““I was a child.” Stadnik’s legend of struggle went to the Olympics-2008 offended on Ukraine on March 17, 14:26 Share: Maria Stadnik (Instagram.com/unitedWorldWresteling) star of the Azerbaijani struggle from Lviv Maria Stadnik shared emotions, which survived during her first Olympia Also read: “I bought a two -storey apartment in Kiev”. Irina Merley slept with a gold medal after winning at the 2004 Olympics at those games Maria won a bronze medal”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
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The star of the Azerbaijani struggle against Lviv Maria Stadnik shared emotions that she experienced during her first Olympics in Beijing.
“I bought a two -storey apartment in Kiev.” Irina Merley slept with a gold medal after winning at the 2004 Olympics
At those games, Maria won a bronze medal, dividing the third place on a pedestal with Irina Merry. According to her, she went to the capital of China with anger and insult to Ukraine, trying to prove that she was underestimated.
Recall that in 2007 Stadnik changed Ukrainian citizenship after the scandal with the Olympic champion.
In an interview with NV journalist Andriy Pavlechka, the legendary Bochyna told whether she could sleep before the competition and why she was disappointed with a bronze award.
– In 2008 you went to your first Olympics. Tell your impressions. Many athletes say that the Olympics is very different from regular competitions.
Yes, the Olympiad is very different. Then, I was still, you know, baby, 19 years old. Moreover, Beijing is probably the best Olympiad that I remembered. On the organization. That is Beijing himself. I had such big eyes, and you walk, look at everything, and then remember that you still need to perform in competitions. But, probably, at that time I had some kind of anger and insult to Ukraine. I wanted to show that I was in vain underestimated. This was even more stimulated to show a good result.
– And you were very worried about the competition? Could sleep?
Yes, I’m always sleeping. Before the competition, of course, there is excitement, but I close my eyes, imagine how I stand on the pedestal tomorrow, I imagine who I have to fight with what I need to do. And all, after that I sleep. There is of course, of course, but my fear always turns into action. That is, what I am afraid, I go to it.
– You then won bronze. Tell us about your emotions.
Oh, I don’t remember anymore. We then with Merry, Ukrainian, stood on the pedestal. We had two third places. I won the Canadians, but then made a mistake and lost. I was a little disappointed. And, in principle, when she received the third place, it was no longer upset. Then I was still a young child, ambitious, wanted only gold. Now I understand that the Bronze Medal at the Olympic Games is cool.
– Did you talk to Merry?
But no, she is such a little specific person. There was nothing to talk about.
– And then celebrated in Ukraine the conquest of bronze?
Yes we had a wedding (Laughs). No, I do not really remember whether they celebrated. We seem then after the wedding went to rest, and then trained again.
It should be noted that in London-2012 and Rio-2016, the Stadnik won silver, and at the games in Tokyo-2020 added another bronze medal to her collection.
Earlier, we wrote that Maria Stadnik refused to live in Azerbaijan after changing Ukrainian citizenship.