"This innovation is to make the judging more objective." Natalia Lashchinskaya talks about the innovation of the All-Russian Board of Judges for Rhythmic Gymnastics

From this season, the All-Russian Board of Judges for Rhythmic Gymnastics forms a team of specialists to work at regional competitions. 

During the Moscow Championship we learned about the role of this innovation from chief judge Natalia Lashchinskaya from St. Petersburg:

"This is an innovation we have in the Russian Gymnastics Federation now, that judges from other regions are called in order to make the judging more objective. We currently have three from the Moscow Region, two judges from Kazan, and one from Nizhny Novgorod here." 

The specialist also shared her impressions of the competition:

"Lala Kramarenko is not quite in shape yet, and it's noticeable. She is a very beautiful, a daring gymnast. There are many young gymnasts here, indeed, a real constellation of very good kids. Sasha Borisova didn't do very well with the first two types because they are new. But with the other two types, she scored high and got great results." 

The Moscow Championship took place from February 1 to 4.