Kristina Kutlaeva from the Leningrad Region is Russia’s Master of Sports, a coach and teacher of the highest category at the Sosnovy Bor (Leningrad Region) athletic school.Kristina talked about what she expects from the participants of the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association tournaments.<blockquote>"At the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association competitions, I want to see interesting performances, artistry, purity of body and apparatus work, as well as incredible artistry by the gymnasts."&nbsp;</blockquote>

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Our judges

The new focus of the Our Judges section is a specialist from the Leningrad Region.

Our Judges. Kristina Kutlaeva

International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association publishes the regulations of the interregional Sky Grace Cup tournament. It will be held from April 8 to 15 in Sirius.The competition will be attended by gymnasts born in 2009 and older in the Master of Sports program, as well as juniors born in 2011-2010 in the Master of Sports Candidates program in the individual program and group exercises.Head Judge - Zlata Tulubaeva.Applications are accepted via email at request@skygrace.ru until April 1.You can read the regulations here:<a href="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/shared/673/a3b/reglament-vs-kubok-ng-2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">All-Russian Sky Grace Cup competition in rhythmic gymnastics</a>

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Аssociation

The tournament will be held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy from April 8 to 15.

Regulations of the All-Russian competitions Sky Grace Cup at the Academy

The training camp for judokas and sambo wrestlers from the Republic of Congo has ended at the Martial Arts Academy.Ibata Okombi Gedeon shared his impressions of the training in Sirius.<blockquote>"Workouts were very good. We learned a lot in technical, moral and physiological aspects, and learned that from Russian athletes and coaches. It was a great experience, we really liked it. We came here to improve our preparations for the African men’s championship that will take place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire," she said.</blockquote>And Bueso N'Zambi Gnislen Allure thanked the Academy management for the opportunity:<blockquote>"We can say that we are in excellent conditions, in the best ones. And we want to say many thanks to the Academy for that. We love Russia, we believe it is a hospitable country. And we can only appreciate this country, all the Russian people and Academy executives," he said.</blockquote>

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MA Academy

Bueso N'Zambi Gnislen Allure and Ibata Okombi Gedeon came to the training camp in Sirius together with the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Congo in St. Petersburg Jocelyn-Patrick Mandzela.

The training camp of athletes from the Republic of Congo over at the Martial Arts Academy

Academy gymnasts will take part in the Russian championship.The competition will be held in Kazan. The individual program will be held March 30 through April 5, and from April 4 to 9 — in group exercises.We present the full composition of our team in the cards:<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/6ac/f50/6acf503352009a32b6f4f6057001844d.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/3ca/c9e/3cac9ec6b5a2a4a0dc131ed1ab1680b1.png"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/207/10b/20710b2172989deb1e8d2d2216500cad.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/d52/884/d52884ee89872da73ef21901d51030e9.png"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/d86/8e2/d868e2aa19d5b6cfe555cb11ff96a892.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/ce9/3d0/ce93d0bcf5f5a03bd46556cc1256b37c.png"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/470/c71/470c719fa871e59958cbffbc20eb5304.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/265/319/265319cf391e33155c0526e686b601c3.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;

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Opinion

The competition will be held in Kazan. The individual program will be held March 30 through April 5, and from April 4 to 9 — in group exercises.

Academy gymnasts will take part in the Russian championship

Academy gymnast Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd shared her impressions of the training camp in Novogorsk.&nbsp;<blockquote>"I really liked it here. Because we have only been here for three days, but a lot has happened during this time. We trained, we had a control training session with the head coach. And there were also a lot of coaches from the Russian national team who helped us with the exercise. We did the exercises, then they told us what is considered correct and what is not, and they talked more about the artistry. And I really liked it here, because it is very cozy, it is very similar to the Academy hall, because it is also spacious. And there were girls with whom we have been communicating for a long time, and it was very nice to see them," Anna said.</blockquote>The athlete spoke about training under the&nbsp; guidance of the Russian national team Head Coach Tatyana Sergaeva.&nbsp;<blockquote>"She is very honest, fair, but at the same time so strict, very kind on the inside. She says everything very precisely and does not even scold that much, she only says what is. She told me a lot about the artistry in order to add something to the exercise. Especially about the exercise with the ribbon at the end: she told me that the last part there does not really hit the accents. Evgeniya Kanaeva was also there, and she saw this and said that she would help me redo it. And after the control training session, she helped me redo the ending with the ribbon," the gymnast said.</blockquote>In addition to Anna Vakulenko, Mariia Borisova from St.Petersburg and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow, also took part in the training camp in Novogorsk.

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It was held under the guidance of the Russian national team Head Coach Tatyana Sergaeva.

