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The Alina Festival

She explained how much time goes into crafting these stage costumes and how Indian colleagues have been assisting the Russian team.

Costume designer Elena Litvinenko speaks about creating stage outfits for the 2026 Alina festival

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On October 29, a show inspired by Igor Stravinsky’s ballet "The Firebird" will be held in Mumbai.

A rehearsal of the Alina festival took place in India

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On October 29, the  Alina festival will take place at The Grand Theatre in Mumbai.

The stage preparations underway at The Grand Theatre in Mumbai

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We’ve put together in the cards the core highlights of the Alina Festival.

What is the Alina Festival?

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Opinion

Silver medalist in the AEON Cup all-around Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg talked about her impressions of the tournament.

“This is our team medal, so the appreciation goes to the entire team!” Mariia Borisova summed up the results of the AEON Cup

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Competitions

The tournament was held in Tokyo from October 22 to 25.

The results of the AEON Cup in Tokyo. The report of the REN TV channel

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Gymnasts from Russia won gold in the club standings.

Learn more about our gymnasts' performances at the AEON Cup in the Vesti Nedeli program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel

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An interview with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, the winner of the AEON Cup junior all-around and the club standings.

"Many thanks to everyone involved in this victory!" — Yana Zaikina after the AEON Cup

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Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow won gold medal in the all-around at the AEON Cup.


"The plan was to perform well, without any mistakes" — Sofia Ilteryakova after the AEON Cup

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The team of the Sky Grace International Association thanks the organizers of the AEON Cup World Club Championship

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Alina Kabaeva

The gymnasts won gold in the team all‑around competition.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Russian gymnasts on their victory at the AEON Cup World Club Championship

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On the last day of the tournament, the gymnast won gold in the all‑around competition among junior athletes.

The REN-TV channel features a story about the victory of Yana Zaikina n the all-around

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On the final day of the tournament in Japan, Masha Borisova from St. Petersburg scored 30.500 points for her clubs routine.

Maria Borisova set a record at the AEON Cup 2026

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They cleared second place by a margin of 8.20 points.

The Sky Grace International Association team from Russia are the AEON Cup World Club Championship winners

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Megan Chu from the United States came in third with 114.850 points.

Sofia Ilteryakova and Mariia Borisova won gold and silver medals in the all-around at the AEON Cup

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Anna Filipp from the USA took the silver medal (100.500 points). The bronze medal went to Mariia Miachina from Israel (99.950 points).

Yana Zaikina from Volgograd is the all-around champion at the AEON Cup

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In second place is Sofiia Krainska from Ukraine (50.700), and in third is Patricia Stanciu from Romania (50.200).

Yana Zaikina is in the lead among junior athletes

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Our gymnasts Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, and Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow are skipping the qualification as they automatically advance to the finals based on last year's team results.

The first qualification day has concluded at the AEON Cup World Club Championship in Japan

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Ekaterina Lots judged body difficulty, while Olga Frolova judged apparatus difficulty. Zlata Tulubaeva is participating in the event as a member of the All-Russian Judges' Panel.


Our specialists served on the judging panel at all-Russian tournament Hopes of Russia tournament

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Gymnasts from the Omsk Region took second place, while the group team from Moscow finished third.

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy group gymnasts, representing the Russian National team, have won the all-Russian Hopes of Russia competition

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Ksenia won gold in the hoop, ball, and ribbon routines, while Alesya took first place in the clubs final and third place with the ribbon.

Ksenia Savinova and Alesya Naifonova won medals in the individual event finals at the Hopes of Russia nation-wide competition

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Evelina took first place in the clubs routine, and Diana in the ribbon routine.

Evelina Tandalova and Diana Kotlovskaya won gold in the individual apparatus finals at the Marina Lobach Tournament

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The Russian gymnast performed a ribbon routine, earning a score of 28.8 points.

The Ginnastica Valmontone club, featuring Mariia Borisova, took sixth place in the first stage of the Italian National Club Championship (A2)

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The international tournament will take place in Tokyo from October 22 to 25. Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow, and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd will take to the carpet.

Russian national team gymnasts will compete at the AEON Cup world club championship

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On October 17, the gymnast will perform with the ribbon at the 1st stage of the Italian National Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championship as a member of the Ginnastica Valmontone club.

Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg is in Italy

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Another Academy gymnast, Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg, showed the fifth-best result in the same category.

