Veronika Solomatina from St. Petersburg topped the list in the all-around among pre-juniors born in 2012 at the Gracia Fair Cup international tournament in Budapest.&nbsp;The Academy gymnast shared her impressions from the competition in Hungary after the medal ceremony:<blockquote>"I feel a great responsibility. We prepared for a long time and did runs-throughs in leotards. Many thanks to my coaches."</blockquote>The gymnast was preparing for the competition under guidance of coach Alina Gusarova.

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Opinion

Veronika Solomatina from St. Petersburg won gold in the all-around among pre-juniors born in 2012.

Gracia Fair Cup champion Veronika Solomatina sharing impressions from the competition in Hungary

The second shift of the intensive course of the Alla Dukhova TODES school-studio at the Martial Arts Academy has ended.Its participants took part in a bright flash mob.<img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/983/639/98363940708ceff1a88d9be6d06f9a80.png"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/99e/8fd/99e8fdf07c3495d56558e97f22bbb258.png"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/ae2/784/ae27847cb7a9717420659ef515c18265.png"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/902/7f0/9027f088318a4a0b3dd1bdce5f0db78f.png">

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MA Academy

The second shift of the intensive course of the Alla Dukhova TODES school-studio at the Martial Arts Academy has ended

Gymnast Yana Sakovich has been awarded the title of the Master of Sports of Russia.The athlete is preparing now at the Academy to represent the Sky Grace International Clubs Association at the Brilliant Cup — 2025 tournament in Shanghai.Our congratulations and wishing new victories and success.

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Academy Life

Now the athlete is preparing for the upcoming competitions at the Academy.

Gymnast Yana Sakovich has been awarded the title of the Master of Sports of Russia

At the recovery camp at the Academy, Honored Artist of Russia, choreographer of the national team Vera Arbuzova told how choreography classes are held.<blockquote>"The first week is recovery. They go to the beach in the morning, they do general physical training in the open air, then swimming, sunbathing. And then there is choreography, and then training, dancing for artistic performance. Here with the girls we are slowly getting going, first weight training, and then we have the barre, and only after a week we started jumping the first jumps," the specialist said.</blockquote>She also noted the successes of the gymnasts:&nbsp;<blockquote>"First of all, I see progress. Because now there is time to dig around, put them on the hips so that they stand perfectly, feet, so that they exist. And it is easier to do when the muscles sag and forget what the wrong way to do is. And it is easier after the vacation to do it right."</blockquote>In addition, Vera emphasized the importance of a good choreographic base in rhythmic gymnastics:<blockquote>"I think that the choreography base is very important in gymnastics. Because it is immediately obvious when a gymnast has a good base, and when she doesn’t. It is much easier to place the legs, which, in fact, they show that colorfully.&nbsp; And it is very difficult to place the upper body, the arms."</blockquote>

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We talked to her as part of the recovery camp at the Academy, which will last until July 21.

Russia’s Honored Artist the National team choreographer Vera Arbuzova talks about how choreography classes are held

Very soon, Academy gymnasts will travel to Belarus, where they will take part in the Crystal Rose tournament.This year, the international competition in Minsk will be held from July 25 to 27.Our Academy will be represented by Karolina Tarasova, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, Elina Khabirova, Karolina Pakhtusova, Veronika Solomatina, Liya Rodionova, Malika Timurshina, Elena Styushina, Polina Semenova, Alexandra Borisova, Sofia Vorobyova, Eva Kononova, Alesya Naifonova, as well as group gymnasts Polina Zakharova, Alina Proshchalykina, Nikole Andronchik, Anna Gryaznova, Nelly Reutskaya and Kira Pryn.

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Competitions

tThe international competition in Minsk will be held from July 25 to 27.

Academy gymnasts will take part in the international Crystal Rose tournament in Minsk

Very soon, Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd, Elizaveta Geraskina and Yana Sakovich from Moscow, Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg and Miroslava Monina from Penza will represent the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association at the Brilliant Cup — 2025 tournament in Shanghai.Coach Alina Gusarova told how the girls are getting back into the work mode after a break:<blockquote>"We are very happy that our season will start with China. We are happy that we will see the country, perform and show our program. The kids have had a break now, they had a recovery camp here at the Academy. We rested, and the kids rested, and now we have started the new season with renewed strength. The girls had dances with Dmitry Stepanchikov at the recovery camp. They danced every day, and now, when they do exercises, they feel more relaxed on the court and can even dance something."</blockquote>She also explained why performances at international competitions motivate gymnasts and their coaches:<blockquote>"Many thanks to Alina Kabaeva for this opportunity that both we, the coaches, and the children can visit different countries, see the world and perform. When they tell us that we are going to perform in another country, we are very happy, and our preparations immediately go with a bang, because we are waiting for these competitions. At different competitions, both coaches and judges come to us and talk about the level of preparation of the Sky Grace team. We are just happy, we are developing and developing our sport."</blockquote>The competition in Shanghai will be held from 24 to 27 July.

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Very soon, Academy gymnasts will represent the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association at the Brilliant Cup - 2025 tournament in Shanghai.

How are preparations going for the first competition of the new season? Coach Alina Gusarova talks about it

Very soon, the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association gymnasts will go to China, where they will take part in the Brilliant Cup — 2025 tournament.The competition will be held in Shanghai from July 24 to 27.The International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association team will be represented by Veronika Malinina, Miroslava Monina, Elizaveta Geraskina, Yana Sakovich and Anna Vakulenko.

