Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg won the all-around title at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 in the pre-junior category.She also won three gold medals in individual pre-junior events — rope, hoop, and clubs.&nbsp;Her coaches are Alina and Irina Gusarova, and her choreographer is Ekaterina Belova.Second place went to Russia's Karina Bogdanova, and third to Ksenia Bondarenko from Belarus.

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Sky Grace

Russian Karina Bogdanova placed second, while Ksenia Bondarenko from Belarus placed third.

Veronika Malinina won the all-around title at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 in the pre-junior category

The Academy gymnasts will take part in the Russian Cup, which will be held in Kazan.The team includes: Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region, Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd, and Alexandra Borisova and Sofia Vorobyova from Moscow.The competition will be held from December 3 to 7.

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Competitions

The team includes: Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region, Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd, and Alexandra Borisova and Sofia Vorobyova from Moscow.

The Academy gymnasts will take part in the Russian Cup in Kazan

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Martial Arts Academy have completed recruitment process for early development groups.The selected girls at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy will study rhythmic gymnastics and choreography, while the girls and boys at the Martial Arts Academy will study sambo and judo.The preschool curriculum at both Academies also includes a creative workshop for comprehensive development, with classes partially conducted in English.

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Academy Life

The selected girls at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy will study rhythmic gymnastics and choreography, while the girls and boys at the Martial Arts Academy will study sambo and judo.

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Martial Arts Academy have completed recruitment process for early development groups

The Russian national judo team won two gold and four silver medals at the Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi.This competition was our team's first in a long time under the national flag.Ayub Bliev won in the men's 60 kg category championship. Murad Chopanov won silver in the 66 kg category. Abdul-Kerim Tasuev also won silver in the 81 kg category. Arman Adamyan won gold in the 100 kg category, while Idar Bifov took second place. Tamerlan Bashaev took second place in the over 100 kg category.The team prepared for the competition at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius.

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This competition was our team's first in a long time under the national flag.

The Russian national judo team won medals at the Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi

The European Gymnastics Congress voted for reinstatement of Russian athletes for competitions under the auspices of the organization, the <a href="https://sportgymrus.ru/news/10092-rossijskim-gimnastam-otkryt-put-k-evropejskim-startam-i-olimpijskomu-otboru.html">website</a> of the Russian Gymnastics Federation reports.The admission covers five sports: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, sports acrobatics, and sports aerobics.&nbsp;For athletes in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, this opens access to qualification tournaments for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

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Russian athletes admitted to European competitions

The Russian judo team will compete under the national flag at an international contest for the first time after a long period.&nbsp;The first tournament will be the Grand Slam that will take place in Abu Dhabi from November 28 to 30. If our athlete wins, the national anthem of Russia will be played at the arena.The official statement of the International Judo Federation can be read <a href="https://www.ijf.org/news/show/sport-the-last-bridge-for-reconciliation-and-peace">here</a>.

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The first start in this status will take place from November 28 to 30.

The Russian judo team will compete under the national flag at an international contest for the first time after a long period

Our gymnasts will take part in the Hopes of Russia national competition.The tournament will be held in Yekaterinburg on November 29 and 30. Alesya Naifonova of Vladikavkaz, Elina Khabirova of Kazan, Karolina Pakhtusova of St. Petersburg, Yana Zaikina of Volgograd, Miroslava Monina of Penza, Elizaveta Geraskina and Yana Sakovich of Moscow will perform there.

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The tournament will be held in Yekaterinburg on November 29 and 30.

