The foundations collapse. Why is Akatieva a fundamentally new champion of Russia?

The only thing that could hold him back was the nerves from realizing that he had to fight for first place, not just to come and get it. In the year when Akatieva was 14 years old, for example, her colleague Adelia Petrosyan was already in St. Petersburg and she brought a respectable fourth place from the pre-Olympic championship. Sofia watched that tournament on TV – her date of birth interfered, so she will not enter adult international competitions for at least several years, according to the current age limit. If he had been born seven days earlier, he would have calmly gone to that Russian championship in St. Petersburg, where he could gain experience performing in a multi-thousand arena and feel the atmosphere of major competitions without participating in the medal section. . In a sense, sitting behind the Olympic troika, where they will not be allowed to beat for ethical reasons, but still get the maximum benefit for the future.