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The Alina Festival

Among the distinguished guests at the 2026 Alina festival, held at The Grand Theatre, was Denis Alipov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India.


"This is one of the most significant contributions to the development of Russian-Indian relations this year." Denis Alipov speaks about the Alina festival in Mumbai

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Alina Kabaeva

Olympic champion and head of the Charity Foundation, Alina Kabaeva, addressed the organizers of the festival in Mumbai with gratitude.

Olympic champion addressed the organizers of the festival in Mumbai with gratitude

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked creators of the festival from the Russian side

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Irina Zenovka, choreographer and director for the 2026 Alina festival, discusses the creation of a new stage interpretation of The Firebird and shares what impressed her about The Grand Theatre in Mumbai.


"It was important to me that the result be a true theater production." Irina Zenovka talks about the staging of the 2026 Alina festival

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Competitions

The gymnast won a gold medal in the clubs and came in second in the ribbon exercise.

Diana Kotlovskaya won two medals among the pre‑juniors at the international Step to the Dream tournament

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The competitions for the youngest gymnasts were held on Coach’s Day.

The mAlinka competition was held at the Academy

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He told how it unfolded on stage at The Grand Theatre in Mumbai.

Alexander Mogilev, the choreographer and stage director of the Alina Festival, spoke about the main theme of the production

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Academy Life

This celebration brings together everyone who loves our sport, those who demonstrate their dedication to it every single day, whether in training sessions or competitions, in the stands or while watching from home.

Happy All-Russian Gymnastics Day!

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Diana became the best in the clubs routine. Meanwhile, Alisa won her medal for the hoop routine.

Diana Sobyanina and Alisa Shunina won gold medals at the international Step to the Dream tournament

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Lala played the lead role in the production.

"Rhythmic gymnastics manifests as an art in the show." Lala Kramarenko talks about the Alina festival in Mumbai

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Alisa Medvedeva talks about preparing for the Alina festival, working on her role, studying the libretto, selecting costumes, and much more.

"I try to take something from everyone I meet, to incorporate into my own routines and my life moving forward." Alisa Medvedeva talks about preparing for the 2026 Alina festival

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In the new stage interpretation of the ballet The Firebird, Ildar Gaynutdinov plays the role of Koschei.

Dancer Ildar Gaynutdinov shares his impressions of the process of staging the 2026 Alina festival

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The General Director and Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia has arrived in India to take part in creating the musical accompaniment for this large-scale production.

People’s Artist of Russia Valery Gergiev speaks about his participation in the Alina festival in Mumbai

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We continue to introduce the characters of the production and the performers who bring them to life.

The characters of the production at the 2026 Alina festival

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The emotions of the participants and spectators at the 2026 Alina festival.

The Vesti Nedeli program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel about the 2026 Alina festival

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Channel One's news segment about the Alina Festival

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The Alina Festival was held in India. REN TV reports

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Olympic champion, Sky Grace International Association President, and Head of a charitable foundation, Alina Kabaeva, discussed the concept behind the Alina-2026 Festival, reflected on the performances in Mumbai, and expressed her gratitude to the Indian hosts for the invitation and their assistance in organizing the event.

"I truly hope that a festival like this will lead to the development of rhythmic gymnastics specifically in India." Alina Kabaeva talks about the results of the performance in Mumbai

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On October 30, Russia celebrates Coach's Day.

Happy Coach’s Day!

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We are starting to introduce you to the characters of the production and the performers who bring them to life.

The main characters of the production at the 2026 Alina festival

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People’s Artist of Russia Valery Gergiev and the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra took part in the Alina festival in Mumbai.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked People's Artist of Russia Valery Gergiev and the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

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The Alina festival took place on October 29.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva expressed her gratitude to all the performers and gymnasts who took part in the festival in Mumbai

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Varsha Manish Upadhye and Akshata Shete Jadhav spoke about working alongside Russian athletes, shared their impressions of this new experience, and thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for the inspiration and the opportunity to be part of such a large-scale production.

Coaches of the gymnasts from India speak about their participation in the Alina festival in Mumbai

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Daniil shared how this production differs from the classical performance and why it feels unusual for him to work on a gymnastics carpet.

"A bridge between sport and art." First soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre, Daniil Potaptsev, talks about the 2026 Alina festival

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Alina Kabaeva congratulated Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, and Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated the winners of the AEON Cup Club World Championship

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Ahead of the festival, the Olympic champion was welcomed in India.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva visited the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in India

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Alice Shunina from Volgograd, Diana Sobyanina, and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg will perform.

The Academy gymnasts will take part in the international Step to the Dream tournament in Yerevan

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Maria Krushevskaya is the first harpist at the Bolshoi Theatre and a laureate of international competitions.

"I see a synthesis with classical ballet." Maria Krushevskaya, the first harpist of the Bolshoi Theatre, talks about her participation in the Alina festival in Mumbai

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Behind this vibrant show are people who merge different art forms and help participants express themselves in a new way.

Who is creating the Alina 2026 Festival?

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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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The speacialist explained the installation of the main set piece, a large circle designed to move in various directions.

Technical Director Georgy Nechuneev speaks about creating the stage for the 2026 Alina festival in Mumbai

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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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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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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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The gymnasts won in the finals with five balls and five ribbons.

The Academy group team won two gold medals on the final day of the All‑Russian Hopes of Russia competitions

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Marina Vikentyevna talked about the format of the competitions in Minsk and shared where she draws inspiration from.

"It is very important that the tournament takes place in a positive, friendly atmosphere, and that every child leaves here happy!" Marina Lobach talks about the tournament in Minsk

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