Head Coach: Oleg Fedosov Head Coach: Miglena Dimitrova
OLEG FEDOSOV is an International Master of the USSR in the sport of Trampoline. He is a native of Russia and comes to MTIC with professional Trampoline experience since 1975. Oleg spent 5 years performing in Cirque du Soleil, show "O," in Las Vegas, 7 years in the Great Moscow Circus and competed in more than 100 different championships in his career. He is holder of a National Record, winner of European Championships and a 10 time winner of the USSR and Russian Federation Championships. With education in Trampoline, Tumbling and a Bachelors Degree in Physical Culture; he speaks Russian and English fluently and is a certified massage therapist.
MIGLENA DIMITROVA Miglena Dimitrova comes to us with many years of experience as a gymnast and coach all the way from Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. In Bulgaria, she was the head coach of the Bulgarian national team in trampoline, double mini trampoline and tumbling. Through her coaching expertise and professionalism, she has earned six Coach of the Year awards and her athletes have brought home more than 400 gold medals, 300 silver medals, and over 200 bronze medals from all age groups. Mege comes from a long line of elite coaches. Her mother is the head coach of the Bulgarian Junior National Team for girls and her father was also a head coach for the Bulgarian national team for women. When Mege isn't at the gym training Olympic hopefuls, she spends time with her husband and two daughters.
Head Coach: Svetlana Samoshkina Head Coach: Sasha Samoshkina
SASHA SAMOSHKINA began his career as an Elite Russian athlete competing in Mens Gymnastics. After their competitive years, they gained a wide variety of gymnastics training, educational, and coaching experiences. With these experiences, Alexander was promoted to Head Coach of the Estonia Russian National Girls Gymnastics Team. Having this position for four consecutive years, he gained world-class experience, as his students competed in numerous National and International Competitions.
SVETLANA SAMOSHKINA began her career as an Elite Russian athlete competing on the 1964 National Team. She is not only the Girls Team Coach, she is also the Choreographer of the Floor and Balance Beam routines. Svetlana holds 'Master of Sports,' of the former USSR for Sport Gymnastics. They have earned their reputation based on their insightful coaching techniques and on the success of their gymnast in national and international competitions. They start training gymnasts as beginners and ultimately prepare them for high-level competitions.
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