Alisa Shunina from Volgograd started training at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.
The athlete is currently at the Academy on probation and is practicing with coach Elizaveta Chernova.
In an interview, the gymnast told how the selection went:
"I took the hoop and showed the exercise, and I showed it without the apparatus."
She also shared her emotions from meeting Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva:
"She came up to me and started pulling me, looking at how flexible I am. I was a little scared."
The young athlete told why she likes to follow our telegram channel:
"When they film the girls training, and how they're told about their mistakes. Later, when they pointed out the mistakes, I looked at my exercises and corrected those mistakes too."
Alisa grows up in a large and creative family where everyone is passionate about their business:
"My oldest brother is Arseniy, then my middle brother is Andrei, after Andrei, Grisha was born, then I was born, and then my younger sister Olya. Arseniy and Andrei took piano lessons, but they've already graduated. My younger brother, Grisha, plays the saxophone and the flute. And my sister Olya, she plays the piano, also does gymnastics."
Now the gymnast is focused on improving her skills:
"I want to learn how to do difficult risks and twists."
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noticed the gymnast during the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest in Sirius. Alisa also participated in the training camp held at the Academy in summer.