When the 43-year-old veteran Chusovykina settled steadily, the screen showed 14.287 points, and the Jakarta International Convention and Exhibition Center erupted into roaring applause.
Yes, Chusovykina is here again.
On August 23, Chusovkina opened her arms after her second jump. Photo by China News Service reporter Hou Yu
On August 23, uzbekistan's Oksana Chusovkina won a silver medal in the women's vault final of gymnastics at the Jakarta Asian Games with 14.287 points.
You are not healed, I dare not grow old. The story of the "gymnastics mother" who insisted on treating her son's leukemia has long been spread.
On December 4, 2006, Chusovkina was with her son. Image source: CFP Visual China
The 43-year-old Chusovkina, in order to raise funds for her son with leukemia, has represented different countries in the Gymnastics World Championships and olympic games, and now that her son has recovered, "gymnastics mother" once again represented Uzbekistan in the Jakarta Asian Games, continuing her gymnastics dream.
"A world championship gold medal is worth 3,000 euros, which is important to me." Chusovkina once said unabashedly that the purpose of her insistence on participating in the competition was to make money.
In 2002, ChusovyKina tied for the title with China's Zhang Nan in the women's free gymnastics competition at the Busan Asian Games, when she was already known as a "gymnastics veteran". Photo by Jia Guorong, China News Service
In fact, Chusovkina represented Uzbekistan at the 1994 and 2002 Asian Games, and won two gold medals in free gymnastics, vaulting and silver medals in the individual all-around at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.
But from 2006 onwards, Chusovkina reached an agreement with the German Gymnastics Association to treat her son's leukemia and began to officially represent the German team, and the Gymnastics Association was responsible for her son's medical expenses.
As a result, the "elderly" "gymnastics mother" represented Germany in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and won the silver medal in vaulting, participated in the 2012 London Olympic Games and won the fifth vault, and achieved good results at both the World Championships and the European Championships.
On 13 May 2012, Chusovkina, who represented Germany, won the silver medal in the women's vault at the European Gymnastics Championships.
In 2012, at the age of 37, Chusovykina finished fifth in the women's vault event at the London Olympics. Image source: Xinhua Net
See chusovkina again, but she is in a different state of mind on the field.
In fact, after representing Germany at the London Olympics in 2012, Chusovkina returned to Uzbekistan with her son, whose condition was under control. She once said that she is becoming more and more passionate about gymnastics, enjoying the moments of the last game, and she has an unfulfilled wish to win the Olympic gold medal for Uzbekistan.
As early as eight years ago, Chusovkina returned to the Asian Games.
As a german at the time, she led uzbekistan to a bronze medal in the women's team as a coach. At the Incheon Asian Games four years ago, the 39-year-old veteran, who had changed back to Uzbekistan nationality, won the silver medal in vaulting horse with a heavy gown.
Standing in the final in Jakarta, Chusovkina was more than twice the average age of the other players. In addition to the first jump landing slightly shaking, the rest of the movements, whether it is a jump or an aerial turn, are played quite steadily. After two jumps, Chusovkina scored 14.287 points, temporarily ranking first.
In 2016, Chusovkina competed in the Rio Olympics.
The audience kept shouting her name "Oksana", and in the camera she waved and smiled and kissed the audience.
However, the last 16-year-old South Korean teenager to play narrowly defeated ChusovyKina by 0.10 points.
At the age of 16, the bhikkhu Sovikina was a full 27 years younger, about the age of her son.
The picture shows Chusovy Kinna (left) taking a group photo with the winner of the South Korean and the third place of the North Korean team at the award ceremony. Photo by China News Service reporter Hou Yu
"I got another Asian Games silver medal, and I'm very happy and content." Chusovkina said after the game that she was grateful for every step of her efforts so far.
In order to maintain her competitive form, Chusovkina trains for 3 hours a day and only rests on Sundays. Standing with the "post-95s" and even "post-00s" young players and still winning a precious silver medal, Chusovkina said lightly, in the face of the rules, no matter how old they are, every athlete is the same.
"Will you compete in the Tokyo Olympics?"
"Why not? Winning a medal at the Olympics is every athlete's dream, but there are only three medals, and the dream has to come step by step. Chusovykina said she will also participate in the next World Championships in Doha because it is an important event for her preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.
In 2018, Chusovkina won another silver medal at the Asian Games. Photo by China News Service reporter Hou Yu
Chusovykina once said that because her hometown is in Uzbekistan, where her career began, she also wanted to end there. When asked again by reporters about the cliché of when to retire, the veteran didn't say anything and left.
Thank you! Gymnastics legend!