Rhythmic gymnast Arina Alekseevna Averina was born in the city of Zavolzhye, a member of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team, an international master of sports. She was a champion many times and won prizes at tournaments of the all-Russian and international level. She became the European champion three times. Her sister Averina Dina Alekseevna is also a member of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team, she has also won three European competitions. In 2017 she became the absolute champion of Russia. Repeatedly climbed the podium at all-Russian and international competitions, including the first step. Dina and Arina have another sister, Polina, who also did rhythmic gymnastics, but switched to other activities. Rhythmic gymnastics should first of all be liked, because it brings not only rewards, but also pain and hardship, not everyone likes to give priority to sports for the sake of other, no less interesting and important activities.
Junior team
Sisters Averina - Dina and Arina are twins, they were born on August 13, 1998 in the city of Zavolzhye, not far from Nizhny Novgorod. Gymnasts go side by side in sports - they are together in the Russian national team, they often attend the same competitions together.
A sports biography began with the girls going to a sports school at the department rhythmic gymnastics at the age of four (they went to a regular school a year later, at five). The twins were interested in their older sister Polina, who was already involved in this sport. Later, Polina left the sports school, and Arina and Dina Averins decided at an early age to make a sports career - they are not by their age distinguished by a serious attitude to the common business they had begun. The first coach was Larisa Viktorovna Belova.
Girls under 12 attended a regular school. Then we switched to an individual training program. Everything free time took up training, but a serious attitude to gymnastics yielded results in the form of victories in competitions.
Since the girls began to give excellent results, their parents decided to continue their studies in Nizhny Novgorod, where training in gymnastics takes place at a different level thanks to a good material base and sports traditions - there are excellent gyms where international tournaments are held, the world champion in rhythmic gymnastics was engaged in the city. ... In order for the daughters to have enough opportunities to develop their talents, the entire Averin family moved to Nizhny Novgorod.
In 2011, the sisters had three competitions in which they showed good results: the Moscow stage of the Grand Prix, Nadezhda Russia and the Russian championship. The Young Gymnast competition was successful, after which the twins were invited to the training camp in Croatia. The senior coach of the Russian junior team Vera Nikolaevna Shatalina, who coached Olga Kapranova and Alina Kabaeva, invites the twins to the Moscow Olympic Training Center after training in Croatia. The sisters arrived in Moscow without going through the Olympic reserve school in Nizhny Novgorod, which happens very rarely.
The girls got to Vera Shatalina by accident - in 2011, they came to the Olympic village to train for 10 days. The girls were determined to show results in the capital. They said that if they did not stay in Moscow, they would quit gymnastics and focus on school, as their sister Polina did.
The girls, when they first arrived in Moscow, had a small stature, 138 centimeters. Children did not go on a diet, but, on the contrary, ate heavily so that their body grows up and develops well. After a few years, growth was already 161 centimeters (weight was about 40 kilograms), which is quite enough to successfully enter adult sports (weight and height correspond to the last year of the girls' junior program). Thus, Vera Shatalina took care not only of the sports result, but also of the health of young gymnasts.
Since 2011, the girls' new place of residence is the Russian capital, where their training took place. We trained intensively, from 10 to 13 o'clock, then a lunch break, and from 14 to 17 - again training, only five hours a day.
In 2012, there were many successful competitions - the World Cup in Pesaro and the Russian championship, the junior international tournament in Slovenia - gold medals, Nadezhda Russia - the third and fourth places.
In 2013, the girls become masters of sports, they move from the junior team to the adult team and begin training in Novogorsk.
In 2014
In 2014, the sisters won the Grand Prix stage in Moscow, after which there was a victory at the Grand Prix in Israeli Holon. In Israel, Averina Arina defeated her sister with a gap of hundredths of a point, which indicates an approximately equal level of theirs as athletes.
This year, the sisters took part in the Moscow Championship, where Averina Dina became the champion (despite the fact that she had a fever), Arina Averina received a silver medal.
