Li Luwan, who came to the stands of the Brilliant Cup 2025, shared her impressions of the international tournament:<blockquote>"The competition went wonderfully. Athletes from Malaysia, Russia, and China were among the participants. We could watch outstanding athletes this time, they really showed their best side."</blockquote>She also spoke about the distinctive features of gymnasts of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association:<blockquote>"We watched the performances of the Russian athletes, who simply impressed us. They are in amazing shape — such long legs, all the movements are very graceful. I particularly want to highlight Anna Vakulenko, who took first place, she is simply magnificent! When she appeared on the floor, everyone applauded. She finished her performance just perfectly, everyone watching applauded her."</blockquote>The Brilliant Cup 2025 international tournament was held in Shanghai from July 24 to 27.

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Opinion

Gymnasts took part in the Brilliant Cup 2025 international tournament

"Russian athletes impressed us!" A fan Li Luwan talks about the performance of gymnasts of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association in Shanghai

Daria Verenich is a bronze medalist of the BRICS Games in the team competition and the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest, silver medalist of the Sky Grace Grand Prix 2024 and participant of the Sky Grace Cup international tournament in 2023 and 2024.What helps her win competitions? We have gathered advice from the gymnast in the cards:<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/388/a32/388a32529a301c9112512a1857af13d3.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/aec/aa1/aecaa17db298c7acbab5ce44aa9b4fe6.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/132/55f/13255f06b3b8148eb747f745551cf2cd.jpg"></figure>

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Small steps to big victories

We have gathered advice from the BRICS Games bronze medalist in the cards.

Small steps to big victories. Daria Verenich

Huang Haitao, the General Manager of Shanghai Baiyu Sports Development company that organized the competition, told about the tournament in Shanghai:<blockquote>"These rhythmic gymnastics competitions are traditionally held in the last week of July each year. The event is held annually. This year is the ninth tournament in a row. More than 50 clubs and over 600 athletes participated in this tournament."</blockquote>He also noted the Sky Grace gymnasts' level:&nbsp;<blockquote>"The Sky Grace athletes are one of the strongest. Their level is very high. That's why this year we decided to invite Sky Grace athletes to participate in our competitions. We hope that by attracting high-level athletes, we can also raise the level of our entire event. Through this tournament, we hope to establish strong ties with Sky Grace. In the future, if the opportunity presents itself, we hope to cooperate in the field of athletes' training and exchange of experience between coaches. To be able to learn from Sky Grace about their new training methods."</blockquote>The competition in Shanghai was held from July 24 to July 27.

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He also noted the Sky Grace gymnasts' level.

Huang Haitao, General Manager of the organizing company of the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament, talks about the competition

Chief judge of the Brilliant Cup 2025 competition Liu Wen told how the Sky Grace gymnasts performed at the tournament in Shanghai:<blockquote>"I believe that inviting the Sky Grace to this tournament was an excellent decision. They demonstrated outstanding skills in both artistry and technique of execution. In terms of composition, mastery of apparatus and artistic expression, their level is significantly higher than that of Chinese athletes. We are therefore looking forward to their participation in our next competitions, as this is an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences and grow together."</blockquote>The competition in Shanghai was held from 24 to 27 July.

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The competition in Shanghai was held from 24 to 27 July.

How did the Sky Grace gymnasts perform at the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament in Shanghai? Chief judge of the competition Liu Wen talks about this

Sofia Vorobyova from Moscow presented the Sky Grace team for the first time at the Crystal Rose.&nbsp;The gymnast told how the tournament went for her:<blockquote>"The atmosphere of the competition is very good, I really like it here. The atmosphere is good here. Minsk greeted me with warmth! I have never performed with Alina Harnasko and Anastasia Salos in my life. It is a great honor for me to perform at such competition as well."</blockquote>The athlete also thanked those who helped her in her training:<blockquote>"I really liked the preparation. Many thanks to the coaches that trained me: Evgenia Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, and Elizaveta Chernova. Many thanks to choreographer Ekaterina Belova. There was a psychologist, thanks so much for setting us up."</blockquote>In addition, the gymnast shared her impressions of the meeting with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva at the Academy:<blockquote>"I imagined her to be kind, good, and beautiful. Well, when I saw her live, she was indeed kind and very beautiful. I was inspired. She gave me an incentive to work. That is, she watched my programs. I really enjoyed working with her. Thank her very much. Many thanks to Alina Maratovna for the opportunity to come here."</blockquote>The Crystal Rose international tournament was held in Minsk from July 25 to 27.

