At the 2018 Asian Games Gymnastics Women's Vault Finals in Jakarta, Chusovina won a silver medal with 14.287 points. The picture shows Chusovinkina running up and taking off. China News Service reporter Hou Yushe
China News Service Client, Beijing, April 6 (Wang Hao) The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed to be postponed for one year, and the original international sports pattern has been broken and reorganized in an instant. Under changing circumstances, every organization and individual is facing a huge impact.
In the face of unprecedented challenges, some people are hesitating and some are retreating, while others choose to go against the current. Among them, the figure of Chusovina who is about to turn 45 years old is still firm and familiar.
The "gymnastic mom" who used to insist on the game to save the seriously ill son, still insisted on fighting on the field after the son recovered.
In 2016, 41-year-old Chuso Vigina took part in the Rio Olympics for the seventh time and was the oldest gymnast in Olympic history.
Regardless of whether Chusovina, who is one year older than "Forty Doubts", has an Olympic cycle, whether she can participate in the Olympic Games for the eighth time as expected, her experience is far more vivid than many people have seen.
The well-known bitter story
Chuso Vigina has a photo on social media, which is a group photo of her and her family. The release date of this photo is March 22, local time, and the text is: "Take care of yourself and the people you love." In the photo, the necklace pendant on Chusovina's neck is shaped like the Olympic rings.
Screenshot of social media.
It seems to be a bowl of "chicken soup" shrouded in the shadow of the epidemic, but interestingly, this photo also contains Chusovinkinana's most well-known story-affection and the stadium.
As early as the 1990s, Chusovina appeared on the international stage. In the 1991 US World Championships, she won her first personal world championship. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Chusovykina won the gold medal in the women's gymnastics team competition as a member of the CIS delegation.
In 1996, after competing for the Olympic Games on behalf of Uzbekistan, Chusovykina chose to retire and get married. Soon, she and her husband had their first child, named Alisher.
At least by then it seems that Chuso Vikina ’s story is full of legends and complete.
On November 26, 2005, Melbourne, Australia, Chuso Vigina won the silver medal in the gymnastics world championship vault, at the post-match press conference.
But unfortunately, the beautiful life that the family of three worked hard to build was accidentally destroyed.
The young Alysse was diagnosed with leukemia and required huge treatment costs. In order to treat his son, Chusovina sold her house and car, but it was still far from enough to pay for treatment. In such a dilemma, Chusovina chose to come back.
"A gold medal in the World Championships equals a prize of 3000 Euros, this is my only way." She said. Chusovinkina reached an agreement with the German Gymnastics Association. Starting in 2006, he officially represented the German team to participate in the competition. The Gymnastics Association was responsible for the son ’s medical expenses.
Since then, she participated in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. Among them, in the Beijing Olympic Games, she also won the silver medal with the "Chuso Wekinina Jump" named after her.
On August 17, 2008, in the women's gymnastics vaulting event of the Beijing Olympics, Chusovina, who played for Germany, won the silver medal.
Fortunately, the ending of this story is quite satisfactory. Alisher has basically recovered after treatment.
After representing the German team in the London Olympics in 2012, Chusovykina returned to Uzbekistan with her son whose condition was under control.
What does the eight Olympics mean
In October 2019, Chusovina was ranked 87th in the women's all-around event in the women's qualifier for the World Championships in Gymnastics. However, according to the relevant rules of the International Gymnastics Federation, she took advantage of the ranks to make up for the Tokyo Olympics.
If all goes well, Chusovykina will usher in her eighth Olympic tour this year. But in the end, she waited for news of a year's delay like all the athletes who were expecting and preparing for the event.
Between withdrawal and perseverance, Chusovykina once again resolutely chose the latter. She said: "I want to participate in the Tokyo Olympics and then retire."
Although Chusovykina has been difficult to stand on the podium of the Olympic Games, it does not prevent her from shining in the Olympic years.
On December 15, 2006, Chusovina, who played for Germany, was in training.
