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And here is some more work on the fouetté. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, suggested the gymnast try out different hoop techniques to find one that doesn't hinder the rotation but, on the contrary, helps maintain speed and control for longer.

The Olympic champion focused on leg and arm movements, body positioning, and, most importantly, how to maintain rotational speed.

During a rehearsal of Tyumen Region’s Evelina Tandalova’s clubs routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested trying different music and encouraged the gymnast not to hold back, but to feel the rhythm and dance.

The gymnast’s coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina; the choreographer is Elena Egorova.

During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, offered Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina advice on movement expressiveness and tips for refining her technical skills in her hoop routine.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd on a section of a dance track and reviewed how a gymnast's training should be structured today.

Before the start of the training session with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva discussed the previous workout with the gymnasts and reminded them of the importance of paying attention to detail in already mastered routines.

Sharing their impressions were preschoolers from the free early development groups Valentina Akmanova, Vera Mesilova, Varvara Rudenko, and Valeria Kubasova (all born in 2022), as well as Vera Cherkasova, Victoria Bogatyreva, Lucia Mamisheva, and Vlada Prudnikova.

Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, advised the gymnast on how to hit the right accents and stay in sync with every beat of the music.

During Volgograd’s Yana Zaikina’s clubs routine, Alina Kabaeva focused on her exit from the pirouette and the execution of the high-risk throw.

After a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva posed for photos with gymnasts from Bryansk and Belgorod.

During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked on technique with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, explaining why it is crucial to feel the hoop and not be afraid of a high-amplitude throw when performing a risk element.

In 2026, it will venture beyond Europe for the first time and take place in Asia.

How is the training load distributed? What factors are important when preparing for competitions? The answers are in the video.

The gymnasts watched a training session featuring Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region. The video also captures a heartwarming moment with the granddaughter of Russia’s Honored Coach Irina Savkina!

Watch a video from one of the sessions!

During a training session in Novogorsk, Irina Gusarova paid special attention to the fouette of Alesya Nayfonova from Vladikavkaz in an exercise with a ribbon. She remembered an interesting trick that Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adding to Mariia Borisova’s hoop program, and showed it to the gymnast.

On the first day of the national Young Gymnasts competition, Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg was in touch with her coach, Evgeniya Eliseeva. Evgeniya offered support and valuable advice both before and after Diana performed her new hoop routine.

The video features hoop routines by Anastasia Tebenkova, from Irkutsk and Polina Titova and Kira Vasilyeva from Moscow Region, as well as ball routines by Polina Ponyatova from Saransk and Varvara Khayrutdinova from Krasnoyarsk Region.

In Novogorsk, the Academy group gymnasts and the Russian National team are refining their ball routine alongside judge Natalia Kukushkina.

We stopped by the podium training for the Young Gymnasts all-Russian competition to see the athletes competing under the Sky Grace International Association quota.

In this video, Sasha Ponomareva, a member of the Russian junior National group team hailing from the Rostov Region, talks about her passion for hip-hop.

Ksyusha spent the first month of being 15 very productively, winning three golds and a silver at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

The medalists of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest Cup — the gymnasts from the Trudovye Rezervy All-Russian Athletic and Sports Society from Moscow, the group exercise gymnastics from Belarus, and their coach Anastasia Ravskaya — shared insights about their preparation and performance at the tournament in the interview.

The performances, emotions, support, and the joy of victory. Diving back into the atmosphere of the competition!

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva offered guidance to the junior group gymnasts on what to focus on during their ribbon routine: keeping the judges and audience in sight, handling the apparatus calmly, and controlling every movement.

The group exercises team from the Omsk Region won the Cup of the Strongest all-around competition for the first time; they spoke to us about roster changes and their emotions following the victory.

Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina have returned from the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

This video focuses on the tournament's key figures in St. Petersburg: the fans. Who were they rooting for the most? Who did they make posters for? And how do the competitors inspire them?

They competed under the Sky Grace International Association quota and qualified for the finals in two events. The gymnasts spoke about their performance at the tournament, their new ball routine featuring a bridal theme, and the team's updated lineup.