Thursday 31 March 2016

...aaand word from the Queen herself, she will compete at nationals!

...barring any further changes, that is...
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After the 100 different announcements about Aliya Mustafina and Russian Championships, we finally have some information straight from Aliya herself via VK (and trusted gymternet source who actually knows her).

My Tsaritsa has informed the peasants, that she will grace us with her presence at the Russian Championships. She just finished her last round of treatments 2 weeks ago and is not yet ready for competition, so she will perform simplified routines on balance beam and uneven bars. This is just to get her competitive spirit back after such a long break and to keep up with the rest of the team in preparation for European Championships and the Olympics.

All hail Queen Aliya!



It goes without saying that I'm extremely happy about this. The competition is what drives her and after such a long break I think that this could definitely boost her motivation and get her spirits up. Like Vika said after Baku, getting back to competition is everything. You want to show everyone what you've been working so hard for instead of just struggling by yourself in the darkness. And I think that showing simplified routines is a good compromise. Much better to get out there with something than stay home with nothing. Is it just me or am I not making any sense anymore?

Hopefully everything goes well and we get to see her with the rest of the group in Penza. No changes anymore, please...



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