Vasiliki Millousi didn’t have the best beam final at the European Championships with a fall on her mount but she was very proud of herself for making the final. The 34-year-old gymnast had to retire from the sport before the 2004 Olympics when she was told by her federation that she was “too old” for gymnastics and her every competition now not only proves them wrong but shows that older gymnasts can keep doing great in gymnastics.
Millousi talked to Gymnovosti after the beam final.
Q: How do you feel about the final?
A: I am excited because I made the final after two years, it was a big goal for me. And about the fall – it happens sometimes.
Q: This mount has been giving you problems for a while. Have you thought of changing it?
A: It’s a difficult mount and I have a difficult routine, too. If you fall, you can’t take all the things out of the routine, you have to work harder.
Q: You went to three Olympics already, do you want to get close to Chusovitina who went to seven?
A: No, I don’t think I’ll get close to her. But I’m very proud of myself and of all the older gymnasts who keep going and to make a good example for the younger gymnasts.
Q: Do you think you’ll keep going after Tokyo?
A: I don’t know if I will go to Tokyo. But right now gymnastics is my whole life.
Photo: Gymania, Israeli Gymnastics Magazine
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