The Academy group gymnasts share their emotions from winning the all-around at the Russian Championships

The Academy group gymnasts shared their emotions from winning the all-around at the Russian Championship. The team was represented by Sofya Sokolovskaya, Nelly Reutskaya, Nicole Andronchik, Alina Proshchalykina and Zlata Remchukova.

Alina Proschalykina told what this victory means for the athletes of the Academy:

"We're very happy because we didn't expect this result. We didn't believe it, but Alina Maratovna told us you could do anything. And we trained and worked hard. Anna Pavlova, our choreographer, and the entire Academy helped us. And only thanks to this did we win and achieve such a good result. Hoops and clubs, it wasn't that hard for us to get used to them because last year we competed in those events separately, and combining them together, two pairs of clubs and three hoops, was a little easier. Balls are new to us, and it's a little challenging right now because they can roll away, and you have to be very careful and focused with them."

Nicole Andronchik shared what helped them show such a result:

"The long training sessions, the exercises we completed, the quality exercises helped us. The advice from all the judges, Alina Maratovna, the coaches, and the choreographers helped. Thank you all so much for your support and help. All the girls who've been competing in the senior ranks for a long time are experienced. They take to the court with great confidence. We like Nizhny Novgorod, the regional teams, Omsk, and St. Petersburg. All the teams are very strong."

Sofia and Zlata, who recently became part of the team, also told why they like to train at the Academy. Zlata noted that she enjoys working in a team:

"It's really nice working with the girls. It's just fantastic, I really like it."

Sofia told why training became easier for her:

"It's become easier to train because everyone is always pointing out every mistake, every little detail, and helping me out."

The gymnasts also won silver in the three-hoops-two-pairs-clubs routine. Their coach is Anna Ustsova, and their choreographer is Elena Egorova.