At the recently finished training camp, headed by Marina Ignatieva, two-time world champion Ekaterina Selezneva conducted object training for young athletes. She came to Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy for the first time and shared her impressions.<blockquote>"For athletes and gymnasts this is just "wow!" Everything is very beautiful and new. The design is so concise and stylish. Very tasty food. I’m in awe, I like everything. The place is wonderful, there are so many mats, so much space for training. A real gift for children," she said.</blockquote>Ekaterina Selezneva explained why the athletes right now are working on their programs.<blockquote>"During the entire performance year there is no time to learn new skills, because you are working on your program. And now, in the summer, during the summer training camp, we have this wonderful opportunity&nbsp; and now we are trying to come up with new skills for everyone to study," Ekaterina said.</blockquote>The training camp led by Marina Ignatieva, where Ekaterina Selezneva taught object training, was held at the Academy on August 1-9.

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At the recently finished training camp, headed by Marina Ignatieva, two-time world champion Ekaterina Selezneva conducted object training for young athletes. She came to Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy for the first time and shared her impressions.

"A real gift for kids." Ekaterina Selezneva talks about the Academy training camp

Russian national team senior coach Anna Dyachenko summed up the results of the Our Future training camp:<blockquote>"The training camp was held under the motto "How I spent my summer." I was very interested to see how the girls and their personal trainers worked to fix the comments we made at previous training camps, how they rested, how they grew, what new interesting programs they put together."</blockquote>The specialist also told about the training program in Novogorsk:<blockquote>"There was work directly at the training camp, such as dance training with Dmitry Stepanchikov, choreography training with Sofia Tomilina. I watched the program with the girls, with personal trainers, made some adjustments. Well, and most importantly, the crown of the training camp is a control training session under the guidance of the head coach. There will also be judges, represented by the Russian referee core."</blockquote>In addition, the coach assessed the progress of the Academy gymnast Veronica Malinina:<blockquote>"The progress is obvious. I have already noted the difficulty of the program. The tempo is very high, and Veronika copes with it. I will note how much more open Veronica has become. Her eyes have become so lively, she communicates more. And when a child is open, you want to give her even more comments, correct her, encourage her even more at times."</blockquote>Athletes born in 2012-2014 took part in the training camp.

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The specialist summed up the results of the Our Future training camp and also assessed the progress of the Academy gymnast Veronica Malinina from St. Petersburg.


"Veronika has become more open." Anna Dyachenko talks about Veronika Malinina's progress

In Novogorsk, a control training session for pre-juniors was held with the participation of the Russian national team head coach Tatyana Sergaeva.Academy gymnast Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg showed her programs there.

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Academy gymnast Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg showed her programs there.

A control training session for pre-juniors was held in Novogorsk

Tatyana Ryupina, the senior methodologist of the Talent and Success educational foundation spoke about the plans for this year, told what&nbsp;<blockquote>"The main task as for the teachers supporting future champions, future medalists is to form and maintain interest exactly in rhythmic gymnastics. That's why we took such an unorthodox path. We keep kids motivated by different playing formats, by the characters we use. It is the project activity for the senior children. In this year we have such gaming activities a little bit with the focus on the content of rhythmic gymnastics exactly. We start with senior kids with the project dedicated to the history of rhythmic gymnastics", the specialist noted.&nbsp;</blockquote>Tatyana also shared details about how the Academy space has changed for working with young gymnasts:<blockquote>"This year we worked with our space. We transformed it a little, because the tasks remain the same, but since the children have been studying with us for 3 years, in order to maintain their interest in our group, we changed the space a little. We now have separate centers for creativity and design, a speech center, where we have allocated separate theatrical performance. This is is something that we want to emphasize this year. A center for logic and mathematics, and traditionally we have an English language center."</blockquote>The senior methodologist also shared in an interview why this zoning is needed and what purpose is:<blockquote>"We’ve set up zones, so that children can engage in an activity without being distracted. We always have a moment when children choose the center or an activity that interests them today."</blockquote>

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The senior methodologist of the Talent and Success educational foundation spoke about the plans for this year.


What interesting things await preschool girls of the Academy senior groups in the new academic year? Tatyana Ryupina talks about it

Russian national team choreographer Kirill Barkan came to the Academy to teach classes for the Academy students.After the floor lesson, the choreographer talked about the benefits of these classes:<blockquote>"Rhythmic gymnastics has its own specifics. There is already a right&nbsp; understanding of why some mistakes occur and how these mistakes are treated in the shortest possible time. We already understand that if the arms do not open outside the square, then the shoulders will also turn. If the working leg opens not to the side, but in any other direction, the square will turn. On the parterre there is the opportunity and time to teach, correct all these things, and already rising from the parterre during turns, during the execution or practice of balances, the girls understand faster what is required of them."</blockquote>Earlier, choreographer Kirill Barkan held classes at the Academy for the recovery camp participants.&nbsp;

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He has already held a stretching class and a floor lesson for the gymnasts.


Russian national team chorepgrapher Kirill Barkan talks about classes with the Academy students

The Russian Judo Team wins medals at the European Junior Championships for under 21.Among men in the 100 kg and over category, Bislan Katamardov won the gold medal. And Akhmed Turluev became the bronze medalist in the 81 kg category.In the 70 kg category among women, Eva Ogniva took third place. Elvida Guryeva won the bronze medal in the 57 kg category, and Anastasia Barabash won the bronze medal in the 48 kg category.You can access the full competition results <a href="https://www.judo.ru/news/21360" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

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The tournament was held among men and women.

