Lyubov Alexandrova, the chief judge of the Gracia Fair Cup, speaks about the specifics of the tournament

The chief judge of the Gracia Fair Cup, Lyubov Alexandrova, spoke in more detail about the tournament and its special features this year:

"The Gracia Fair Cup is an annual tournament for us, it's already our thirty-second. It's a very highly rated tournament in our country. We love it because we all see the gymnasts compete. There are 24 countries and 61 clubs participating in it. Thank you very much to everyone who came. They were very impressive athletes, both juniors and seniors."

The specialist also shared her impressions of the performances of our gymnasts and other participants:

"Yana Zaikina's hoop routine was very memorable. Ksyusha Savinova swam through the hoop in one breath. Seniors: Vladislava Sharonova, Milena Schenyatskaya, Ulyana Janus. Viola Sella from Italy had very good routines; she does the turns very well. I really liked Alisa Rosenberg. The routines, everything was so fluid. There's competition, which is very nice. First of all, it's artistry. A lot of attention is paid to artistry these days, every point of impact, every throw, every note of the music. And, of course, elements, turns, complicated risks. Milena Shchenyatskaya catches with her feet. Vladislava Sharonova's artistry, of course. Ksyusha Savinova is so fluid."

The Gracia Fair Cup tournament was held in Budapest from February 20 to 22 under the auspices of the World Gymnastics. Our athletes competed under neutral status.