INTERVIEW (Sub Eng) - Aliya Mustafina discusses Russian Gymnasts - 2023 Russian Cup Apparatus Finals

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Olympic & World Champion Aliya Mustafina, now Head of the Junior National Teams speak about the gymnasts competing at the 2023 Russian Cup.

[@WorldGymnasticsMemories]

Please turn on English Subtitles 😊

[@josephfrank1472]

You just click on the sub and they start.

[@sophier5508]

My goodness, I almost did not recognize her, she changed a lot ! Happy to see that she is still involved in the sport, she was awesome as a gymnast

[@briancockerham4731]

i'm glad I didn't wife her up.

[@ramonaflowers6903]

@@briancockerham4731as if she would want you.

[@josefy131]

​@briancockerham4731 it's not like you ever stood a chance 😂😂

[@jukihiw]

@@briancockerham4731 LOL like you could anyway

[@briancockerham4731]

wouldn't want to brehh, she turned a slobby pig@@jukihiw

[@damnbreski]

Aliya Mustafina is the reason I started watching gymnastics 💯🤍

[@--julian_]

for me too! back in 2012

[@damnbreski]

@@--julian_ sameee! her 2012 bars routine specifically is what got me hooked on gymnastics

[@peace-tu5lw]

Me too for her and for vika

[@damnbreski]

@@peace-tu5lw Vika too!! 💖

[@pamelamls]

Me, I started being interested in gymnastics before she was born.

[@Bxyxox]

One of the biggest gymnastic stars of the past decade! Queen!

[@thesovgc]

🙃

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

Is this a really underhanded insult lol

[@Giamky95]

Now She Is only big😂

[@rebeltvr6046]

ONe of the biggest gymnastics stars who is now just big

[@johannaude4429]

😂😂😂😂

[@mjamitche5245]

I'm glad to see she's getting opportunities to be involved in sports media. She can talk well and is confident.

[@lampwick4427]

If you speak Russian - she commentated the most recent junior team championships with Emin Garibov.

[@You-dh1du]

Something I have always admired about Aliya is how polished and well-thought she is in her interview responses. She's very professional and mature even when she was interviewed as a young gymnast and now as a national coach. So good to see her still making an impact in the sport even though I miss her onodis and helicopter DTYs.

[@cinthiagodines1428]

yo extraño sus giros en la barra, sus conexiones en barras asimétricas, todos sus ejercicios llevaban una cadencia

[@beambreaker]

@@You-dh1du she DID have the best onodis. I think her best beam set was 2011 American cup. It wasn’t a flawless set but her movements were so signature to her. She is one of the best

[@You-dh1du]

@@beambreaker Search Aliya Mustafina BB EF Russian Cup 2014. That was by far her best beam set ever competed.

[@liliansmeenge3297]

Great to see her on tv again. Nice to see she is now a coach, being able to stay in the sport. I hope she and her daughter are well

[@Boss-sq6wz]

The Queen. The true last old school Russian Gymnastics Star. Now coaching the futures queens generation...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏅🏅🏅

[@danielgoncalves5499]

Many people talking a lot about her obvious weight gain. But, come on, it’s probably very hard to adapt to the change of food restriction plus 8 hours exercising everyday for many years to suddenly not having to do any of that. It’s so common for gymnasts to gain weight right after retirement, but eventually they go back to a more “regular” body appearance. An exemplo of this is Carly Patterson. She put on many kilos after Athens, but nowadays she is skinny and fit again I believe Aliya will be fine

[@SandyKH]

She also had children.

[@kristinastukalenko3748]

I agree. When you transition from elite sports and don't spend the same time in the gym that you used to, you gain weight. On top of that, gymnasts are usually short so they have lower caloric needs then taller people. Most people have never been capable of doing with their bodies what she did and so what if she has different priorities now? She put her energy wherever she feel it needs to be placed.

[@rosalinagrey9858]

Exactly. She is getting used to a brand new way of living. No more extensive training, changes in appetite, and that is combined with her having a baby which, on its own, can cause extreme changes to the body. She will be fine. And even if she decides to stay at this weight that’s fine too, as long as her doctors find her to be healthy and she feels comfortable.

