The 2012 Olympic champion in group exercises, Uliana Donskova, explained why she considers the Alina festival to be a special athletic event.“The festival is unique for me, because there is no repetition of performances, they are all different! I am very impressed, I really liked it. I watched and admired absolutely every performance. There was not a single performance that stood out or fell out of place. Everything as a whole together is very large scale and beautiful and ‘wow’,” the athlete said.She added that the Alina festival is a good beginning in big-time sports. “I hope that this festival will be held for many, many more years to come. Moreover, for the children this is the road to the future,” Donskova emphasized.The Alina-2023 Festival was held on April 8 at the Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.&nbsp; Since 2009, the festival has been gathering young stars and honored athletes in one location. The participation for gymnasts is free - all expenses are covered by the Alina Kabaeva Charitable Foundation.

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The Alina Festival

The 2012 Olympic champion in group exercises, Uliana Donskova, explained why she considers the Alina festival to be a special athletic event.

"For children, this is the road to the future." Uliana Donskova on the festival "Alina"

Performances of gymnasts in the all-around under the 1st athletic category program ended at the Scarlet Sails inter-municipal competition in St. Petersburg.Veronika Malinina, a student of the Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, became the winner.Another gymnast from the Academy, Liya Rodionova, grabbed bronze.Their coaches are Alina and Irina Gusarov, Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina; Elena Egorova is the choreographer.<h1>Results</h1><h4>1st athletic category, all-around&nbsp;</h4><ol><li>Veronika Malinina — 101.80&nbsp;</li><li>Kristina Khlyupina — 79.70</li><li>Liya Rodionova — 79.60&nbsp;</li><li>Ulyana Nikitina — 79.35</li><li>Veronika Yavisenko — 76.45</li><li>Alisa Zhelezkina — 76.10</li><li>Inessa Pronina — 74.10</li><li>Taisiya Kilimova — 73.60</li><li>Karolina Panfilova — 72.65</li><li>Dana Penova — 71.40&nbsp;</li><li>Maria Golubeva — 71.35</li><li>Alesya Yanus — 70.85</li><li>Marika Saenko — 70.80</li><li>Taisiya Zakharova — 70.55</li><li>Anna Shpak — 70.15</li><li>Margarita Barkova — 69.05</li><li>Anna Guseva — 68.50</li><li>Milana Mayorova — 68.20</li><li>Elizaveta Kudryavtseva — 66.85</li><li>Valeria Koreneva — 65.75</li><li>Maya Anfinogenova — 65.40</li><li>Anfisa Kotova — 64.80</li><li>Sofia Stroshkova — 64.00</li><li>Sofia Tufrina — 63.30</li><li>Amelia Olimpieva — 62.15</li><li>Yana Penova — 61.30</li><li>Adelina Sobakar — 59.40</li><li>Liya Yun — 58.55</li><li>Vasilisa Bykovskaya — 54.90</li><li>Melissa Kuzmina — 53.45</li></ol>

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Competitions

Veronika Malinina became the champion and Liya Rodionova took the bronze medal.

Results of the all-around for the 1st athletic category at the Scarlet Sails inter-municipal competition

Darina Yurchenko, the participant in the Scarlet Sails competition, shared her impressions of the tournament and spoke about the characters in the programs.&nbsp;<blockquote>"I want to show myself from the best side. The support is very big. The girls always root for us. I really like Mariia Borisova. I always watch her performances and take notes. Her artistry is gorgeous. I am not very artistic, and now we are working on artistry. You should convey certain emotions to the slow music, and the other ones to the cheerful music. This is very interesting."</blockquote>The gymnast also shared her memories of the Sky Grace Cup, where she won silver with the St. Petersburg team.&nbsp;<blockquote>"I really enjoyed that competition. The pleasant atmosphere, everyone was friendly — memories are only the good ones. I added a combination element of three elements according to rules of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association, doing the turn to the back more."</blockquote>The Scarlet Sails competition is being held in the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics from May 14 to May 17.&nbsp;

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Opinion

In April, the gymnast won silver medal at the Sky Grace Cup as a member of the St. Petersburg team.

