Let’s CRUNCH: Russian gymnastics famous person Ekaterina Selezneva STUNS followers with INCREDIBLE flexibility (VIDEO)

Rhythmic gymnast world champion Ekaterina Selezneva has astonished her tons of of 1000’s of followers on social media by carrying off an elastic-limbed crunch, limbering up earlier than arcing one in all her lengthy legs over her head.

The Russian hoop and workforce gold medalist demonstrated a number of the poise and finesse she used to dazzling impact on the World Championships in Baku final 12 months as she created a video for followers.

Beginning on tiptoes along with her fingers balanced on a chair in entrance of her, the 25-year-old raised her left leg balletically above her and past her head and shoulders earlier than pulling it inwards along with her corresponding arm.

She then repeated the trick on the opposite aspect, holding her proper leg vertically within the air earlier than passing it over her head and clasping it along with her arm.

Ukrainian pop singer Natasha Korolyova was amongst these to understand the extraordinary degree of bodily ability required to hold off the transfer, writing: “Oh – I felt this crunch myself.”

One other fan requested: “How a lot work has been invested in these seemingly mild actions? They’re extremely lovely and swish.”

In her eighth 12 months as a senior, Selezneva, who’s educated by her mom, Olga Nikolaevna Nazarova, had a spectacular 2019.

She scooped 4 gold medals on the Summer time Universiade in all-around, hoop, ball and ribbon, having began her season with fourth place within the Grand Prix Moscow.

Regardless of her Olympic ambitions being halted by the pandemic this 12 months, the shortage of aggressive motion has given Selezneva the possibility to hone her sensational abilities, have fun her previous glories, embark on some idyllic breaks and chill out along with her fiance, journalist and presenter Sergey Gladun.

As is perhaps anticipated, she fine-tunes her flexibility with yoga periods and enjoys balancing on her fingers and head at house, the place she additionally has a motorcycle and treadmill as a way to maintain her health up indoors.

That hasn’t stopped her from heading exterior for hoop periods, typically within the firm of her devoted pet canine.

Marking the primary anniversary of her World Championships glory final week, she thanked her mother, coaches, medical assist, followers and the judges.

“With out you and your assist, nothing would have occurred,” she humbly defined.

“[I will] most likely won’t ever have the ability to watch movies of it calmly. I expertise all of the feelings, as if I have been there once more.”

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