14. November 2008  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Alexander Alexandrov Returns to Russia

Alexander ALEXANDROV
(c) photo: Houston Gymnastics

The leading US Gymnastics Magazine "International Gymnast" reports this week, that the former Soviet women's head coach Alexander ALEXANDROV will returnt to Russia, after 15 years leaving and working in USA, to take over as head coach of the Russian women's team, taking over for Victor GAVRICHENKOV.
In history Alexandrov was the personal coach of legendary Dmitri Bilozerchev, ...
 .... in 1989 ALEXANDROV was named as the head coach of the Soviet women's team  which won gold at the 1989 and 1991 Worlds, and the 1992 Olympic Games. 
He has trained some of the World's best gymnasts including: Svetlana Boguinskaya (World and Olympic Champion), Oksana Chusovitina, Tatiana Gutsu, Dimitry Bilozerchev (Olympic and World Champion), and Valentin Mogilny to name a few.

He moved to the U.S. in 1993, and has coached at several clubs in Texas.
At Karolyi's Gymnastics and Brown's Gymnastics in Houston, he used his expertise to build basics in young gymnasts who went on to international fame, including Dominique Moceanu and Carly Patterson, Kim Zmeskal and Mohini Bhardwaj. ...

 Boginskaya, a three-time Olympian and 1989 world all-around champion, called Alexandrov her favorite coach, and said she expects him to have an impact again in Russia.
** Source: IG online; Houston Gymnastics