32-year-old gymnast Chusovitina wins vault

How long can Chusovitina continue to compete at the highest level?

Indefinitely, it would seem.

She won in Doha:

It was a great competition for the veterans, with 32-year-old Oksana Chusovitina smoking the field for the vault win. Chusovitina topped second place Anna Pavlova, 13 years her junior, by more than two and a half tenths.

“It’s a great start to the season. I couldn’t have asked for anything more from here,” Chusovitina told the Gulf Times. “My aim is to win a medal for Germany at the Olympics. There has always been a keen rivalry between me and the Chinese girls and they will really test me. I have kept myself in better shape so far and will keep up the good show.” …

Inside Gymnastics

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