虽然这一次是最后一次，未来仍将是不老的体操传奇。
“1975年出生的Chusovitina，从1992年参加巴塞罗那奥运会，当时还代表独联体出战，夺得女子体操的团体金牌。独联体解散后，她代表乌兹别克参赛，1996年亚特兰大奥运会后，21岁的她因浑身的伤病而退役。
然而2002年，27岁已届‘体操高龄’的Chusovitina却复出，原来是她的大儿子罹患白血病，她必须靠奖金支付医药费！在德国体操人士帮助下，全家带儿子远赴德国接受治疗，她为了医药费、为了报恩，曾经加入德国国籍，在2008年北京奥运会上代表德国队勇夺一枚银牌。
2016年儿子痊愈后，她又重披乌兹别克战袍，就这样坚持到现在，46岁，八次参加奥运体操赛。‘儿子未痊愈，我不敢老’这句话成为她的名言，也让奥运多了点洋葱味。”
Standing ovation and not a dry eye in the house for the #ArtisticGymnastics legend Oksana Chusovitina as she takes her final @Olympics bow. The 46-year-old today became an 8?-time Olympian, competing on Vault for the last time at @Tokyo2020 ?#Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/fjm3QNiK21
— FIG (@gymnastics) July 25, 2021
Oksana Chusovitina 1992 Olympics floor. This is Oksana Chusovitina 8th Olympics!! No words to describe how impressive that is. Forever an icon. Wishing Oksana the best of luck! I’m so excited to watch. pic.twitter.com/bif8O8ZTna
— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) July 24, 2021
Uzbekistan's Oksana Chusovitina has officially competed at her EIGHTH Olympic Games.
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 26, 2021
At 46 years old, she competed for one last time and received a standing ovation from her competitors. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/qJgPTWICAD
At 46 years old, Oksana Chusovitina just competed in her 8th Olympic Games, becoming the oldest female gymnast in Olympic history
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) July 25, 2021
But her story is so much more than that, as Chusovitina delayed retirement to raise money for her son's leukemia diagnosis in 2002
A legend pic.twitter.com/yubXeNikqn