Daria Tkacheva is a Junior World Championships Finalist, bronze medalist in the all-around at the Evgeniya Cup tournament, silver medalist in the hoop exercise at the Evgeniya Cup tournament and the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest.A selection of tips from a gymnast is in new cards:<img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/616/689/616689a535ddd85871c25ac094e2d040.png"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/16d/e2f/16de2f8ae16e2c2183f4f3e48279d040.png"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/b40/224/b40224ca5064607ad9fee3c321beec2c.png"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/de9/5ab/de95ab95dc6a4b93894846e2d3452e99.png">

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Small steps to big victories

Selection of advice from the winner of the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

Small steps to big victories. Daria Tkacheva

At the 6th Russia’s Youth Summer Spartakiad, Ekaterina Sazonova from Moscow shared what images she reveals in her exercises:&nbsp;<blockquote>"I have very multifaceted images in my programs. In the ball, for example, I have lyrical music with deep meaning. There the man got lost in his feelings. My task is to convey the feelings of this person. There is cosmic music in the hoop. I have a very stylish choreography in clubs, also with an interesting meaning. It has a very interesting Art Nouveau look. I always do this exercise with all my heart, and it is my favorite. I have a shamanic image in my feed. This is a new exercise. We've only recently changed it, but I really like it too."</blockquote>The gymnast talked about her future plans and how she likes the new rules:<blockquote>"These are definitely my favorite rules in my entire career, because I am a very artistic, emotional person, and I really like to express my feelings on the carpet, to show it to the audience. After these competitions, I have a graduation at school, then I immediately fly to the training camp in Sochi, at the Sky Grace. It is very interesting for me to train there, because the conditions there are incredible and everything is given to improve my results. I really want to improve my stability, work on the risks and elements and leave there stronger."</blockquote>The athlete trains with Yana Lukonina.

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Opinion

The gymnast shared her future plans and told how she liked the new rules.

Ekaterina Sazonova speaks about the images in her exercises at the Russia’s Youth Summer Spartakiad

At the 6th Russia’s Youth Summer Spartakiad — 2025 in Penza, the first coach of Karolina Tarasova, Firyuza Tutova, said that she is following the gymnast:<blockquote>"I'm trying to keep an eye on it. If not directly, then at least in the recording I watch both the training and how they work with it. Of course, she has grown a lot. Emotionally, she's always been like this. My jumps are better, and my legs are stronger. I grew up as an athlete. Thanks to Alina Kabaeva. A lot of specialists work with Karolina. Of course, children grow up at Sky Grace: conditions, opportunities, and trips to competitions."</blockquote>

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The specialist told whether she is currently following the gymnast and what progress she sees in her performances.

"She’s grown up as an athlete!" Karolina Tarasova's first coach Firyuza Tutova talks about the gymnast's progress

Marina Drozd took the place of the Head judge at the Russia’s Youth VI Summer Spartakiad — 2025.The specialist told what this start means for gymnasts:<blockquote>"The Spartakiad final is considered a major competition for grown gymnasts. They have passed all the selections in their federal districts and have already come here to represent not only their subject, but also the federal district. There are members of the Russian national team, International class Masters of Sports, so I think the competitions are interesting."</blockquote>She shared how the leaders of the tournament stand out and what qualities help athletes to win:<blockquote>"We all know these gymnasts very well, we judge a lot. Mariia Borisova is now on the way to an ideal, she is practically universal. In every aspect, she improves with each start, finetunes her skills. Vladislava Sharonova is also one of the audience’s favorites, she always has a very interesting composition, an artistic composition. A gymnast should be versatile and madly in love with her sport. Self-discipline, self-control. She should be both artistic and technical, show good elements. Our leaders are versatile gymnasts."</blockquote>Competitions for the Masters of Sports program are held from June 21 to 26 in Penza.

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The specialist explained what this start means for gymnasts and how the tournament leaders stand out.

