Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

Evgeny Grebenkin watched admiringly by Russian gymnastics supremo Andrei Rodionenko at the London Olympics.  Courtesy of the RGF . While there has been so much talk about Alexander Alexandrov's departure from the role of WAG head coach, the appointment of his successor, Evgeny Grebenkin, has gone almost without comment.  If one positive thing can come out of the current brouhaha, I hope it will eventually be the emergence of a strong new coach at the top of the Russian gymnastics tree.  At 44, Grebenkin breaks the mould; he will have trained under the old Soviet system, but brings to the role the potential of a future for Russian gymnastics.   Russia needs some young blood to take the sport forward towards Rio 2016 and beyond.  70 year old Rodionenko, 60 year old Alexandrov, 59 year old Alfosov ... these coaches simply cannot go on forever. Grebenkin does not obviously have much experience as a head coach, but then again neither did Alexandrov when...