The Sky Grace International Association thanks the organizers of the Star Ripple Cup Grand Prix in Dalian!It is a great honor for the Sky Grace gymnasts to be part of this bright competition in China. We saw many interesting and spectacular performances on the floor.Thank you for the warm welcome, excellent conditions and support! Thanks to the judges for their professionalism!These tournaments where participants from different countries can not only reveal their abilities, but also exchange experiences, help to develop the world rhythmic gymnastics.

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Competitions

The competition was held in China from August 7 to 11.

Gratitude to the organizers of the International Grand Prix in Rhythmic Gymnastics Star Ripple Cup in Dalian

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy is looking for a choreographer.Please send your resume to info@skygrace.ru.

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Academy Life

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy is looking for a choreographer

Darya Grokhotova is a three-time champion of the international competition Golden Autumn Cup, silver and bronze medalist of the BRICS Games, participant of the international Sky Grace Cup tournament in 2023 and 2024.A positive attitude is the key to success for her. We have collected even more tips from the gymnast in the cards:<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/06a/ad7/06aad7d55eb6215e179fcdcddd658052.png"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/84c/993/84c993e50fec78b8385472ee7b903a89.png"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/e52/6a7/e526a7409035d1ea42c6da52eb090a29.png"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/a27/211/a2721111ab50f66d4ecefa4929c36c88.png"></figure>

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Small steps to big victories

We collected tips from Darya Grokhotova, the winner of the BRICS Games, in the cards.

Small steps to big victories. Darya Grokhotova

At the Star Ripple Cup Grand Prix in China, Li Yingzhi, director of the Dalian Yifan International Center, shared her impressions of the Sky Grace International Association gymnasts’ performance:<blockquote>"I would especially like to note the self-confidence and high level of technique of the athletes. Russian gymnasts are leaders of the world arena, and this time we were really convinced that they remain the best athletes in the world. The Academy athletes, first of all, in my opinion, are full of enthusiasm, they are self-confident, and have a high level of technique. We work in rhythmic gymnastics and have always had admiration and love for Alina Kabaeva."</blockquote>

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Opinion

International competitions in China were held from August 7 to August 10.

"I would like to note the athlete’s high level of technique." Director of the Dalian Yifan International Center talks about the performances of the Sky Grace gymnasts at the Star Ripple Cup Grand Prix

Zhao Mingyue, the organizer of the Star Ripple Cup International Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix in Dalian, told about the goals of the tournament and cooperation with the Sky Grace International Association:<blockquote>"Alina Kabaeva has always been a revered idol in the world of rhythmic gymnastics. She has also contributed to the development of rhythmic gymnastics in China and around the world, strengthening the friendship between China and Russia. We are very grateful to Sky Grace for sending such brilliant Russian athletes as, for example, Mariia Borisova to the competition. We were very impressed by the high-class outstanding athlete. I hope that next year we will also be able to invite Sky Grace to participate in the competition, and I look forward to further cooperation with the Academy."</blockquote>

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Zhao Mingyue, the organizer of the Star Ripple Cup International Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix in Dalian, told about the goals of the tournament and cooperation with the Sky Grace International Association.


"I hope that next year we can also invite Sky Grace." The organizer of the Star Ripple Cup talks about cooperation with the Association

After the completion of the international international Star Ripple Cup Grand Prix in Dalian, gymnast of the Sky Grace International Association Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region asessed her performances at the competition:<blockquote>"The competition is very high, I really liked the tournament! I performed quite well, I got through the all-around without any losses. Of course, there is something to work on, and I also did very well in the final."</blockquote>The athlete also spoke about the preparations for the tournament and thanked the Academy team for their help:<blockquote>"My coaches helped me, we did two clean runs, pulled ourselves together with each event. Alina Kabaeva told us to do everything from start to finish, to think, to do it calmly. Many thanks to the entire Sky Grace Academy, my coaches, everyone who helped, and, of course, many, many thanks to Alina Kabaeva."</blockquote>The competitions in China were held from August 7 to August 10. The gymnast was preparing for the start under the guidance of Evgenia Eliseeva, the choreographer of the athlete was Elena Egorova.

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The competitions in China were held from August 7 to August 10.

Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region told how the international Grand Prix of the Star Ripple Cup in Dalian went for her

At the Star Ripple Cup International Grand Prix in Dalian, Yana Zaikina and Ksenia Savinova won nine medals in the juniorы program.Yana came in second in the ribbon, hoop and clubs routines and third in the all-around, while Ksyusha won the routines without an apparatus and with a ball, second in the all-around, and third in the hoop and ribbon routines. Their coaches are Elizaveta Chernova, Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina. The choreographer is Elena Egorova.Ksenia Savinova asesses her performances at the tournament in Dalian and shared her future plans for working on exercises:<blockquote>"We did a lot, but there's still work to be done. Next we're going to Novogorsk, we'll work on our mistakes. Our coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina helped us. Alina Kabaeva supported us."</blockquote>Yana Zaikina also told how the competitions in China turned out for her, and also thanked the Academy team for their help in preparing for the start:<blockquote>"We really liked the tournament. It's very cozy here, and we rate our performances quite well. The competition here was high, because the girls came from the Russian team and we also competed with them. Many thanks to Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy for helping and training us. Many thanks to Alina Kabaeva for believing in us and sending us to China, to Dalian."</blockquote>The Star Ripple Cup International Grand Prix was held in Dalian from August 7 to August 10.

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At the competition in Dalian, the athletes won nine medals in the juniors program.

Yana Zaikina and Ksenia Savinova talk about their performances at the Star Ripple Cup International Grand Prix

Sky Grace International Association gymnast Karolina Tarasova shared her impressions of the Star Ripple Cup International Grand Prix:<blockquote>"I really enjoyed performing here. I tried to show my best performances, to show what I am capable of. I received two gold medals. we need to prepare for the next competitions, which will be even bigger. We are slowly preparing from such small competitions for the big ones."</blockquote>The athlete also talked about how she manages to pull herself together at a crucial moment:<blockquote>"Alina Kabaeva always tells me that when you do your program, you need to count one-two, not pay attention to anything, you need to concentrate on the exercise and think about each element. It was difficult because the time here is different. In our time, we competed at four in the morning. It was very difficult, we had to quickly adjust."</blockquote>Karolina expressed her gratitude to the Academy team, which helped her prepare for the tournament:<blockquote>"I want to say a big thank you to Alina Kabava, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Ekaterina, the director, Irina Kozyr, the psychologist. To all the Academy staff who helped us so that we could win."</blockquote>The competition in Dalian was held from August 7 to August 10. Karolina Tarasova won two gold medals in the maces and ribbon exercises. Her coach is Evgenia Eliseeva, and her choreographer is Elena Egorova.

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At the competitions in China, the gymnast won two gold medals in the exercises with clubs and ribbon.

Karolina Tarasova shared her impressions of the Star Ripple Cup International Grand Prix in Dalian

At the Star Ripple Cup International Grand Prix in Dalian, Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg won seven gold medals among gymnasts born in 2013-2014, and Miroslava Monina from Penza won bronze in the ball exercise among juniors. Their coaches are Irina and Alina Gusarova, Alina Protasova, and the choreographer is Elena Egorova.Veronika Malinina shared the details of the work on the programs before the launch in China:<blockquote>"We prepared with the coaches. Alina Gusarova, Irina Gusarova, Alina Protasova helped us. We prepared, rehearsed, prepared all the events."</blockquote>Miroslava Monina noted the importance of participating in international tournaments and thanked the Academy team for their help in preparing for the competition in Dalian:<blockquote>"We really liked this tournament. There was quite good competition. Everyone has something of their own. All the girls try very hard. We didn't succeed in everything at this tournament. There is always something to work on. We believe that it is necessary to compete in international competitions in order to gain experience. We would like to thank the Academy coaches, all the staff and Alina Kabaeva for this opportunity to visit Dalian, China and compete in a tournament like this."</blockquote>The Star Ripple Cup International Grand Prix was held in Dalian from August 7 to August 10.

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At the competition in Dalian, Veronika won seven gold medals among gymnasts born in 2013-2014, and Miroslava won a prize in the ball exercise among juniors.

Veronika Malinina and Miroslava Monina shared their impressions of the Star Ripple Cup International Grand Prix

