"All the coaches here are kind!" Gymnast from Belgorod Miroslava Karpenko about training at the Academy

After a lesson in the choreography hall, a participant in the training camp, Miroslava Karpenko from Belgorod, told how gymnasts train at the Academy and noted that she really likes working with our staff.

"I really like the Academy.  It’s very beautiful. All the coaches are kind, there are a lot of different girls training here.  We had a training session with an Academy coach. He taught us to flex our feet, keep our heels on the floor at all times, and keep our toes on the floor too, so that our legs were always stretched. I liked the fact that the coaches were all kind, supported and corrected us," she said.

She explained why choreography classes are important for gymnasts.

"Choreography is important for a gymnast to always turn her legs, not to have clubbed feet and always flex her knees. They taught me how to do two jumps at a step and go into a fouette," Miroslava said.

The training camp for athletes from Belgorod was organized by the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, the Academy of Martial Arts and the administration of the Sirius federal territory.