Ademi Kenzhebekova and Aliyna Kanatbekova from Kyrgyzstan will participate in the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest that is being held from June 16 to 18 in Sirius.Ademi shared her impressions of the competitors and named her favorite gymnasts before the tournament’s start:<blockquote>"There is a lot of competition here, plenty of strong girls. They are all beautiful and strong. I really like Mariia Borisova. She is very artistic, very plastic, and beautiful. I also like Alina Rechkina from Belarus. I think I'll do best with the clubs because it is my favorite apparatus and it comes easiest to me."</blockquote>Aliyna told us in her turn how she improved her routines after participating in the first stage:<blockquote>"I did not have everything worked out at the first stage; certainly, some things needed to be refined. But when we arrived in Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan, we cleaned up the entire program, changed elements, changed skills and risks. I like the ball more. The most high-rated element is probably the split step to ring."</blockquote>&nbsp;

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Opinion

The competition in Sirius is taking place from June 16 to 18.

Ademi Kenzhebekova and Aliyna Kanatbekova from Kyrgyzstan shared their expectations from the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest

Coach Oksana Prokhorovskaya came to the second stage of the Cup of Strongest with the junior group gymnasts from the Vladimir Region.The specialist told how the gymnasts prepared for the competition at the Academy:<blockquote>"I am very grateful to Alina Kabaeva and to Sky Grace for giving us this opportunity, because it is very valuable to attend a competition this big. The children took this very seriously, we had two training sessions, three to four hours per day. I hope that they will gain experience, look at other strong gymnasts and we will bring something to our region."</blockquote>She also mentioned the teams they look up to:<blockquote>"I really like the Nizhny Novgorod Region team, great productions, artistry, just wow, it's a performance. The Moscow team, the St. Petersburg team,&nbsp; these are the teams we look up to. The Sky Grace team is also a big competitor right now."</blockquote>At the second stage of the Cup of Strongest, the group gymnasts from the Vladimir Region represent the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association in the junior program.

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At the competition, the gymnasts represent the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association in the junior program.

Coach Oksana Prokhorovskaya tells how the group gymnasts from Vladimir Region prepared for the second stage of the Cup of Strongest

The second stage of the Cup of the Strongest is held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy from June 16 to 18.Gymnasts from eight countries will compete at the tournament: Armenia, Belarus, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, the UAE, Russia, the United States and Uzbekistan.The chief judge is Yulia Dyachenko.<h1>Day 2:</h1>10:00-11:10 —&nbsp;group exercise, qualification — juniors, one event (rotation, five hoops / five pairs of clubs)11:10-12:25 —&nbsp;group exercise, qualification — seniors, one event (rotation, five ribbons / three balls + two hoops)12:30-13:30 —&nbsp;break13:30-14:30 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — juniors, clubs / ribbon (first flow)14:30-15:30 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — juniors, clubs / ribbon (second flow)15:30-16:40 — individual program, qualification — juniors, clubs / ribbon (third flow)16:40-17:00 —&nbsp;break17:00-18:05 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, clubs / ribbon (first flow)18:05-19:10 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, clubs / ribbon (second flow)19:10-20:15 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, clubs / ribbon (third flow)20:20-20:40 —&nbsp;awarding ceremony, juniors / seniors: individual all-around, group exercise — all-around

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Competitions

The competition will be held at the Academy from June 16 to 18.

Live broadcast of the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest

The opening ceremony of the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest international tournament was held in the Academy.&nbsp;Head of the Sirius Federal Territory administration Dmitry Plishkin, Vice President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation Daria Dyukova and Head Judge Yulia Dyachenko made welcoming remarks.The competition is being held at the Academy from June 16 to 18.

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Dmitry Plishkin, Daria Dyukova and Yulia Dyachenko delivered welcoming speeches at the ceremony.

The Academy hosted the opening ceremony of the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest international tournament

Darya Trubnikova, the two-time Youth Olympics champion, became the guest of the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest.&nbsp;Ahead of the start, she explained why the tournament in Sirius is important for young athletes and highlighted features of the new rules:&nbsp;<blockquote>"Any competition is meaningful and important for gymnasts, for athletes. And the Cup of the Strongest is no exception. At each and every contest, gymnasts must give their best to qualify for the next stages and, in principle, show themselves. In the previous cycle, we focused more on the apparatus and everyone forgot about plasticity and artistry — we were concentrated on working with the apparatus. Now, of course, it's great that everything is being replayed and that artistry and performance play a greater role. And we can finally see the gymnastics that was back in the past: the difficulty of apparatus, the artistry, the plasticity, and the esthetics."</blockquote>Darya also shared her impressions of the progress made by Academy gymnast Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg:<blockquote>"No doubt, Masha Borisova is the leader and the person that I like most as a gymnast right now. We practiced together in the same hall in Novogorsk before Masha moved to the Sky Grace. The growth is enormous and it continues. With every start, she is growing and adding more. I am rooting for her, supporting her, and wishing the best of luck not merely to her but to all gymnasts."</blockquote>

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Darya Trubnikova, the two-time Youth Olympics champion, came to the Academy for the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association congratulate medical workers on their professional holiday!This day unites everyone who devotes themselves to caring for the health of others and saving lives. Thank you for doing such a noble, responsible and difficult job!At the Academy, medical workers make a huge contribution to the success of our athletes, and we are very grateful for this.We wish you good health, success in all areas of life and more joy!

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Academy Life

This day unites everyone who devotes themselves to caring for the health of others and saving lives.