The Lisbon World Cup brought Dina a silver medal for the clubs and two bronze medals for the all-around and ribbon. Around the same time, Arina Alekseevna Averina at the Baltic Hoop competition receives gold medal for the performance with the ball, two silver ones - for the club and the ribbon, the hoop brought bronze. She achieved this success in the absence of a coach, since Vera Shatalina was with Dina in Portugal at that time.
In the same year, the Russian championship in the city of Penza brought Arina a gold medal for a ball, a silver medal for clubs, and a bronze medal for a hoop. The gymnast has won many awards despite performing with a hand injury. Dina at these competitions got silver for the hoop, bronze for the ribbon.
The Spartakiad stage in Ramenskoye and Luxemburg Trophy brought silver medals to Arina. Dina won silver in Ramenskoye, at the competition in Luxeburgh she received gold medals for the all-around, hoop and ribbon.
In 2015
The Moscow Grand Prix did not bring medals, Arina took 13th place, Dina - 6. But since the Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious competitions in the world (there were 42 participants in total), these places roughly represent the world ranking of rhythmic gymnasts. For novice athletes, it is quite a decent result at the Grand Prix - it will approach the top ten.
Girls in the Championship of Russia take prizes - in the all-around Arina won silver, Dina - bronze. In some events, Arina won first place for clubs and a hoop, and the second - for performing with a ribbon and a ball. Dina received a gold medal for her performance with the ball, a silver medal for her performance with a hoop, and third place for her performance with a ribbon. The girls received the first and second command places, as they separately played for different federal districts.
The international tournament in Pesaro brought championship titles to two sisters, in some events Arina received a gold medal for exercises with a ribbon and a ball, Dina - a gold medal for clubs, bronze - for a performance with a hoop.
The girls brought ten prize medals from the Spanish tournament Corbeil-Essones - Arina five gold, Dina five silver.
At the Hungarian stage of the World Cup, Dina received a gold medal for the all-around, exercises with clubs, a ball, a hoop, and a silver ribbon. Arina won silver for the hoop, bronze for the all-around and ball performance.
The tournament in Sofia brought gold to Dina and silver to Arina.
In 2016
In 2016, the Averina sisters continued to successfully compete in world-class competitions.
The Czech stage of the Grand Prix in Brno brought Dina a bronze medal for the all-around, a silver medal for her performance with a ribbon and a hoop.
The Romanian stage of the Grand Prix, which took place in the city of Bucharest, brought Arina a silver medal for the all-around, ribbon and clubs brought bronze. Dina received silver for clubs, a bronze medal for all-around, ball and hoop performance.
World Cup in Sofia - Arina won a bronze medal. Berlin stage of the World Cup - Dina's gold medal for all-around, ribbon and ball. Arina got a hand injury at this tournament and stopped performing on the next day of the competition.
Moscow Grand Prix - Arina receives bronze for the all-around, silver for clubs and gold for exercises with a ribbon. Alina Kabaeva awarded the sisters with a prize for a high level of artistry in performances.
Stage of the World Cup in the Finnish city of Espoo received a gold medal for the performance with the ball.
Stage of the World Cup in the capital of Portugal Lisbon Arina won a silver medal for the ribbon exercise.
Senior Tournament within the World Cup - Arina receives a full set of gold medals, only five awards.
World Cup in Pesaro - Dina won two bronze medals for clubs and hoop, silver - for ribbon and ball.
At the Russian Championship, Dina won bronze for the all-around and the ball, the hoop and ribbon brought two silver medals. Arina won a bronze medal for her performance with a hoop and clubs, the ball brought silver.
The stage of the Grand Prix and the Israeli Eilat brought Dina silver for the all-around, hoop and ribbon, Dina received silver for the ball and bronze for the all-around.
Dina and Arina, as members of the Russian national team, represented Russia at international competitions, in team championship represented Privolzhsky federal district and Moscow.
In 2017
Dina Averina in 2017 competed in the following competitions:
- At the Grand Prix in Moscow, Dina is ahead of Alexander Soldatov in points and wins a gold medal in the all-around, for her performance with a ribbon, clubs and a hoop, the ball brought silver.
