The final part of the interview with Egle Abruzzini, President of the Technical Committee of the International Federation

Why is Egle Abruzzini’s time as the President of the Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation was called the "golden age" in rhythmic gymnastics?

This is the focus of the new, final part of the interview. Egle talks about the emergence of the European and Four Continents Championships, the key events that influenced the development of rhythmic gymnastics, and shares her memory of the judging conflict at the 2000 European Championships, when World Champion Elena Vitrichenko placed 19th and, after review, her results were deemed biased.

0:13 What does Egle Abruzzini remember about her time as President of the Technical Committee?
1:08 What opportunities did the emergence of the Four Continents Championships offer gymnasts from different countries?
4:57 How gymnastics has changed since the collapse of the USSR
6:01 Why were judges' performances assessed at competitions?
7:23 "There was a lot of work, so I worked 18 hours a day"
8:27 The work of the European Championships incident commission
12:37 "I would have quit everything, I would have left, but I had to defend the International Federation"

Watch the previous part, about the preparation of the rhythmic gymnastics rules for the Olympic Games and the process of changing them, here.