I am Pancracia Sirvent's worse nightmare come true

Efrossina Angelova started working with the Spanish Rhythmic Gymnastics National team in 2008 immediately following the Olympic Games In Beijing, just prior to Benidorm WC. Following that competition, there was a break and in October of 2008, I - Stella Angelova came in to Madrid, to start work on new choreographies. While I was there, along with Efrossina Angelova, Sara Bayon and Noelia Fernandez Navarro's help,  I prepped elements, collaborations, edited music in the studio and eventually choreographed 2 Routines for the Senior Group, 1 routine for the Junior Group and 3 choreographies for Rebecca Garcia (an individual gymnast there) That was a lot of work that I did, because we realized that 95% of the girl's technique was on a very poor level, and in some cases - technique was none existent at all... because , (we were told)  the gymnasts have not been competing with those equipment so they never learned to work with them!! This is National Team here OK! 

So, you can imagine -  we had our work cut out for us!! 

We started with the A B C of proper way of holding the ribbon, what finger is where when holding the stick, spirals, snakes, small throws, proper tossing and catching etc., etc. It took a very long time and hard work , but if we were going to do certain elements , we needed a good foundation! I hope some of you that know better, can appreciate the amount of patience, dedication, repetition and repetition and repetition it takes ... which is how you become good at pretty much anything and that's including Rhythmic Gymnastics! There is no other way around it... especially in group team where everyone must look, move, toss and catch ...as one!

While I was there, I realized that Efrossina Angelova had began all this work, without a signed Contract! I was shocked and a little uncomfortable with that news , but Jesus Carballo, who was the Program Director of RG at that time, explained to us that ..." it's just the way things are right now... a lot of chaos ...and they are working on it" Which is the reason I was not paid for my work with the Spanish National Team at that time! I was very understanding about the situation and plus the money that the RFEG was paying me for all this work was a "symbolic sum" or as I like to say it ... " I could wipe my ass with that money" ... if you know what I mean ;) 

So, it went on ...

Efrossina Angelova, who understood the amount of work that is ahead of her, continued working as if everything was fine with her Contract ... Focussing on preparing the very difficult choreographies. 

I returned to Madrid , Spain in April of 2009 to make some changes in all 3 choreographies prior to WC Portimao 2009.  At that point I had still not been paid for the work that I did in October of 2008! That payment was made later!

And at that point Efrossina Angelova was still working without a Contract, because they were too busy with their own Politics to think about the RG Seleccionadora's Contract. 

Portimao WC 2009 is the first time I had the chance to meet Pancracia Sirvent and Carolina's coach Ruth Fernadez. What is important to mention here is that Pancracia Sirvent does not speak english, or russian or italian... (which makes it difficult to communicate with the international pool of judges when "negotiating")  I quickly became the "communication link" between Efrossina Angelova and Pancracia Sirvent, because Pancracia complitely ignored Noelia Fernandez Navarro and spoke to Sara Bayon , only when absolutely necessary! While in transit to Portimao , I sat next to Ruth who does not speak english as well, but who began  "Campaigning " against Sara Bayon and Noelia Fernandez. She was determent to convince me to convince Efrossina Angelova - to remove both Sara and Noelia from their positions in the National Team! 

This went on while we were on our way there and continued during the whole competition in Portimao! She was in my ear while on the bus, on the plain, at the table eating or down stairs in the lounge room after a long and stressful day at the competition -  Ruth Fernandez did not stop talking anti - Sara & Noelia in my ear!! It was annoying and unnecessary and  I pulled both Sara and Noelia a side and told them exactly what is going on... (The truth is that I liked Sara Bayon and Noelia Fernandez! I can and I have partied with both of them! And I am cool with both of them still!)

While all of this is happening behind the curtain (sort to speak) the girls Senior Group & Junior Group are having one of their very first experiences in a big international competition! As coaches - we must focus on them and make sure that none of the bullshit going on behind the curtain are to be mentioned in front of them! I feel that it is imperative that the gymnasts/athletes, should never be involved in the politics! They have enough to think about and to stress about, then to put more unnecessary info that could  eventually be mentally crippling for an athlete! 

Where is Pancracia Sirvent at that time? Well, she is trying to introduce her self to the judges who have no idea who she is and can't understand a word she is saying!! Efrossina Angelova, who is highly respected in the international RG community as a Breve judge for many years and who's name carries a lot of weight, had to stand by Pancracia Sirvent and introduce her to her long time colleagues and friends, so they would know who Pancracia Sirvent is working with!! Yes people, it is true! Pancracia Sirvent is a nobody in the International Judging pool! In fact, Efrossina Angelova asked to switch Pancracia with Nuria (the other judge traveling) on the second day of judging, because Nuria speaks english and did better work than Pancracia could on day one!

Where was I - Stella Angelova during all this?? I was everywhere... with my camera and microphone!! 

I always travel with my camera and I have 2 mics - one that attaches to the top of the camera and one that is "wireless"! Why do I wear wireless microphone you may ask me?? My answer to you all is this: "Because you never know who will be talking your ear off!!" 

Yes, that is right! I have audio of Ruth Fernandez - in spanish ... talking and talking and talking...

Do you know what else I have? I have a video of a very important moment that followed the WC, Portimao competition, while at the Banquet dinner table with the entire delegation - Pancracia Sirvent verbally insulted and I mean completely destroyed  the captain of the Spanish Senior Team at the time Ana Maria Pelaz Mota! For the rest of the night Ana - who is an Olympian and who has done more good for the Spanish RG than Pancracia  - Ana spent the night crying at the table, while everyone else was dancing and celebrating!  Wow Pancracia, did you feel powerful making her cry for hours??  

I have a video of that! You say -  I'm insulting the girls?? ...Have you heard the saying : " People who live in glass houses, should not throw stones" ... Hmm??

I have 30 + hours of video and about 15 hours of audio, that I have recorded while working with the Spanish Team! I am planing on bringing all of this footage to Madrid , when I come to testify (if it goes to court) in behalf of Efrossina Angelova , who is currently suing the RFEG for numerous reasons that I will not disclose here at this time! 

If you ask me personally who Cathy Xaudaro is?: 

She WAS and IS a "tumor" inserted into the Senior Group team, that spread Gossip and diseased the minds of those who were weak enough to follow! This description will be the same if you ask another person who has had the opportunity to work with her , and that is : Emilia Boneva

Injuries in RG? That's Crazy? ...I have never heard that ever happening :) ... Let's blame Efrossina Angelova for everything...including the ever injured Carolina Rodriguez!!

Bring it on BITCH!! 

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