"A gymnast must be versatile and love this sport madly."  Head judge Marina Drozd talks about the participants of the Russia’s Youth VI Summer Spartakiad — 2025

Gymnast Malika Timurshina from Kazan shared her impressions of dancing classes during the recovery camps at the Academy:<blockquote>"It was our first time dancing at the training camp. I liked them. It was a very interesting bundle, and I remember it very much. There's a slow part and a fast part where you need to speed up. I think this format is very useful. In the exercise, I will open up more, make smoother movements. This is only a plus for us."&nbsp;</blockquote>Teacher Dmitry Stepanchikov spoke about the importance of choreography in gymnastics:<blockquote>"Girls should be very good at controlling their bodies, be musical and quickly adapt to their programs. Therefore, you have to dance with them in a lot of different styles. The gymnast moves in a peculiar way, she has her own unique plasticity. And we need to add dancing to it so that it can open up. Now we can go deep into dance training and try something new."&nbsp;</blockquote>The specialist also noted the programs of the Academy's students.:<blockquote>"Sky Grace has very strong programs. Irina Zenovka is coming — quite successful programs. Ksenia Savinova has good ones, Karolina Tarasova has interesting clubs."</blockquote>The training camp at the Academy will last until July 4th.

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The recovery camps of the gymnasts of the Russian national team are held at the Academy from June 20 to July 4.

Gymnast Malika Timurshina and teacher Dmitry Stepanchikov talked about dancing classes during training camps at the Academy

The Academy coaches assessed the performance of gymnasts of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association Karolina Tarasova and Yana Zaikina at the International Rhythmic Interclub — 2025 tournament in Mexico.Evgenia Eliseeva noted the progress of the gymnasts:<blockquote>"The girls performed with dignity, with character, with emotion, with full dedication. The tournament was not easy, long flights, time zone changes, difficult conditions, but the team coped with it professionally, I think. The girls are great. We see how our gymnasts are becoming more confident, cleaner, more technical, more colorful, more artistic, and this makes us very happy. This tournament was a good opportunity for us to test ourselves on the road, in different conditions. And I thank the team and the coaching staff for the effort invested, for our medals, for what we did. And on to new competitions!"</blockquote>Elizaveta Chernova explained why participation in such competitions is especially important for the athletes:<blockquote>"Participation abroad at international tournaments is very helpful for our gymnasts and gives them this motivation. We are very happy that we were invited here. Our girls performed with great pleasure, for the public, they recieved a lot of support. Other gymnasts also watched our gymnasts. I even saw moments when they tried to repeat elements. I think this is a very good leap forward, so that all children strive, try, do gymnastics, and this popularization of gymnastics."</blockquote>At the International Rhythmic Interclub tournament in Mexico, Karolina won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze, while Yana won two gold and three silver.

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They explained why participation in such competitions is especially important for female athletes.

Coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Elizaveta Chernova assessed the performance of Sky Grace International Clubs Association gymnasts at the tournament in Mexico

Olesya Kovaleva was a judge at the International Rhythmic Interclub — 2025 tournament in Mexico. &nbsp;She assessed the performances of Karolina Tarasova and Yana Zaikina at the competitions:<blockquote>"The tournament was a success, the girls showed their programs. They performed quite well, did a good job! We are very happy for them and proud of them. The Sky Grace gymnasts stand out for their uniqueness. We put a lot of emphasis on working on the body, on the apparatus and generally try to ensure that the music and composition are harmoniously combined. And everything they do on the carpet is like a small story."</blockquote>The specialist explained how participation in international competitions is useful for gymnasts:<blockquote>"Girls get a lot from these international competitions, where the language is completely different, the environment is completely different. They learn to perform in different halls, where the ceiling is high, where the ceiling is not very high, where the conditions are perhaps a little limited physically. They gain this experience and in the future they will be able to perform everywhere."</blockquote>At the International Rhythmic Interclub 2025 tournament, Academy students won ten medals. Karolina Tarasova became the first in the exercise with a hoop, clubs and ribbon, the second in the all-around and the third in the ball. Yana Zaikina won the all-around and the exercise with a ball, and took silver with a hoop, clubs and ribbon.

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The specialist explained how participation in international competitions is useful for gymnasts.

