National team coaches 2024, the Russian Federation - a full list

In January each year the Russian Gymnastics Federation publishes its list of coaches and gymnasts who have made the training teams for their country.  You will find below a transliteration of the list of national team coaches, 70 of them in total.  The oldest member of the team is Valentina Rodionenko, 88, the youngest Ivan Galonenko, 24 - he is a bars coach, to the junior women's team.  

The senior coaches to the senior teams would all have qualified as coaches during the Soviet era.  Many of them work out of Moscow, Vladimir and Rostov, former Soviet strongholds of gymnastics.  The doctors are all attached to Yaroslavl.  St Petersburg has two coaches listed, but there are no St Petersburg gymnasts on the senior national teams at present.  There are no coaches from Russia's Far East.  This region has been highlighted as a geographical area President Putin is targetting for sports development and investment over the coming years.  

Some of the coaches listed are permanently attached to the National Training Centre at Round Lake, Moscow.  This includes the Head Coaches, the Senior Coaches and various specialists such as doctors, masseurs and equipment technicians.  Others are personal coaches to gymnasts on the national team.  There are more men than women who have their personal coaches listed on the national team.

National team coaches are paid a good salary; personal coaches receive a wage from their local area.  The amount they receive varies from place to place and can be quite meagre - a few years ago there was a protest against coach wages in Siberia.  

Once a coach has a gymnast on the national team, the rewards can improve.  Some coaches are allowed to travel to Round Lake with their gymnasts for the regular training camps there.  They receive a good allowance for this as well as a generous payment for each medal their gymnast wins.  

As ever, there are anomalies.  Angelina Melnikova's official coach on this list is recorded as being Sergei Denisevich, but Angelina hasn't worked with him for quite a few years.  The coach Angelina does work with, Natalia Ishkova, isn't allowed to accompany Angelina to Round Lake because she can't coach bars.  Angelina still has the support of the Moscow based team coaches and specialists while at Round Lake.    

Denis Ablyazin has a relatively new coach, Anatoly Opushev, who took over from Sergei Starkin.  Local newspapers recorded financial improprieties that led to this change.  

Russia is continuing its training as though it were participating in international competition.  I feel that this must be rather difficult for the gymnasts whatever their age and ambition, but it is effectively the only thing that the Russian athletes and coaches can do.  There will be a large multi-sports events taking place in the summer.  I find international gymnastics rather flavourless without the depth, consistency and variety that the Russians bring to the arena.  

