Ukraine’s Larisa Latynina and Germany’s Birgit Fischer are two of the most successful Olympians of all time, winning a quite extraordinary 30 Olympic medals between them. Here, the gymnast and the kayaker reflect on their respective careers and share tales of Olympism in action. 

Germany competing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Copyright : 2010 / KISHIMOTO - All rights reserved.

Germany competing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Copyright : 2010 / GETTY - All rights reserved.

Germany competing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Copyright : 2010 / GETTY - All rights reserved.

Nanjing 2014 - Timo Barthel of Germany competes during the Men's 3m Springboard Final of Diving at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, on August 24, 2014. Yang Hao of China won the gold medal.

Nanjing 2014 - Timo Barthel of Germany competes during Men’s 10m Platform Preliminary during the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, on Aug. 26, 2014