Elena Mukhina: Profiles in Olympic Courage

This is the second in a two-video series made in honor of the Olympics. In each video, I profile an athlete who defines what the Olympics has come to mean for me. The first episode highlighted the inspirational story of American middle distance runner, Glenn Cunningham. In this episode, I highlight the remarkable, tragic story of Russian gymnast, Yelena Muhkina. Notes: There are several tributes and highlight videos of Muhkina on YouTube. The best of these are Soviet-produced (one, a documentary of her tra