Tatyana... you began training at an early age.

Tatyana: "Da. Where I'm from, everyone starts early. But I work harder. Even on vacation I work, after school I work, weekends I work..."

Tatyana, surely a young person like yourself has other interests.

Tatyana: "Da. I collect trophies. My own, of course."

Tatyana toured North America last year, making friends and maintaining her "nose to the grindstone" image.