Yana Egorian wins sabre gold for Russia
Yana Egorian won the women’s individual sabre competition in Rio Olympics 2016. She had to compete against her own teammate, Sofya Velikaya. In an interview with TASS http://tass.ru/en, Yana said that Sofya is her idol.
In the video, you can see how she gained her triumphant point. According to Yana, it happened in a snap. Then as in the movies, her whole life flashed before her eyes.
We don’t know whether she remembered her childhood in her homeland Armenia, yet another victory of an Armenian representing another country has already become a topic for discussions on social networks. Winning gold for another country or participating with the Armenian flag? Immigration, coaches, what ifs...