Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

In a Sports Express interview with Elena Vaitsekhovskaya, coach Gennadi Elfimov has confirmed that he and Komova are working together, thus confounding rumours that they had split up for good.  He says that Viktoria is preparing all around for the European Games in Baku, which will take place in June this year. You can read a full translation of the interview here - http://russiangymnasticsnerd.tumblr.com/post/116866178996/gennadiy-yelfimov-i-knew-from-the-very-beginning

Andrei Rodionenko makes reference in his 27th September interview with Sovietski Sport to a video tape of the Coaches' Council meeting at which Alexander Alexandrov was voted out of his job of head WAG coach.  Here, Lupita translates an article from the same newspaper, with what are suggested to be key points of the meeting. Aliya Mustafina with personal coach Alexander Alexandrov.  Courtesy of Sovietski Sport At first sight it doesn’t make sense. Our coaches are not often recorded. But here… Rodionenko makes the suggestion that Alexander Alexandrov should concentrate on another job. At Krugloye I watched the recording of the Coaching Council where it was announced that the head coach would be replaced by someone else. The situation turns out to be not as simple as it seemed at the beginning.  I have to say I watched the video with the idea that I would see a trial against the winner. What will happen if we start to judge the winners of our rare victor...