Aljona Savchenko: the queen who doesn’t give up | Her Game

Hello, I am Aljona Savchenko, Olympic champion in figure skating. I am 36 years old and come from Ukraine original. Now I live in Germany. It took me 30 years or five Olympic Games to win Olympic Games. Figure skating, actually for me, is the hardest sport because it's a combination of art and sport. You have music, you have artistic side but you have also technical side. My first Olympics was 2002 in Salt Lake City. I was thinking, "Oh my God. This is long way from skating on the lake by my house." We didn't do well. I was so upset. Neither the second, or the third or the fourth. Nobody believe in us. They say we will not manage you because you are too old. I say, "Okay, I will show you. You will see." I was thinking, "It's now or never." Oh my God, I couldn't believe it. In the moment, I remember every minute what I done to be Olympic champion. I was always imagining this in my head but never happened in the Olympics. It was something magical. The best skating from us in our life. Of course, I want to come back and win again Olympic medal because when you win one time, you want second time. It's really tough to be a mom and do everything else. It's not easy. But the love makes everything possible. Some coaches, when I was young, they say, "Oh, she will be nothing," so I have no talent but I didn't listen to people because my dream was bigger than anybody else. No matter how old you are, you can always achieve your dreams if you believe in this.

Channel: Olympics

Views: 143,176

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Length: 3min 12sec (192 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 10 2021