"It's very cozy here!" Academy student Anna Vakulenko talks about the training camp in Novogorsk

At the training camp in Novogorsk, the Alina festival choreographer Irina Zenovka worked with Alexandra Borisova from Moscow on a new program with a ribbon.She spoke about the process of staging a tango-style exercise.<blockquote>"The production went very well, wonderfully. I was prepared for difficult work, since we chose tango music. Very complicated music, requiring special movements, a special attitude towards it. But the music suits Sasha very well. Sasha came up with many different movements by herself, and she feels this music so well that everything came together very quickly. We left some of the things we had worked on, since the season had already started, and it was hard for us to change the main risks or anything else in the middle of the season. Of course, we improved them, and added some new catches. But basically, of course, it was working on the image and dances," she said.</blockquote>The choreographer also highlighted the strengths of the Academy gymnast.<blockquote>"Sasha has very beautiful spins, she makes very interesting turns, she can do many spins. This is very captivating and is always very popular with both the audience and, of course, the judges. Sasha also has a great amplitude. She has very good jumps and, probably, balance is also her strong point, she has a great high half-toe. Working with Sasha, I noticed that she is a very versatile gymnast. She can show completely different images, and in them she looks very organic and beautiful. Our composition has several parts. It starts with a slow piano, and at the end there is a fast passionate tango. And I hope that we managed to show exactly these two different images," she said.</blockquote>Previously, Irina had already worked on the Academy’s gymnasts’ productions, including the group exercise team program.

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The choreographer of the Alina festival worked with a gymnast from Moscow on a tango-style exercise.

Irina Zenovka speaks about choreographing a new program with a ribbon for Alexandra Borisova in Novogorsk

Today we will tell you in the Rulebook Excerpts column about a difficult yet high-rated element in rules of the International Clubs Association!<blockquote>29.Rear split balance with support and smooth pass to support leg knee to rear split balance on knee with support.</blockquote>This a smooth transition from rear split with support to the same balance on knee. Its value is 0.70. It can also be used as part of Combined Difficulty.<div data-component="video" data-props="{&quot;materialId&quot;:4954,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Выдержка. Асель Арапова&quot;,&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;subDir&quot;:&quot;332/dcd&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;332dcd1cdc913d468cefe1.mp4&quot;,&quot;durationMs&quot;:6306},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e9655769e466077a97de87c76a89c8dd9&quot;}"></div>The video features Asel Arapova from Kyrgyzstan, who designed this element. Now it is officially included into the rules of Sky Grace.Gymnasts can offer their elements for inclusion into <a href="https://skygrace.ru/en/clubs-association" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rules</a> of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association.

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Rulebook Excerpts

New element in the Rulebook Excerpts section — Asel Arapova's leap.

"Rulebook excerpts". Asel Arapova's balance

Vladislava Nikolaenko is a silver medalist of the BRICS Games as part of the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association team, winner and two-time medalist of the Sky Grace Grand Prix in individual events, participant of the international tournament Sky Grace Cup - 2024.What helps the gymnast cope with fatigue? And how does she manage to maintain concentration?The athlete talked about this in the new cards: <img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/5a8/8e1/5a88e135ee46729354206b591dde9e9f.jpg">&nbsp; <img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/219/408/219408d481b1019deecd50de65843f4e.jpg">&nbsp; <img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/0a0/098/0a0098248552325d28075e54494a0399.jpg">&nbsp; <img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/3d9/740/3d97405439ccbf7c97d2fa84ff43cd4f.jpg">

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Small steps to big victories

In new cards, Vladislava Nikolaenko, silver medalist of the BRICS Games, shared her secrets of motivation and cheerfulness.

Small steps to big victories. Vladislava Nikolaenko

After completing training in Novogorsk, the Academy gymnast Alexandra Borisova from Moscow shared her impressions of the training camp.<blockquote>"It turned out to be a very productive trip for me. We changed the ball exercise at a workout, adding more difficult catches and risk," she said.</blockquote>The athlete also shared the advice that the Russian national team Head Coach Tatyana Sergaeva, gave her.<blockquote>"I was told that the exercise should be divided into parts, by artistry, to have as few penalties as possible, and for the exercise to appear richer. Tatiana Sergaeva helped me a lot. It appeared to her in the clubs that the moves were such slow ones, while sharper ones should be made. She prompted me to do that. I am fond of working, such energy is really coming out," Alexandra said.</blockquote>

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Academy gymnast Alexandra Borisova from Moscow took part in the training camp in Novogorsk.

Alexandra Borisova shares advice from the Russian national team Head Coach Tatyana Sergaeva after the end of the training camp in Novogorsk

At the Grand Slam tournament in Tbilisi, Russian national judokas won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.Inal Tasoev became the champion among men in the over 100 kg category. Arman Adamyan took third place in the up to 100 kg category.In the category up to 73 kg, Armen Agayan became the silver medalist of the tournament. And in the category up to 66 kg, Abrek Naguchev won the gold medal.Among women in the category over 78 kg, Elis Startseva took second place, and in the category up to 70 kg, Madina Taymazova became the bronze medalist.The athletes prepared for the international competitions at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius.

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Our athletes received two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

Russian national judokas win medals at the Grand Slam tournament in Tbilisi

Academy student Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg became the champion of the All-Russian Young Sky Grace competition in the all-around.After the award ceremony, the gymnast talks about the images in her programs.<blockquote>"In my hoop I have the image of a witch. I walk around casting spells, bewitching everyone. My ball is patriotic, it sings about Russia, about blue lakes. It is so Russian to me. The clubs are fast, cheerful and dynamic, and the ribbon is Yagoda Malinka from Smeshariki combined with Khabib," Veronika said.</blockquote>The gymnast also thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and her coaches.<blockquote>"I want to thank Alina&nbsp; and Irina for working with me, and also the choreographer Elena. And, of course, Alina Kabaeva for working with us and holding control training sessions."</blockquote>

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The gymnast won the gold medal in the all-around at the All-Russian Young Sky Grace competition.