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The athlete from Nikolaev, who in 2019 at the age of 13 became the first champion of Europe, and today remains one of the main contenders for the highest awards of the most prestigious competitions. In 2022-24, the 5th-time European Champion became silver twice and twice the bronze medalist of the World Cup. However, at the Olympics in Paris, Wednesday remained outside the pedestal and is suited to the new cycle.
Alexei Wednesday
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– Alexei, the new season, the beginning of a new Olympic cycle. What emotions does he evoke?
– I don’t even know … I really want to jump, compete everywhere, try new jumps in the program. For example, a year ago I jumped 3.5 turns back. In principle, this is considered a new jump. Therefore, I just want to more Ustabil my program, try to compete and achieve results.
– New jumps have prepared for the current World Cup?
– No, now the ones that were. That is, I have one jump that is only a year. And in principle it is considered new.
– Did you perform it at the World Cup?
– Yes. I performed it at this year’s World Cup and at the Olympics. There are some problems with him so far. But in principle it is a normal process.
I still have a period when I’m growing. I also have a lot of weight. That is, I weighed about 60-61 kg before surgery. Now we weigh 68-69. But this is not a sign that I am super fat. It was even easier for me to jump. Simply, I have changed a little and, of course, it all affects coordination.
Now I need to get used to it, adjust. I am still a 19-year-old boy growing.
– And you constantly adapt?
– Yes, yes. And constantly adapting, constantly changing. And when I am, I think, 21-22 years, I will have a more stable weight, a more stable condition and I will already jump in it. And now you have to constantly listen to your body.
– The consequences of this year’s shoulder injury are still felt? Have you completely forgotten about her?
– Completely forgot. The shoulder does not bother. We did everything competently. I thank the surgeons, doctors, president of our Federation Igor Lisov, because he paid me surgery, helped me morally. And thanks to all these people, I now have a normal condition in which I can compete, train, show good results.
– Representatives of the Asian school remain the main rivals. Surprises were prepared?
– No, nothing like that. Programs, it’s almost an answer.
Alexei Wednesday at the 2024 Olympics
NOC of Ukraine
– Earlier you said that it is impossible to fight the Chinese, but I ask again how to defeat Chinese jumpers into the water?
– I do not know honestly. Jumping into the water is a very unpredictable thing. For example, today at the personal championship of Ukraine in previous competitions I put on the final rating of 470, and in the finals for 440. Although I expected that in the evening it would be better. I cannot do any predictions here at all.
Yes, the Chinese are wrong too. It is a highly coordination sport, which is very difficult to make some predictions. I can make a 10 point jump, and in half an hour, in competitions, go out and make it for 5. Because this is a sport.
– Where did you prepare for the new season? Everything planned managed to do?
– Usually we are preparing in Kiev, the main work was done at home, at the Center for Sports of Liko, but there were still a meeting abroad in Poland.
– How did you respond to Cyril Bogukh’s transition to a springboard?
– hEco speaking, I don’t even know how to react. I see that he has some jumps, I see that he is developing well, moving well in this direction, improves constantly, training as much as I, as Mark, as everyone. And he has some progress. I am sure that if he will move in the same direction, as much as a lot of training, then he will definitely work out.
– Do you have a new partner, how much time does you usually need to work and start showing high results? Is there no temptation to focus maximum effort on individual jumps?
– About the partner … To get used to jumping in a synchron can take someone half a year, in someone a year. Mark and I are a little different. He is a little higher, he has another constitution of the body, other technique, and now we are just adapting. I can not give accurate forecasts, but I think that half a year, and for half a year we train, that is, in the near stages of the Cup of the World, we will more or less jump normally.
Another story – individual jumps, each separately. For example, I have been improving for 15 years, but still, sometimes I make mistakes, sometimes not. But in general, if you look, now the amounts of points range from 430-440 to 520, that is, there is some progress.
Previously, it could even be 370-450-470. Now I see progress and even when I don’t have a super successful speech like today, I scored 440 points. This is the amount you can come to the semifinals and even the finals. That is, even when I do not make my best jumps, it is some kind of stability, something decent.
– This year there will be a European Championship in May, the World Cup in July, now the World Cup. It is difficult to constantly keep yourself on the peak. Is the priority tournament?
– Of course, I have a priority tournaments. Initially, it is the World Cup that will be in Singapore. This is the top-1, the most priority. And followed by the European Championship. And then the cups of the world and the championship of Ukraine.
– Your father has decided to go to serve last summer (serves in the National Guard of Ukraine – approx.). Often managed to talk to him?
– I can talk to the phone, I call him almost every day. But to see physically very difficult, because it is not banal. He is very rare at home. Therefore, unfortunately, there is no way to see.
– Have been to Nikolaev for a long time?
– In Nikolaev he was immediately after the Olympic Games. He spent about 2-3 weeks there. And he returned to Kyiv to train. I want to be more often, this is my place of strength.
