WATCH: Larisa Latynina, the most decorated Olympic gymnast in history, could not have fathomed the complexity of modern gymnasts' routines, acknowledging that gymnastics are even more grueling than in her day
The 86-year-old, the most decorated Olympic gymnast in history with 18 medals, could not have fathomed the complexity of modern gymnasts' routines, acknowledging that gymnastics had become even more physically and psychologically gruelling than in her day.
"In our day that would have been unacceptable," Latynina said. "I can't imagine how that's possible."Legendary Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by a gymnast, shows her pictures in home, in village Kalyanino, Moscow region, Russia July 30, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia NovozheninaBiles' move, inconceivable in the Soviet era or even a few years ago, has brought mental health into focus at Tokyo 2020, where the U.S.
"My coach would always say it doesn't matter in which position you finish," Latynina said. "The most important thing is doing what you can."
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