Belarus junior team gymnasts shared their impressions of the performance at the 1st stage of the international Cup of the Strongest tournament in Moscow

The junior team of group exercises of the Belarus national team performed at the 1st stage of the international Cup of the Strongest tournament in Moscow. 

A team gymnast told what these competitions mean to them. 

"We liked the hall, the reception was very warm. Unfortunately, we didn't succeed in many things, but we don't intend to give up. This was a new experience for us, the first such large away competition. So we will work, correct mistakes and, of course, come to some more such large competitions," the team members said.

She shared how the team dealt with stress. 

"It was nerve wracking. But we said some words of support to each other. We also worked hard to calm our nerves. The second dance track in the club routine is probably our favorite. You can show all the colorful aspects of the routine, emotions, artistry. And sometimes we can take a couple of breaths on the dance track," they said.

The team consists of Varvara Artemenko, Ariana Barkhacheva, Margarita Silish, Maya Klimko, Karolina Tsidzik and Yulia Druzhinina. Their coaches are Ekaterina Belyavskaya and Tatyana Nenasheva.