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orangecrush

(31,148 posts)
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 10:29 PM Oct 2025

9 year old Urkrainian girl wins gymnastic competition


Slava Ukraini


9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
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Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) 2025-10-12T08:08:49.267Z
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9 year old Urkrainian girl wins gymnastic competition (Original Post) orangecrush Oct 2025 OP
What a brave and talented young girl. sheshe2 Oct 2025 #1
Beautiful human spirit Starbeach Oct 2025 #2
She's stronger canetoad Oct 2025 #3
Awesome! buzzycrumbhunger Oct 2025 #4
beautiful progressoid Oct 2025 #5
Wonderful! Bayard Oct 2025 #6
🌻🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦🌻 Slava Ukraini! 🌻🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦🌻 littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #7
Glory to Ukraine! orangecrush Oct 2025 #9
She's incredible! BeneteauBum Oct 2025 #8

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,158 posts)
4. Awesome!
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 11:10 PM
Oct 2025

My son’s got an AKA and I’m amazed even with a BKA she can do this. Really cool how kids can overcome something like this, like it’s nothing.

The big FU to Russia is a great bonus.

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