Years ago the Soviet team would take extended summer breaks in resorts such as Sukumi, Georgia. These holidays were known as 'active recreation', the chance to relax but also to keep up with important training targets and build teams.
Times have changed, but old principles remain and at present the Russian team is holidaying in Palma, Mallorca, using the facilities of a local gym to keep up with their training. Back home in Russia, however, work continues on both the political and sporting front, building relationships with press in advance of the coming Olympics and building reputations for the young gymnasts of the future.
The Russian Federation's website includes a photo report of a recent press tour of Lake Krugloye. It's clearly a busy day, with journalists interviewing key members of the coaching staff as well as some of the gymnasts. It is interesting to see Konstantin Pluzhnikov taking a leading role in orienting the visiting journalists - while he suggests here that he's unlikely to compete all around he has been one of the most reliable Russian male gymnasts of late.
The national training centre's rehabilitation and recovery facilities are highlighted along with equipment demonstrations from Anna Dementieva in particular - and is that Yulia Belokobylskaya? Key coaching members of staff such as men's team coach Valeryi Alfosov, acrobatics coach Vasilyi Ivanov also feature, alongside gymnasts Ksenia Afanasyeva and Viktoria Komova.
With records of interviews with Alexander Alexandrov, Andrei Rodionenko, Viktoria Komova and Aliya Mustafina, we should surely keep our eyes skin peeled for further coverage of Russian gymnastics in the coming days.
Times have changed, but old principles remain and at present the Russian team is holidaying in Palma, Mallorca, using the facilities of a local gym to keep up with their training. Back home in Russia, however, work continues on both the political and sporting front, building relationships with press in advance of the coming Olympics and building reputations for the young gymnasts of the future.
The Russian Federation's website includes a photo report of a recent press tour of Lake Krugloye. It's clearly a busy day, with journalists interviewing key members of the coaching staff as well as some of the gymnasts. It is interesting to see Konstantin Pluzhnikov taking a leading role in orienting the visiting journalists - while he suggests here that he's unlikely to compete all around he has been one of the most reliable Russian male gymnasts of late.
The national training centre's rehabilitation and recovery facilities are highlighted along with equipment demonstrations from Anna Dementieva in particular - and is that Yulia Belokobylskaya? Key coaching members of staff such as men's team coach Valeryi Alfosov, acrobatics coach Vasilyi Ivanov also feature, alongside gymnasts Ksenia Afanasyeva and Viktoria Komova.
With records of interviews with Alexander Alexandrov, Andrei Rodionenko, Viktoria Komova and Aliya Mustafina, we should surely keep our eyes skin peeled for further coverage of Russian gymnastics in the coming days.
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