"It's a great experience for me." Valeria Medvedeva - about her performance at the Shining Star tournament in Tashkent

Academy student Valeria Medvedeva from Novosibirsk talked about the results of her performance at the Shining Star tournament in Tashkent. 

“The tournament went well. There are, of course, mistakes, but it’s still a great experience for me. I tried, but there were times when I was too worried,” the gymnast said. 

The gymnast explained how she prepared for the competition and who helped her. 

 "Well, all the coaches at the Academy helped me. Of course, Irina Dyuba, Zlata Tulubayeva helped me, Anna Ustsova, Olga Frolova and almost all the coaches, Elena Egorova, everyone helped me. And thanks also to Alina Kabaeva and for helping us get it together and in general for opportunities to perform here, I am very pleased,” Valeria said. 

She  also told how she got ready right before for the performance.

 “Irina Dzyuba always tells me about the “right breathing.” And the psychologist always tells me that I need proper breathing, proper mindset and I always need to cheer myself up before going out so that there is less stress,” she said. 

 The international Shining Star tournament was held in Tashkent, November 9-13.