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At the Crystal Rose, the gymnast from Moscow presented the Sky Grace team for the first time.

"Minsk greeted me with warmth!" Sofia Vorobyova talks about her debut for the Sky Grace team

Lyubov Cherkashina, the chief judge of the Crystal Rose tournament, summarized the competition held in Minsk:<blockquote>"It is very easy for me to sum up the results for the first time in my refereeing career, because this tournament really was a success. I see many happy gymnasts who succeeded, who managed to make the great performance, and this was noted by the judges. And it took place in a very friendly, very beautiful atmosphere. And I always really like that at this tournament that the gymnasts are shown from their best side. They are shown as stars, as it should be in rhythmic gymnastics."&nbsp;</blockquote>She also assessed the level of competition among the athletes:<blockquote>"There was a sports competition with adrenaline, with intensity. The gymnasts were pushing each other, everything was very even. Even if you look at the juniors, they were all on the same page, they had the same scores."</blockquote>The Crystal Rose international tournament was held in Minsk from July 25 to 27.

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The specialist summed up the results and assessed the level of competition.

"This tournament was a success!" The chief judge of the Crystal Rose tournament Lyubov Cherkashina talks about the competition in Minsk

The Academy's coaches summed up the results of the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament in Shanghai.Olga Minigalina told how the competition went and what else needs to be done before the next ones:<blockquote>"For our gymnasts, this was the first start in the new season after the recovery camp; we prepared for it after the summer holidays. Of course, there is always something to work on, to improve our programs, so we will do that in preparation for the next tournaments."&nbsp;</blockquote>Alina Gusarova noted the competition and stressed the importance of participating in such tournaments:<blockquote>"We are very glad that we were able to come here. We would like to thank the Shanghai team for inviting us here. Thank them very much. The competition is very good, but we always compete with ourselves. It's important for us that we look good, that we perform well. For us, every competition is a very important competition. That's why we prepare, endeavor, labor, and work."</blockquote>The coaches and gymnasts also thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for the opportunity to participate in this competition.The Brilliant Cup 2025 competition was held in Shanghai from 24 to 27 July.

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They told how the athletes were preparing and what else needs to be done.

Coaches Olga Minigalina and Alina Gusarova summed up the results of the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament in Shanghai

The gymnasts of the Academy told how the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament in Shanghai turned out for them.&nbsp;Elizaveta Geraskina summed up the results of the competition and talked about the preparation:<blockquote>"This is a very large-scale tournament, there are very strong kids here. Of course, I will try to take something from them and learn. used a lot of advice from Alina Maratovna. All my coaches helped me: Evgenia Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, Elizaveta Chernova, and Elizaveta Zorkina. We have a large team, and everyone helps. I am very grateful to them for this."&nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote>Miroslava Monina shared her impressions and thanked the Academy team:<blockquote>"I really liked this tournament, there are good mats, a large platform with a stage. The competition here is great, each of the girls does something different, each has her own feature. Alina Maratovna gave me a lot of advice, I tried to fix everything. I prepared with my coaches, I prepared three types. I want to thank the Academy: all the staff, Alina Maratovna and the coaches. For helping me prepare and taking me here to the competition."&nbsp;</blockquote>At the Shanghai competition, Elizaveta won four medals at the tournament, Miroslava entered the top 5 in all individual sports. Their coaches are Evgenia Eliseeva, Elizaveta Chernova, Irina and Alina Gusarova, Alina Protasova, choreographer — Elena Egorova.

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Elizaveta won four medals at the tournament, Miroslava entered the top 5 in all individual sports.