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The athlete from Nikolaev, who in 2019 at the age of 13 became the first champion of Europe, and today remains one of the main contenders for the highest awards of the most prestigious competitions. In 2022-24, the 5th-time European Champion became silver twice and twice the bronze medalist of the World Cup. However, at the Olympics in Paris, Wednesday remained outside the pedestal and is suited to the new cycle.
Alexei Wednesday
Getty Images
– Alexei, the new season, the beginning of a new Olympic cycle. What emotions does he evoke?
– I don’t even know … I really want to jump, compete everywhere, try new jumps in the program. For example, a year ago I jumped 3.5 turns back. In principle, this is considered a new jump. Therefore, I just want to more Ustabil my program, try to compete and achieve results.
– New jumps have prepared for the current World Cup?
– No, now the ones that were. That is, I have one jump that is only a year. And in principle it is considered new.
– Did you perform it at the World Cup?
– Yes. I performed it at this year’s World Cup and at the Olympics. There are some problems with him so far. But in principle it is a normal process.
I still have a period when I’m growing. I also have a lot of weight. That is, I weighed about 60-61 kg before surgery. Now we weigh 68-69. But this is not a sign that I am super fat. It was even easier for me to jump. Simply, I have changed a little and, of course, it all affects coordination.
Now I need to get used to it, adjust. I am still a 19-year-old boy growing.
– And you constantly adapt?
– Yes, yes. And constantly adapting, constantly changing. And when I am, I think, 21-22 years, I will have a more stable weight, a more stable condition and I will already jump in it. And now you have to constantly listen to your body.
– The consequences of this year’s shoulder injury are still felt? Have you completely forgotten about her?
– Completely forgot. The shoulder does not bother. We did everything competently. I thank the surgeons, doctors, president of our Federation Igor Lisov, because he paid me surgery, helped me morally. And thanks to all these people, I now have a normal condition in which I can compete, train, show good results.
– Representatives of the Asian school remain the main rivals. Surprises were prepared?
– No, nothing like that. Programs, it’s almost an answer.
Alexei Wednesday at the 2024 Olympics
NOC of Ukraine
– Earlier you said that it is impossible to fight the Chinese, but I ask again how to defeat Chinese jumpers into the water?
– I do not know honestly. Jumping into the water is a very unpredictable thing. For example, today at the personal championship of Ukraine in previous competitions I put on the final rating of 470, and in the finals for 440. Although I expected that in the evening it would be better. I cannot do any predictions here at all.
Yes, the Chinese are wrong too. It is a highly coordination sport, which is very difficult to make some predictions. I can make a 10 point jump, and in half an hour, in competitions, go out and make it for 5. Because this is a sport.
– Where did you prepare for the new season? Everything planned managed to do?
– Usually we are preparing in Kiev, the main work was done at home, at the Center for Sports of Liko, but there were still a meeting abroad in Poland.
– How did you respond to Cyril Bogukh’s transition to a springboard?
– hEco speaking, I don’t even know how to react. I see that he has some jumps, I see that he is developing well, moving well in this direction, improves constantly, training as much as I, as Mark, as everyone. And he has some progress. I am sure that if he will move in the same direction, as much as a lot of training, then he will definitely work out.
– Do you have a new partner, how much time does you usually need to work and start showing high results? Is there no temptation to focus maximum effort on individual jumps?
– About the partner … To get used to jumping in a synchron can take someone half a year, in someone a year. Mark and I are a little different. He is a little higher, he has another constitution of the body, other technique, and now we are just adapting. I can not give accurate forecasts, but I think that half a year, and for half a year we train, that is, in the near stages of the Cup of the World, we will more or less jump normally.
Another story – individual jumps, each separately. For example, I have been improving for 15 years, but still, sometimes I make mistakes, sometimes not. But in general, if you look, now the amounts of points range from 430-440 to 520, that is, there is some progress.
Previously, it could even be 370-450-470. Now I see progress and even when I don’t have a super successful speech like today, I scored 440 points. This is the amount you can come to the semifinals and even the finals. That is, even when I do not make my best jumps, it is some kind of stability, something decent.
– This year there will be a European Championship in May, the World Cup in July, now the World Cup. It is difficult to constantly keep yourself on the peak. Is the priority tournament?
– Of course, I have a priority tournaments. Initially, it is the World Cup that will be in Singapore. This is the top-1, the most priority. And followed by the European Championship. And then the cups of the world and the championship of Ukraine.
– Your father has decided to go to serve last summer (serves in the National Guard of Ukraine – approx.). Often managed to talk to him?
– I can talk to the phone, I call him almost every day. But to see physically very difficult, because it is not banal. He is very rare at home. Therefore, unfortunately, there is no way to see.
– Have been to Nikolaev for a long time?
– In Nikolaev he was immediately after the Olympic Games. He spent about 2-3 weeks there. And he returned to Kyiv to train. I want to be more often, this is my place of strength.