Olga Korbut Although she never won an Olympic or World Championship all-around title, Olga Korbut revolutionized and popularized the sport to a degree not matched before or since. Born May 16, 1955, in Grodno, Belarus, Korbut began training at age eight. When she was 11, Renald Knysh became her personal coach. Together, Knysh and Korbut devised a program of explosive skills which defied the ...