Gymnasts Elizaveta Geraskina and Miroslava Monina told how the Brilliant Cup 2025 tournament in Shanghai turned out for them

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Academy of Martial Arts announce enrollment into free preschool education groups for the new academic year!Starting from August 1, our Academies will hold selections every Friday from 17:00 to 18:00.Girls selected at the Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics will be engaged in rhythmic gymnastics and choreography, and girls and boys at the Academy of Martial Arts will practice sambo and judo. The curriculum of preschoolers in both Academies also has a creative workshop for all-round development, with classes partly conducted in English.&nbsp;We invite young athletes between 3.5 to 6 years old. We are waiting for lively and active kids to develop their sports skills!You can sign up for the selection by phone:+7 862 265 94 49 (Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics)+7 862 220 05 01 (Academy of Martial Arts)

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Academy Life

Starting from August 1, our Academies will hold selections every Friday from 17:00 to 18:00.

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Academy of Martial Arts announce enrollment into free preschool education groups

The Academy gymnasts shared their impressions after their performance at the Crystal Rose international tournament in Minsk.&nbsp;Senior Eva Kononova participated in competitions for the first time as part of the Sky Grace. She talked about the preparation:<blockquote>"It was very exciting to represent the Sky Grace team. It was a big responsibility for me. I tried to do my best. I hope I succeeded. We prepared having two workouts a day, doing two routines, two clean ones, in the morning, and two routines, two clean ones, in the evening, and then I worked on my own. Of course, this was unusual for me because I normally had only one workout."&nbsp;</blockquote>For the junior Alesya Naifonova, this start was also her debut for the team. The gymnast shared what has changed during her training at the Academy:<blockquote>"I was a little anxious. But once I stepped onto the mat, anxiety disappeared. All the girls are really great. As for the competition, I was probably competing against myself. I was to do everything designed in my routine. In the month I've been at the Academy I've gotten a little better at doing the side turn. We changed the risk a little bit in the hoop. A mastery was added to the clubs. A few changes were made also."</blockquote>And Malika Timurshina competed at the tournament in Minsk for the first time after her injury. The athlete thanked everyone who helped her:<blockquote>"I really missed the floor in general, such thrilling atmosphere. There were mistakes, probably because I was not focused, and I was very scared to compete after the injury, especially the first event. Thanks to my coaches: Evgenia Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, Elizaveta Chernova, everyone, the whole Sky Grace team, thank you very much for working with us and many, many thanks to Alina Maratovna for giving us such opportunities."</blockquote>The Crystal Rose international tournament was held in Minsk from July 25 to 27.

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Eva and Alesya made their debuts with Sky Grace, and for Malika, these competitions were the first after the injury.

Eva Kononova, Alesya Naifonova and Malika Timurshina shared their impressions after their performance at the Crystal Rose international tournament

Academy gymnast Karolina Tarasova summed up her performance at the Crystal Rose international tournament and noted her progress:<blockquote>"This is not my first time performing here. It was indeed a battle here. I'm very happy with myself. It's been a long time since I was performing at the Crystal Rose, apparently all the elements were like hard for me, I was simply just learning them. It is much easier to make all the elements now. I learned well how to make the rear turn with standing up; I try to spin a lot in the planche turn."</blockquote>She spoke about the preparations for the competition and thanked the Academy team for their help and support:<blockquote>"The psychologist helped me — Irina Kozyr. We had a camp, the recovery one, with the head coach of the Russian national team. We ran every morning, went to the seaside, recovered and prepared for the next events. I want to say many thanks to Alina Kabaeva, Evgenia Eliseeva, psychologist Irina Kozyr, all doctors, massage therapists, all Academy staff, Olga Minigalina, Elizaveta Chernova, my parents and my family for supporting me, to all my friends and girls that competed with me. They also made me stronger because I want to be better. And I would like to wish everyone great success. I love everyone so much."&nbsp;</blockquote>In addition, during the tournament, Caroline surprised everyone by performing a pirouette in back balance. The gymnast shared why she risked performing this element:<blockquote>"I wasn't even surprised, because I often managed to spin like this during workouts, and I didn't even notice how I made such spin. I just went on doing the exercise and tried to ignore it so as not to relax."</blockquote>At the Crystal Rose international tournament, Karolina Tarasova won four medals: she became the second in the ribbon and ball exercise and won bronze with clubs in the junior program.

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At the Crystal Rose international tournament, Karolina Tarasova won four medals: she became the second in the ribbon and ball exercise and won bronze with clubs in the junior program.