Evelina Tandalova is leading in the International Tournament for the Prizes of Olympic Champion Marina Lobach

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Training

Alina Kabaeva worked with the gymnasts of the Russian national team.

A control training session with the Olympic champion was held in Novogorsk

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Academy Life

The gymnast celebrated it on October 16.

The Academy congratulated Anna Storozhenko on her birthday

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Due to the emerging cases of mailings sent on behalf of the Alina Kabaeva Charitable Foundation representatives, we’d like to state that the foundation does not send letters and does not practice any fundraising.

Important information!

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More than a century later, in India, we will present our own new production. It will blend various art forms with sport, and we are confident that it will leave a vivid, lasting impression on every member of the audience.

The history of the ballet "The Firebird"

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The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre is a vast arts space in Mumbai dedicated to preserving and promoting Indian art, dance, theater, and music.

The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre. Facts about the venue where the Alina — 2026 festival will be held

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The gymnasts are working on their new routines together with choreographer Irina Zenovka, coach Ksenia Dudkina, and senior coach of the Russian national team Emanuela Maccarani.


The training camp for the group exercise team continues in St. Petersburg

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Academy students and gymnasts according to the Sky Grace International Association quota will take part in the tournament.

The All-Russian Hopes of Russia national competition will take place in Kazan

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva had previously assessed the gymnast's physical attributes. 

Agniya Kraeva has already started training in Novogorsk under the guidance of Academy coaches

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MA Academy

Athletes put their physical fitness to the test under the guidance of coach Evgeny Ivanov.

The Martial Arts Academy held its standard exams

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The gymnasts noted that these competitions gave them the opportunity to test out their routines with increased difficulty.

Group team gymnasts from St. Petersburg share their impressions of the Aura Cup tournament in Croatia

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The gymnasts won gold medals in the all-around and event finals.

Junior group gymnasts sum up the results of the international Aura Cup tournament in Croatia

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Russian athletes won six medals at the World Judo Championships in Baku

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The member of the All-Russian Panel of Judges told which gymnasts particularly surprised her and what the performances of the Italian athletes were remembered for.

Judge Ekaterina Lots assesses the level of gymnasts at the international Aura Cup tournament in Croatia

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The gymnast shared her impressions of the tournament, told about the preparation and noted which exercise turned out the best.

Alesya Naifonova shares her impressions after the performance at the international Aura Cup tournament in Croatia

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Ksenia Savinova won gold in the hoop final, Yana Zaikina became the silver medalist. Alesya Naifonova — with silver for ball.

The Academy athletes won medals in the hoop and ball finals at the Aura Cup in Croatia

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The junior group team won first place in the finals with five balls and five ribbons.

The Russian junior national team won two gold medals in the event finals at the Aura Cup tournament in Croatia

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Alesya Naifonova took first place in the final with clubs and second with a ribbon, while Yana Zaikina became the winner in the ribbon exercise.

Academy gymnasts won medals in the finals with clubs and ribbon at the Aura Cup in Croatia

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Polina Zavgorodnyaya from Moscow is working with Academy coach Irina Gusarova.

Polina Zavgorodnyaya is working with Academy coach Irina Gusarova

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Based on the results of four events at the tournament in Zagreb, the gymnast from Vladikavkaz scored 102.65 points. The result of the gymnast from Volgograd is 101.65 points.

Alesya Naifonova is the Aura Cup champion in the all‑around competition among juniors, Yana Zaikina is the silver medalist

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In this series of cards, we’ve gathered some interesting facts about Indian culture and shown how its traditions resonate with the world of gymnastics.

Some interesting facts about Indian culture

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Competing in the event will be Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg in the pre-junior category, as well as Alisa Shunina from Volgograd, among gymnasts born in 2015–2016.

Gymnasts from the Academy will participate in the international tournament for the prizes of Olympic champion Marina Lobach

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Yana Zaikina holds first place with a score of 52.150. Eva Chevtaeva is second (50.100), Alesya Naifonova is third (50.100), and Ksenia Savinova is in fourth (49.850).

Yana Zaikina and Alesya Naifonova finished in the top three on the first day of the Aura Cup tournament in Croatia

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She arrived to the Academy with her daughter: they took a tour of the Museum of Rhythmic Gymnastics History and dropped by to watch training sessions with the teachers.


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