In the first half of 2020, Maria Paseka took a break from the sport, a decision she regrets now . Nowadays, the Russian gymnast will make o...
In the first half of 2020, Maria Paseka took a break from the sport, a decision she regrets now.
Nowadays, the Russian gymnast will make one last effort to get back to her former level.
"I will make my last push in gymnastics now," Paseka told sport-express.ru. "If it works out, very well. If everything works out the way I want it, I’ll retire in peace. If not, I’ll try something else."
Paseka competed at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she won bronze and silver on vault respectively.
She regrets not competing at Tokyo Olympics, as she had a chance to win gold - the only medal she doesn't have in her Olympic medal collection.
"I was upset with myself that I’d spent so much time working hard. It’s upsetting when you’re aiming at gold when you already have a silver and a bronze, I wanted a gold medal… But, I guess, this was my fate that I haven’t gotten it yet." said the 26-year-old gymnast.
The World vault champion will have to compete on another event beside vault as per head coach Valentina Rodionenko's instructions.
"If the head coach said that, then I’ll have to do it. I don’t see the point of coming back to the national team otherwise."
"We don’t know yet which event it will be – either floor or bars. We’ll have to look at the rules, since they change every four years."
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