Academy gymnasts are heading to international tournaments.Ksenia Savinova and Yana Zaikina are heading to Tashkent for the Shining Star competition, and Masha Borisova is off to the Grand Prix stage in Thiais.&nbsp;At these tournaments, our gymnasts are competing under neutral status.

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Competitions

At these tournaments, our gymnasts are competing under neutral status.

Academy gymnasts are heading to international tournaments

This Russian Junior Championship in Kazan was Yana Zaikina's last. Starting next season, the gymnast will compete in the senior program.Yana shared her emotions after the tournament:<blockquote>"For me, these will be very fond memories, because this is my last championship. And I'm glad I was able to experience such powerful emotions, that I did everything that I could. I really enjoyed the ribbon routine at this event; in the qualifications, I really tried to express the music and do it beautifully. And in the finals, because I really wanted to try so hard, this was my last performance, I went a bit overboard and missed the last risk. That's probably the most emotional experience I got from the ribbon routine. I try to do everything from the heart, as I feel it, and it just flows and turns out beautifully."</blockquote>She also thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, her coaches, the Academy team, and choreographer Kirill Barkan, who worked with the athletes at the Academy ahead of the championship:<blockquote>"I want to say a huge thank you to Evgeniya Mikhailovna for working until late at night and for loving and appreciating us. And for simply being there for us. And, of course, to Alina Maratovna for giving us this opportunity to compete at the Russian Junior Championship. A huge thank you to her for supporting us and loving us. And to all the choreographers who worked with us every day. Kirill Mikhailovich came to see us. A huge thank you to him for working with us this week, and for us going out and performing the elements well. And to the doctors for constantly treating us. And just for being there. Thank you all so much!"</blockquote><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/5cd/dca/5cddcabb37b933e7a78cf78b1bc61242.jpg"></figure>And Alesya Nayfonova highlighted her best routine:<blockquote>"I did the ribbon exercise cleaner. Alina Maratovna told me that I need to maintain the concentration until the end, always keep an eye on the apparatus, and throw higher. And Alina Ivanovna told me that I need to do everything brilliantly, to push myself, and that everything worked out in practice and should work out here too."</blockquote>In addition, the gymnast thanked everyone ande xplained why she feels a sense of responsibility competing at a competition like this:<blockquote>"Thank you all so much for your support, for rooting for me. I felt it; I was very pleased. Thanks to my coaches: Alina Ivanovna, Irina Nikolaevna, and Alina Andreevna, for preparing me. And thank you so much for Alina Maratovna's support and advice, and for the opportunity to compete. My parents also called. And my coach came here as a judge. She was also there to support me, to cheer me on. I was very pleased. There's such a responsibility to become better, so that our girls from Alanya can also watch and follow my example, admire me, and strive to be even better."</blockquote>At the tournament, Yana won silver in the all-around, hoop and clubs finals, and bronze in the ribbon. Her coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina. Alesya finished fifth in the all-around and won silver in the ribbon, as well as bronze in the ball and hoop. She is trained by Irina and Alina Gusarov, Alina Protasova, and choreographed by Ekaterina Belova.

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Opinion

At the tournament, Yana won silver in the all-around, hoop and clubs finals, and bronze in the ribbon. Alesya finished fifth in the all-around and won silver in the ribbon, as well as bronze in the ball and hoop. 


Yana Zaikina and Alesya Naifonova share their emotions after the Russian Championship

<blockquote>"I would like to thank the Academy judges Zlata Tulubaeva, Olga Frolova, Olga Minigalina, Alina Gusarova, Olesya Kovaleva, and Ekaterina Lots for their work!&nbsp;Thank you for your active support in preparation, your attention to detail during each training session, and your comments and recommendations. It's truly appreciated that you didn't just evaluate, but truly engaged in the process and helped perfect every element. &nbsp;Thank you for your input!"</blockquote><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/ec3/8a9/ec38a9491600516721cd3376e1ab2e1a.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/85a/a11/85aa11d26d4a859b26d203f87ea6648c.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/49a/215/49a215eb5e99923016c252f84a01eee5.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/9dc/1aa/9dc1aa1ba87c85f29767e4cfaa232b5f.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/975/275/9752755fb8e8a522d527a03e15107854.jpg"></figure>

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Alina Kabaeva

Olympic champion and Sky
Grace International Association President Alina Kabaeva thanked the Academy judges for their assistance in preparing the gymnasts for the competition.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked the Academy judges for their assistance in preparing the gymnasts for the competition

<blockquote>"Congratulations to our juniors on their respectable performance at the Russian Junior Championship. For many of them, this competition marked an important milestone and an opportunity to prove themselves at a high level.&nbsp;These 14 medals are the result of a great team effort. I thank coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, Alina and Irina Gusarova, and Elizaveta Chernova, Elizaveta Zorkina, Alina Protasova for their attentive and consistent preparation of the athletes, as well as Elena Egorova and Ekaterina Belova for strengthening the gymnasts' choreographic foundation. Special thanks to Russian National team Head coach Tatiana Sergaeva and National team Senior coach Marina Govorova! I would also like to acknowledge the contribution of choreographers Ekaterina Sergeeva and Kirill Barkan, who visited the Academy and helped with preparations, as well as Nisa Chusovitina, a teacher and choreographer at Alla Dukhova’s TODES dance studio. Many thanks to directors Irina Zenovka, Evgeniya Kanaeva, and Natalia Belugina. It was your work that helped bring out the gymnasts’ individuality. &nbsp;I also appreciate the work of Academy Director Ekaterina Dyukova, psychologist Irina Kozyr, the chefs, the doctors, and the entire staff for everything you’ve done to achieve this result. Grateful to the fans for the support! Your incredible emotions push the gymnasts towards victory. We will continue to move forward and work on new challenges. I'm sure our athletes have many more successful competitions ahead of them!"</blockquote>