"I want to show myself from the best side." Darina Yurchenko speaks about her performance at the Scarlet Sails competition

Choreographer Alevtina Glamazdo praised the progress of Academy gymnasts Veronika Solomatina, Veronika Malinina, Diana Sobyanina, Lia Rodionova and Karolina Pakhtusova after moving to Sirius at the Scarlet Sails competition in St. Petersburg.&nbsp;<blockquote>"The girls have grown up a lot. I remember them as little children, when they were just taking their, so to speak, first steps in gymnastics. Nevertheless, I watch their progress every time I come to the Academy. I am very happy when I see these children. And every time I discover something new in them. The children change every day. Their physical abilities have developed greatly. They have become much more at ease on the floor. They have practically stopped being afraid — they do everything very boldly and always expressively. They are very clean in their execution, with amplitude, it is interesting to watch them."</blockquote>The specialist underscored the contribution of coaches and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva to the progress of gymnasts.&nbsp;<blockquote>"The success they have shown to date is the result of their work at the Academy and the attention they receive from Alina Kabaeva and the Academy coaching staff."</blockquote>The Scarlet Sails competition is taking place in Saint Petersburg from May 14 to May 17.

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The specialist assessed the athletes' progress after moving from St. Petersburg to Sirius.

"Every time I discover something new in them." Choreographer Alevtina Glamazdo talks about the Academy's gymnasts

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Academy Life

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!

Academy gymnasts will take part in the All-Russian competition Spring Cup, which will be held in Krasnoyarsk, May 19 to 22.&nbsp;Karolina Tarasova, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, Miroslava Monina, Sofia Smirnova, Elina Khabirova, Anna Vakulenko, Alexandra Borisova, Mariia Borisova will perform at the tournament.&nbsp;The Head judge is Victoria Anikina, Honored Coach of Russia.&nbsp;This year, the All-Russian tournament Spring Cup is being held for the 14th time.&nbsp;

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The tournament will be held on May 19 to 22.

Academy gymnasts will take part in the All-Russian competition Spring Cup in Krasnoyarsk

Academy gymnasts Veronika Solomatina, Veronika Malinina, Diana Sobyanina, Liya Rodionova and Karolina Pakhtusova went to St. Petersburg for the Scarlet Sails competition.The tournament will be held at the Zhemchuzhina Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, May 14 to 17.

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The competition will be held from May 14 to 17 at the Zhemchuzhina Rhythmic Gymnastics Center.

Academy gymnasts go to St. Petersburg for the Scarlet Sails competition

Svetlana Posokh from Moscow — Master of Sports of Russia, coach in Moscow City Athletic and Sport Society Taganka Olympic Reserve Athletic School.Specialist told what are the advantages of the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association tournaments:<blockquote>"Tournaments of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association are an opportunity to see new faces, individualized solutions in programs of gymnasts, and interesting elements."</blockquote>&nbsp;She took part in judging at the interregional qualifying Sky Grace Cup tournament in Moscow and the Central Federal District, as well as at the all-Russian Young Sky Grace competition.&nbsp;

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Our judges

Up next in Our Judges section is a specialist from Moscow.

Our Judges. Svetlana Posokh

The Alina festival choreographer Irina Zenovka came to the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.&nbsp;&nbsp;In Sirius, Irina will put together new programs for Karolina Tarasova and Ksenia Savinova.&nbsp;

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The Alina festival choreographer Irina Zenovka came to the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Irina Zenovka came to Sirius to choreograph new programs for the Academy students

Daria Trubnikova is a two-time champion of the Youth Olympic Games, an Alina festival participant.What helps a gymnast quickly cope with fatigue or a bad mood?She talks about this and more in our new cards.<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/383/464/3834641018187c94669756053f3ef469.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/91b/963/91b963f267e3484e9e5201a958e9ef52.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/ed9/71d/ed971d0e62a033561233f044e19603d1.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/30a/2e4/30a2e4601ef43bc51d48066e297d352d.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/f0a/176/f0a1767a7b449c95c8bd1f4be03f8af4.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/ef1/e5d/ef1e5d05f91f1cc1e4ec34e12b99570b.jpg"></figure>

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Small steps to big victories

In these new cards, the champion of the Youth Olympics Daria Trubnikova shared her favorite activities, recovery secrets and how she spends her free time.

Small steps to big victories. Daria Trubnikova

The Russian national judokas won five medals, three gold and two silver, at the Grand Slam tournament, which was held in Astana, May 9-11.Iznaur Saayev became the champion among men in the 60 kg category, and Ramazan Abdullayev won the gold medal in the 66 kg weight category.Two Russian athletes took to the tatami in the 90 kg category final, Mikhail Igolnikov was stronger than Egor Malkin in the fight.Sabina Gilyazova won the silver medal among women in the 48 kg category.The athletes prepared for the international competitions at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius.

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MA Academy

The athletes prepared for the international competitions at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius.