Four-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics, Alexander Soldatova, has denied rumors in the media that she had been hospitalized the day before after a suicide attempt. On her Instagram page, her trainer Anna Dyachenko posted a video made by the athlete dedicated to this incident.

"Hello. I want everyone to stop worrying about me. Everything is fine. The press write complete horror, untruth. Honestly, I just have no words. I want to either laugh or cry because I could write such a thing without the slightest facts, evidence, ”said Soldatova.

According to the gymnast, the day before she was going to train, but accidentally cut her arm and decided to go to the hospital.

“Yesterday morning I cooked breakfast, cut myself, it happens to everyone. The knives are sharp, I'm a gymnast, not so long ago in the kitchen. I’m going to training, I feel that it’s better to seal and treat wounds professionally, and not to self-medicate. I drove to the hospital, warned the coach that I was late. This is the end of the story. And here they write such a nightmare: veins, cut. Horrible. In fact, everything is fine with me, alive and healthy, ”said Soldatova.

As it became known on Monday, the athlete will not take part in the Moscow stage of the Grand Prix, which will be held from February 7 to 9. Nevertheless, Soldatova assured that she would please her personal fans with her performance at the gala concert.

“Everything is super, I’ll go to training now,” the gymnast concluded.

Recall, on February 6, there was information that a day earlier the gymnast was hospitalized at the Research Institute of Emergency Medicine. N.V. Sklifosovsky. This was confirmed in a medical institution, noting that nothing threatens her health.

Meanwhile, the city news agency “Moscow”, citing a source in the operational services, reported that on Wednesday, February 5, the athlete was taken to one of the hospitals in the capital. It was noted that the four-time world champion allegedly tried to commit suicide.

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“On February 5, 21-year-old A. Soldatova was delivered to the capital’s hospital with bodily injuries in connection with a suicide attempt. The girl is also diagnosed with bulimia. At the moment, the patient is not subject to a survey and does not report the circumstances of the injury, ”the website of the news agency said.

The All-Russian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics (VFHG) refused to comment on information regarding the hospitalization of the athlete. So, the head of the organization, Irina Viner-Usmanova, said that she had heard about this for the first time and noted that she would not give an assessment to unverified information. In a similar vein, Olympic champion Rio de Janeiro Margarita Mamun spoke out, urging respect for the private life of Soldatova.

On the eve of Wiener-Usmanova, they asked what could be connected with the absence of Soldatova at the Grand Prix stage in Moscow, as well as about her health problems.

“She showed certain hereditary moments, let's say, at the DNA level. They made themselves felt in the process of growing up. Now we are working with her, treating her. But so far it has not recovered, ”the press service of the Russian Olympic Committee (OCD) quoted Viner-Usmanov as saying.

At the same time, the head of the federation believes that Soldatova has a chance to speak at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

“Everyone has prospects. Sasha is a member of the Russian national team. And as soon as she is ready, she will begin to train under my very close attention. I love her very much and want her to be in the team for as long as possible, ”concluded Viner-Usmanova.

It is worth recalling that the health problems of the Soldatova began in the fall of 2019. At first, the four-time world champion felt unwell at the challenge of the Portuguese Cup in September, in connection with which she was forced to prematurely finish the performance.

“After one of the exercises, she became ill, her eyes darkened, she lost consciousness. The only right decision was to stop the performance, ”Dyachenko told RIA Novosti then.

Subsequently, these problems led to the fact that Alexandra was forced to miss the Baku World Cup, culminating in the triumph of Russian athletes. Domestic gymnasts won 13 medals, eight of which are of the highest merit. Instead of Soldatova, Yekaterina Selezneva went to Azerbaijan, taking gold in the team championship and exercise with a hoop, as well as bronze with a ribbon.

At the same time, Wiener-Usmanova noted that Soldatova was sympathetic to the decision of the All-Russian Federation of Chemistry and Culture to remove her from the championship and thanked the head of the organization.

“Otherwise, troubles could have happened during the World Cup. And in the end, Selezneva acted in Baku, who became the champion in this tournament in the team event and in individual forms, ”said Viner-Usmanova.