Ira Vigdorchik’s move to the Russian national team is making headlines in Europe as well. The artistic gymnastics coach, who moved to work in the decorated team after finishing her role in Israel, caused a great deal of interest among the Russians as well, following which the head coach of the Russian team and the strongest woman in the industry, Ira Wiener, commented on the move.
Ira Wiener She said in the Russian media: “Why did this coach come to Russia? It’s very simple, this is not the first time we have brought in reputable foreign coaches to work with us, after all for 18 years a coach from Bulgaria has worked with us. “Ira Vigdorchik is an expert in her field, she is a former Moscow native and she speaks Russian at an excellent level.”
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Wiener did not comment on the definition of Vigdorchik’s role, but a statement from Russia’s artistic gymnastics association said in the last 24 hours that “Vigdorchik will serve as the second coach of Russia’s artistic gymnastics team”, with local media reporting that she would actually replace Tatiana Sergeyeva who left.
Wiener, who has spoken out in recent months against the decision to award the Olympic gold medal to Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram at the Tokyo Olympics, added the Israeli coach to her team while surprising many in the artistic gymnastics industry, but this immediately made it clear that for her Vigdorchik is an expert in her field.
As you may recall, Ira Vigdorchik also referred to the transition after breaking silence in an exclusive interview with ONE yesterday (Tuesday) and said: “How did it happen that a coach like me was thrown out of her country? It is difficult to return to Russia, the place from which I fled with my family. ” She also said that her daughter Racheli “writes exercises for the Russian team. She is more talented than me. “
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