Isinbayeva keeps a low profile in New York

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/02/sport ... thersports

Pole-Vaulter Keeps a Low Profile During Her Ambitious Ascent

Lee Jin-man/Associated Press
Yelena Isinbayeva trained as a gymnast before switching to the pole vault at age 15.

By MICHAEL WEINREB
Published: February 2, 2007
Yelena Isinbayeva has heard many things about New York. She has heard that those who visit New York for the first time tend to fall in love with it. But on the ride from the airport to her hotel, she saw nothing of interest, none of the designer shops or gourmet restaurants she would like to visit, and certainly not the Statue of Liberty.

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Andrea Mohin/The New York Times
Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia, the world-record holder in the pole vault, is visiting New York for Friday night's Millrose Games.
“I think I might have seen it from the plane,â€Â

[susan1s]

Mr Weireb wrote a nice article but showed he knows little about track. A large percentage of the women in pole vault have a gymnastic background.