Gymnastics for everyone

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and choreographer Irina Zenovka demonstrate how to infuse movement with character.

Take a look at the creative process behind a new exercise performed by Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg!

Before the training session began, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva told the National team Head coach Emanuela Maccarani about her favorite song and helped the group team members get into the right mindset for a productive session.

Afterward, they reviewed the elements and worked through the challenging parts of the routine. Alesya is in third place overall after the first day of competition.

The names of the winners from the last ten years have been put together on a special banner in Zagreb. How many familiar names can you spot?

After the first day of competition, the gymnast from Volgograd holds first place in the all-around!

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva visited the National group exercise team's training camp, which has kicked off in St. Petersburg. She congratulated Emanuela Maccarani on officially assuming the role of the Russian national team’s Head coach. She also encouraged the gymnasts to work with precision, grace, and emotion, and, above all, with a love for their craft.

The program will feature gymnasts of the Russian national team, 2021 European team champion Lala Kramarenko, dancer Ildar Gainutdinov, and an orchestra conducted by People's Artist of Russia Valery Gergiev.

After a rehearsal for the Alina festival in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva spoke with the participants.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested replacing a boomerang with a fouetté for Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg — an element the gymnast performs particularly well. She also went over the piece performed by Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow. Let's see how the production highlights the strengths of each gymnast!

Academy gymnasts have stepped onto the Aura Cup floor - the battle for medals lies ahead.

The Olympic champion reviewed the hoop routine run-through of Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and suggested adding this element to it.

During rehearsals for the Alina festival in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested that Vladislava Sharonova perform her spectacular fouetté turn in the show.

Take a look at how Diana Zaripova’s training session with Alina Kabaeva and coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina wrapped up.

Alina Kabaeva also asked her to perform several elements and evaluated the athlete's technical base.

Academy gymnasts Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz, as well as our junior group exercise gymnasts will take part in the competition.

During a lesson with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Polina Zavgorodnyaya from Moscow tried to perform a pirouette in back balance, and at the request of coach Irina Gusarova, showed a Raffaeli turn.

In Novogorsk, the Olympic champion evaluated Polina Zavgorodnyaya, a gymnast from Moscow who dreams of training at our Academy.

Alina Kabaeva, together with choreographer Irina Zenovka, helped Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg refine the details of her new hoop routine.

06.10.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva and choreographer Irina Zenovka helped Mariia Borisova refine her arm movements for the dance sequence in her new hoop routine.

After the first run-through of St. Petersburg’s Mariia Borisova’s new hoop routine with the Olympic champion, the work on fine-tuning the details began.

During a training session in Novogorsk, choreographer Irina Zenovka and coach Irina Gusarova presented Mariia Borisova’s new hoop routine to the Olympic champion.

The Olympic champion greeted the participants and highlighted the gymnasts' artistry.

Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, along with her coach Irina Gusarova and choreographer Irina Zenovka, thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for her work on the new hoop routine.

06.10.2026. Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, along with her coach Irina Gusarova and choreographer Irina Zenovka, thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for her work on the new hoop routine.

Ksyusha is a Russian National champion and a European Championship silver medalist. The gymnast is a member of the National team’s main roster and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. She trains under Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, with Elena Egorova serving as her choreographer.

During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, helped Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina perfect a risk with a hoop.

The Academy wished the teachers of the free early development groups happy Teachers' Day.

In this video, Alina Kabaeva explains to Diana Sobyanina from St. Petersburg how to perform chaines right without lifting the shoulders. Diana lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. She trains under Alina and Irina Gusarova, with Ekaterina Belova as her choreographer.

The seamless flow of elements and rapid transitions between them demonstrate a gymnast's high level of proficiency and the complexity of the routine, however, flawless execution ultimately depends on fine technical details. It was precisely these details that Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina focused on during a training session with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.