Cranbrook's Ben Rutledge, Canadian Mens 8+ Rowing Olympic Gold Medalist in 2008, is helping to revolutionize Russian rowing. Rutledge is currently coaching the Russian Women's 8+ team (eight rowers plus coxswain), which finished dead last a year ago, and just won Gold in the European Championships on Sunday, May 31, 2015, in Poznon, Poland. Ben has worked very hard with them to achieve remarkable results in such a short time. He has his sights on another Olympics, this time as a coach!