Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina summed up the performances of the young athletes after the mAlinka tournament

After the end of the mAlinka tournament, the Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina summed up the performances of the young stars and told what advice she gave the athletes before the performance:

"A little time has passed since the last mAlinka, but we managed to improve something. Something may have remained in place. But we will not stop working. I always tell them to stretch their toes, keep their hands up, and listen to the music. And also, not to get distracted by their parents, because usually, small children distract because of that. And we tell them to act as if they are performing in an empty hall, just by themselves."

The specialist also told how difficult it was for gymnasts to perform with the apparatus, and noted some of the young athletes:

"We teach them from a young age to take the apparatus in their hands. From the very beginning, they are gradually mastering apparatus training. But still, the exercise is something different. So it was difficult for everyone. I really like Ksyusha Berest. She is a girl born in two thousand and nineteen. She is really great, she always tries very hard. And I see progress in her. And I really like Polina Pakhomova born in two thousand and eighteen."

The Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina also shared her plans for the coming year:

"For those born in two thousand and twenty, we will be creating then an exercise with the rope for them. At the next mAlinka, they will be perform freehand and with the rope. And for the year of two thousand and nineteen, we will compose a ball routine. For me, the year of two thousand and twenty-five is an achievement overall. I started working as a coach, and all these little girls have become very dear to me. I hope it continues like this, and that they will only bring me joy."

On December 10, the traditional mAlinka tournament for the youngest athletes was held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.