In June, 2013 the Belarusian Swan graced us with her presence. Svetlana Boginskaya (Boguinskaia) is a 14-time Olympic and World medalist and is as elegant as she is fierce. This is a woman who is not afraid to speak her mind! Bogi gives us the scoop on: Alexander Alexandrov and why he left Russia, what happened at Round Lake when the USSR collapsed, the real story behind her snub of Kim Zmeskal at the 1991 World Championships, the politics behind Natalia Kalinina being left off of the Barcelona Olympic team, what makes her gymnastics camp different, why she thinks she isn’t artistic, dating as a teen gymnast in Moscow, her Bolshoi choreography, her favorite routines, coaching Oksana Chusovitina in 2013, and why raising kids is harder than doing a sixth Olympics or trying to understand Bela Karolyi‘s english. Check out the videos below for the background.
Follow her on Instagram under the username “Svetlanaboguinskaia”, check out the schedule for her camp here or email her for choreography at info@ogccamp.com. If you are ever in the Houston area, make sure to visit her resturant, Mazzei’s Gourmet Pizzeria in Katy, Texas.
- Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals
- 148: Shannon Miller
- Episode 12: Miss Val Part 2
- Episode 11: Miss Val
- Episode 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
- Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake
- Episode 28: Kristen Maloney
- Episode 31: Elise Ray
- Episode 33: Simone Biles & Her Coaches
- Episode 48: Kyla Ross
- 61: Katelyn Ohashi Clears The Air
- 77: Aly Raisman
- 81: Jenny Hansen
- 99: Princess Catherine Lyons and Coach Rochelle Douglas
- 101: Olivia Vivian
- 137: Lady Lisa Mason
- Episode 20: Jenni Pinches
- Episode 22: Beth Tweddle
- Episode 39: Victoria Moors
- 99: Princess Catherine Lyons and Coach Rochelle Douglas
- 101: Olivia Vivian
The missing member of the ’92 Unified Team: Natalia Kalinina
Boginskaya – 1988 Olympics AA – Floor Exercise
Boginskaya’s famous 1989 Floor Routine, here she scored a perfect 10.
Her 1991 World Championship winning beam routine.
Her 1985 International Junior Competition floor routine from Tokyo
Bogi’s International Gymnastics Hall of Fame 2005 Induction Speech
Svetlana appeared din the B-52’s video, “Revolution Earth,” with Vitaly Scherbo
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“I just want a can of quorn!” – Bogi’s corn spiel was golden! Love her!
This baby Svetlana floor routine is everything! She is so captivating. I think we all need to take a barre class from here and oh my god what I would give to have her be my waitress at a pizza place! I would die. Such a fun interview!