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The international competition will be held in Shanghai from July 24 to 27.

International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association gymnasts will take part in the Brilliant Cup — 2025 tournament in China

We are launching a video series about Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva’s life in Novogorsk.The Novogorsk training center is a place that has become home to many outstanding world-renowned athletes. Alina Kabaeva's amazing career began here, from her first victory at the Russian Championship to the Olympic medal in Athens.The videos of the "Alina. Novogorsk" series will immerse you in the atmosphere of everyday life, tough training and Olympic champion’s victories.&nbsp;This episode is dedicated to Alina Kabaeva's first day in Novogorsk, her tryout with the national team coaches, and moving to the base.&nbsp;The Olympic champion talks about that time. Her first coach, USSR and Russia’s Honored Coach Anelia Malkina and Olga Buyanova, a nurse at the Novogorsk Training Center Irina Sushcheva also share their memories.<div data-component="video" data-props="{&quot;materialId&quot;:5984,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Выпуск №1__Новогорск Английские титры&quot;,&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;subDir&quot;:&quot;0ac/9ac&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;0ac9ac49715e7f74ed5247.mp4&quot;,&quot;durationMs&quot;:477184},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e30eab5e1ae1b3e0e9a27812259077180&quot;}"></div>You can follow the series <a href="https://skygrace.ru/en/video/alina-novogorsk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

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The videos of the "Alina. Novogorsk" series will immerse you in the atmosphere of everyday life, tough training and Olympic champion’s victories.

Premiere of a video series about Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva’s life in Novogorsk

Honored Coach of Russia Laysan Savitskaya shared her impressions of the conditions at the Academy for the recovery camp:<blockquote>"I have come for the first time to the training camp at the Sky Grace, to these excellent conditions; certainly, everything is available here for the proper rest and recovery, and for preparations for competitions. We are very happy to find ourselves here. The best conditions globally for working with the gymnasts."</blockquote>The specialist also told what competitions the athletes are preparing for.:<blockquote>"We have a very serious task — we will travel to the Crystal Rose. Therefore, further to recovery, we are already working on the program and want to start the serious work next week, so that to be in time to prepare for the competition."</blockquote>Honored Coach of Russia Laysan Savitskaya also revealed the secret of why the music selected for Nicole Rimarachin Diaz was the one Lala Kramarenko performed to:<blockquote>"She had an opportunity with this music to express the character of Spain. And to show very strong artistry. Certainly, Lala had more complicated music. And we decided for Nikole to make her try in a new role. She always did some lyric, classical things with us and there is a desire to unlock her from a new side."</blockquote>The recovery camp will continue until July 21.

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Honored Coach of Russia Laysan Savitskaya came to the recovery camp with gymnasts Nicole Rimarachin Diaz and Anastasia Vlasenko.

"The best conditions in the world for working with gymnasts!" Honored Coach of Russia Laysan Savitskaya talks about the recovery camp

<div data-component="video" data-props="{&quot;materialId&quot;:5977,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Портретное интервью Алиса Медведева АНГ&quot;,&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;subDir&quot;:&quot;00e/53d&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;00e53dad8f3e1386a4771d.mp4&quot;,&quot;durationMs&quot;:345320},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ecc7a867433e271b3dc11f5293b6e4287&quot;}"></div>In an exclusive interview&nbsp;the winner of the Cup of the Strongest among juniors and the prize winner of the Moscow championship Alisa Medvedeva told about:<ul><li>The love of fans</li><li>What does the coach call Alisa?&nbsp;</li><li>Who is Alisa's friend from the Russian national team?&nbsp;</li><li>About the difficult performance at the Spartakiad&nbsp;</li><li>"My parents thought that I would never go into any sport"&nbsp;</li><li>About choosing a coach&nbsp;</li><li>About mom's support&nbsp;</li><li>Who gets Alisa ready for all the competitions?&nbsp;</li><li>About dream trips&nbsp;</li><li>About staging a new program&nbsp;</li><li>Where will Alisa go after school?</li></ul>

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What are her emotions after performing at the Spartakiad in Penza? Who helped Alisa create her unique style? And what does she plan to do after finishing school? The answers are in the video.

Exclusive interview with the winner of the Cup of the Strongest among juniors and the prize winner of the Moscow championship Alisa Medvedeva

Coach Tatiana Korobova came to the recovery camp with junior Alina Chistyakova.The specialist told about the goals for the training camp and also noted the features of the training process:<blockquote>"We have come now to the Academy to get new knowledge, skills, to work with what we do not have time for during the main period of preparations for the competitions. We are trying now to add something new to our programs, make them somewhat more difficult, add some artistry elements, and compose the programs element by element. Then we will put them together and have the ready variany remaining, and work on it."</blockquote>She also assessed the conditions for the training process:<blockquote>"The conditions are excelleny here, the ones we have never had. That is why we use every spare minute in the hall. We try to work with Alina as much as possible in such conditions, gain experience and usefully explore our time."</blockquote>The coach also shared the plans for the future:<blockquote>"We are preparing for the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest that will be in September. We have polished and revised all our programs in Novogorsk. We have a new ribbon routine. The new ribbon program is in line with modern rules and artistry. The character of a kind of a daring and eager girl, with bright accents. We continue perfecting now, inserting some important aspects into artistry as recommended by senior coaches of the national team, and working on elements."</blockquote>The recovery camp will continue until July 21.

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The coach came to the recovery camp with junior Alina Chistyakova.