NATIONAL COACHES 2024 – Russian Federation
Name	DOB (age at next birthday)	Title	Specialisms	Centre	Years as national level coach	Personal coach to (gymnast currently on national team)
Rodionenko Andrei Fyodorovich	7.9.1942 (82)	Head coach	Men, Women	Moscow	52
Rodionenko Valentina Alexandrovna	18.9.1936 (88)	Senior coach	Men, Women	Moscow	43
Alfosov Valeri Pavlovich	13.2.1953 (71)	Senior coach	Men	Moscow	38
Bulgakova Olga Mitrofanovna	12.6.1963 (61)	Senior coach	Women	Voronezh	13
Ayloyan Elena Vladimirovna	8.10.1981 (43)	Team coach	Women	Krasnodar	4	Liudmilla Roschina
Andrianov Sergei Nikolaivich	25.12.1974 (50)	Team coach	Women Uneven Bars	Vladimir	13
Baidina Elena Petrovna	11.10.1964 (60)	Team coach	Women	Moscow	10	Anna Kalmkova, Diana Kustova
Baranova Olga Stanislavovna	4.4.1964 (60)	Team coach	Women Beam	Moscow	11
Bubnovski Bitali Nikolaivich	19.6.1973 (51)	Team coach	Men, Women Rings, Special Physical Training	Petrozavodsk	17
Vasiliev Anatoly Sergeivich	16.12.1984 (40)	Team coach	Men	Cheboksary	4
Voinov Artem Igorevich	2.11.1987 (37)	Team coach	Women Vault	Moscow Oblast/Dolgoprydni	13
Denisevich Sergei Valentinovich	14.7.1974 (50)	Team coach	Women	Voronezh	14	Angelina Melnikova (see note)
Dukhno Andrei Vladimirovich	10.12.1974 (50)	Team coach	Men Floor Vault	Moscow	18
Zabelin Anatoly Isaakovich	12.4.1955 (69)	Team coach	Men	Moscow	18	Nikita Nagorny
Kazakova Liliya Nikolaievna	19.3.1957 (67)	Team coach	Women	Rostov on Don	9	Vladislava Urazova
Kalinin Alexander Vladimirovich	16.7.1982 (42)	Team coach	Men	Moscow	19	Artur Dalaloyan
Kiryashova Vera Yusufovna	13.3.1950 (74)	Team coach	Women	St Petersburg	25
Kuksenkov Yulii Mikhailovich	3.12.1958 (66)	Team coach	Men	Kransnogorsk	11
Kulikov Ivan Yurivich	15.7.1990 (34)	Team coach	Men	Moscow	6	Ivan Zavrichko Evgeny Kisel
Kulikova Anna Vladimirovna	19.1.1981 (43)	Team coach	Women	Vladimir	10	Leila Vasileva
Kurmangalin Radik Batyrshevich	3.8.1963 (61)	Team coach	Men	Kazan	2	Daniil Marinov
Lavrushina Svetlana Anatolevna	25.11.1969 (55)	Team coach	Women	Tula	25	Alena Glotova
Lomaev Valery Nikolaivich	12.2.1939 (85)	Team coach	Men	Ekaterinburg	25	David Belyavski
Opushev Anatoly Sergeivich	13.7.1959 (65)	Team coach	Men	Penza	2	Denis Ablyazin
Paramonov Dmitri Vasilivich	15.5.1983 (41)	Team coach	Men	Obninsk (Kapuzhskaya oblast)	8	Kirill Gashkov Ivan Kulyak
Petrovichova Olga Gennadievna	27.11.1956 (68)	Team coach	Women	Moscow	8	Viktoria Listunova
Pluzhnikov Konstantin Sergeevich	24.4.1987 (37)	Team coach	Women Uneven Bars	Dolgoprudnyi (Moscow Oblast)	7
Stepanenko Sergei Gennadivich	13.2.1970 (54)	Team coach	Men	Barnaul	10	Sergei Naidin
Styazhkina Marina Alexandrovna	3.1.1975 (49)	Team coach	Women	Gatchina (Leningrad Oblast)	7	Zlata Osokina
Sukhorukov Dmitri Nikolaivich	5.5.1982 (42)	Team coach	Men	Moscow	3	Ivan Zavrichko Evgeny Kisel
Talya Mattvei Sergeivich	29.4.1986 (38)	Team coach	Men	Petrozavodsk	13	Viktor Kalyuzhin
Ulyankina Marina Gennadyevna	16.1.1964 (60)	Team coach	Women	Moscow	14	Yulia Perebinosova
Fedoseev Sergei Valentinovich	25.12.1960 (64)	Team coach	Men	Vladimir	11
Khubaev Vefkhvya Adikoevich	6.4.1978 (46)	Team Coach	Women Floor	Beslan (Ossetian Republic)	9