Academy and the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association congratulate medical workers on their professional holiday

The second stage of the Cup of the Strongest will be held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy from June 16 to 18.Juniors and seniors will perform in individual programs and in group exercises.Watch the live broadcast on skygrace.ru.<h1>Schedule</h1><h4>June 16:</h4>10:00-11:10 —&nbsp;group exercise, qualification — juniors, one event (rotation, five hoops / five pairs of clubs)11:10-12:25 —&nbsp;group exercise, qualification — seniors, one event (rotation, five ribbons / three balls + two hoops)12:25-13:00 —&nbsp;break13:00-13:30 —&nbsp;opening ceremony13:30-14:30 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — juniors, hoop / ball (first flow)14:30-15:30 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — juniors, hoop / ball (second flow)15:30-16:40 — individual program, qualification — juniors, hoop / ball (third flow)16:40-17:00 —&nbsp;break17:00-18:05 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, hoop / ball (first flow)18:05-19:10 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, hoop / ball (second flow)19:10-20:15 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, hoop / ball (third flow)<h4>June 17:</h4>10:00-11:10 —&nbsp;group exercise, qualification — juniors, one event (rotation, five hoops / five pairs of clubs)11:10-12:25 —&nbsp;group exercise, qualification — seniors, one event (rotation, five ribbons / three balls + two hoops)12:30-13:30 —&nbsp;break13:30-14:30 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — juniors, clubs / ribbon (first flow)14:30-15:30 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — juniors, clubs / ribbon (second flow)15:30-16:40 — individual program, qualification — juniors, clubs / ribbon (third flow)16:40-17:00 —&nbsp;break17:00-18:05 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, clubs / ribbon (first flow)18:05-19:10 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, clubs / ribbon (second flow)19:10-20:15 —&nbsp;individual program, qualification — seniors, clubs / ribbon (third flow)20:20-20:40 —&nbsp;awarding ceremony, juniors / seniors: individual all-around, group exercise — all-around<h4>June 18:</h4>10:00-10:30 — individual program, juniors, finals (hoop)10:30-11:00 —&nbsp;individual program, juniors, finals (ball)11:00-11:40 —&nbsp;group exercise, juniors, finals (five hoops)11:45-12:15 — awarding ceremony, juniors' finals12:15-12:45 —&nbsp;individual program, juniors, finals (clubs)12:45-13:15 —&nbsp;individual program, juniors, finals (ribbon)13:15-13:55 — group exercise, juniors, finals (five pairs of clubs)14:00-14:25 —&nbsp;awarding ceremony, juniors' finals14:30-15:00 —&nbsp;individual program, seniors, finals (hoop)15:00-15:30 —&nbsp;individual program, seniors, finals (ball)15:30-16:15 — group exercise, seniors, finals (five ribbons)16:15-16:40 —&nbsp;awarding ceremony, seniors' finals16:45-17:15 —&nbsp;individual program, seniors, finals (clubs)17:15-17:45 —&nbsp;individual program, seniors, finals (ribbon)17:45-18:25 — group exercise, seniors, finals (three balls + two hoops)18:30-19:00 —&nbsp;awarding ceremony, seniors' finalsThe schedule was published by the Russian Gymnastics Federation. Changes are possible.

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The competition will be held in Sirius from June 16 to 18.

Second stage of the Cup of the Strongest schedule

During the Academy training camp, the children with special needs from Kazan went on an excursion to Krasnaya Polyana!The girls visited Rosa Peak and the cultural and ethnographic My Russia center.&nbsp;All expenses for the training camp and excursion were covered by the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

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All expenses for the training camp and excursion were covered by the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Сhildren with special needs from Kazan went on an excursion to Krasnaya Polyana

Academy coach Olga Frolova summed up the results of the control training session dedicated to preparation for the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest:<blockquote>"The control training session was productive, quite extensive. We judge each gymnast in each team, give comments, what to pay attention to, where they fell a little short of points, where they could work on something. So that they all understand it in numbers. Let's hope that they will take all this into account when they perform at the competition."</blockquote>She told whether progress is noticeable and whether the Academy gymnasts are ready for the upcoming tournament:<blockquote>"We see changes. After the first control training session, we worked on the mistakes. And today they have already noticeably improved their programs, listened to the opinion of the judges and made changes according to the feedback. But there is still something to work on, there is still a little time. I think that the girls and the coaches, and all of us, will manage."</blockquote>The second stage of the Cup of the Strongest will be held at Sirius from June 16 to 18.

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She told whether progress is noticeable and whether the Academy gymnasts are ready for the upcoming tournament.

Сoach Olga Frolova summed up the results of the control training session for Academy gymnasts

After the control training session at the Academy, coach Olga Babanskaya from Nizhny Novgorod noted the importance of the unique classes and conditions at Sirius:<blockquote>"I brought two gymnasts from Nizhny Novgorod. I also held apparatus training. The training camp was very productive, the children received a huge amount of new and useful information, acquired skills that will help them in their future development. Things like acting, modern dance are not always available for daily training, here we got this opportunity for our children to receive this knowledge. I would like to thank Anna Dyachenko for leading this entire process. I would also like to thank Alina Kabaeva for giving us the opportunity to train in such incredible conditions. This is a rhythmic gymnastics paradise. There is no other gym like this in Russia and I think in the world."</blockquote>The specialist talked about the benefits of the experiment, during which the gymnasts tried on the role of coaches:<blockquote>"We saw the images in which children want to see themselves. This will help the coaches, perhaps, find a new vector, a new direction in which we can develop our girls' programs."</blockquote>The Russian Gymnastics Federation is the organizer of the training camp under the guidance of Anna Dyachenko.

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The specialist noted the importance of the unique classes and conditions at Sirius, and also talked about the benefits of the experiment, during which the gymnasts tried on the role of coaches.

"There is no other gym like this!" Сoach Olga Babanskaya talks about the training camp at the Academy

The second stage of the Cup of the Strongest will be held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy from June 16 to 18.You can follow the performances of the gymnasts live throughout all the competition days on our official website.