Good news quoted in the Gym Chat Forum:
LEGENDARY Olympic coach Sergei Chinkar has rated the Australian women’s gymnastics team the best ever after the seven-strong outfit was named yesterday.
Chinkar (born in Belarus) coached Vitaly Scherbo to record win of six gold medals for the Soviet Union at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He says Daria Joura is an exceptionally strong leader.
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“She is the most skilful Australian woman I have seen and you need a strong leader for the team to be successful,” Chinkar said.
The team:
Shona Morgan and Georgia Bonora (capable all-arounders)
Ashleigh Brennan (floor and beam specialist)
Daria Joura, Lauren Mitchell, Chloe Sims, and Hollie Dykes
“For the first time we have a strong vaulting team, we are moving forward,” Chetkovich said. “We’ve never had this level of depth over four apparatus. We’ve got a crash-hot team under one of the best coaches in the world in knowing how to prepare athletes.
“We are good enough to medal as a team. If we hit, we are as good as anyone.”
“Hollie and Lauren are good enough to be in the beam finals.”
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