Our gymnasts will take part in the Hopes of Russia national competition

Honored Coach of the RSFSR. Founder of the Kazan school of rhythmic gymnastics. Honored figure of physical culture and sports of the Republic of Tatarstan.Inga Ryndovskaya was born on October 20, 1932 in the city of Yerevan. Her father, Valery Ryndovsky, was sent there on a long-term assignment. But Kazan became her hometown.&nbsp;Her childhood passed in the Central District, which was called "Akademichka" [Academician in English] because of the large number of teachers in educational establishments and intellectuals living there.Little Inga grew up to be an active child. The daughter of Inga Ryndovskaya, Maria, recalls,<blockquote>"I was told that once, when she was still a child, my mom climbed to the very top of a pole, which was usually used for the celebrations of the Tatar summer festival Sabantui. By the way, it was usually men with athletic training background who climbed it."</blockquote>Inga’s childhood fell on the war years, when all schoolchildren tried to help the elderly — they took care of the wounded in hospitals and organized amateur performances.&nbsp;Despite the hardships of the time, Irina, the Inga Ryndovskaya's mother, tried to instill an artistic taste in her daughters. Inga and her younger sister Alla were always neatly dressed, engaged in dancing, ballet, and rhythmic studies — everything that helps develop expressiveness of movements and grace.After school, in 1951, Inga entered the Kiev State Institute of Physical Culture. Student connections, friendship, support, communication and meetings at competitions accompanied her throughout her life. It was during these years that Ryndovskaya first thought about rhythmic gymnastics. The catalyst for such thoughts was attending the demonstration performances of Lyubov Denisova — the first absolute champion of the USSR.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/cc2/d2d/cc2d2d8db2abbccf3e22806bd41c805c.jpg"><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Maria Ryndovskaya</figcaption></figure>After graduating from the institute in 1955, Inga returned to Kazan and began training in the fencing section with the Honored Coach of the RSFSR, Yuliy Vashsha. The girl got to a completely unique and talented teacher, an athlete, a person gifted in many areas, including playing stringed and wind instruments. Yuliy Vashsha was not only the coach of the Tatarstan fencing team, but also stood at the origins of the swimming, water polo, and chess schools. For five years, Inga trained hard, participated in competitions as part of the team, and won prizes. In 1959, she became the champion of the Tatarstan.<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/825/dad/825dad3aff881b4e8208fbabe75f1254.jpg"><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Maria Ryndovskaya</figcaption></figure>Later, she got a job at the Kazan Construction Institute in the department of physical education and simultaneously opened a specialized club for rhythmic gymnastics.Working as a teacher, Inga was practicing herself and prepared students in the sports specialized club. As a member of the Tatarstan team, Ryndovskaya represented the institute and the Burevestnik athletic society at competitions in swimming, chess, and fencing.&nbsp;Inga’s daughter, Maria, notes,<blockquote>"Mom was a very multifaceted person. She wrote poetry, cooked excellently, sewed skillfully, painted, and loved to play analytical games. Everything she did was ‘excellent with a plus,’ she skied, ran, cooked — everything was always beautiful and delicious, and the table setting could serve as an ornament to any European restaurant. She swam excellently. By the way, it's worth mentioning the case when she, a young girl, swam across the Volga as a bet. Mom was a person who was constantly moving forward.’</blockquote>In 1978, Inga Ryndovskaya became the founder and first principal of the Children and Youth Sports School No. 11 for rhythmic gymnastics under the city education department, which was renamed into the Gratsiya Children and Youth Sports School in 2008.<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/dd1/426/dd1426503871faf761b250de3583b96a.jpg"><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Maria Ryndovskaya</figcaption></figure>Before the decisive tournaments, the athletes received a blessing and guidance from Inga Ryndovskaya. She was always there and could solve any issue - from complex organizational ones to everyday and family issues. The life principle of the mentor of Kazan gymnasts was as follows:&nbsp;<blockquote>"When your strength runs out and you feel like you are about to fall, you just need to pull yourself together and increase your speed!"</blockquote>Elmira Musina, a student of Inga Ryndovskaya, shared a memory of her coach,<blockquote>"Not far from Kazan, 38 km from the city downtown, there is the Raifsky Monastery, which is currently one of the most attractive sights of Tatarstan. Beautiful nature, picturesque lake, ancient architecture. In the 70s of the last century, there was a juvenile detention center in the monastery. Inga was asked to bring gymnasts to perform at a gala concert. It was winter, snow was already everywhere, and they had to get there by bus.&nbsp;Inga Ryndovskaya asked to bring skis with them. The performance took place to the accompaniment of a piano, the audience was satisfied, they welcomed them warmly and applauded for a long time. After the performance, all the participants of the concert were treated to a delicious lunch. They thanked and said goodbye.</blockquote>And then Inga Ryndovskaya said, ‘Well, now we all put on skis and let's go.’ No one could have guessed that this was not just a run through the forest. Inga Ryndovskaya decided to combine business with pleasure in this way, namely — to get to the training base in Kazan on foot. We returned, of course, tired, but satisfied and proud of ourselves and our coach.”For her achievements in her work, Inga Ryndovskaya received the title of Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan.<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/d43/1b3/d431b3510e8129e891df4c9b69256cd2.jpg"><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Maria Ryndovskaya</figcaption></figure>Successful coaches are among trainees of Inga Ryndovskaya — Svetlana Tyurina and Galina Neftalina Together with them, she prepared 11 masters of sports.Gulnara Gataullina, a student of Inga Ryndovskaya, says,&nbsp;<blockquote>"Inga Ryndovskaya instilled love not only for sports, but also for arts, ballet, and dance. For her, not only the technique of performing elements was important. Each exercise was to become a story. When my program with the ribbon for Yarullin's ballad Suyumbike from the Shurale ballet was created, Inga Ryndovskaya took me to the Musa Jalil Opera and Ballet Theater to see the performance, to tell me who Suyumbike was. And so it was with all the exercises. Image and story - the basis of everything.”</blockquote>Inga Ryndovskaya passed away on May 28, 2015.Every year, a tournament in memory of Inga Ryndovskaya — the Swan Cup — is held in Kazan.We would like to thank Maria Ryndovskaya, Gulnara Gataullina, and Elmira Musina for their assistance in creating the material.&nbsp;

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Rhythmic Gymnastics Veterans

Honored Coach of the RSFSR. Founder of the Kazan school of rhythmic gymnastics. Honored figure of physical culture and sports of the Republic of Tatarstan.


"Veterans of Rhythmic Gymnastics:" the founder of the Kazan School, Inga Ryndovskaya

Our gymnasts returned to the Academy after successful performances at the international tournaments Montenegro Wild Beauty Cup in Montenegro and New Look Cup in Georgia.Karolina Pakthusova topped the list in the juniors all-around, the ribbon and the hoop, and also won silver in the ball and bronze in the clubs at the competition in Budva. Furthermore, the judges acknowledged Karolina for the highest score given by the execution panel. Alexandra Borisova and Anna Vakulenko won bronze in the team event.In Tbilisi, Sasha won bronze in the all-around and in the clubs among the seniors. Anya was also sixth in the all-around also and Karolina came in fourth among the juniors.&nbsp;Sasha is coached by Irina Gusarova, Karolina — by Alina and Irina Gusarova, and the choreographer of the gymnasts is Elena Belova. Anya’s coaches are Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, choreographer is Elena Egorova.&nbsp;Our athletes performed at the tournaments under the neutral status.

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Anna Vakulenko, Karolina Pakhtusova and Alexandra Borisova competed in the Wild Beauty Cup in Montenegro and the New Look Cup in Georgia.


After successful performances at international tournaments, our gymnasts returned to the Academy

Karolina Pakhtusova won four medals more at the Montenegro Wild Beauty Cup international tournament.The gymnast topped the list in the ribbon and the hoop and also won silver in the ball and bronze in the clubs.The judges also acknowledged Karolina for the highest score given by the execution panel.Her coaches are Alina and Irina Gusarova, and the choreographer is Elena Belova.The gymnast performed under the neutral status at the tournament in Montenegro.

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On the last day of the tournament, the finals of individual events took place.


Karolina Pakhtusova won four medals more at the Montenegro Wild Beauty Cup international tournament

Vladislava Nikolaenko topped the list in the clubs finals at the Montenegro Wild Beauty Cup International Tournament. Anastasia Vlasenko was second.&nbsp;Ekaterina Sazonova became the champion in the ribbon.Anastasia Vlasenko came in third in the hoop.&nbsp;In the ball finals, Ekaterina Sazonova won silver and Anastasia Vlasenko grabbed bronze.The gymnasts performed under the neutral status in Montenegro.We earlier reported the victory of Karolina Pakhtusova at this tournament, who competed with juniors. Furthermore, Alexandra Borisova and Anna Vakulenko won bronze in the team standings.

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The tournament took place in Montenegro from November 21 to 23.
