A charming write-up from Nastia Grishina’s mother. A good Russian mom. 
Galina Grishina:
… My three sons started in gymnastics and Nastia is the fourth child in our family. The older sons are now 30, 27 and 24 and are not involved in sports anymore, but they are still in good shape. …
And now I can say that all little children should start in gymnastics. Two or three years of doing those rolls and bridges and strengthening their backs …
So we decided to try figure skating, but we never got there. On the way to CSKA we met a gymnastics coach who coached boys and he lured us into the gym. He said: “You’re already too old for figure skating. Try gymnastics instead”. Nastia was almost seven then and in the first grade. And how do coaches usually introduce kids to gymnastics? They take them to the trampoline. She liked it right away. And that’s how she stayed there. …
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Loved this – was a good read. She seems supportive, not overbearing.
“He said: “You’re already too old for figure skating. Try gymnastics instead”. ”
This guy’s tactics amuse me. “Too old” for figure skating but not too old for gymnastics? LOL!
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