At the interregional Sky Grace Cup competitions according to the program of Master of Sports candidate, gymnasts of group exercises from Bryansk told about the goals for the tournament.:<blockquote>"The best specialists and coaches are here. The girls are very strong. The goal is to perform well so that both us and the coach are satisfied. I'm worried: I'm afraid to make mistakes, I'm afraid to let the team and the coach down. So much work has been done, it's scary to ruin everything."</blockquote>The athlete shared the details of the preparation of programs according to the rules of the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association:&nbsp;<blockquote>"We can say that we didn't touch cooperation and transfers — basically only the elements. There are more interesting elements, and the dance tracks should be brighter. The face is always working. Artistry is the most important thing right now. We need to show ourselves well in the artistic component."&nbsp;</blockquote>The team of group exercises from Bryansk under the Master of Sports candidate program includes Marina Tatarchuk, Milana Abrahamyan, Sofya Shumilkina, Ekaterina Osipova, Elizaveta Kokur and Ulyana Pchelintseva.

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Marina Tatarchuk, Milana Abrahamyan, Sofya Shumilkina, Ekaterina Osipova, Elizaveta Kokur and Ulyana Pchelintseva perform under the Master of Sports candidate program.

"We need to show ourselves well!" Group exercise team from Bryansk talks about the competitions of the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association

Coach and teacher from St. Petersburg, Olga Zorkina, came to the Academy for a training camp together with children with special needs from Kazan.The specialist told how she met the young athletes two years ago and how they have changed since that time.<blockquote>"I met them in the summer of 2023. There was a training camp here, I saw these kids for the first time. They ran away, they didn't listen, we got used to each other for some time. Then the training process began, the process went well. We trained very productively. This year when I arrived, I saw them, it’s such a big difference. The kids have grown up, they have become stronger, they are more disciplined, respectful."</blockquote>She shared with what attitude they attend trainings now.<blockquote>"So joyful, so warm. Hugs, as if we were such very good, kind friends. And now the children's attitude is very friendly, they are all very motivated, especially when they succeed in some elements, they are very happy, but any child is happy, and here it is doubly and even triply such moments happen."</blockquote>All expenses for the training camp have been covered by the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.&nbsp;

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The specialist met the young atheletes two years ago.

"It's like we're very good, true friends!" A coach and teacher Olga Zorkina talks about the training camp of children with special needs

Participants of the training camp, led by Russian national team senior coach Anna Dyachenko, went on an excursion to Rosa Khutor.They also visited the cultural and ethnographic center My Russia and the Mountain Olympic Village.&nbsp;The training camp at the Academy will last until June 14, its organizer is the Russian Gymnastics Federation.&nbsp;

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The gymnasts visited Rosa Khutor, the cultural and ethnographic center My Russia and the Mountain Olympic Village.

Academy training camp participants went on an excursion

A group of children with special needs from Kazan came to the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy for training.Their head of a group Lira Tazetdinova noted the progress of young gymnasts.<blockquote>"Our performance at the Alina Festival was highly praised by Alina Kabaeva. And everyone who was present said that we are progressing and it is seen that our results are changing."&nbsp;</blockquote>She also told about the training camp and emphasized the importance of rhythmic gymnastics for the children.<blockquote>"We are incredibly happy to come here. We were invited to the training camp, and we believe that this is the best venue, the most atmospheric venue for our children to unlock. This is because the best conditions in the country have been created here. his time we come not only with those children that have already performed at the Alina Festival, there are children who started studying with us only recently, and there are children that, thanks to Alina Kabaeva, even saw the sea for the first time. There are a lot of emotions that children get from doing rhythmic gymnastics."</blockquote>All expenses have been covered by the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

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All expenses have been covered by the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

"The best conditions in the country have been created here." Lira Tazetdinova talks about the training camp for children with special needs from Kazan

The bronze medalist of the All-Russian Formula of Victory competition Aksinya Popova from Rostov-on-Don summed up the results of the tournament.She shared her impressions from the competition at the Academy and assessed her performances.<blockquote>"I am very glad that I managed to perform as well as I did and take third place. All the most difficult things, the things I was most worried about, I think I did, I tried. I am happy, but there is work to do. I want to say a big thank you to all the coaches, competition organizers, fans and, of course, my parents. A very convenient venue, a very good hall, such good conditions, it was very comfortable to perform and the audience, the fans supported, thank you very much to everyone."</blockquote>The gymnast told about the preparation for the tournament.<blockquote>"Our coaches help us a lot, thank them very much for that. We have very good conditions for training, and we all try not to let anyone down and make our coaches, parents and fans happy."</blockquote>Aksinya Popova won bronze in the all-around among seniors at the All-Russian Formula of Victory competition that took place at the Academy.

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The gymnast from Rostov-on-Don won bronze in the all-around among seniors at the All-Russian competition.

