The new Academy coach is two-time European Junior Group Exercise Champion Daria Pirogova.
After the training session, Daria shared her first impressions of the training and thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for the opportunity:
"I am the master of sports of international category in rhythmic gymnastics group exercises. I am the two-time champion of the European Championships and the multiple medalist of the Grand Prix stages and World Cup stages. I am working with juniors in group exercises. A very good lineup. So aware. The programs are magnificent. I know that Irina Borisovna Zenovka made the production. Everything is very harmonious, very beautiful, the music is excellent, the girls try very hard. I am simply delighted. Here, there are all the conditions for both children and the coaching staff. I want to express my immense gratitude to Alina Maratovna for giving me the chance to work here, in such a wonderful Academy."
The juniors are currently preparing for the Russian Junior Championship. At the Academy, Daria works alongside Anna Ustsova.