The results of senior girls' performances at the international Star Ripple Cup Grand Prix competition in Dalian have been announced. Mariia Borisova won the all-around, ribbon and ball exercises. The gymnast won silver in the hoop. Her coach is Irina Gusarova. Milena Schenyatskaya won gold in the hoop and clubs exercises, came in second in the all-around and ribbon exercises, and third in the ball. Her coach is Antonina Kuznetsova. Ulyana Janus came in second with the ball and third in the all-around and clubs and ribbon exercises. Ulyana's coaches are Vera Shtelbaums and Marina Drozd. Alexandra Borisova won a silver medal with clubs and a bronze medal with the hoop. Her coach is Irina Gusarova, choreographer is Elena Egorova.<h1>Results</h1><h4>Seniors, all-around</h4>1. Mariia Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 115.85 2. Milena Shchenyatskaya [SKY GRACE]– 110.10 3. Ulyana Janus [SKY GRACE] – 109.20 4. Alexandra Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 108.30 5. Eva Kononova [SKY GRACE] – 106.50 6. Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] – 102.30 7. Anastasia Vlasenko [SKY GRACE]– 101.10 8. Qu Ziyu [Dalian Yifan International Center] – 48.05<h4>Seniors, hoop</h4>1. Milena Shchenyatskaya [SKY GRACE]– 30.15 2. Mariia Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 29.90 3. Alexandra Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 29.00 4. Anastasia Vlasenko [SKY GRACE]– 28.85 5. Eva Kononova [SKY GRACE] – 28.05 6. Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] – 27.80 7. Ulyana Janus [SKY GRACE] – 27.25 8. Qu Ziyu [Dalian Yifan International Center] – 14.00<h4>Seniors, ball</h4>1. Mariia Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 30.15 2. Ulyana Janus [SKY GRACE] – 28.95 3. Milena Shchenyatskaya [SKY GRACE]– 28.75 4. Anastasia Vlasenko [SKY GRACE]– 28.45 5. Alexandra Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 27.35 6. Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] – 27.30 7. Eva Kononova [SKY GRACE] – 27.20 8. Qu Ziyu [Dalian Yifan International Center] – 13.70<h4>Seniors, clubs</h4>1. Milena Shchenyatskaya [SKY GRACE]– 30.05 2. Alexandra Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 29.00 3. Ulyana Janus [SKY GRACE] – 28.65 4. Anastasia Vlasenko [SKY GRACE]– 28.50 5. Eva Kononova [SKY GRACE] – 28.40 6. Mariia Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 27.55 7. Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] – 26.25 8. Qu Ziyu [Dalian Yifan International Center] – 12.15<h4>Seniors, ribbon</h4>1. Mariia Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 30.45 2. Milena Shchenyatskaya [SKY GRACE]– 28.60 3. Ulyana Janus [SKY GRACE] – 27.90 4. Anastasia Vlasenko [SKY GRACE]– 26.75 5. Anna Vakulenko [SKY GRACE] – 26.50 6. Eva Kononova [SKY GRACE] – 26.25 7. Alexandra Borisova [SKY GRACE] – 25.95 8. Qu Ziyu [Dalian Yifan International Center] – 11.90

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The tournament was held in China from August 7 to 10.

Results of senior performances at the international Star Ripple Cup Grand Prix competition in Dalian

At the Grand Prix in Dalian, gymnasts born in 2013-2014 competed in exercises without an apparatus, with a rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.In all disciplines, the first place was taken by&nbsp; Academy student Veronika Malinina.<h1>Results</h1><h4>Born in 2013-2014, without an apparatus</h4>1.Veronika Malinina [SKY GRACE] — 31.25 2. Gao Ying [Dalian Yifan International Center]— 24.40 3. Li Yiyu Qing [Dalian Yifan International Center] — 15.50<h4>Born in 2013-2014, rope</h4>1.Veronika Malinina [SKY GRACE] — 26.20 2. Gao Ying [Dalian Yifan International Center]— 18.85 3. Li Yiyu Qing [Dalian Yifan International Center] — 14.20<h4>Born in 2013-2014, hoop</h4>1.Veronika Malinina [SKY GRACE] — 27.40 2. Gao Ying [Dalian Yifan International Center]— 22.70 3. Li Yiyu Qing [Dalian Yifan International Center] — 15.00<h4>Born in 2013-2014, ball</h4>1.Veronika Malinina [SKY GRACE] — 27.20 2. Gao Ying [Dalian Yifan International Center]— 19.75 3. Li Yiyu Qing [Dalian Yifan International Center] — 14.00<h4>Born in 2013-2014, clubs</h4>1.Veronika Malinina [SKY GRACE] — 27.45 2. Gao Ying [Dalian Yifan International Center]— 18.60 3. Li Yiyu Qing [Dalian Yifan International Center] — 10.40<h4>Born in 2013-2014, ribbon</h4>1.Veronika Malinina [SKY GRACE] — 23.80 2. Gao Ying [Dalian Yifan International Center]— 19.65 3. Li Yiyu Qing [Dalian Yifan International Center] — 12.10