The Russian Judo Team wins medals at the European Junior Championships for under 21

After another selection session for children into the preschool education groups of the Academy, the parents of the girls shared their impressions.Kirill Prilomov, Mia's father, shared why they made the decision to bring his daughter to the selection process:<blockquote>"We have an older daughter. We have been training for the second year, we go to gymnastics. We also passed the selection process. And following the example of the older daughter, since we are almost 3 years old, we went and tried to go to the selection with the younger one."</blockquote>Natalia Mzokova, Tamara's mother, noted that she too was once involved in this sport:<blockquote>"My daughter is three and a half years old. And she is already a big fan of gymnastics. I also did gymnastics as a child and watched Alina Kabaeva's professional career at the same time, so I am a big fan of rhythmic gymnastics. Well, for a girl, it is very interesting."</blockquote>And Elvira Khabibulina, Anastasia Sokolovskaya's mother, shared why she chose the Academy:<blockquote>"We have been doing gymnastics for a year and a half, but not at a professional level. And I would like my daughter to grow up to be a real gymnast. That is why we came here. Of course, I am very worried and anxious. And I want her to study here. Because mothers who take their children to Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy are very happy, they have positive reviews."</blockquote>The selection process is held every Friday from 17:00 to 18:00.

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The selection process is held every Friday from 17:00 to 18:00.


Selection process participants’ parents share their impressions of the screening for the preschool education groups of the Academy

Preschoolers from early development groups have their classes started in the new academic year.Children make covers for historical films about rhythmic gymnastics and judo. Young gymnasts and judoka will be involved in a project that will help them to learn more about their favorite sports.&nbsp; <img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/734/076/734076a5c8fd67b1bf153a9f1b72fa98.jpg"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/dcd/7f4/dcd7f45447e4476f283fbbbfec2eb042.jpg"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/664/4f5/6644f5356cefda89e60511ba23619839.jpg"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/22b/929/22b929f0eb8febb8a0a337036e34d716.jpg"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/2a3/97b/2a397b7527662152dc8a3e9016c5b171.jpg"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/95d/1e1/95d1e1cd142e429fef0a595289b31654.jpg">

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Young gymnasts and judoka will be involved in a project that will help them to learn more about their favorite sports.

Preschoolers from early development groups have started studies in the new academic year

Representative of the Sky Grace International Association Vladislava Sharonova shared her impressions after performing at the Gracia Kupa tournament in Budapest:<blockquote>"I liked performing abroad. A different atmosphere, different fans. When I step onto the floor, first of all I imagine myself as an athlete and, of course, I imagine that the Sky Grace International Association is behind me."</blockquote>The gymnast shared what inspires and motivates her:<blockquote>"It all starts with the training process. During training, I try to imagine that I am performing at a competition. And the fans inspire me, little girls who try to repeat certain elements from my program after me, they look at me with glowing eyes, and this inspires me. And I want to give more and more emotions on the mat!"</blockquote>Furthermore, Vladislava expressed gratitude to everyone who helped her:<blockquote>"To everyone at the Sky Grace International Association, thank you very much, the choreographers, directors, everyone who works with me: Elena Sivoraksha, Anna Dyachenko. To the entire Russian team. Thank you very much!"</blockquote>Vladislava Sharonova became the bronze medalist in the all-around among seniors at the Gracia Kupa international tournament in Budapest.

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The athlete became the bronze medalist in the all-around among seniors at the tournament in Budapest.

"Fans inspire me, I want to give more emotions on the carpet." Vladislava Sharonova talks about her performance at the Gracia Kupa tournament

Gymnast of the Sky Grace International Association Karolina Tarasova came in second in the all-around of the Gracia Kupa tournament among juniors born in 2010.The athlete shared her impressions after the performance:<blockquote>"I'm here for the second time. I really like to perform here. I am very glad that I perform for Sky Grace, that I train there. This is a great pride for me. This time I performed very well. The most important thing for me was that everything went smoothly, that the artistry was good. And I tried not to let it down. I almost got a clean circle, only the ribbon let me down. I performed well in all the other events. I really like the audience and the organizers here."</blockquote>She revealed details about workouts before the start and noted the progress:<blockquote>"My coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and I did two clean run-throughs every day, analyzed the parts, changed the exercises. In some exercises they inserted a turn into a loop and swapped the risks, complicated something a little. Very good progress, because the main thing for me is to perform well and cleanly, as I worked in training, no better and no worse, because you need to do as you had worked."</blockquote>The gymnast thanked the Academy team for their help in preparation:<blockquote>"I want to thank my entire Sky Grace Academy team, Alina Kabaeva, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Elena Egorova, Ekaterina Dyukova, our director, Olga Minigalina, who also helped, judged us. I love everyone very much."</blockquote>The Gracia Kupa international tournament was held on August 30 and 31 in Budapest.

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The gymnast became the second in the all-around among juniors born in 2010.

Karolina Tarasova summed up the results of her performance at the Gracia Kupa international tournament in Budapest

Gymnast of the Sky Grace International Association Vladislava Nikolaenko won silver in the seniors all-around at the Gracia Kupa international tournament in Budapest.The athlete shared her impressions after the competition and talked about the main goal she had set for herself:<blockquote>"I really liked the tournament. There was a warm atmosphere, the audience was very supportive, and I tried to do my best, which I trained for every day. Of course, it's exciting. I want to show myself from the best side, not to let down neither the coaches, nor the Sky Grace International Association and perform to the maximum. This is a different level and a new experience. Overall, I performed well, there were no major mistakes or losses, but I still need to work harder to perform even better and better."</blockquote>Vladislava also thanked the coaches for preparing her for the competition and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for the opportunity to compete at the tournament:<blockquote>"I would like to say a huge thank you to my coaches for working with me, to head coach of the Russian national team Tatiana Vladislavovna Sergaeva and to Alina Maratovna Kabaeva for such opportunity to perform."</blockquote>

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The gymnast won silver in the seniors all-around.