It was the last World Championships for the Soviet Union. As she leaped and tumbled her way to a team victory inside the Hoosier Dome, the USSR back home was cratering at the seams. In 1991, Gutsu was a 15-year-old unleashing her talents at the World Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. After sending winners to state and regional events, this year she’ll be leading her group to the Xcel Championship Invitationals in Daytona Beach, Florida. ![]() Now, she runs the Tatiana Gutsu Gymnastics Academy located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. One of the last gymnastics prodigies to emerge from the USSR, Gutsu was also the first to bring out the Ukrainian national anthem and the now all-familiar blue and yellow flag when she won gold at the 1992 Olympics. ![]() ![]() Her comment is only fitting, since the former Ukrainian Olympian is set to be inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. “Today, I am not competing but I’m sharing my knowledge and experience,” says Tatiana Gutsu.
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