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Olympic champion and Sky Grace International Association President Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Academy team on the successful performance of junior individual gymnasts at the Russian Junior Championship.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Academy team on the successful performance of junior individual gymnasts at the Russian Junior Championship

Mariia Borisova will take part in the Grand Prix stage in Thiais.The competition in France will be held on April 4 and 5.Our athletes compete under the neutral flag at tournaments under auspices of World Gymnastics.

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The competition in France will be held on April 4 and 5.

Mariia Borisova will take part in the Grand Prix stage in Thiais

Alyona Seliverstova from the Moscow Region, a senior group exercise gymnast, is in the Academy at a review together with Daria Melnik from Ryazan and Arina Lysenko from Krasnodar.She also performed in the Russian junior national team earlier.

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Academy Life

The gymnast is being selected for the senior tag team.

Alyona Seliverstova came to the Academy for a tryout

Eva Chevtaeva won bronze in the all-around at the Russian Jinior Championships. Oksana Skaldina's student shared her impressions of the tournament and revealed the images in her programs.<blockquote>"This isn't my first time in Kazan. I feel comfortable. There were a lot of girls and people here today. It's really nice that they supported me. I have to be all cosmic in the hoop. An alien, daring. With the ball, I have fast music, and classical, slow music. With the clubs, as my coach says, I have to be a thug, daring, fast. For the ribbon, I have the Rhapsody in Blue."</blockquote>Eva also told how the preparations for the tournament were going:<blockquote>"We had training sessions, two a day. Control training sessions with the judges. They gave us feedback, and we worked on it."</blockquote>And she thanked everyone who helped her with the preparation:<blockquote>"I want to thank my coach, Oksana Valentinovna. I'm so grateful to her for her support and for putting up with me sometimes. I want to thank my school, Krylia Sovetov, for their support and for believing in me. I love them very much."</blockquote>

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Oksana Skaldina's student became the bronze medalist of the all-around.

Eva Chevtaeva sums up the results of the Russian Junior Championship

On March 27, the winners of the individual event finals were determined at the Russian Junior Championships in Kazan.<h1>Results</h1><h4>Hoop.</h4><ol><li>Ksenia Savinova — 28.900</li><li>Yana Zaikina — 28.500</li><li>Alesya Naifonova — 26.700</li><li>Elizaveta Geraskina — 26.350</li><li>Kira Yablochnikova — 26.000</li><li>Kristina Dyupina — 25.300</li><li>Eva Chevtaeva — 24.100</li><li>Elizaveta Grechishnikova — 23.150</li></ol><h4>Ball.</h4><ol><li>Ksenia Savinova — 27.700</li><li>Kira Yablochnikova — 26.800</li><li>Alesya Naifonova — 26.500</li><li>Sofia Dubrovina — 25.200</li><li>Taisiya Serdyukova — 25.000</li><li>Eva Chevtaeva — 24.400</li><li>Yana Zaikina — 23.650</li><li>Arina Paimetova — 23.450</li></ol><h4>Clubs.</h4><ol><li>Ksenia Savinova — 28.600</li><li>Yana Zaikina — 28.450</li><li>Elizaveta Geraskina — 26.350</li><li>Alesya Naifonova — 25.750</li><li>Karolina Pakhtusova — 25.700</li><li>Sofia Dubrovina — 23.700</li><li>Alexandra Kiryushina — 22.400</li><li>Kristina Dyupina — 21.950</li></ol><h4>Ribbon.</h4><ol><li>Ksenia Savinova — 28.250</li><li>Alesya Naifonova — 27.050</li><li>Yana Zaikina — 26.450</li><li>Elizaveta Geraskina — 24.900</li><li>Kira Yablochnikova — 23.900</li><li>Ksenia Salii — 23.800</li><li>Elina Khabirova — 23.600</li><li>Sofia Dubrovina — 22.600</li></ol>

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Ksenia Savinova won the championship in all events.

Russian Junior Championship full results of the individual event finals

Ksenia Savinova became the best in all four finals. Yana Zaikina won silver in hoop and clubs exercises and bronze with ribbon. The gymnasts' coaches are Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina.&nbsp;Alesya Naifonova won a silver medal with a ribbon and a bronze medal with a ball and hoop. Alesya's coaches are Irina and Alina Gusarova.&nbsp;Elizaveta Geraskina became the third in the final with clubs. Lisa's coach is Elizaveta Chernova.

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On the final day of the individual program tournament, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, Alesya Naifonova and Elizaveta Geraskina won awards.

The Academy gymnasts won 11 medals in the individual finals at the Russian Junior Championship

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Yana Zaikina from Volgograd won a silver medal in the all-around at the Russian Junior Championship. Gymnast's coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina.&nbsp;Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina won the championship, while Eva Chevtaeva from Moscow took third place.

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Gymnast's coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina.