Athletes from all over the world were preparing for the Tokyo Olympics but the COVID-19 outbreak changed the plans of the entire humankind. Instead of training sessions and qualifying events, athletes found themselves stuck at home. I managed to arrange remote photo shoots via video calls and photographed athletes in their homes where they were still hoping to go to Tokyo and making sure to stay in shape. I took all the photos via FaceTime. The athletes’ friends and family members helped by holding up their phones while I positioned the frame remotely. This series is about the Olympic champions and Russia’s first-time representatives in Tokyo who had to hide from the pandemic at home.
Home Olympics
Series, 1st place
Yury Postrigai.
Olympic canoeing champion at home in Moscow during lockdown.
Olympic canoeing champion at home in Moscow during lockdown.
Marina Golyadkina.
Five-time world champion in synchronized swimming at home in the Moscow Region during lockdown.
Five-time world champion in synchronized swimming at home in the Moscow Region during lockdown.
Gleb Bakshi.
World boxing champion at home in Simferopol during lockdown.
World boxing champion at home in Simferopol during lockdown.
Gulnaz Gubaidullina.
World champion in modern pentathlon at home in the Moscow Region during lockdown.
World champion in modern pentathlon at home in the Moscow Region during lockdown.
Angelina Melnikova.
Olympic silver medalist in artistic gymnastics at home in Voronezh.
Olympic silver medalist in artistic gymnastics at home in Voronezh.
Ksenia Maricheva.
Russian champion in skateboarding in her grandmother’s home in the Moscow Region.
Russian champion in skateboarding in her grandmother’s home in the Moscow Region.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Winner of 17 WTA tournaments in her parents’ house in the Moscow Region.
Winner of 17 WTA tournaments in her parents’ house in the Moscow Region.
Sergei Shubenkov.
World champion and three-time European champion in hurdling at home in Barnaul.
World champion and three-time European champion in hurdling at home in Barnaul.
Vyacheslav Krasilnikov.
World champion in beach volleyball at home in the Leningrad Region.
World champion in beach volleyball at home in the Leningrad Region.
Gulnaz Gubaidullina.
World champion in modern pentathlon at home in the Moscow Region during lockdown.
World champion in modern pentathlon at home in the Moscow Region during lockdown.