Natalia Belugina talks about working with Eva Kononova before the Russian Championship

Natalia Belugina, the Alina Festival choreographer, has choreographed programs for many girls from Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy for this season, in particular Eva Kononova. After the Russian Championship, the specialist shared her impressions of Eva's performance:

"I really liked it, especially the hoop routine. She has a Sherlock Holmes routine there, and she captured the image perfectly. New rules. Maybe more emotion is needed now, and Eva nailed it. I'm really happy she won the hoop."

She also talked about the work on the production and the choice of musical composition for the program:

"It's probably just that we already know what Eva can do, how she moves, what emotions she has. So, we listen to a lot of music and are like, 'Oh! This fits.' And it turned out that this music suited her very well."

And she noted the positive character traits of Eva Kononova:

"Eva works really hard. Even if, say, a coach watches another gymnast because she's performing to the music, Eva will do a lot, a lot, a lot herself. She doesn't need to be forced. And that's a really cool thing about an athlete. It's probably the best thing there is."