Choreographer Elena Afanasyeva spoke about the features of working on the Alina-2025 festival, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.<blockquote>"Since this is not the first concerted dedicated to the Victory that we play, our children have been taught, accustomed, and understand what our director says and what the Alina Festival tells. Many children, many cities, with continuous expansion every time. The program is now staged with new choreographers added to us. This provides a certain scale, width and development. It seems to me it is very beautiful and unusual for the time being."</blockquote>She noted the differences of the Alina-2025 festival:&nbsp;<blockquote>"The Alina Festival differs every year because the missions are different. We have an absolutely new floor at the moment, a very interesting, very unusual, and very extensional one."</blockquote>Elena Afanasyeva has been the choreographer and director of the Alina festival since 2012.The Alina-2025 festival was held at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius.

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The Alina Festival

The specialist noted the differences of the 2025 festival and spoke about the features of working on the holiday dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

"A new venue, very interesting, unusual, voluminous." Choreographer Elena Afanasyeva - about the features of the Alina-2025 festival

Yana Batyrshina, the silver medalist of the 1996 Olympic Games, acted as the host of the Evgeniya Cup international tournament in Omsk.She told us about differences in this year's tournament.<blockquote>"I've been with Zhenya since the first tournament, and I see how it's developing. If the first tournament was held at the gymnastics center, now it's already being held at the G-Drive Arena. It's just the level of the World Championships, European Championships, and Olympic Games."</blockquote>She also noted progress of Sky Grace gymnasts and named the strengths of Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg.<blockquote>"There's been incredible progress in a year. I noted this and told each of them how their skills have grown, how brilliant their programs have become, how the new rules suit them, how they've blossomed. I have been following Masha since that very first tournament, you could say even earlier. It is a great responsibility to come as a leader, as the absolute champion of Russia. Her program is structured, made according to elements and artistry. Of course, in artistry I think she has no equal."</blockquote>

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Opinion

The silver medalist of the 1996 Olympic Games acted as the host of the Evgeniya Cup international tournament.

"Simply incredible progress!" Yana Batyrshina talks about the Sky Grace gymnasts

Yana Zaikina from Volgograd became the silver medalist of the Evgeniya Cup international tournament in the ball exercise in the junior program. The gymnast is coached by Elizaveta Chernova and choreographed by Elena Egorova.She told about the plan of the Academy gymnasts during pre-competition trainings.<blockquote>"After the competition in Krasnoyarsk, we stayed there for a couple of days to practice. And we had a plan: two clean run-throughs with each type. And we worked like this every day, practiced to make sure that everything would be credited, made it more difficult at some points, and made some changes in risks."</blockquote>She also shared how Evgenia Kanaeva, who staged her ribbon program, supported her in Omsk.<blockquote>"During the floor testing and after the first day she made comments and commended for some points. I wanted to show the beauty that Evgenia Olegovna staged. And when I went out to perform with the ribbon, I saw that she was judging. I appeared like this, looked at her, smiled, she smiled to me, and I stood up calmly; most importantly, calmly and beautifully, as she always asks. I ended up doing it clean, and she applauded me at the end."</blockquote>

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At the competitions in Omsk the gymnast from Volgograd won a silver medal in the ball exercise in the junior program.

Yana Zaikina tells about the support of Evgenia Kanaeva during the Evgeniya Cup international tournament

Academy student Yana Zaikina from Volgograd showed the second result in individual finals in the ball exercise at the Evgeniya Cup international tournament.At the competitions in Omsk she performed in the junior program.Yana's coach is Elizaveta Chernova and choreographer is Elena Egorova.

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Competitions

Academy student won the silver medal in the ball exercise among juniors.

Yana Zaikina became the silver medalist of the Evgeniya Cup international tournament in Omsk

The competition is held from May 27 to June 1 in Omsk at the G-Drive Arena.The Head judge is Irina Berek.

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The competition is held from May 27 to June 1 in Omsk at the G-Drive Arena.

Live broadcast of the international Evgeniya Cup competition

Linara Zhailauova from Kazakhstan, who performed at our Sky Grace Cup in Qatar, takes part in the international Evgeniya Cup tournament in Omsk.The athlete talked about her idols in rhythmic gymnastics.<blockquote>"About Evgenia Kanaeva, I like her very much. She is the two-time Olympic champion, she has a lot of titles. Probably, one of the examples for me to follow."</blockquote>The gymnast also noted how she remembers the competitions in Doha.<blockquote>"I have very positive emotions left from that tournament. It was my first such international tournament, and it was of a large-scale indeed."</blockquote>The international Evgeniya Cup tournament is being held in Omsk from May 27 to June 1.

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Linara Zhailauova from Kazakhstan, who performed at our Sky Grace Cup in Qatar, takes part in the international Evgeniya Cup tournament in Omsk.

"I have very positive emotions from the tournament." Linara Zhailauova talks about the Sky Grace Cup in Qatar

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World Championship 2013 medalist and judo festival organizer Ivan Vorobyov shared details and specifics of the event underway at the Academy of Martial Arts from May 25 to June 1.<blockquote>"This year there are about 350 participants. These are families, teams, people with children. Basically, it is a real family event," Vorobyov noted.</blockquote>He emphasized that the festival program is designed so that everyone can find an activity suitable for their level of preparation:<blockquote>"In the morning, absolutely everyone goes out into the fresh air to stretch, then we have general physical training for parents who have never put on a judogi. They just want to do some stretching, general physical training on the tatami. We introduced this program last time, and now it is very popular."</blockquote>Moreover, he noted that the event contributes not only to sports development but also to strengthening relationships between families:<blockquote>"Families and teams have become friends with each other."</blockquote>

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MA Academy

The judo festival takes place at the Academy of Martial Arts from May 25 to June 1.

"This is already a family tradition." World Championship 2013 medalist Ivan Vorobyov talks about holding the judo festival

The Judo Festival has started at the Martial Arts Academy. The family sports festival will last until June 1.The festival in Sirius will include training with champions, classes on the tatami, a visit to the museum, interesting lectures and much, much more.The festival is organized with the support of the Russian Judo Federation.

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The sports festival will last until June 1.

The Judo Festival has started at the Martial Arts Academy

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy will host the All-Russian Formula of Victory competition.The tournament for the&nbsp; Master of Sports Candidate and Master of Sports programs will be held from June 2 to 5.The athletes will perform in the individual program and group exercises.The Head judge is Irina Kameneva.

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The tournament for the Master of Sports Candidate and Master of Sports programs will be held from June 2 to 5.

The Academy will host the All-Russian Formula of Victory competition

Gymnasts Nicole Rimarachin Diaz and Kira Yablochnikova won five gold medals at the all-Russian Spring Cup competition, which took place from May 19 to May 22 in Krasnoyarsk.In an interview, Nicole explained how she changed programs before the start:<blockquote>“After the Russian championship, Tatyana Sergaeva told us to change three programs to have more artistry. They changed them for us, and now I'm trying out these three starts and doing a new program.”</blockquote>Kira noted why she came to the tournament in her turn:<blockquote>“To present myself, to show my programs. I have some new instances in the exercises. How will they be assessed; will they like it or not. And then work for the next tournaments.”</blockquote>Nicole Rimarachin Diaz became the best in the all-around among gymnasts born in 2010 and in the ribbon final, and Kira Yablochnikova won gold in the candidate masters of sports program among athletes born in 2011 and became the champion with the hoop and clubs in conclusion of the tournament.

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The all-Russian Spring Cup tournament was held from May 19 to May 22 in Krasnoyarsk.