“After seeing her new ball, this exercise for me is emblematic of everything Lala is. Let's take Rizatdinova's 2016 ball: same music, a whole different composition and style.
I remember Ganna’s great handling, her signature whole body roll, much of the good choreography and how expressive she was. From Lala’s I remember the incredible combination penché-tilt and penche boucle. This applies to any Lala exercise. There is no personality in the movement of an athlete who is absolutely great thanks to her physical skills, and I do not understand how this trait cannot emerge with all the quality of the russian coaches.”
rewatching 2014 worlds and wow ganna rizatdinova rly had no charisma lmao. and neither did son yeon jae. they both suffered from puerile choreography, lack of momentum, and safe apparatus handling. cannot believe they were consistently 3 and 4 at the time
oh my god what happened... didn't anya already change her mind about rio??? ("i advise you to be proud of your bronze since it was your ceiling"... HOLY SHIT)