Yushin Alexei Borisovich	31.10.1957 (67)	Team Coach	Men, Women Special Physical Training General Physical Training	Saint Petersburg	19
Polosina Larissa Stanislavevna	2.9.1963 (61)	Team Choreographer	Women Floor	Vladimir	18
Gulevski Sergei Sergeivich	14.6.1972 (52)	Doctor in sports medicine	Men	Yaroslavl	14
Gulyashko Sergei Borisovich	14.6.1966 (58)	Doctor in sports medicine	Men	Kemerovo	5
Timonkin Vladimir Alexandrovich	12.10.1966 (58)	Doctor in sports medicine	Women	Yaroslavl	22
Yugai Konstantin Afanasyevich	10.12.1966 (58)	Doctor in sport medicine	Men, women	Tomsk	10
Blyushke Alexei Viktorivich	8.5.1972 (52)	Masseur	Men	Moscow	22
Eryoshkina Galina Viktoriovna	25.4.1967 (57)	Masseuse	Women	Alexeevka, Belgorodskaya Oblast	9
Belikov Andrei Vladimirovich	5.2.1957 (67)	Videographer	Men, women	Moscow	42
Karpov Oleg Alexandrovich	2.1.1967 (57)	Specialist in the preparation of sports equipment	Men, women	Moscow	8
Kurov Dmitri Alexandrovich	19.12.1989 (35)	Head of the sports team	Women, juniors	Moscow	13
Skakodub Dmitri Removitch	14.11.1962 (62)	Head of the sports team	Men, juniors	Moscow	16
Kirillov Vladimir Sergeevich	31.1.1956 (68)	Senior Team Coach	Junior men	Syzran, Samarskaya oblast	11
Mustafina Aliya Fargotovna	30.9.1994 (30)	Senior Team Coach	Junior women	Moscow	3
Andreev Dmitri Valerivich	26.8.1977 (47)	Team coach	Junior men	Smolensk	11
Afanasyeva Ksenia Dimitrievna	13.9.1991 (33)	Team Coach	Junior women Floor	Tula	5
Barinov Yuri Nikolaivich	16.11.1961 (63)	Team Coach	Junior men Floor	Stavropol	14
Galonenko Ivan Igorevich	23.11.2000 (24)	Team Coach	Junior women Uneven bars	Volzhki	1
Grebenkin Evgeny Anatolivich	26.9.1968 (56)	Team Coach	Junior women Uneven bars	Volzhki	17
Kuksenkov Nikolai Yulivich	2.6.1989 (35)	Team Coach	Junior men	Vladimir	4
Runov Alexei Nikolaivich	29.3.1986 (38)	Team Coach	Junior women Floor	Vladimir	1
Safoshkin Alexander Alexeiivich	13.3.1976 (48)	Team Coach	Junior men	Rostov	3
Suetin Roman Alexeiivich	10.4.1992 (32)	Team Coach	Junior women Vault	Nizhni Tagil Sverdlovskaya Oblast	3
Golubev Igor Vladimirovich	3.12.1979 (45)	Doctor	Junior men	Yaroslavl	14
Marsov Grigori Grigorevich	7.9.1966 (58)	Doctor	Junior women	Yaroslavl	17
Krinitski Pavl Cheslavovich	16.8.1985 (39)	Masseur	Junior men	Grodno, Belarus Republic	9
Semenova Alexandra Alexandrovna	5.7.1982 (42)	Masseuse	Junior women	Moscow	14
Ivanchuk Vitali Ivanovich	28.5.1976 (48)	Specialist	Men, Junior men	Vladimir	4
Katyn Villyam Igorevich	4.8.1992 (32)	Specialist	Men, Junior men	Saransk, Moldovan Republic	6
Kryukov Yuri Evgenevich	27.1.1978 (46)	Specialist	Men, Junior men	Moscow	9
Manko Luidmilla Vycheslavovna	29.6.1986 (38)	Specialist	Women, Junior women	Saint Petersburg	8
Mirnyi Denis Vyaslavovich	26.2.1979 (45)	Specialist	Men, Junior men	Kostroma, Kostromskaya Oblast	6
Olennikov Vladimir Andreevich	23.8.1988 (36)	Specialist	Men, Junior men	Moscow	2
Privalova Ekaterina Sergeevna	18.8.1982 (42)	Specialist	Women, Junior women	Samara	8
Redyanova Elena Alexandrovna	7.3.1980 (44)	Specialist	Women, Junior women	Moscow	7
Saifulin, Evgeny Rassikhovich	3.12.1974 (50)	Specialist	Men, Junior men	Leninsk-Kuznetsk	4