President of the All-Russian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics (VFKhG) Irina Viner retained this post following the results of the reporting and election conference of the organization. The conference members voted unanimously for Ms. Wiener. She will lead the WFHG for another four years. Irina Viner has headed the federation since 2008. Since 2001, she has also been the head coach of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team.

The first ever two-time Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics in the individual all-around (Beijing 2008, London 2012), Evgenia Kanaeva, was elected vice-president of the WFHG. According to her, this means that she is ending her sports career. “My appointment as vice-president can be considered the official end of my sports career,” said Evgenia Kanaeva. “I can’t say that this decision came to me immediately after the Olympic Games in London, so I didn’t make an official statement on this topic. Why am I leaving? This must be done on time. Either you need to leave, or stay and work hard further. But in life I want to learn something besides the training process.”

After the conference, Irina Viner admitted that she was ready to cede the presidential post to the 2004 Olympic silver medalist Irina Chashchina (she is included in the executive committee of the WFHG). “I asked Ira Chashchina whether she could take over the leadership of the federation, but she somehow didn’t want to do it,” Irina Viner told the conference delegates. “I think that young people should come and take the reins of government. But that’s all.” “I have hope for Zhenya Kanaeva.”

"R-Sport", ITAR-TASS

Irina Viner remained at her post