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Chornomorsk, Odesa region, Ukraine – 16 May 2024
1. Various of Oleksandra Paskal training
2. Wide of girls during gymnastics training
3. Close-up of Oleksandra’s prosthetic leg
4. Various of girls training
VOICEOVER: At 4 years old, Oleksandra Pascal’s coach saw nothing but potential for her future in gymnastics. With the Olympics being the ultimate goal. That all changed when a Russian missile destroyed her family’s summer home in the southern Odesa region in 2022. She was buried in rubble and lost a leg. But after only six months of rehabilitation, and with a prosthetic leg, Oleksandra was back in training.
5. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Mariia Paskal, Oleksandra’’s mother:
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“When this injury happened, we thought that we would not be able to train at all, and then we came here after rehabilitation. As soon as we came here, Inga Valeriivna (coach Kovalchuk) said, ‘Of course you can come, of course everything will work out and everything will be fine’.”
6. Various of Coach Inga Kovalchuk training with gymnasts
VOICEOVER: Russia’s war on Ukraine has derailed the nation’s journey to becoming an Olympic powerhouse, with younger potential athletes suffering the most.
7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Inga Kovalchuk, Oleksandra’s coach:
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“We all understand that the war is an extreme situation. Our younger generation faces a lot of challenges. It’s shelling, constant alarms, and children are not getting enough sleep. Children are changing their diet because they hardly sleep at night and have to go down to the shelters."
8. Various of gymnasts training
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9. Various of Ukrainian athlete Kateryna Tabashnyk walking through ruined sports centre
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10. Various of empty sports hall
VOICEOVER: With more than 500 sports facilities damaged or occupied by Moscow’s troops, it’s clear that young Ukrainian athletes and sports workers face extreme challenges.
11. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Matvii Bidnyi, Acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine:
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“It’s clear that the kids won’t go abroad to train, and it makes it even more difficult for them when you come to training with your mom, then the air raid alarm sounds and you’re unlikely to stay another hour to continue training.”
11. Various of sports hall
12. Acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Matvii Bidnyi in sports hall
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Chornomorsk, Odesa region, Ukraine – 16 May 2024
13. Various of gymnasts training
VOICEOVER: Despite these challenges, Coach Kovalchuk still prides herself on spotting future talent, and providing for the children who train with her.
14. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Inga Kovalchuk, Oleksandra’s coach:
"My primary task today is not to achieve high results in sports but to preserve the mental and physical health of our children.“
15. Oleksandra Paskal training
VOICEOVER: Oleksandra still has her sights set high.
16. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksandra Paskal, 8-year-old gymnast:
"I want to become an Olympic champion."
17. Various of gymnasts, including Oleksandra, training
STORYLINE:
When Oleksandra Paskal first took to the mat as a four-year-old, her rhythmic gymnastics coach saw nothing but potential in a sport where the Olympics are the ultimate goal.
Then, in May 2022, a Russian missile crushed her summer house in the southern Odesa region, burying her beneath the debris and severing her left leg.
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