The 30-year-old claimed gold in the team event at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, also triumphing in the duet contest at the latter two Games. 

She is also a 21-times world and 10-time European champion. 

Romashina has been training to participate in the duet event at Tokyo 2020 with Svetlana Kolesnichenko, but suggested she may decide to retire later this year.

This suggestion came after the coronavirus pandemic forced the rescheduling of Tokyo 2020 to July 23 to August 8 2021. 

Romashina also revealed the result of the dispute between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) may influence her decision.

"I carry on with my trainings," she said, as reported by Russian news agency TASS. 

"Moreover, we are all waiting for a decision from CAS.

"I will make a decision only after the court’s verdict and perhaps this decision will be in autumn."

RUSADA is appealing the four-year package of sanctions issued by WADA in December.

Among the punishments handed down by the global watchdog is a ban on the Russian flag at the Olympics and World Championships.

Russia has also been barred from bidding for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is set to be stripped of any World Championships it has been awarded.

Athletes who can prove they were not implicated in the doping scandal or the subsequent cover-up will be cleared to compete as neutrals at major events.

The sanctions will not come into effect until the CAS has rendered its final decision.

Hearings for the case could begin in July, although the ongoing pandemic may cause a delay in proceedings.