— Can you tell us how you received the offer to work on “Morning.TNT”?
— I wanted to start this question by saying “I received an unexpected call”, but honestly I knew that this project was planned and they were looking for bright, creative, young, beautiful presenters. My colleague from Match TV, Maxim Vasilchuk, had already interviewed the producers and secretly told me that they were also considering my candidacy.
Of course, I was incredibly happy. And I crossed my fingers, waiting for someone to invite me to talk. And so it happened. They wrote to me, made an appointment, I arrived happy, recharged and everything went great. But then I haven’t been approved anywhere yet.
— What do you expect from this project?
— I have always wanted to bring my creative resources to life, and the Morning.TNT project is ideal for this. Already at the first stage of shooting, I got what I expected from the project: the main thing is to get out of my comfort zone. The creative team consisting of writers, screenwriters, directors, producers and all participants of the show; I gain new knowledge, get inspired and learn from these people.
— How is “Morning.TNT” different from other morning programs? How do you think it will be interesting and useful for the audience?
— In my opinion, the program “Morning.TNT” has a fundamental difference from others – this is that we are allowed to be ourselves within the framework, to joke on our own, to go beyond the script, to live within the framework. Viewers should expect brilliant humor, which may be planned according to the script or completely improvised by the presenters.
— Was it easy to join the new format of a morning show on the entertainment channel after the sports channel? Maybe you encountered some new challenges or noticed interesting differences?
— It was easy to join the morning show format because the experience of morning broadcasts on Match TV was left behind. I cannot say that I faced any difficulties or difficulties. It’s more of a “stepping out of my comfort zone” kind of thing because of the new format of the show, but I really love it. When I do something I love – which is exactly it – I make maximum effort, I enjoy learning new things and I get great pleasure from it. There are many people around me who have been working with entertainment content for a long time, and I learn a lot from them.
Yes, of course, in professional sports and television you need constant development, constant work on yourself. You need to strive endlessly for the best version of yourself and never stop, and I live by these principles.
I’m a very critical person, so I’ll always find something to work on.
— You have a professional career behind you that has reached the pinnacle of winning the World Championship. You work in television now. It requires constant improvement both here and there. Compare these professions, where is it more difficult?
— I can tell you about a similarity. When you broadcast live to millions of viewers and get on the gymnastics mat in the stands with thousands of people, there is a similarity in the feeling of adrenaline inside you and you become attached to it. Many presenters I told this to agree with me. After sports, I found myself an alternative with which I could renew these feelings – this is going live. If we compare professions according to the criterion of which is more difficult, I will say without explanation that this is professional sports.
Sports helps me not only on television but also in life. Of course, professional sports instill discipline in you, incredible resistance to stress, the ability to quickly react and make decisions in some stressful situations. This is will, this is the ability to transcend oneself. I can list so many things because sports made me who I am. And without going through that huge path in sports, I don’t think I could master other professions as easily as I do now.
— In the first broadcast you said that Irina Viner was standing almost next to you. How does it help its students in life after gymnastics? Can you call her a second mother or is this another kind of relationship?
— Irina Aleksandrovna Viner is a person I can talk a lot about. I respect and love him very much, I am proud to be his student and remain so. We have very warm human relations with him, I value them very much. Yes, I believe she is my second mother and these are not just words, I speak from the heart. I take him as an example in everything. She is an incredibly wise woman, I adore her with all my heart and she accompanies me and guides me. Irina Aleksandrovna gives me business advice as well as life and personal advice.
— You work in both football and hockey. Do you like these sports?
— Six months of “It’s hockey, bro!” I am a participant and presenter of the program called. on YouTube. Hockey has truly become my favorite sport after rhythmic gymnastics. I have a lot of acquaintances from the hockey world, I get a lot of support from the hockey world, and it’s really interesting for me to watch this sport, come home, open a hockey game, cheer for the team.
— Recently you have been actively involved in media sports. How was it? What do you like and dislike about media sports? What plans do you have personally?
– This is what I really like! It seems to me that the idea of a media league is very interesting and relevant right now. The aim of this is to popularize the sport, attract spectators and create a friendly atmosphere. I don’t see any disadvantages to media sports. It is necessary to attract stars and people from different segments of society to sports. I love watching how people who didn’t know each other very well at the beginning of the first game became a single team, pursuing a single goal and becoming such a family, even though they just met today.
I became a coach for the Titan team in the Hockey Media League. They say I’m good, I support the players, I support them very actively. I have no plans for media sports. I just do what makes me happy.
— You have been interested in sports since the age of three. Have you ever wanted to give up? How did you cope?
— Yes, when I was three years old, my parents carried me to the gym and from that moment on, I never wanted to quit sports until the end of my career. I absolutely loved rhythmic gymnastics and it is always pleasant for me to remember my professional career. I was passionate about this subject. That’s why I reached such great heights in sports and became a two-time world champion. I ended my sports career not because I wanted to quit sports, but because of many surgeries and injuries. If this had not happened, I am sure that I would have continued to perform, train and defend the honor of our country.
— Who do you look up to in the TV presenter profession and why? Do your colleagues help you with your work, and if so, how?
“When I look at Tina Kandelaki, I feel inspired, inspired and excited. This is a person who endlessly works on himself. Every time I see it I think: where could it be better? How can you look better, how can you speak better, how can you present yourself better, but Tina is always working on herself. And I follow his example!
Colleagues help, of course. I say hello to all my male presenters on Match TV. They always helped me and answered my stupid questions, explained the nuances of football.
— Of course, there have been many funny stories throughout my sports career and on television. Tell us something about both fields.
— There were an incredible number of funny stories in sports. I can’t give away too much, so take my word for it, there are plenty of stories. But the funniest stories on television are, of course, the slips of the tongue that happen live. I had many too.
My first booking was at the very beginning of my career. For sports news, I said CCN instead of CNN. Laughter immediately rang in my ears from the editing room where the directors and editors were sitting. And at that moment I didn’t even know what I said, and looking back I almost burned with shame. And then there was another very funny sentence: instead of “ludomania” I said “ludodonia”. And at that moment, neither I nor my co-host could hold back my laughter and we started laughing live on air.
— Do you think beauty helps or hinders you at work?
— Of course, beauty helps everywhere, both in work and in life. I won’t lie.
— You became a world champion in sports, but what is your goal in television and journalism?
– Of course, I have plans and goals, but I don’t like to talk about them, I keep them to myself and go towards them. But I can tell you about my dream. I dream of trying myself as an actor by starring in a movie or TV series.