Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd won one gold, two silver and one bronze medals at the Brilliant Cup 2025 competition in Shanghai.After the tournament, the athlete shared her impressions of the first event of the season:<blockquote>"I really liked it here; the competition was very cool both in terms of either atmosphere or support. This is the first event of the season. Of course, there was excitement. But because we didn't go home and didn't stop training, we had a recovery camp, and it was much easier to recover and perform here. We trained with the whole team at the Academy. We still had time to practice in Novogorsk because our plane was delayed."</blockquote>The gymnast also thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the Academy team for the help in preparation:<blockquote>"Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina prepared me. And Alina Maratovna, of course, was in touch and helped with her support and advice. Not everything worked out, of course, there is room to strive for. We will keep working. Thanks a lot to all my coaches for preparing for this tournament! I would like to express my deep gratitude to the entire Academy, everyone who supported me, helped me, and my parents. Of course, to Alina Maratovna for the opportunity to compete here, in China. Thank you all so much!"</blockquote>The gymnast is coached by Evgenia Eliseeva and the choreographer is Elena Egorova.

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Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd won one gold, two silver and one bronze medals.

"We will keep working!" Anna Vakulenko talks about the results of the Brilliant Cup — 2025 competition in Shanghai

The gymnast from the Sky Grace International Clubs Association Yana Sakovich from Moscow told how the Brilliant Cup — 2025 tournament in Shanghai turned out for her:<blockquote>"I liked the tournament; the hall design was very beautiful. I did not succeed in everything that was thought of and planned at this competition. I will continue working to perform much better at the next competition, so that everything is fine. We had the recovery camp, we had apparatus training, general physical training, dancing, and independent work. But at the same time, it's a little difficult to get in shape after a break."</blockquote>The athlete also shared how the preparations for the start were going and thanked those who helped her:<blockquote>"We trained in two places. I was preparing at the Academy with Irina Gusarova and also in Novogorsk with Alina Gusarova. I tried to perform brightly, beautifully, as Alina Maratovna says. I want to say a big thank you to my coaches, I want to say a big thank you to the entire Academy team. I would also like to thank a lot Alina Maratovna separately for the opportunity to go to these competitions, to take a walk around Shanghai. We enjoyed it so much, thanks!"</blockquote>Yana won four medals at the competition in China: gold in the hoop, silver in the ball and clubs, and bronze in the all-around. The gymnast is coached by Irina Gusarova and the choreographer is Elena Egorova.

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Yana won four medals at the competition in China: gold in the hoop, silver in the ball and clubs, and bronze in the all-around.

Yana Sakovich talks about how the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament in Shanghai turned out for her

Here come the results in the juniors all-around at the Crystal Rose international tournament.Kira Babkevich won gold. The second place is with Nicole Rimarachin Diaz. Academy gymnast Karolina Tarasova won bronze.<h1>Results</h1><h4>Juniors, All-around</h4><ol><li>Kira Babkevich (AIN) — 104.77&nbsp;</li><li>Nicole Rimarachin Diaz (Russia) — 104.03&nbsp;</li><li>Karolina Tarasova (Russia) — 102.14&nbsp;</li><li>Margarita Zhurovich (AIN) — 101.54&nbsp;</li><li>Ksenia Savinova (Russia) — 100.27&nbsp;</li><li>Yana Zaikina (Russia) — 100.07&nbsp;</li><li>Ksenia Perapialitsa (AIN) — 98.80&nbsp;</li><li>Anna Repina (Russia) — 97.39</li></ol>

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Kira Babkevich won gold. The second place is with Nicole Rimarachin Diaz. Academy gymnast Karolina Tarasova won bronze.

Results of the juniors all-around at the Crystal Rose international competition

Results of the all-around in group exercises among juniors at the Crystal Rose international tournament became known.The team of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy topped the list in the all-around. The junior national team of Belarus took second place. The Belarusian Dynamo team was third.&nbsp;<h1>Results</h1><h4>Juniors, group exercises, all-around</h4><ol><li>Sky Grace (Russia) —&nbsp;47.65&nbsp;</li><li>Junior national team of Belarus — 45.95&nbsp;</li><li>Dynamo (Belarus) — 45.60&nbsp;</li><li>Triumph (Russia) — 43.30&nbsp;</li><li>Krasnodar (Russia) — 42.45&nbsp;</li><li>Grodno (Belarus) — 41.85&nbsp;</li><li>Republican Olympic Training Center (Belarus) — 37.55</li><li>Center Sport (Russia) — 36.45</li></ol>

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The group exercise team of the Academy won gold in the all-around.