Bronze medalist of the Formula of Victory Aksinya Popova shared her impressions from the tournament at the Academy

Gymnasts born in 2018 competed for medals at the mAlinka tournament in subgroups, depending on the level of training. The girls went to the floor with freehand exercises and with apparatus events.Subgroup 1:1. Polina Pakhomova;2. Antonina Efimova;3. Vasilisa Fedorova;3. Anastasia Shishchenko.Subgroup 2:1. Daria Igolkina;2. Maria Nemchinova;3. Zlata Zhiganina;3. Natalya Shchuchkina.Subgroup 3:1. Anastasia Dieva;2. Sofia Medvedeva;3. Milana Grabova;3. Yesenia Mangrov.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Gymnasts born in 2018 mAlinka tournament results

Children from Kazan have come to the Academy.&nbsp;Young athletes with special needs will train in Sirius until June 15.&nbsp;They already visited Sirius several times before that — at training camps and at the Alina Festival.The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy covers all the expenses.

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Children with special needs have come to the Academy

Arina Tkachuk from the Krasnodar Region, the silver medalist in the all-around among master of sports at the all-Russian Formula of Victory competition, told how she performed during the tournament.<blockquote>&nbsp;"I feel great. The support warms me up. It’s an incredible emotion when you go out and the crowd explodes. I can’t say that there’s more responsibility, because this is like a test run for us before the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest, which will take place here in a week. We try out programs, we change something here and there, we see if it’s good or bad, the judges tell us what counts and what doesn’t."</blockquote>She also shared her plans for the future.<blockquote>"Now we'll go home for a week. I plan to recover there, improve my health a little, so that everything will be fine for the second stage."</blockquote>The gymnast answered how she manages to combine studies and big-time sports.<blockquote>"Bachelor's, master's degree — it was much easier. I studied in my hometown, I went to school, we sort of adjusted training to my study schedule, somewhere adjusted studying to training. Now I study in St. Petersburg and it is much more difficult, I have to fly several times a year, pass as many tests as possible. Always very tight deadlines. I try very hard."</blockquote>&nbsp;

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Arina Tkachuk from the Krasnodar Region, the silver medalist in the all-around among master of sports at the all-Russian Formula of Victory competition, told how she performed during the tournament.

Arina Tkachuk told how she performed during the All-Russian Formula of Victory competitions

Gymnasts Kristina Dyupina, Daria Khoroshilova and Ksenia Saliy shared their emotions and training details at the All-Russian Formula of Victory competitions.Kristina told about the program changes.<blockquote>"I made the exercise with the ball more difficult, made the catches at the end more difficult in the risks."</blockquote>The athlete also shared her impressions of the control training with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.<blockquote>"Alina Kabaeva gave a lot of useful advice, valuable comments, which I will try to correct and work on these mistakes further so that they do not happen. She talked about jumps, that I need to jump better and work on them more. About the planchet turn, she said that I should spin more, that I should do all the movements expressively, not be shy. So that I would open up, show all my sides."</blockquote>Silver medal winner Daria Khoroshilova noted.<blockquote>"I didn't really expect such a result, but I tried very hard to make it work, of course, I didn't succeed, but I will try even harder."</blockquote>And Ksenia Saliy told about the struggle for bronze.<blockquote>"It was really hard, the first two days I was in fourth place, and on the last day I got to third and I'm really happy."</blockquote>

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The tournament was held at the Academy from 2 to 5 June.

Winner and medalists of the all-Russian Formula of Victory tournament among candidate masters of sports shared their emotions about the results

The second stage of the Cup of the Strongest will be held in the Academy from June 16 to 18.Gymnasts from eight countries will compete for three days: Armenia, Belarus, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, the UAE, Russia, the United States and Uzbekistan.Participants in the competition will be 24 strongest seniors and the top ten teams in group exercises according to results of the Russian championship, 24 strongest juniors and the top ten teams in conclusion the Russian championship.The chief judge is Yulia Dyachenko.

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The tournament will take place from June 16 to 18.

The second stage of the Cup of the Strongest will be held in the Academy

Milena Shchenyatskaya from Rostov-on-Don won gold in the all-around among seniors at the All-Russian Formula of Victory tournament that was held at the Academy from June 2 to 5.The athlete noted importance of the event and also told whether she is nervous before going out to the floor:<blockquote>"At any competition there is responsibility, there is excitement, my job is to go out and show my best, so that young gymnasts can see and learn something."</blockquote>Milena also added about the importance of support from the audience and fans:<blockquote>"I really like the support, I really love little kids whose eyes are shining, who want to take a photo, ask for advice, always write to me on social networks, support me, thank them very much. It is incredibly nice."</blockquote>Furthermore, the gymnast shared her plans after finishing her sports career:<blockquote>"In the future, I would like to become a rhythmic gymnastics coach, because it is very close to me. I love it very much. One interesting thing is that I would like to take massage courses, it is also very close to us, athletes."</blockquote>

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The tournament took place from June 2 to 5.