[@user-ws4ys9je7k]

Agreed. Keep in mind how restrictive food behaviour for so long could have impacted her

[@dospodcasts7345]

Exactly. Even Shawn Jhonson, Daiane dos Santos, Ana Pavlova, etc. I hope she got healthy and skinny again

[@TheFlowMind]

Queen Aliya! I miss her so much! Go glad she’s back in the sport! 🥰😍😘

[@2755_Ishycakes]

The comments on this video are so cruel. You people aren't convincing ANYONE with your "concern" trolling. How dare you comment on her body? Women do not exist for you to look at. This is a woman who spent YEARS being called fat by Rodionenko. Every close observer of gymnastics knows this. She spent her entire career after 2010 under scrutiny for her weight, always being judged. And now you come to the comments to do the same. Shame on you all. Aliya Mustafina is 100x the person any of you are, and nothing will ever change that. Be better.

[@lievekseen2320]

Exactly, some of these comments are so heartless. Aaliyah has achieved too much to be spoken about in this way by some ransoms on the internet

[@UnequivocallyME]

Rodionenko called her “fat?” I never liked Rodionenko! She’s always making vicious comments and has such terrible sportsmanship. Even when Russia won in 2021 at the Olympics, she didn’t bother to come by and tell the Americans, “Good game.” The Russian team hugged the American women, but Rodionenko just stayed off to the side and didn’t acknowledge them at all. Aliya is amazing and will be remembered as one of Russia’s best gymnasts of all time.

[@aumelb]

​@@UnequivocallyMERodionenko's interviews were shocking.

[@emilygregory7004]

Very well said!

[@A.Girl.Has.No.Name.]

As so many comments here prove, there are quite a few people that still cling to the fallacies that: A) one cannot possibly be happy (or pretty) if they aren't thin B) one's achievements mean nothing if the person gains weight afterwards and the biggest fallacy of them all: That it's ANYONE'S place to point out another person's weight fluctuation, because doing so is going to "motivate" that person to change, (regardless that they may actually be content with their life EXACTLY as it is!) The truth is, that it's the people who insist on pointing out and mocking the perceived "flaws" in everyone else, who are the TRULY unhappy ones!

[@bradyh6004]

thank you for uploading this! especially with the translation❤

[@sanasgirl]

Thrilled to see The Queen active in the sport. Some of y'all hate women so bad you just need to make a comment about her appearance.

[@mkthom1791]

She made everything look so gracefully easy. I love that the Russian gymnasts also take a lot of ballet. It showed/shows in their performances.

[@lindseyclair921]

I would love to see her do more things like this! Maybe even have her do regular commentating. I’ve missed her so much 💕

[@junglesuperstar9270]

She actually commented one of the Russian championship several years ago . She is a very lovely commentator

[@LegendJoe3063]

Gone are the days when i use to cheer for queen aliyah damm i feel so old. Time flies. 😔

[@maussolo]

Our queen 👑 forever. Молодец Алия 😘💖

[@blakeaaron5698]

One of the coolest names… Mustafina

[@beambreaker]

I LOVE HER!! yes she looks different but that is expected! I love her face, she makes me happy! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@momotaroreincarnatednthtim6303]

All those starving to death and maintaining a certain weight days are finally over. She's still involved in the sport as a coach and mentor. Another chapter fulfilled i guess.

[@adrianops7]

One of my eternal QUEEN of gymnastics. We love you Aliya.

[@twentythree6362]

I miss her 🥹

[@LNgoo67]

I'm so happy she's staying involved! I also love the presenter's pocket square 🤣.

[@wheretheleosings4024]

People need to stop acting like they’re coming from a caring place of concern for Aliya while commenting on her body. I can promise you that she herself, is aware of her weight. Claiming to be concerned for her physical/mental health while leaving comments like the ones here would only exasperate the problem. I pray she doesn’t see these comments, we have NO idea what she’s been through.

[@revelationtherapy]

Reading some of these comments is incredibly sad to me, I’m shocked at what I have read and I send Aliya all the love and support. She is an incredible human being x

[@LuisGonzalezGarcia-br1bn]

hahahahahaha idi0t

[@pankajnath7614]

If anybody said gaining weight makes people ugly, then Unstoppable Aliya has proved it wrong. Now a mom, she's living her retirement happily. So happy to see her back on screen. Now that she's single again, hope she finds someone good and settles down.

[@briancockerham4731]

I'm so glad I didn't wife her up.. she fell off terribly

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

@@briancockerham4731 “wife her up” like she would even talk to you

[@a33qyuy72]

She got divorced?

[@pankajnath7614]

@@a33qyuy72 yes

[@minion0777]

She looks BIG and unhappy!!