Results of the all-around in group exercises among juniors at the Crystal Rose international tournament

Performances of pre-juniors at the Chrystal Rose international competition ended in Minsk.Ksenia Bondarenko from Belarus became the champion in the all-around. Academy gymnast Elina Khabirova from Kazan came in second. The third place was taken by Vera Konopatskaya from Belarus.Ksenia Bondarenko also won the hoop exercise. Silver went to Vera Konopatskaya, and bronze is with Academy gymnast Liya Rodionova from St. Petersburg.&nbsp;The champion of the ball exercise was Ksenia Bondarenko. Vera Larichkova from Belarus was second and Alisa Stamat from Russia took the third place.Russian Adel Dotsenko won the clubs routine. Belarusian Ksenia Evdokimova took second place, while Evelina Tandalova from Russia secured the third position.&nbsp;Elina Khabirova became the winner in the ribbon exercise. The silver medal was won by Vera Konopatskaya, and the bronze went to Irina Radyuk from Belarus.<h1>Results</h1><h4>Pre-juniors, All-around</h4><ol><li>Ksenia Bondarenko (Belarus) — 50.75&nbsp;</li><li>Elina Khabirova (Russia) — 49.55&nbsp;</li><li>Vera Konopatskaya (Belarus) — 49.05&nbsp;</li><li>Alisa Stamat (Russia) — 48.00</li><li>Adel Dotsenko (Russia) — 47.75</li><li>Ksenia Evdokimova (Belarus) — 47.15</li><li>Vera Larichkova (Belarus) — 46.85</li><li>Maria Ivanovskaya (Belarus) — 46.35</li></ol><h4>Pre-juniors, Hoop</h4><ol><li>Ksenia Bondarenko (Belarus) — 25.50</li><li>Vera Konopatskaya (Belarus) — 24.55&nbsp;</li><li>Liya Rodionova (Russia) — 23.30&nbsp;</li><li>Polina Vodyanitskaya (Russia) — 23.10&nbsp;</li><li>Alisa Kirpicheva (Russia) — 22.90&nbsp;</li><li>Maria Ivanovskaya (Belarus) — 22.85</li><li>Polina Titova (Russia) — 22.80</li><li>Ivana Gurchonok (Belarus) — 22.75&nbsp;</li><li>Margarita Enchenkova (Russia) — 22.60</li><li>Ksenia Bortnikova (Russia) — 22.30</li></ol><h4>Pre-juniors, Ball</h4><ol><li>Ksenia Bondarenko (Belarus) — 25.25</li><li>Vera Larichkova (Belarus) — 24.60&nbsp;</li><li>Alisa Stamat (Russia) — 23.90</li><li>Maria Ivanovskaya (Belarus) — 23.50</li><li>Margarita Kondratyeva (Russia) — 23.00</li><li>Kristina Shaidulina (Belarus) — 22.85</li><li>Sofia Milova (Russia) — 21.95</li><li>Victoria Mullakandova (USA) — 21.80</li><li>Alesya Naifonova (Russia)&nbsp; — 21.60</li><li>Alisa Kirpicheva (Russia) — 21.60</li></ol><h4>Pre-juniors, Clubs</h4><ol><li>Adel Dotsenko (Russia) — 25.50</li><li>Ksenia Evdokimova (Belarus) — 24.90&nbsp;</li><li>Evelina Tandalova (Russia) — 24.80&nbsp;</li><li>Alisa Stamat (Russia) — 24.10&nbsp;</li><li>Elina Khabirova (Russia) — 23.75&nbsp;</li><li>Alesya Naifonova (Russia)&nbsp; — 23.70&nbsp;</li><li>Alexandra Ponomaryova (Russia) — 23.50&nbsp;</li><li>Ivana Gurchonok (Belarus) — 23.35&nbsp;</li><li>Malika Timurshina (Russia) — 23.15&nbsp;</li><li>Liya Rodionova (Russia) — 23.05</li></ol><h4>Pre-juniors, Ribbon</h4><ol><li>Elina Khabirova (Russia) — 25.80&nbsp;</li><li>Vera Konopatskaya (Belarus) — 24.50&nbsp;</li><li>Irina Radyuk (Belarus) — 23.50&nbsp;</li><li>Anastasia Matveichuk (Belarus) — 23.35&nbsp;</li><li>Petra Pyasetskaya (Belarus) — 23.05&nbsp;</li><li>Sofia Chubasova (Belarus) — 22.50&nbsp;</li><li>Arai Bisengali (Kazakhstan) — 22.50&nbsp;</li><li>Alexandra Ponomaryova (Russia) — 22.40</li><li>Adel Dotsenko (Russia) — 22.25&nbsp;</li><li>Vera Larichkova (Belarus) — 22.25</li></ol>

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Elina Khabirova won gold with the ribbon and silver in the pre-juniors all-around. Liya Rodonova came in third in the hoop.