Judge Olesya Kovaleva speaks about the performance of the Academy gymnasts at the International Rhythmic Interclub tournament in Mexico

Cheerleader Teresa Andrade shared her impressions of the International Rhythmic Interclub tournament in Mexico:&nbsp;<blockquote>"It's a very interesting tournament! My daughter is engaged in rhythmic gymnastics, and it is very interesting to watch them at competitions, to see all the work that they put in, reflected in such events. I really liked it."</blockquote>She assessed the performances of gymnasts of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association Karolina Tarasova and Yana Zaikina at the competitions:<blockquote>"I've never seen them before. They are fantastic, amazing! Starting with the aesthetics of their appearance and movements... It's really impressive to see what can be achieved!"</blockquote>The competitions in Merida were held on June 21 and 22.

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She shared her impressions of the gymnasts' performances at the Merida tournament.

"They are amazing!" Fan Teresa Andrade talks about the performance of Karolina Tarasova and Yana Zaikina in Mexico

The Russian Gymnastics Federation has published the results of two stages of the Cup of the Strongest Cup that took place in Moscow and Sirius.In the individual junior standings, four Academy gymnasts are in the Top-15: Karolina Tarasova is in third place, Yana Zaikina is in sixth, Ksenia Savinova is in ninth-tenth, and Karolina Pakhtusova is 14th. And Ksenia Saliy, who is competing under the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association quota is in 13th place.&nbsp;Among seniors, the first place is taken by Academy gymnast Mariia Borisova. Milana Fedulkina, representing the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association is in 15th place.In the junior group gymnasts ranking, the Academy gymnasts are in top spot. Group gymnasts of the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association from Krasnodar Region are in fourth place, the Republic of Tatarstan team is 11th; Novosibirsk Region team is 12th, and Volgograd Region is in 14-15th.Among senior group girls, the Krasnodar Region team ranks second to fourth, Krasnoyarsk Region ranks 10th to 12th, Volgograd Region ranks 13th, and Ryazan Region ranks 14th. All group team gymnasts compete as part of the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association team.&nbsp;The full results can be found on the official Russian Gymnastics Federation <a href="https://sportgymrus.ru/news/9991-po-itogam-ii-ehtapa-mezhdunarodnyh-sorevnovanij-po-hudozhestvennoj-gimnastike-alfa-bank-kubok-silnejshih-sformirovan-promezhutochnyj-rejting-pretendentov-na-vyhod-v-final.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a>.

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Competitions

The first stage took place in Moscow, and the second in Sirius.

The Russian Gymnastics Federation has published the results of two stages of the Cup of the Strongest Cup

The International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association gymnast Yana Zaikina shared her impressions from International Rhythmic Interclub tournament:<blockquote>"I performed for myself, to show a good result. The hoop, ball, clubs turned out well for me, without losses. But I lost the ribbon."</blockquote>The athlete also spoke about the words of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva before leaving for Mexico:<blockquote>"Alina Kabaeva told us to perform beautifully, to show real rhythmic gymnastics. I want to say a big thank you to all the staff at the Academy, our coaches, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Elizaveta Chernova for preparing us, and after the Cup of the Strongest they came with us to Mexico. Of course, a big thank you to Alina Kabaeva for constantly supporting us, having some parting words for us so that we can move forward."</blockquote>At the tournament, the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association athlete Yana Zaikina won two gold and three silver medals. Her coaches are Elizaveta Chernova and Evgenyia Eliseeva, and choreographer is Elena Egorova.

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At the tournament, the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association athlete won two gold and three silver medals.

Yana Zaikina shared her impressions from International Rhythmic Interclub tournament in Mexico

After the awards ceremony, Karolina Tarasova told how the International Rhythmic Interclub — 2025 tournament went for her:<blockquote>"The performances were successful for me. I really enjoyed performing here. The audience was very supportive, they clapped and shouted. I performed well, but in the ball I risked doing three somersaults, but I dropped them. I will work, practice. We all prepared very hard, trained. And after the Cup of the Strongest, we went straight to Mexico. The flight went well, it was long, but we managed."</blockquote>The gymnast also thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the Academy team for helping her prepare:<blockquote>"I want to thank Alina Kabaeva, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, Elena Egorova, Elizaveta Chernova, all-all-all of the coaches, the Academy staff, everyone who helped us. I love and respect you very much!"</blockquote>The International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association gymnast Karolina Tarasova won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze. Her coach is Evgeniya Eliseeva, and choreographer is Elena Egorova.

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The International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association gymnast won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze.