Valentina Rodionenko has reported that Aliya Mustafina yesterday said she would take a two year break, then begin to train again for the Tokyo Olympics.
I'm unsure what to make of this ... I can see Aliya of all people being the one who pulls this off, but it seems quite a bit too soon for her to make such a decision with any certainty, and of course only today Aliya was telling journalists 'let my dreams stay with me'. Aliya is a young woman and all sorts of adventures are ahead of her. Not sure what authority Rodionenko had to make such a far reaching announcement on behalf of another. Let's wait and see.
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