Results of the pre-juniors performance at the Crystal Rose international competition

Komila Yusupova from Uzbekistan, a participant in the Crystal Rose international tournament told how she remembered the atmosphere of the competition in Minsk:<blockquote>"I really like it here. The large halls are here and everything is beautiful. The competition is very strong here. I perform at such contest for the first time, see such gymnasts live, so strong ones. I like Karolina Tarasova and Kira Babkevich among my competitors."</blockquote>The gymnast shared which of the gymnasts is an example for her:<blockquote>"I like several gymnasts, Takhmina Ikromova, Anastasia Sarantseva, Lola Dzhuraeva, Natasha Usova and Michelle Nesterova. Our girls spin very nicely in rotations; they also make so beautiful jumps."</blockquote>The athlete also told why she would like to participate in the Sky Grace International Clubs Association tournaments:<blockquote>"When our girls performed at the international Sky Grace Cup tournament, I followed them watching a live broadcast. Natalia Usova, Sofia Usova and Victoria Nikiforova traveled there from us. We rooted for them together with the girls. I am eager to participate in tournaments of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association. The competition is very high and strong. I always have the desire to try."</blockquote>The Crystal Rose international tournament is being held in Minsk from July 25 to 27.

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The gymnast told how she remembered the atmosphere of the competition in Minsk and which of the gymnasts is an example for her.

Komila Yusupova from Uzbekistan shares her impressions of the Crystal Rose international tournament

The judo tournament at the FISU Summer World University Games ended in Essen.Russian athletes won three awards.Abrek Naguchev and Armen Agayan won silver in the -66 kg and -73 kg categories respectively. Valery Endovitsky became the third in the +100 kg category.The tournament was held from July 23 to 26.

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Abrek Naguchev, Armen Agayan and Valery Endovitsky took part in the competition.

Russian judoists won three awards at the FISU Summer World University Games

The group exercise team of Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy won gold in the all-around at the Crystal Rose international tournament in Minsk.Polina Zakharova, Alina Proshchalykina, Nicole Andronchik, Anna Gryaznova, Nelli Reutskaya and Kira Pryn won gold in the juniors all-around.&nbsp;The gymnasts were preparing for the event under the guidance of coach Anna Ustsova and choreographer Ekaterina Belova.&nbsp;

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Polina Zakharova, Alina Proshchalykina, Nicole Andronchik, Anna Gryaznova, Nelli Reutskaya and Kira Pryn won gold in the juniors all-around.

Academy group exercise team won gold in the all-around at the Crystal Rose international tournament

