Coach Anna Ustsova and the group gymnasts share their impressions of the training process at the training camp in Baku

After the World Cup in Baku, our group gymnasts remained at the training camp, joined by Inna Bystrova.

Coach Anna Ustsova revealed the details of the training process:

"Inna Valentinovna is a highly experienced coach, so we're thrilled she came to share her experience with us. She really enjoyed our exercises, and, of course, there's room for improvement. So, in our work schedule, we find areas that can be improved and focus on them more closely. And Inna Valentinovna emphasizes dynamics, certain movements, adds, and offers suggestions. For that, of course, we're incredibly grateful. We all have similar, shall we say, comments. But what Alina Maratovna sees, she sees with a big wide angle. That is truly wonderful."

Gymnast Nicole Andronchik shared her impressions of the training and talked about working under the guidance of the Honored coach of Russia, and also thanked the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation for the opportunity:

"We're having a training camp here. We're training twice a day, doing exercises, and preparing for the next competition. Our coach, Anna Pavlovna, and choreographer, Elena Vladimirovna, are helping us. Inna Valentinovna Bystrova has also come to visit us. She gives us some very important advice and helps us out. And she shares her experience with us. Inna Valentinovna tells us that we should have emotion in every training session, every run-through should be in character. If our ball routine starts slowly, we should be in one character, and if the music is faster at the end, we should be in a different character, and we should switch between routines throughout the exercise. We really want to thank the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation for giving us the opportunity to train here, to stay for the training camp, and prepare for the competition."

The athlete also told how their day off went:

"We visited the Nargorniy Park and the observation deck. We really enjoyed it all."

This year, the girls won the Russian Championship. They are part of the main National team and live and train at  the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.