"I need to work even more and listen to the coach." Anna Kamenshchikova from Belarus talks about the results of the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest

Anna Kamenshchikova from Belarus is the bronze medalist of the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest in the all-around and in the hoop, ball and ribbon among the seniors.

The gymnast assessed the performances at the tournament in Moscow:

"In the ball routine, I made a minor, so to speak, visible error. I understand that, we discussed it with the coach, that's all. And with the clubs, it was a really stupid mistake; I simply dropped it from my hand. But mistakes are mistakes, that's what they are, you have to move on and, of course, work on them. I need to work even harder and listen to the coach."

She told how the recent European Cup in Baku turned out for her:

"Oh, I absolutely loved competing there! I haven't been on the international stage for five years. I was incredibly happy to compete in Baku! And it's a very interesting competition format. Especially since it turned out that Dasha Verenich and I got into the battle. It's very interesting, very strange. But actually, I felt more or less at ease there."

Anna shared which gymnasts from other countries she particularly likes:

"Sofia Raffaeli. Meital Maayan Sumkin didn't compete, but overall I like her as a gymnast. Dasha Varfolomeev, of course, is also very good; all her transitions are so seamless."

The athlete also noted which performances of the gymnasts of the Academy in the capital of Azerbaijan she liked the most:

"Yana’s routine is simply love, it's in my heart, because she truly lives it. It's amazing, I loved it! Of course, we were rooting for Arisha back then during the cross country battle. The hoop was a very interesting battle between Sofia and Arisha, and their scores were almost identical overall."