Khuluma ngesikhundla esijabulisayo sezinceku zika-Elena iSisbaeva zakhanya ngamandla amasha. Ngesikhathi sesigaba se-Olimpiki Fire edluliselwe eVolgograd, iqhawe le-Olimpiki lesikhathi ezimbili kwi-Pole Jumps lavela ngengubo emnyama yamahhala eyayifihla isisu esizungeza ngokusobala. Izintatheli ezinolwazi zibuze ngokushesha i-Ishinbaeva, noma ngabe kwahlinzekelwa okuthokozisayo kuzomvimba izibopho zemeya yedolobha lase-Olimpiki eSochi.
"Awekho amazwana. Konke kuhamba kahle. Ngicabanga ngezinsuku lapho ngithola kubukhulu bama-Olimpiki, ngikwazi ukubona bonke ngamehlo ami, ukuze ngihlangabezane nezinganekwane zemidlalo, nihlangane nabaphathi bamazwe omhlaba, omongameli. Ngine-mulrge, njengoba ngizokwethula konke lokhu, futhi ngiyajabula ukuthi leli thuba lawa, "iGazethi yaseRussia" athrete izingcaphuno.
Khumbula ukuthi amahemuhemu okuqala ngokukhulelwa kuka-Elena Usinbayeva avele maphakathi no-December ngonyaka owedlule, lapho ethola umvuzo njengomsubathi ongcono kakhulu wezwe lango-2013. Emcimbini, wabonakala ngengubo yamahhala enokhalweni onamandla futhi wafihla indawo yesisu ngediploma.
Ngasikhathi sinye, i-ardsbaeva ngokwayo ayikaze ifihle ukuthi ifuna ukuba nomndeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ehlobo lonyaka owedlule, waveza ukuthi uyama emqhudelwaneni wakhe ukuba ashade futhi abelethe ingane.