- Dina becomes the absolute champion of Russia, having won the Russian championship.
- The Thiers Grand Prix brought four gold medals - for the all-around, clubs, ball and hoop.
- The World Cup in Pesaro brings gold for ribbon, clubs and ball, silver medals for all-around and hoop.
- The Tashkent stage of the World Cup brought gold for the all-around and clubs, as well as three silver medals.
- The European Championship brought three gold medals - all-around, ribbon, hoop, for exercises with clubs she received a silver medal. This was Dina's third victory in the European championship.
- Stage of the Grand Prix in Holon - gold for the ball, two silver for the all-around and clubs.
Dina and Arina often attend competitions together, Arina also won prizes at many of the above competitions. One of the most recent performances where the sisters competed together was the World Games, which took place in the Polish city of Wroclaw on July 21-22, 2017. On the first day of the competition, Arina became the champion in ball and hoop exercises, Dina won two silver medals in the same disciplines.
Personal life
After graduation higher education girls received, studying in absentia at the Lesgaft Institute of Physical Education and Sports in the northern capital - the city of St. Petersburg. No matter how much time girls spend in the gym, they understand that study is also important. Despite the tough sports schedule, they found time to study school subjects and study at the university.
In 2016, the Averina sisters took part in the show "Alexey Nemov and the legends of sports", as well as in the show "Without insurance".
Girls love to travel, listen to music, chat with friends in their free time. In order to communicate with peers at competitions, they study foreign languages, the emphasis is on English, as the language of international communication. Although, given the level of development of gymnastics in Russia, the Russian language is also international in this sport.
Averina's gymnasts are considered the most promising gymnasts in Russia, there are many competitions ahead, which will be stages to the main test - the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
For many years it has been the standard of incredible plasticity, grace and precision of movements. Today this tradition is confirmed and successfully continued by the sisters Dina and Arina Averina. The biography of these young athletes is already full of bright performances and dizzying victories. What are their sporting achievements? And what are they, girls-stars, in ordinary life?
Childhood
The biography of Dina and Arina Averin, like many famous people, began in an ordinary family in the small town of Novogorsk, Nizhny Novgorod region. The twin sisters were born on August 13, 1998. Already at an early age, they showed their artistic talent and assertive nature. Therefore, at the age of 4, the parents of Dina and Arina Averin sent their daughters to rhythmic gymnastics. Larisa Viktorovna Belova became their coach in her native Novogorsk. From the very first lessons, the girls fell in love with gymnastics, and this feeling grew in their hearts every year.
Until the age of 12, the twin sisters went to a regular school. However, it was difficult for them to combine study and training. Therefore, he was faced with the first serious choice. The girls took a plunge towards sports. And they switched to individual training (external studies). Dina and Arina attended only music, drawing, labor, life safety and physical education lessons with their classmates.
Carier start
Parents of Dina and Arina Averin always believed in the talent of their daughters. Therefore, together with their coach, they did not miss the opportunity to send young gymnasts to competitions of different levels. So the beginning of their sports career is considered to be 2011. the girls' performances were highly appreciated at the "Young Gymnast" competition. The athletes were noticed and invited to see Shatalina.
A new stage in the sports life of the Averin sisters began. They began to prepare them for more serious competitions: the Moscow championship, the Russian championship, the World Cup Grand Prix, etc. Also, the athletes moved with their families to the Olympic village - Novogorsk, where they began to live and train.
Adult period
Since 2015, Dina and Arina Averina have already performed at a different, more serious and responsible level. This season of competition began their adult career. The girls are slowly but surely moving from the Moscow and Russian championships to the World and European Cup. Their head coach is Irina Viner.
Gymnasts treat their sports teachers very warmly, calling them second parents. They willingly listen to their advice, as well as the tips of experienced gymnasts (for example, Evgenia Kanaeva).
