Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

The Russian Gymnastics Federation website has an interesting interview with Andrei Rodionenko about the men's and women's teams for the forthcoming World Championships. He identifies Emin Garibov and Denis Ablyazin as important newcomers to the Russian men's team - outlining how both have become stronger over the past year, but still need to make improvements.

I am grateful to Albert and Alar at the All Around Forum discussion board who have published a good translation of the programme for the Gymnastics Masterclass to be held at the annual ' Russia - Country of Sports ' conference to be held at the International Olympic University in Saransk next week.  It's worth visiting the Russian Gymnastics Federation website where you will find various links and information about the conference.  At least 51 delegates will attend the gymnastics masterclass alone, including some fairly familiar names including Yulia Khorkina. 9th September - Theorical Sessions Bruno Grandi : Trends in the development of gymnastics in the world Rodionenko Andrey F.: The development strategy of gymnastics in the Russian Federation until 2020. Arkayev Leonid Yakovlevich Forward-predictive models before 2020. Rodionenko Andrey F. "Scientific and methodological basis of training in gymnastics" Suchilin Nikolai G. Pedagogical and biomechanical ...