Yana Zaikina, Ksenia Savinova and Karolina Tarasova shared their impressions of the Golden Cup tournament

The Academy students performed at the international Golden Cup tournament in Slovakia as part of the junior program.

Champion in the clubs exercise and bronze medalist in the all-around and hoop exercise Karolina Tarasova shared her impressions of the competition in Slovakia.

"There was really good support here, everyone clapped for us, supported us.. I have new clubs. I like them very much. Irina Zenovka made them for me. We’ve already performed at fairly large competitions. It wasn’t so scary to perform here. Here you performed more with pleasure. We are very happy that we presented Sky Grace here with dignity."

Yana Zaikina, who won four gold medals, spoke about the advice of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

"She always motivates us so that we don’t worry, go out and do everything as best we can. She tells us to do everything in turn. One movement, then the second. She tells us to do it very brightly."

And Ksenia Savinova, who won four silver medals, summed up the performance&

"I liked the tournament, and I liked performing here because it’s very cozy here. Not everything worked out, there were mistakes, but there’s something to work on."

Our gymnasts do not need a neutral status for participation because this is a club tournament and the girls were invited to perform as athletes of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association.