[@gymnasmic7425]

I’m surprised at how much the male commentator seems to know about the code. Even the male commentators from the US don’t seem to know that much

[@speedofpee]

When I watch Chinese coverage, all they talk about is code. Like during a routine, they'll be like "A skill. D skill" and "This gets a 0.3 bonus." It's constantly talking about scoring and super informative. In the US they talk about what the gymnast had for breakfast and how China might want Morgan Hurd back.

[@lievekseen2320]

Yeah the United States really personalises their footage and focus on the personality/ background of their gymnasts. I think it’s part of their culture and the American dream aspect to it, other countries are more technical.

[@albarjas8360]

​@@lievekseen2320No, they're just shallow and ignorant.

[@BettyBrown-jt4fh]

​@@speedofpeeomg I HATED when tim kept bringing that up. Literally everytime Morgan was on the screen, they mentioned China probably wanting her gymnastics or her being adopted. So glad he's not doing commentary anymore

[@Kikketta11ify]

@@speedofpeelmao in italy too

[@achristianson4059]

Damn… just a doc on her after she left to have her first kid and she was training herself to compete again and she was disciplined and in great shape

[@AlexanderRivera23]

I think she’s honestly still deeply gorgeous

[@Hale-Bopp]

The Queen Aliya Mustafina 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅💐💐💐💐💐💙❤

[@fistashkazelenaya5805]

Алия Мустафина легенда нашего спорта ❤

[@Magi3221]

Is she really alia?????sha was my idle..she was so pretty in rio and london😢😢😢 i cannot believe this is she!!!!

[@d.g.1594]

I can believe that's her. She looks so different since retiring.

[@lamsunny6772]

Love you always Aliya Mustafina The Queen of Gymnastics ❤🎉😊

[@malousmom9231]

Happy to see her doing well after her athletic career has ended! She was an amazing gymnast! People should not comment on her appearance...it is not relevant to anything important!

[@chamilleleonne]

I mean, massive weight gain is usually a sign of poor mental health/over eating. To say she’s doing well is wishful thinking but not realistic. Really not coming for her or trying to be rude.. it just doesn’t make sense to turn a blind eye to the obvious. I do hope she gets better if she’s struggling with her mental health.

[@DJcyberslash]

Her real fans want her to be healthy. Obviously she's struggling. You're not helping her.

[@_3a1o]

Massive weight gain can happen reasons other than overeating

[@DJcyberslash]

@@_3a1o can you name any reasons for massive weight gain that aren't negative? I'm pretty sure she's not training to be a body builder so don't tell me she's bulking.

[@chamilleleonne]

@@_3a1olike what ?

[@user-yd1du5ny2i]

I almost didn't recognize her..ive become so used to her having her yair up to perform..

[@user-en3ff9dv4y]

Алия умничка, красавица!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@briantafolla256]

No

[@loveanimalsmost2134]

The same thing happened to me when I retired . She had a daughter ..maybe she had more children . She is enjoyig food for once in her life ? Lol

[@lievekseen2320]

I think her body had to adjust to a less active lifestyle, especially since she performed in extreme high level sports ( I had to same when I quit gymnastics, gained like 10 kilos) in combination with her hormonal changes because of pregnancy. She’s beautiful tho, I just hope she’s happy with herself too and realises how beautiful she always been and still is! ♥️

[@justine.l4386]

Maybe she is sick, it’s not good to make fun of someone !

[@louisepatterton2898]

She has one daughter. Weight gain is 80/20 food/exercise.

[@lievekseen2320]

@@louisepatterton2898 depends on the circumstances, if your body is used to a highly active lifestyle it will be more likely to gain more weight

[@mr.galindo8926]

Probably has thyroid problems.

[@lassaadchergui6357]

my favorite queen forever....alia mustafina

[@michellemartinez7515]

I love her so much ❤ she is one of the greatest

[@a90skid53]

Omgggggg 🫣 is that really her? 😮

[@jeanmartox3570]

J'admire au plus au point Aliya Mustafina, mais comment a telle pu devenir aussi forte, aussi énorme meme, en si peu de temps, que c'est t'il passé??

[@sheng6800]

beautiful as ever ❤

[@lizpurr8402]

The legend herself❤❤

[@harleyzend3574]

Wow Aliya ❤ mis respetos

[@user-co2uo7yc8c]

Алия так поправилась❤

[@XzX226]

Это по генетические, у татар у меня соседка тоже была стройная к 30 стала толстой.

