Korean gymnast Son Yeon-jae leaving to Russia to prepare for 2015 season

Now some of the athletes here in the nation are so popular, that they’re technically celebrities and one of those athletes is.. rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae. And today she’s headed over to Russia, in preparations for her 2015 season.

Now the 20-year-old rhythmic gymnast. who had 11 consecutive podium finishes in the World Cup events, and a bronze medal at the 2014 World Champioships prepares for the new season, as she’ll leave to Moscow today. Of course, with four new programs for the new season, there’s a lot of work to be done for her, as she stated the importance of the 2015 season, since it’ll practically be, a preparation for the 2016 Rio Summer Games, where she hopes to win Korea’s first Olympic medal in the sport.

via Asia Heartbeat arirang.