Secret of success
Since 2016, the Averin sisters have been openly called the "secret weapon" of the Russian national team and a worthy change of leaders in sports. According to relatives and coaches, the secret of success for young athletes is their diligence and responsibility. At times, focusing on performing gymnastic elements detracts from the girls' artistry. Therefore, they often practice in their dressing rooms just before going out to “shoot with their eyes” and smile. From the photos of the Averin sisters and their performances, we can confidently say that such "training in front of the mirror" give high results.
Today, the biography of Dina and Arina Averin is a kaleidoscope of amazing programs, love and pride of fans, support and faith of relatives and coaches. The sisters are aware of all this, feel and are not going to stop there. But for them, the most important motivation is not the compliments and delight of others, but constructive criticism. They are only 19 years old, 15 of them they gave to sports. And still, mistakes and failures happen. High-quality and attentive work on mistakes is what helps the gymnast sisters to win.
Sports achivments
Dina and Arina, in their sporting achievements, change each other on the award podiums.
In 2014, Dina Averina became the champion of Moscow, although she performed with a temperature. And her twin sister came in second. At the Holon Grand Prix in the same year, the girls changed places. Today she is a master of international class, three-time world champion (2017), absolute world champion (2017), three-time European champion (2017) and absolute champion of Russia (2017). In her piggy bank for 2017, seven gold and six silver medals.
Arina Averina does not lag behind her sister on the list of achievements and successfully performs in various competitions, demonstrating refined technique, plasticity and possession of gymnastic props. For the 2017 season, she received eight gold, two silver and two bronze medals... Arina is also recognized as an international master, two-time world champion (2017) and three-time European champion (2017).
Among the special awards for both sisters is the prize for artistry from Alina Kabaeva at the Grand Prix in Moscow (2016).
In addition, today the gymnast sisters have been received by members of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team. They play for two teams: Moscow and Volga District.
But not everything was so cloudless in sports biography Dina and Arina Averinykh. There were both dizzying ups and unsuccessful falls. So in 2015, due to an unfortunate mistake in performing with the ribbon, Arina became only 13th in the all-around at the Grand Prix in Moscow. Dina took 5th place. But it seems that no obstacles can break the girls. They only "heat up" interest, provoke and increase the zeal for victories.
Following the results of the Universiade in Kazan and a number of other major competitions held last summer, candidates for the national teams of the country in various sports were identified. As noted by the President of the Federation and head coach Russian team Irina Viner, there is a good trend: most candidates are making their way to big sport from the province. Irina Aleksandrovna calls them “stars” ...
A great future
I see a great future for many of the young participants, - she said. - For example, and. The next year the girls will perform in the adult program. Then I will already be watching them carefully. Next year there will be youth Olympic Games, where all the participants will have another great chance to prove themselves and prove their prospects.
These twin sisters from the Volga region are often written in the federal press and abroad. Unfortunately, in their native land only a narrow circle of rhythmic gymnastics lovers know them. We will try to fill this gap. Moreover, this year the "artists" turned 14 years old - a key moment in their careers in this sport.
Sisters Dina and Arina Averina have been practicing rhythmic gymnastics since the age of four. Until the age of 12, girls studied in a regular school. But not with the whole class, but individually in all subjects, except for music, drawing, physical education, labor and life safety. Most of their time is spent training. The most interesting thing is that, being in a provincial town, they became members of the Russian national team. And then their sports career “took” them to Moscow, to the Olympic Training Center, bypassing the Nizhny Novgorod Olympic Reserve School. For the province, this is more than a rarity. Now the Averins are candidates for master of sports, multiple prize-winners and champions of Russian and international competitions, members of the junior national team of Russia. Moreover, Dina and Arina are in favor of the command of the armed forces of the Volga Federal District! The training schedule is very tough - every day from 10 to 13 o'clock and from 14 to 17. And you also have to study school subjects ...
The sisters train with Vera Shatalina, the senior coach of the country's youth national team, according to an individual program. Vera Nikolaevna is an honored coach of Russia. Coach of the Olympic champion, two-time world champion, five-time European champion Alina Kabaeva and world champion Olga Kapranova. Irina Viner herself oversees the classes.
