickly. I only have problems if I put on weight. In general, my goal is to become an Olympic champion! And overtake my Dad's achievements in sport. ... There is still a lot to do, but if I succeed at the Olympics, then I will immediately overtake him.
My Dad helps me all the time, for example gives me advice on nutrition.
Outside the gym, I enjoy drawing. My mother has a whole folder full of my drawings. I draw different outfits - shorts, shirts, jackets. Sometimes I come up with different styles, like a fashion designer. ...
I don't forget about my earlier victories, I do remember everything, but I try not to exaggerate its importance. I feel like it's cool to be a champion! But then I realise that I have to go further. ...