Israel’s gymnast taking gold at the Tokyo Olympics despite dropping her ribbon during her routine was a “blatant mistake” of the judges, who may have schemed “to replace Russian athletes on the top,” Irina Viner-Usmanova told RT.
The strong accusations from the legendary Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach, whose star pupils have claimed a long list of Olympic titles over the years, come in the wake of Saturday’s scandal at the Tokyo Olympics. Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram took gold, despite having dropped the ribbon during her routine – an obvious mistake that still saw Russia’s Dina Averina placed overall second, regardless of her seemingly perfect performance.
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