Ordinary children
When it comes to twins, their loved ones are always asked how do they distinguish between them? For a coach, sisters are different.
Dina is a 100% athlete, she is very worried if she does not take first place. Arisha is softer, worries about her sister and all her rivals, - says Vera Shatalina... “I can tell them apart even by their voice when I'm on the phone.
Commoners call such young talents "children deprived of childhood." This is fundamentally wrong. Nothing human is alien to young athletes - they are ordinary children! But if we analyze the study and free time of juniors and ordinary children, then it is about the same. Only the first spend their "free" time on training, while others on sitting in front of the computer - modern children do not particularly like to walk and breathe the air. The results are different for everyone: some have health and success, others have impaired vision.
In July of this year, it was held in Penza, which brought together 152 participants from all over the country. Such an intensity of passions among young creatures has not been observed for a long time - transcendental sports horizons awaited the winners. The Nizhny Novgorod team took second place. Arina Averina took second place in the all-around, won the exercise with a hoop, and won silver after performing with a ribbon and a ball. Dina took gold in the performance with clubs and two bronze medals in the all-around and with ribbons. By the way, the tournament in Penza became a qualifier for a trip to the fifth Russian-Chinese youth games in Shanghai.
According to the coach of the sisters, a good trend is starting to prevail in the sports world now: most of the Olympic geniuses are from the provinces. So, in the national team in rhythmic gymnastics born in 1999, which includes the Averina sisters, there is only one Muscovite. Ira Annenkova is from Sochi, and Yulia Bravikova is from Orel.
In October, the Averina sisters are going to participate in the Russian Cup. And then a "tour" of international competitions... Girls are not told in advance where they will go - they should always be ready to perform.
Arina Alekseevna Averina. Born on August 13, 1998 in the Volga region of the Nizhny Novgorod region. Russian rhythmic gymnast... International Master of Sports.
Father is a football player. Mother Oksana Averina did gymnastics.
Twin sister - also a famous rhythmic gymnast.
The elder sister, Polina Averina, was a member of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team.
Arina, like her twin sister Dina, began to practice rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 4. Then the parents brought the twins to Larisa Belova, who became their first coach. By the way, the daughter of their first coach - Irina Belova - Olympic champion in gymnastics.
Irina Belova said: “Before that, I already knew the family of Dina and Arisha - their older sister Polina did gymnastics with me. The kids always came with their mother to meet Polina. They were very restless: they always tried to climb higher on the gymnastic rack. fall, but mother Oksana was very calm about this, because she knew that her daughters were very independent ... They were very purposeful, diligent and demanding of themselves. "
Her serious sports career began at the age of 11.
Since September 2011, she began training at the Novogorsk training center. She and Dina were noticed at the "Young Gymnast" competition, and after the training camp in Croatia, they were invited to the CSP for training with Vera Nikolaevna Shatalina.
The sisters had a growth problem. So, at the age of 12, they looked like 9. Because of this, their career could not take place. But then they were already in the youth national team of Russia and the coach decided to examine the girls - doctors studied their bones, phalanges of the fingers to see what the growth zone was. No pathologies were identified. They slightly reduced the load, added more fish and sour cream to the diet - and the athletes started growing.
Until the age of 12, Arina studied in a regular school, but not with the whole class, but individually in all subjects except music, drawing, physical education, labor and life safety. Just like her sister.
Since 2014, Arina and Dina began to go to more serious competitions. They took part in the Moscow Championship, where Dina became the Moscow champion in 2014, and Arina was the second.
Then the girls went to Israel, to the "Grand Prix Holon 2014". This time Arina won, beating her sister by only 0.048 points. Then Arina goes alone to the "Baltic Hoop 2014" in Riga and takes second place in the all-around, and in the final with clubs and ribbon she takes a silver medal, a bronze for the hoop and, finally, gold in the performance with the ball. Overall, she won 5 medals.
At the 2014 Russian Championship in Penza, Arina performed with a hand injury. In the all-around, like her sister, she did not take prizes, but in the final of her performance with the ball she received a gold medal. In the final with a hoop - bronze, with clubs - silver.
