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Artists of Alla Duhova TODES Dance Theater Danis Sharyafetdinov, Martin Stsibor-Gurkovsky, and Pavel Volosov are preparing for their performance at the Alina Festival in Mumbai.

After the rehearsal of the Alina 2026 festival, the Olympic champion congratulated Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow, and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd on their successful performance at the AEON Cup World Club Championship.

Showing the behind-the-scenes work process.

The Alina Festival is not just a chance to meet talented people — it’s also an opportunity to learn something new.

Ahead of the Alina festival, costume designer Elena Litvinenko is completing the creation of the Firebird image.

Athletes from India will be taking part in the Alina  festival alongside gymnasts from the Russian National team. In a new video Parina Madanpotra, Nishka Kale, Shubhashree More, Devangi Pawar, Yashshree More, and Vritee Shah share details about the performance they are preparing.

In Mumbai, local garmentmakers and ornamentation specialists have joined in the festival preparations. They are creating ballet-style costumes, working with delicate fabrics, and hand-applying embellishments to stage accessories.

Seamless collaboration within an international team and meticulous attention to every detail are what make achieving perfection possible.

The AEON Cup Club World Championship took place from October 22 to 25.

The hymn of Russia performed by winners Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, and Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow.

Alina festival choreographers Irina Zenovka and Alexander Mogilev congratulated the gymnasts on wrapping up their rehearsals in Novogorsk and offered some parting words of encouragement ahead of the next stage of preparation in India.

In this video, Darya Melnik, Elizaveta Malashenko, Anna Storozhenko, Anna Gryaznova, Kira Pryn, Veronika Malinina, Alesya Naifonova, Viktoria Bespalova, Arina Kovshova, Ksenia Savinova, and Evelina Tandalova send greetings from rehearsals.

During the training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva summarized the interim results of working with the new head coach of the Russian national team, Emanuela Maccarani, and praised the gymnasts for their competitive spirit and diligence.

Mariia Borisova from St.Petersburg, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, and Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow are partners of the Sky Grace International Association. At the AEON Cup, they are representing Russia, as well as the Association, in their capacity as partners.

Athletes from the Martial Arts Academy under the guidance of coach Evgeni Ivanov took part in it.

Ahead of the Hopes of Russia national competition, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reflected on the results of the international Aura Cup tournament in Croatia for the junior group gymnasts and offered them some words of encouragement before their next challenge.

This is how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva welcomed all the participants.

The group exercise gymnasts of the Academy and the Russian national team, Elvira Belyaeva, Alexandra Ponomareva, Alisa Kirpicheva, Darya Khoroshilova, Alina Chistyakova, and Vladislava Gaivoronskaya, spoke about the warm welcome from fans in Kazan and thanked everyone who helped them prepare for the tournament.

Before the departure for the AEON Cup World Club Championship, the Olympic champion offered important words of encouragement to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd. Alina Kabaeva asked the gymnast to live in the present moment and give it her all.

An Olympic champion helped the Academy’s group gymnasts analyze their mistakes during a practice session in Novogorsk. Alina Kabaeva showed the gymnasts the right way to keep the ribbon taut.

This is how the Academy’s coaches supported their gymnasts at the 22nd International Tournament for the Prizes of Olympic Champion Marina Lobach!

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We continue breaking down the fouette technique together with the Olympic champion. Alina Kabaeva and Honored Coach of Russia Veronika Shatkova helped Alexandra Ponomareva in practicing the rotation by points.

The Academy’s group gymnasts are the current Russian Junior Championships champions. They live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Their coach is Daria Pirogova, and their choreographer is Veronika Shatkova.

During a training session with the Academy group exercise gymnasts in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva noticed an inaccuracy in a fouetté and helped Elvira Belyaeva correct her pivoting technique.

Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz shared their thoughts on their performances at the all-Russian Hopes of Russia competition. Ksenia evaluated her routines, noting that her hoop and ball performances went particularly well. Alesya spoke about her experience at the tournament and the support she received from the audience. What went well for the gymnasts, what conclusions did they draw following the event, and who are they grateful to for helping them prepare?

At the Hopes of Russia national competition, fans cheered for Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz, supporting the gymnasts from the very first second to their final move. We’ve gathered the most brilliant moments!

Video from Novogorsk.

The new video features impressions from spectators at the all-Russian Hopes of Russia competition! They shared their thoughts on the tournament's atmosphere and their favorite gymnasts.

Here comes the second part of the Olympic champion's work with junior group gymnast Elvira Belyaeva! Alina Kabaeva and Honored Coach of Russia Veronika Shatkova gave the gymnast tips on how to gauge her power during the turn and avoid losing points.