"Their compositions stand out from the crowd." Coach Anastasia Kontareva talks about the performance of the Sky Grace gymnasts at the St. Petersburg Championship

Coach Anastasia Kontareva assessed the performance of the Academy's students at the St. Petersburg Championship. 

"This event is one of the most important ones because the next contest is the Russian championship, and this competition is the qualification. I have noticed great progress of the girls that moved to the Sky Grace. They became even better, grew up. Their compositions stand out against the general background. And, certainly, it is interesting to watch them", she said.

She also spoke about working with her student Alisa Panicheva, who took part in the interregional Sky Grace Tournament and received the right to perform at the All-Russian competition in Sirius. 

"She proved what she could at the Sky Grace competition. Certainly, she could have performed better because there were mistakes. This is because we changed exercises for the Sky Grace rules literally in a week before the competition, since they slightly differ. Definitely, it is more interesting for me under the new rules and under the Sky Grace rules, because exercises became livelier, artistry was added, the dance was added and charisma of the children was added in routines", she said.

The St. Petersburg Championship was held from February 26 to March 1 in the Zhemchuzhina Rhythmic Gymnastics Center.