will Brazil qualify for Rio?

At this point, due to injuries, it’s far from certain. 😦

Cedrick William, editor of Gym Blog Brazil, has a lengthy post questioning whether the Soviet model put in place by Alexander Alexandrov and Oleg Ostapenko has worked.

… The training system used by Oleg Ostapenko, between 2001 and 2008, and by Alexander Alexandrov, from 2013 until now, it has brought results and medals, but the price paid was too high. …

When it was decided to merge all talented gymnasts in the permanent selection in Curitiba, Brazil virtually all clubs lost their gymnasts. …

Gym Blog Brazil (Portuguese)

Use Google translate to read it.

Alexandrov Brazil

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Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

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