[@Anatoly_Maly]

да, что-то мощно разнесло, я не сразу узнал даже 😬

[@bealuthien]

The Queen ❤❤❤

[@maia9056]

Why are people commenting on her weight as if she doesn’t know? She exercised 8 hours a day, 6 days a week plus strict diet and she’s given birth. Her body’s going to change, she could also have hormone issues atm. Maybe she’ll lose the weight, maybe she won’t but who cares.

[@pappysprite]

Because she is obese and people rightfully are concerned. Don’t normalize obesity. You think if she would walk into a doctors office they would say she’s healthy. Think again.

[@A.Girl.Has.No.Name.]

As so many comments here prove, there are quite a few people that still cling to the fallacies that: A) one cannot possibly be happy (or pretty) if they aren't thin B) one's achievements mean nothing if the person gains weight afterwards and the biggest fallacy of them all: That it's ANYONE'S place to point out another person's weight fluctuation, because doing so is going to "motivate" that person to change, (regardless that they may actually be content with their life EXACTLY as it is!) The truth is, that it's the people who insist on pointing out and mocking the perceived "flaws" in everyone else, who are the TRULY unhappy ones!

[@Juventinos]

let's stop the bullcrap here, this looks like either major depression, or severe health problems.

[@pappysprite]

Yes stop that crap. She is now obese and that is not healthy. She is still young and now has a double chin. She was a competitive gymnast just a handful of years ago. This is so so sad. She looks incredibly unhappy. But let’s not normalize obesity.

[@junglesuperstar9270]

@@pappysprite actually she is happy and positive

[@pappysprite]

@@junglesuperstar9270 How would you know? Do you know her personally?

[@junglesuperstar9270]

@@pappysprite she comments and gives interviews on regular bases .

[@mariamarichal5412]

La amo, ella es y será mi gimnasta favorita, ahora es una realidad que subió mucho de peso, quizás está tomando alguna medicación con corticoides. Si se fijan bien ella no está cómoda con su cuerpo, no se para de frente a la cámara y se tapa su rostro con su pelo. Vamos Ali🫶🏼 te amamos, sos única 🫶🏼

[@fyouman7]

Probalmente corticoides.

[@Hale-Bopp]

The Queen still Very Beautiful. She will always be👸💙❤️🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇💐💐💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@thewosostories]

Aliya's beauty is timeless

[@2010hotmale2010]

I think she ate Komova

[@jtbar9781]

This made me laugh out loud

[@Sanya-Melnik]

Так и не получилось у Мустафиной восстановиться!

[@user-vx4lk7ii9q]

Это Алия????

[@jonathantargaryen4254]

Una verdadera gimnasta ❤❤❤❤

[@lucasmuniz6246]

The queen.

[@leykimayri]

She doubled her weight. I hope she’s not drinking and it’s just that she stopped exercising plus she stopped any strict diet she was following before, thus the weight gain…

[@lonelyhorse5313]

QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN

[@jessica-1996QM]

Esa mujer es hermosa 😍

[@micheleclark59]

Yikes i don’t recognize her!

[@lonelyhorse5313]

You need your eyes re done then

[@micheleclark59]

@@lonelyhorse5313 she Doesn’t look different without her leotard and all that makeup ? Uh huh, I’d have no clue who she was IF that wasn’t mentioned! Nothing wrong with my eyes get a life

[@zabag]

OMG! This is so tragic. Someone should organize an intervention.

[@thepunisher166]

Tengo casi la misma edad q ella la sigo desde 2012 londres Hacia gimnasia yo y sigo en mejor forma pero su cuerpo cambió

[@naushadkhan1446]

Vary good job I love❤❤❤

[@emilygregory7004]

Why must people focus on her looks? Focus on her talent, which, based on her medals and titles, she is all that and alot more!

[@DJcyberslash]

I'm gymnastics you have to be healthy to have the required stamina. She's obviously struggling. Her real fans want her healthy.

[@emilygregory7004]

​@@DJcyberslash Yes i get that but she is no longer competing. She is now a coach. Most of the coaches are not that athletetic

[@DJcyberslash]

@@emilygregory7004 she was trying to make a comeback. Either way we want her to live long not die early from obesity disease

[@bw2082]

Good lord…

[@PageMarker1]

My God, what happened to her? I've always preferred Vicki Komova but Aliya was always rock solid.

[@jedrinck]

Rock solid sounds about right😮

[@luismanuelleonmancera7320]

Un poco tarde Es felicitarte por tu cumpleaños 🎂🎉🎂 este 28 de septiembre que la pases lo mejor con tu familia y los mejores deseos Felicidades 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@scottmescudi3423]

Oh my God I didn’t recognize her, how on earth did she gain all that weight, this is honestly almost hard to look at. Hope she's ok.