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Lu Li was the most outstanding female athlete of the Chinese gymnastics team. That was her first time participating in the Olympic Games, and she won the gold medal on the uneven bars, the silver medal on the balance beam and the fourth in the women's team.
The gold medal of the women ’s team that year was won by the CIS, and Chusovina was one of them. She is one year older than Lu Li and is also participating in the Olympic Games for the first time.
In 1994, Lu Li, who was only 18 years old, chose to retire and began studying further. A slightly younger audience may be a little strange to Lu Li's name. Chuso Vigina, who once played with her in the same field, can still be active in the field. In the field of gymnastics, this can almost be described by the word "miracle".
Of course, Chusovy Kinna now is no longer able to speak with the competitive state of his youth. In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, in her main women's vault final, although her difficulty score was tied for the highest 7.0 points, Chuso Vigina only won seventh place.
When someone asked Chusovina, what was the difference between the 7th and the 1st, she smiled, shrugged, and said "age".
On August 5, 2012, Chusovina, who played at the age of 37, won the fifth place in the women's vault in the London Olympics. Image source: Xinhuanet
At that time, Alisher had basically recovered and went to school in Germany. Chusovykina said: "He always told me: 'Mom, don't do those dangerous things; Mom, be careful; Mom, sleep well!' However, I still don't want to retire, let's see you at the Tokyo Olympics . "
Compared with the 1990s, today's gymnastics rules, dress makeup and competition styles are already very different. But in this period, no matter how many people come and go, Chusovina is always there. No matter when she was the most helpless, or when she finally saw hope, she was as firm and powerful as she was running in a vaulting race.
"Gymnast Chuso Vikina"
Usually when people tell Chusovy Kina's story, iconic years are crossed across their mouths, and it seems that the years seem to be particularly forgiving of her.
Screenshot of Chusovykina social media.
In May 2019, the International Sports Federation Gymnastics World Cup Challenge was held in China. Chusovykina posted photos on social media of herself standing on the runner-up podium. The two little girls next to her face were covered with collagen. From the face, they looked like two generations.
In the past 30 years, Chuso Vigina made herself a legend in the gymnastics field. Today, many girls who compete with her are much younger than her son. Chusovina can still stand on the field, where is it because of years of tolerance, all because of the tears and sweat behind it.
But if she only sees her story as an unfortunate mother working hard for her son, it also disappoints Chusovina's insistence.
Chusovykina once said: "For me, my son is all my life. As long as he is still ill, I will stick to it. He is my motivation." But she also said that she loves more and more Gymnastics, enjoy the moment of the last game.
A photo of Chusovina and her son.
What kind of mood to return to the arena when you are in a desperate situation? Did you ever cry when you worked hard to make money for your son's illness? At what moment did your passion for gymnastics go beyond the material? These are unknown to us, but it is clear that Chusovinkina is in the moment.
Looking at Chusovina's social media is actually a bit boring-she likes to share clips of her training and games too.
The same is the picture of the scene of the International Sports Federation Gymnastics World Cup Challenge. She akimbo with one hand, the text is: beautiful. In this field full of young girls, she is still blooming her beauty.
Screenshot of social media.
And those training videos with a little dark light seem to be boring to outsiders. A maneuver, a flip, and a turn are boring, but Chusovina loves to share them.
Chusovykina is not just a ill-fated mother, her son's illness has brought her back to the field, and under the complex dynamics, she continues her career.
In the process, she and gymnastics joined together, so that after her son recovered, she was still playing as a senior athlete. Such a unique experience can be regarded as a windfall of bad luck.
At the Asian Games Gymnastics Women's Vault Final in Jakarta, Chusovina won a silver medal with 14.287 points. The picture shows Chusovykina participating in the award ceremony. China News Service reporter Hou Yushe
Chusovykina once said that she had an unfinished wish to win the Olympic gold medal on behalf of Uzbekistan.
The Tokyo Olympics will be postponed to July 2021, and if Chusovykina can successfully stand on the Olympic arena, this legend will be written again, no matter what the results are. However, it is hoped that people will retell not only the story of "Mum Chusovykina" but also the story of "Athlete Chusovykina". (Finish)