At the Luxembourg Trophy 2014, Arina took second place in the all-around.
In 2015, she performed at the annual Grand Prix stage in Moscow, where, due to an unfortunate mistake with the ribbon, she became only thirteenth in the all-around.
At the Spring Cup in Krasnoyarsk, she competes in the finals, having won two gold medals (ball, ribbon), one silver (hoop) and one bronze (clubs). At the Moscow championship, he takes second place in the all-around, losing three points to his sister, and is selected for the Russian championship.
In the team championship at the Russian championship in Penza, he takes first place, becomes second in the all-around and replenishes his piggy bank with gold in the finals with a hoop and clubs, is in second position with a ball and ribbon.
At the international senior tournament in Pesaro, he becomes the first in the team with Dina, and in the finals in individual events he won two gold medals in the ribbon and ball exercise. A real triumph for the gymnast was the performance in Corbeil-Esson, where Arina wins five gold medals out of five possible - for the all-around and all the finals. By the way, in the final with the ribbon, Averina shared the first step of the podium with her sister.
At international tournaments in Budapest and Sofia, Arina takes 3rd and 2nd places in the all-around, respectively.
In 2016, Arina and Dina Averinykh began to be called "the secret weapon of the Russian national team", which replaced the leaders of Russian rhythmic gymnastics. Dina and Arina are entrusted with additional responsibility, and throughout the season they prove their right to participate in tournaments along with the first numbers of the national team.
In the all-around at the Grand Prix stage in Moscow, Arina takes the third place in the all-around, becomes the second in clubs and the first in the ribbon. She is sent to the World Cup in Lisbon, where she is fifth in the all-around and second in the ribbon final.
2017 was a triumphant year for the Averin sisters.
At the World Games in Wroclaw, she took four medals, of which three were gold - she won in exercises with a hoop, ribbon and ball, and was also third in exercises with clubs.
At the European Championships in Budapest, she took three gold - in the team, as well as in exercises with the ball and clubs.
At the World Championships in Pesaro, Arina won five medals, two of which were of the highest standard (ball and ribbon). She was also the second in all-around and exercises with a hoop, the third - with clubs.
In the all-around (that is, in the absolute championship), she lost only to her sister Dina, who won with a total of 74,700 points, against Arina - 73,450.
Arina Averina - ball (World Cup in Pesaro 2017)
Arina Averina's height: 164 centimeters.
Personal life of Arina Averina:
Single. At the moment, the young athlete devotes herself entirely to rhythmic gymnastics.
Achievements of Arina Averina:
World Championships:
Gold - Pesaro 2017 - ball
Gold - Pesaro 2017 - ribbon
Silver - Pesaro 2017 - All Around
Silver - Pesaro 2017 - hoop
Bronze - Pesaro 2017 - clubs
European Championships:
Gold - Budapest 2017 - Team
Gold - Budapest 2017 - ball
Gold - Budapest 2017 - clubs
World Games:
Gold - Wroclaw 2017 - hoop
Gold - Wroclaw 2017 - ball
Gold - Wroclaw 2017 - ribbon
Bronze - Wroclaw 2017 - clubs
Our girls always find themselves on the podium when it comes to rhythmic gymnastics. Now they are also "the same from the face." "AiF" talked to the twins who were able to take away 10 medals from the World Championship (including 5 gold ones).
Roman Ivanov, "AiF": How did rhythmic gymnastics appear in your life?
Arina: We were sent to gymnastics because our older sister was engaged there Pauline... Although I must say that in the Volga region, where we were born, there was no other choice (smiles). Mom and Dad left for work in Nizhny Novgorod in the morning, returned late, grandparents were responsible for us. And we were such hooligans - no one could put us to sleep. Sports helped in this sense - our energy was getting smaller.
