Today it is called prima artistic gymnastics. And no wonder, after more than 10 years, Anna Rizatdinova trained hard, achieved and confidently went to their sporting goals. The dream of the Ukrainian gymnast was participation in the Olympic Games. In 2016 she was executed, giving Anna another medal. And in 2017, she first became a mother and left professional sports. About the victories and defeats, the desire to develop sports in Ukraine and its not yet the final sports decision, Rizatdinova told in an exclusive interview with TV. UA.

"If I were offered to build my career differently, I would definitely choose a sport." Anna, on the way to the title of multiple prize-winner of the World and European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, you had to sacrifice a lot: childhood, leisure, personal life. Now do you regret anything?.

You know, no, because I had a good childhood, I did not lack attention, my parents gave me everything. I was a happy child, because already in 10 years I began to go to various competitions around the world.

If you had the opportunity to build your career differently, would you choose sport again?.

If I had the opportunity to change something in my life, I would not do it. I love what I do all my conscious life, and do not even imagine myself in something else. I never regretted anything and do not regret it.. If I was offered to build my career differently, I would definitely choose sport.

And why in your time did you pay attention to rhythmic gymnastics?.

My mom is a professional trainer. If it were not for her, I would not have learned about rhythmic gymnastics. Apparently the fact that I was constantly in the hall next to her helped me to choose artistic gymnastics as the main craft that I devoted part of my life to.

Which of the early competitions was the most exciting for you, the most fateful?.

At the World Championships in Stuttgart, the most pleasant memory was the first final with my favorite hoop. We with the trainers a month before the championship updated the program. It was a risk, but we went for it.. I went out and did not know whether it would turn out or not. But when I saw the figure "3", t. prize place, my happiness was no limit.

The World Cup-2013, which took place in Kiev, changed me radically. After these competitions, I was already perceived as an athlete and as a person, invited to an interview, I became some name in sports. After that, I began to think about what I should do everything to repeat this at the Olympic Games. Since my childhood I've dreamed of not just taking part in them, but fighting for medals.

At the summer Olympic Games in Rio 2016, which you today call the peak of your career, won a bronze medal. Tell us about your preparation for the games.

I worked on a new program. To win, it had to be not just flawless, but ideal, be sure to appeal to the audience. We with the team specially went to Brazil to pick up fiery music.

Like other gymnasts, I trained six days a week, from nine in the morning and up to eight in the evening. The break was only an hour and a half. We managed to sleep, eat and rest for this time. This is absolutely standard for me.

Few are ready to talk about their negative experience, their professional mistakes. And you?.

And I can talk about this. The most negative point that I would like to correct is, of course, an exercise with clubs in the absolute championship. It was then that an unfortunate mistake occurred. You know, I still can not understand why it happened in the all-around. That day I still remember. At first everything went well. I had a fighting spirit, a successful seventh starting number, the warm-up was excellent. Exercise, I did very confidently, and that's only at the end ... Probably, with me the entire hall was gasped. After that, of course, my hands dropped a little.

What were you thinking about then?.

I was then very hard to experience this one's mistake. It's good that there were coaches with me who helped me to continue the performance.

Anna, today you can say that your life is divided into two parts: in one you prima rhythmic gymnastics, and in another loving wife and caring mother. Do you plan to return to the sport and combine professional and personal?.

Now make some loud statements: I continue my career or go, disappoint my spectators and fans, I definitely will not. When I understand that I am ready to continue my career, it will be a statement for the whole world. If I decide to leave, I will also announce it loudly.

In their interviews repeatedly said that you plan to develop sports in Ukraine. How exactly do you plan to do this?.

Sport is my life, and I really want to develop it in Ukraine. I will help the team, but not as a gymnast. I have many master classes around the world: in Japan, Mexico, Brazil, USA. I want to make life a little easier for girls who begin to do gymnastics, and who have a lot of doubts, fears, questions.

"After the birth, I lost both flexibility, stretching, and vertical" You diligently hide your private life. Very briefly you tell the story of dating People's Deputy Alexander Onishchenko. I know that for the first time you met at one of the competitions. How did Alexander conquer you?.

Alexander conquered me with a human attitude, he saw in me something that many did not see: he felt sincerity in me, he saw the real me and did not let go.

In 2017, you first became a mother. You have a son, who was called Roman. I know that during pregnancy you gained 15 kg. How and for what time was it possible to reset?.

You know, when I left the maternity hospital and realized that my weight had decreased by only 4 kg, I experienced a shock. I asked myself: how do I reset the remaining 11? Without loads, and the first months after childbirth doctors forbade to go in for sports, it was very difficult to lose weight. Three months later I began to train. And again I panicked because I realized that I had lost both stretching, flexibility, and vertical. I had to start everything from scratch.

What motivated you on the road to victory?.

My first master class, which was to take place on the fourth day after childbirth. I realized that in a short time I should get in shape. As I said before, it was very difficult. At first I did not even have enough breathing, but daily training gave its fruits: the muscles remembered everything.

Summing up, I want to say that sport is our everything, therefore minimal load, even during pregnancy, is mandatory.

What can you wish the beginning gymnasts?.

At the initial stage, the most important thing is to determine what you want from gymnastics.

Art gymnastics can be started at any age, but if you want to do it professionally, the sooner you start, the higher the probability of success. At the very beginning of the journey it is important to understand that gymnastics is something that requires a lot of attention and concentration. Do not give up if in the first days, weeks or months you have something gone wrong. Success comes only with prolonged training. Observe the diet, eat healthy food, this will give you a lot of strength for gymnastics.