Gymnastics for everyone

Yana and Ksyusha are members of the Russian National team and live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

The gymnast won two gold medals at the Tbilisi Cup.

Take a look at how the spectators cheered for Veronika Malinina and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region.

On the final day of the tournament, the gymnast won the gold medal in the ball event.

We're also sharing excerpts from the performances by Veronika Malinina and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region.

Watch Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow perform on the first day of the all-around competition at the Tbilisi Cup.

Alesya is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Take a look at Veronika Malinina and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg, and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region cheering on Sasha Borisova from Moscow on the all-around final day at the Tbilisi Cup.

Let’s watch one of the classes, where Elizaveta Zorkina, a coach at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy paid close attention to each preschooler, offering tips on how to perform exercises correctly and supporting the girls throughout the entire session.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches from Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy helped the athletes analyze their mistakes and prepare for the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup.

Welcome the Anatomy of Gymnastics section in a new format! Have you ever wondered how a gymnast's body works when performing elements? And what muscles need to be trained to ensure that every spin is flawless? All the answers will be in our episodes. A manual therapist and family medicine doctor will analyze the main load areas, while the Academy coaches will share useful exercises to develop these areas.

Gifts, cake, flowers, and warm wishes, that's how the Academy congratulated group member Elvira Belyaeva from Gatchina, who celebrated her birthday on June 21st!

Let’s watch how Alina Kabaeva, together with Academy coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina and choreographer Irina Zenovka, analyzed the roll and the ending into the risk in the ball routine with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region. The main requirement is tempo, because the elements must be intertwined and look like a single movement.

Arina is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region and Sofia Ilteriakova from Moscow are members of the Russian National team. Arina is a Russian champion and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Backstage at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup, Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region signed autographs for young fans from China.

The gymnast won bronze in the finals in this event.

Alina Kabaeva explained to Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region the importance of throwing the apparatus. And she demonstrated the right technique.

Watch complete with crowd support and a warm embrace from her coach, Elizaveta Chernova.

This marks the first international competition for the athletes from St. Petersburg. The gymnasts finished second at the Russian Championships, earned a spot on the National team's main roster, and received the opportunity to represent the country on the international stage.

One of Eva Kononova's classes with Olympic champion, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, and choreographer Irina Zenovka before the European Championship focused on ball rolling. Alina Kabaeva demonstrated how to work with this apparatus on the floor.

President of World Gymnastics Morinari Watanabe spoke at the event.

Sharing heartwarming episodes from the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup tournament.

This is how active Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region was cheered on the first day of the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing during her ball and hoop routines!

The Olympic champion emphasized that the rotational movements under the throw must be fast and that taking it easy on the floor is not an option.

At the training camp, our gymnast Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg took the opportunity to meet with figure skaters Taisiya Shcherbinina, Viktoria Dvinina, Pavel Astakhov, Polina Shesheleva, and Egor Karnaukhov, as well as water polo player Daria Klyueva and tennis player Zlata Terekhova.

In the first part, we'll show the gymnast working with Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva on artistic accents and exits after the jeté en tournant and the Raffaeli turn.

Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, along with special needs children from Kazan, sang the "The Very Most" song well-known to Alina Festival participants and spectators.

Continuing the lesson, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Olga Minigalina and Evgeniya Eliseeva drew the attention of Tyumen Region’s Eva Kononova to the technique of the planchet, fouetté, and twist.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained this in detail to Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region. Together with coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina and choreographer Ekaterina Belova, Alina Kabaeva analyzed the gymnast's mistakes and demonstrated the fouetté technique.