[@emilygregory7004]

It's called " life". She's obviously older and not working out like she was all of those years. It happens to alot of people...even gymnasts

[@user-wl8my3lm5h]

Когда же она похудеет... Со здоровьем что ли что-то.. Все таки спортсменка.

[@feynman4940]

Who is this guy😮?

[@junglesuperstar9270]

Depends what you want to know about him ? He is a journalist working for the biggest sports channel in Russia . He is an avid fan of gymnastics and makes a lot of interviews and reports on it. His name is Dmitrii Zanin

[@bagelized]

The Russian Cup has an extremely creepy vibe

[@RB-dh6lu]

nothing creepy about it

[@margaretkinnaman8585]

Not creepy but wish the gymnasts had some fans to fill that stadium. Seeing nearly empty is sad.

[@Bxyxox]

Extremely creepy I agree

[@user-LuGymnastics]

For me it was creepy too don't worry

[@You-dh1du]

@@margaretkinnaman8585 Honestly, Russian domestic gymnastics events have always been pretty empty in terms of spectators even before the whole situation rn.

[@francescasassu2009]

Smettiamola di dire che è body shaming, non si può ingrassare in questo modo, non è sano. Non c'entra nulla essere mamme, altrimenti saremmo tutte grasse dopo aver avuto dei figli.. Mi viene da pensare che sia la mancanza di esercizio e soprattutto qualche Farmaco? Depressione?? Comunque è evidente che non sta bene. Dispiace molto ☹️

[@Giamky95]

She was a Butterfly,now Is a cetacean

[@briantafolla256]

Wow I can't believe I look so handsome compare to some girls who were very pretty on the past

[@doctordarcy8385]

Literally everyone looks better when they're younger -- everyone ages -- it's a normal event

[@briantafolla256]

@@doctordarcy8385 I'm not so handsome but litellary I have not age so much. I look the same as many years ago

[@nadecha5326]

@@doctordarcy8385not true

[@doctordarcy8385]

@@nadecha5326 True -- aging is normal -- and it's happening to you right now, lmao

[@nadecha5326]

@@doctordarcy8385 not true to the first part. Some people look better as they age compared to being younger

[@chasingjaycedotcom]

So good to see an update on her!

[@marthasanchez9109]

Aliya ❤❤❤

[@franciscomorin7487]

I could care less if she gained weight; it's to be expected with a pregnancy. She appears uncomfortable and disheveled, even sad, and I think this is the concerning part.

[@chamilleleonne]

THANK YOU

[@Akhmetov_n]

Алия красотка ❤

[@ayrescaxias]

Ela está irreconhecível!! Espero que esteja com saúde.😬😬

[@Daniimendes02]

Engordou muito! Menina jovem! Uma das melhores ginastas dos últimos anos, muito habilidosa uma pena está nesse estado!

[@marwahussein666]

@@Daniimendes02 Vc fala como se ser gordo fosse a pior coisa do mundo

[@DJcyberslash]

​@@marwahussein666bro look at how good she looks before.

[@marwahussein666]

@@DJcyberslash so???

[@brianwhiterman8438]

@@Daniimendes02isso é normal.. um atleta do calibre dela fez dieta regradissima durante toda a vida. Quando se aposentam tendem a experimentar todo tipo de comida que sempre foram privadas.

[@mariana1997]

WHAT?! 😳😳

[@bil2102]

Gente, só eu tô chocado?

[@resultoconsultoria]

Cara eu pensei a msm coisa KKKKKK, ela tá pior que a Daiane dos Santos

[@thiagoaugusto3559]

Não sei qual o motivo. A própria daiane já comentou diversas vezes o quanto precisou restringir alimentação e até ÁGUA para manter um físico ideal e após a aposentadoria permitiu-se. Fica chocado quem prefere viver no mundo da fantasia

[@thiagoaugusto3559]

A menina é bicampeã olímpica vai ficar se preocupando com dieta pra quê? Se estiver saudável pouco importa. Lembrando que um corpo gordo não necessariamente é um corpo sem saúde 😊

[@resultoconsultoria]

@@thiagoaugusto3559 cara entendido. Ela é foda, melhor ginasta russa desta geração, e talvez seja saudável. Mas deu diferença dela em 2019, isso deu. Simples assim.

