Money.
For most of my lifetime the best gymnasts were from the Soviet Union. The best coaches. … Then the collapse of the Soviet Union. And the diaspora of Soviet coaches around the world.
Rodionenko, for example, went to Western Australia. Then Canada. Then was convinced to return home, to help rebuild the Russian gymnastics program.
… I’m thinking Andrei is happy this one is over.
He hired back Alexander Alexandrov as Women’s National Coach. Here’s a very interesting interview from the past.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
It worked. The Russian women are World Champions in 2010, the team to beat for London.
And the Men are fast on the rise. They might have been on the podium this year if not for the tragic death of Yuri Ryazanov after Worlds 2009.
via @LHgymnastics Liriel Higa
Gymnastics Coaching.com 