Freshly crowned European rhythmic gymnastics champion Linoy Ashram tells Kan from Kiev that she had not been in high-level competition for nearly a year, due to the coronavirus crisis.
“I was really worried I would not have a place to practice,” she says, before describing efforts to make sure that she could continue despite the pandemic.
Ashram tells the station that during competition she “tries to think as little as possible about the scores…. I managed to get there as prepared as possible and I’m happy I managed to do four routines without any errors.”
Linoy Ashram, in action during the women’s individual multiple competition in rhythmic gymnastics at the Second European Games in Minsk, Belarus, June 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
According to the Rishon Lezion native, she is the first non-Russian to win the title in decades.
Russia did not participate in the competition this year, along with other teams, due to the pandemic.
Nonetheless, Israeli media reports describe her win as “historic,” and “a huge achievement for Israel.”
Ashram tells Kan she is looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics, but has other competitions before then.
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