“I have nothing but pleasant things for Ashram, she is a good athlete, but not an Olympic champion.
She then cried on the coach's shoulder, as she herself understood that she had made such a mistake, because of which she could not even get a bronze, ”Viner-Usmanova said on Match TV.
Recall that Ashram in the individual all-around at the Olympics dropped an object in an exercise with a ribbon, but still won gold, having received 107,800 points in four events.
Russian woman Dina Averina won a silver medal with a score of 107.650 points.
In Russia, many expressed disagreement with the results of the competition.
Earlier, a judge from Latvia spoke about the scandal in rhythmic gymnastics at the Tokyo Games.