Olympic champion Alexander Legkov visited the first women's shift at «Avangard»

As part of the project" The Reverse side of the star", Olympic champion in cross-country skiing, deputy of the Moscow Regional Duma Alexander Legkov met with cadets of the training and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth"Avangard". The event was attended by 569 girls from the Moscow region.

The guest began his speech with memories of the most beautiful time in every person's life - childhood, told about his favorite books, travels and the long-awaited victory in the 2014 Olympic Games.

"On the final day of the Olympic Games in Sochi, when the 50-kilometer ski marathon took place and the entire podium turned out to be completely Russian for the first time in history, when I started, I already believed in my strength and confidently went to gold. I fell just after the finish line, but not from fatigue, but from "unreal happiness and high", - said Alexander Legkov.

The bravest cadets repeated together with Alexander Legkov the exercise to stabilize micromuscles.

"When communicating with young people, you give part of your energy, I want you to succeed. After finishing my career, the most important thing for me is to develop sports for children and teenagers, " said the guest.

After the conversation, the girls took an autograph from the athlete and made a memorable photo with him.