"Judging will be very interesting for us!" Chief judge Zlata Tulubaeva talks about the all-Russian Sky Grace Cup tournament

Zlata Tulubaeva, the chief judge of the all-Russian Sky Grace Cup competition, shared her expectations from performances of the strongest athletes from different federal districts, Moscow and St. Petersburg:

"This is the Sky Grace Cup final among adult gymnasts. Naturally, all of them are strong. I hope the competition will be very interesting and fruitful. It will be very interesting for us as the judges to referee because the strongest Russian gymnasts will be there."

She also explained what she likes most in rules of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association:

"Certainly, artistry. We focus on that, on elements, on our unusual elements that are present in our rules, and on the performance technique also."

Comparing programs of Russian gymnasts and athletes from other countries, the professional stressed that development areas coincide in many aspects:

"We actually work a lot on artistry, just as the gymnasts do across the globe, on clean performance of elements. We are actually moving in the same direction."

The tournament under rules of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association is being held in Sirius from April 10 to 14.

Watch the live broadcast of the all-Russian Sky Grace Cup tournament on our website skygrace.ru.