... More recently, thousands of Japanese people fell in love with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva. She was called to performances and just to visit, the first film with her participation - "Blue Shadow" was shot here. Today, local fans have a new idol - Vera Sesina. Her performance in the World Cup finals amazed everyone. “This girl is charming: slim and flexible, like cypress. But her character is like that of a real samurai” - the newspapers are touched.
The level of competition in these competitions exceeds even the world championships. In contrast to the latter, there are no "passing" participants at the Grand Prix. According to the regulations, only 8 of the best female athletes in the world ranking act in each form. A fierce struggle - the slightest mistake, and you are already far from the podium. Cecina began with silver in rope exercises. In this form, preference was given to another Russian woman, Olga Kapranova, the first number on the world ranking table. However, the absolute 2005 World Champion made a small blot, and as a result remained below the line of winners. And Sesina had to fight for herself and for her teammate.
Further, the medals fell, as if on a conveyor belt. The ball is gold, the mace is gold, the ribbon is gold. It is a pity that Vera did not take part in group exercises as well, otherwise her collection of awards would be replenished again. However, our team did without Sesina’s help - in this form, Russians are also the first! And the charming uralochka became the most successful gymnast of the tournament. “This is something from the realm of science fiction,” Cecina did not hide her feelings after the competition. “They predicted that this year could be happy for me. But so much! .. Although I hope this is only the beginning. After all, the Olympics are ahead Beijing, which was always my dream to win. "