- Athlete Schaefer-Betz Switches Coaches for Their Return
Pauline Schafer-Betz, the former World Champion on the uneven bars, is making a significant change in her career as she switches coaches in a bid to revitalise her comeback. The German Gymnastics Federation has announced that Schafer-Betz will be moving from Kay Uwe Temme to Tatjana Bachmayer and Anatol Ashurkov, who are associated with the gymnastics club TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf. This change is part of Schafer-Betz's comeback after undergoing surgery in May due to persistent hip problems, which caused her to miss the home European Championships in Leipzig. Schafer-Betz had previously left TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf in connection with the case of her former coach Gabriele Frehse. The public prosecutor's office in Chemnitz dropped all investigations against Frehse in a recent development, but Schafer-Betz believes that this change will help her focus on her goals again. The gymnast acknowledged that the path to her comeback will be challenging, but she is determined to face it head-on. She made the decision to switch coaches to receive new impulses and a different training structure. Schafer-Betz's new trainers, Bachmayer and Ashurkov, have built a strong group around double European Champion Karina Schoenmaier at TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf, and Schafer-Betz is hopeful that this change will provide her with the support she needs to return to the top of her sport. This move is an unexpected one in the world of German gymnastics, but Schafer-Betz is confident that it is the right decision for her. She is looking forward to starting this new chapter in her career and is excited to see what the future holds.