Dina: We turned 4 when there was the Sydney Olympics. We watched rhythmic gymnastics on TV and tried to repeat it. Then they decided that I would be Alina Kabaeva, and Arina - Irina Chashchina. They began to organize competitions at home, which were judged by the older sister. I honestly don’t remember the first day in the gym. It seems that we were just mad there, and the coach was trying to calm us down. All of us were difficult to manage. We often quarreled with each other, we could fight.
- Can you fight now?
D .: No, they have matured, grown wiser (laughs).
A.: Now we help each other in difficult times.
From left to right: Dina and Arina Averina. Photo: RIA Novosti / Vladimir Song
- And when was such a moment?
D .: I have last year at the Moscow stage of the Grand Prix. I made it to the final with the hoop. I performed very badly, missed my chance. Really upset, I wanted to quit. If not for Arisha, Vera Nikolaevna(Shatalina, coach of the national team. - Ed.) And Irina Alexandrovna(Viner-Usmanova, head coach of the national team. - Ed.), Who supported me then, I don't know if I would have stayed in gymnastics ...
A.: And for me this season is difficult. Trauma after injury, and this attack does not end. Just before the World Cup, I had a problem with my leg. The question arose: should I go there at all. But I could not refuse the championship - there is too much competition in the team, I cannot drop out of the line-up. And the pain? I didn't feel it. When you perform, you have such adrenaline that you forget about everything.
- They say that there is a mystical connection between the twins. Is there such a thing?
D .: I think yes. Even without being next to my sister, I can feel what is happening to her. For example, if Arisha gets sick, it means that I can. And I also noticed such a thing: if Arisha performed well, then everything will be fine with me. And if she was mistaken, then, most likely, I will repeat after her, and in the same place.
- What is it like to compete with your sister? Dreaming that your twin will become the second ...
A.: And there are no such thoughts. On the contrary, we are in sports for each other. If one did not succeed, the other must not fail.
D .: Even in the all-around world championship, we did not compete. It just so happened that the "gold" went to me, and the "silver" to Arisha. You're not upset, are you?
A.: Of course not. As I worked, I got such points.
- By the way, how do you feel about the fact that men began to engage in rhythmic gymnastics?
D .: I don't understand this a little.
A.: And I. I think men should go to hockey, football, boxing. But this is their business - let them do whatever they want.
- Do you have time for something other than sports?
D .: When you are preparing, for example, for the World Cup, then no. Two workouts a day, four hours each. The rest of the time is medical procedures and sleep. Plus we study in the third year at the correspondence university. Lesgaft. Let's become trainers.
When the schedule is simpler, we are engaged in diamond embroidery - this is when you glue rhinestones on pictures. We want such a picture on New Year to do for Irina Alexandrovna. What else? Cinema, shops. Now they even began to recognize us there. Apparently, because when the World Cup was, we were on the news. But Arisha immediately says: “No, no, this is not us. You are mistaken". Punks like this.
A.: We do not go to discos, clubs. Another thing is the park, fresh air. In the summer we go to training camps in Croatia, sometimes it turns out to go to our parents in the Volga region. Well, dad and mom come to visit us at the base in Novogorsk near Moscow, where we have been living for 4 years.
Dina and Arina Averina Photo: / RIA Novosti / Vladimir Song
- To be honest, aren't you tired of each other?
D .: Not from Arisha. In the 19 years that we have been together, this has never happened (laughs).
A.: Somehow we decided to train separately. We didn’t quarrel, it was just that it was easier to work on new programs. We came to the hall one by one. Unusual! Everyone asked: "Why are you alone, where is Dina?"
by the way
The most successful twins of Russian sports are freestyle wrestlers Beloglazov(in order not to fight with each other, we performed in different weight categories). Sergei- double Olympic champion(1980, 1988), six-time world champion. Anatoly- Olympic champion (1980), three-time world champion. Have hockey players Evgeny and Boris Mayorov for two too 3 Olympic victories(1964, 1968), gold medals of the world championship - 8. Rowers Yuri and Nikolay Pimenov won the silver medal of the 1980 Olympics and three times the world championship ... Football players Alexey and Vasily Berezutsky- Winners of the UEFA Cup (2005) and the "bronze" of the European Championship (2008).
