“Patience is one of the talents that a gymnast must have.” Coach Olesya Kovaleva about the necessary attitude to achieve results.

Olesya Kovaleva, coach at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy shared her thoughts on how to properly approach the training process in order to achieve results.

“If something didn’t work today, then it will work tomorrow. There is no need to get upset, or get sad, so to speak. You have to come in with a positive attitude, that you are doing something that you love. You are doing everything right. It’s just that there are certain aspects that you need to be more patient with, more responsible,” she said. Working on elements, gymnasts spend many hours in the hall every day. The coach noted that you will definitely have results, it’s just necessary to work hard towards the goal.

“It’s just that not everyone is ready to spend a lot of time and effort, many actually lack patience for the most part. So patience in gymnastics is probably another talent that any gymnast must possess. Sometimes, you could say that this is a patience championship,” Kovaleva said. “Someone will endure, and someone will simply give up.”

At the same time, the support that the coach provides to the gymnasts is very important. “We say all the time - “don't give up, until the end,” the coach concluded.