The results of the seniors’ performance at the Brilliant Cup 2025 competition in Shanghai become known.Mavia Wong Weng Qin from Malaysia became the all-around champion. Anna Vakulenko and Yana Sakovich, the gymnasts from the Sky Grace International Clubs Association, won silver and bronze.Yana Sakovich won the hoop exercise. Mavia Wong Weng Qin took second place, and Anna Vakulenko came in third.&nbsp;Mavia Wong Weng Qin won the ball exercise. Yana Sakovich was second, and Zhao Wenqi from Beijing took bronze.Anna Vakulenko won the clubs exercise. Yana Sakovich won the silver medal, and Trisha Ng Xue Wang from Malaysia took third place.Mavia Wong Weng Qin topped the list in the ribbon. Anna Vakulenko took the second position, and Trisha Ng Xue Wang came in third.<h1>Results</h1><h4>Seniors, All-around</h4><ol><li>Mavia Wong Weng Qin [Malaysia National Team] — 69.05&nbsp;</li><li>Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] — 68.15&nbsp;</li><li>Yana Sakovich [SKY GRACE] — 67.60&nbsp;</li><li>Trisha Ng Xue Wang [Rhythmic Excellence Academy] — 56.70&nbsp;</li><li>Zhao Wenqi [Zhumu, Beijing] — 52.85&nbsp;</li><li>Li Yumo [Beixi School] — 39.50</li><li>Liu Junyao [DF, Shanghai] — 38.70&nbsp;</li><li>Wang Luhan [RGgirl Art] — 38.30&nbsp;</li><li>Zhong Zhiyao [Zhumu, Beijing] — 38.20&nbsp;</li><li>Du Yixin [Dima, Beijing] — 34.05</li></ol><h4>Seniors, Hoop</h4><ol><li>Yana Sakovich [SKY GRACE] — 23.05&nbsp;</li><li>Mavia Wong Weng Qin [Malaysia National Team] — 22.25</li><li>Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] — 21.15&nbsp;</li><li>Trisha Ng Xue Wang [Rhythmic Excellence Academy] — 19.95&nbsp;</li><li>Zhao Wenqi [Zhumu, Beijing] — 17.45</li><li>Liu Junyao [DF, Shanghai] — 13.30&nbsp;</li><li>Zhong Zhiyao [Zhumu, Beijing] — 13.05</li><li>Mai Ziyin [Joneestic Hong Kong] — 11.05</li><li>Du Yixin [Dima, Beijing] — 10.50</li><li>Wang Chennuo [RGgirl, Jinan] — 9.95</li></ol><h4>Seniors, Ball</h4><ol><li>Mavia Wong Weng Qin [Malaysia National Team] — 22.55</li><li>Yana Sakovich [SKY GRACE] — 20.45</li><li>Zhao Wenqi [Zhumu, Beijing] — 17.05&nbsp;</li><li>Wang Luhan [RGgirl Art] — 14.60&nbsp;</li><li>Li Yumo [Beixi School] — 14.35</li><li>Wang Xinyi [RGgirl, Jinan] — 10.55&nbsp;</li><li>Zhong Zhiyao [Zhumu, Beijing] — 10.10</li><li>Wang Chennuo [RGgirl, Jinan] — 9.25</li><li>Ni Xuanting [RG PRO HK] — 7.75</li></ol><h4>Seniors, Clubs</h4><ol><li>Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] — 24.15</li><li>Yana Sakovich [SKY GRACE] — 24.10&nbsp;</li><li>Trisha Ng Xue Wang [Rhythmic Excellence Academy] — 19.00&nbsp;</li><li>Zhao Wenqi [Zhumu, Beijing] — 18.35</li><li>Zhong Zhiyao [Zhumu, Beijing] — 15.05&nbsp;</li><li>Liu Junyao [DF, Shanghai] — 14.70&nbsp;</li><li>Li Yumo [Beixi School] — 13.90</li><li>Du Yixin [Dima, Beijing] — 13.50&nbsp;</li><li>Wang Luhan [RGgirl Art] — 13.40&nbsp;</li><li>Mai Ziyin [Joneestic Hong Kong] — 11.40</li></ol><h4>Seniors, Ribbon</h4><ol><li>Mavia Wong Weng Qin [Malaysia National Team] — 24.25</li><li>Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] — 22.85</li><li>Trisha Ng Xue Wang [Rhythmic Excellence Academy] — 17.75</li><li>Li Yumo [Beixi School] — 11.25&nbsp;</li><li>Liu Junyao [DF, Shanghai] — 10.70&nbsp;</li><li>Wang Luhan [RGgirl Art] — 10.30&nbsp;</li><li>Du Yixin [Dima, Beijing] — 10.05</li><li>Wang Xinyi [RGgirl, Jinan] — 10.00</li><li>Mai Ziyin [Joneestic Hong Kong] — 8.95</li></ol>

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Anna Vakulenko and Yana Sakovich represented the team of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association.

Results of the seniors’ performance at the Brilliant Cup 2025 competition in Shanghai

Anna Vakulenko and Yana Sakovich, the senior members of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association team, won eight medals at the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament in Shanghai.Anya topped the list in the clubs, came in second in the all-around and the ribbon, and also won bronze in the hoop.&nbsp;Yana won gold in the hoop and became second in the ball and the clubs, and grabbed bronze in the all-around.&nbsp;Their coaches are Evgenia Eliseeva and Irina Gusarova, and the choreographer is Elena Egorova.

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At the Shanghai competitions, Anna Vakulenko and Yana Sakovich won medals in the all-around and individual events.

The senior members of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association team won eight medals at the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament

Alyona Makartseva, a participant of the Crystal Rose international tournament from Tajikistan, told which of the athletes she is inspired by:<blockquote>"Alisa Stamat, Milena Shchenyatskaya, Nastya Salos. I really love Alina Harnasko because she is fast, very emotional, and a very cool girl."</blockquote>She shared which element she does best:<blockquote>"My favorite is the sideward one. Everything related to the side move, a sideward turn with a bent leg, a sideward turn with a straight leg. I have good shape when doing the side moves — I like it on its own."</blockquote>In addition, the gymnast singled out the athletes of the Academy and noted that she likes the rules of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association:<blockquote>"I know many girls from the Sky Grace. Karolina Tarasova, Ksenia Savinova. Ksyusha — her hoop were very memorable, I think, to everyone. How artistically she did it there, everything quickly. Karolina is very technical, emotional, and overall cool also. There are actually really cool rules at the Sky Grace International Clubs Association tournaments, very convenient for the gymnasts."</blockquote>The Crystal Rose international tournament is being held in Minsk from July 25 to 27.

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The athlete told us who inspires her, what element she performs best, and why she likes the rules of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association.