[@gukaramaspartaku8325]

​@@resultoconsultorialeu minha mente

[@magdaroussoulieres3074]

OMG😮is that Aliya Mustafina??😢 what the hell happened to her

[@soudip007]

Does nobody else notice how rude and negative the interviewer is?

[@reneepeters3045]

Yes, thank you. I found him incredibly ignorant

[@Poppaquarius2184]

She spoke on her weight gain. It was COVID gain. We had the same problem in the US. Almost everybody got fat.

[@yolantida]

She loves to cook and has a daughter!

[@cageynerd]

I can tell her best event is the buffet now.

[@marguietbcn9497]

The journalist doesn't know that Leila is now working with the senior team!

[@gaodrob7938]

Lilia Ahaimova ?

[@marguietbcn9497]

​​@@gaodrob7938 Leila vasilieva 2nd aa

[@lampwick4427]

@@gaodrob7938 Leila Vasilieva

[@gaodrob7938]

​@@marguietbcn9497Okay thanks

[@gaodrob7938]

​@@lampwick4427Thanks

[@user-ms8mi3qk5p]

Да ты ж моя булочка)))

[@vicissitudes3813]

She's still cute imho but what happened? Did she get married/have many kids? i hope she's fine and happy.

[@Kikketta11ify]

Can we not talk about her weight please? 😶

[@cr528]

The Russians are so great!

[@brettonoverton6902]

She has stopped training. She has had a child. Let her metabolism get back to normal and don’t shame her. She’s also a single mom. She probably doesn’t have time to find exercises she likes or wants to do if she working to support her child. Go Mustafina

[@leykimayri]

The child has nothing to do with the weight gain. She was thin when she had already the child. It’s the fact that she stopped training while probably she stopped whatever diet she was also following all those years and started a new diet (diet meaning what we eat which is what a diet is). So she gained weight.

[@Bxyxox]

@@leykimayriah yes Georgia, you clearly know everything that goes in Aliya’s life, your delusion knows no bounds as per usual.

[@junglesuperstar9270]

@@leykimayrishe was not thin actually

[@leykimayri]

@@junglesuperstar9270 She was, she was still training and was a gymnast still after having the child

[@junglesuperstar9270]

@@leykimayri and she was struggling with her weight. It was a huge problem

[@Guan320]

няша пухляша 🤗

[@pappysprite]

Sorry in advance to be so critical here, but I’m really taken back by Mustafina’s appearance. Shocked really. It saddens me a bit as she looks very overweight and not healthy. Not at all what I expected as it wasn’t long ago since she last competed and then stayed in the sport to coach. She seems lost to me and a bit unhappy. I hope I’m wrong.

[@andrewestrada9212]

I was equally taken back by her state, it's a concern of well being not a criticism. She seems uncomfortable in her own skin, not the Mustafina I'm used to seeing

[@Andrew-pf5fj]

I have to agree. A lot of people were affected by Covid and she does work a lot and has a daughter, maybe she was a bit depressed during the pandemic and now a bit overworked. I hope she is happy. I think it’s just a bit shocking because Aliya is one of the most mentally tough gymnasts we’ve ever seen and is very matter of fact about the drive to succeed. I would expect her to have the fight to lose the weight after she pulls herself out of whatever she may have been going through…

[@TheFlowMind]

It might be for a variety of reason. Health isues, lack of time or simply the fact that after a decade in elite gymnastics your body is accustomed to a certain grind. If you don’t get the same training you gain weight, You have no right to judge or even to bring up the topic. We should all be happy that’s she’s back. So feel free to delete your small minded comment.

[@user-LuGymnastics]

I'm shocked by comments like yours.

[@pappysprite]

@@user-LuGymnastics Why? It’s out of concern. This is not her normal. If she is happy great but it’s still a valid observation and nothing more. She looks nothing like her old self and if you are going to say she does, than I have concerns about your comment.

[@j..13]

Oh god is that her? Daaamn 😢

[@claudiamarzi9396]

Non la riconoscevo.....

[@McKelT]

Wait is that her? She lookssss umm😅 you know there was something happening with restrictions to eating and what not before because now that she’s not competing she looks completely different.

[@jasoneaton9477]

O god she let her self go😮😮😮😮😮😮.. geeeeez

[@junglesuperstar9270]

I am sure you will show as a perfect body

[@SquirtlePower809]

Russian gymnastics is in SERIOUS TROUBLE! I don't think they would've been on the podium at worlds.

[@burns46824]

She need to go keto.