Former Soviet World Championship Gold Medalist Puts Freedom Ahead of Honor

Stella Zakharova was an Olympic and world champion from the former Soviet Union between 1977 and 1982. Stella Zakharova
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A former champion gymnast from Ukraine won the World Cup at the tender age of 16, and became an Olympic champion one year later.

Stella Zakharova once lived in a totalitarian regime and now cherishes the concept of freedom she learnt from the West.