Russian gymnasts successfully performed at the international Wings Cup tournament in Dubai.Among athletes born in 2013, Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg won gold medals in the all-around, hoop and ball, and also became second in the clubs exercise. Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region won a gold medal in the clubs exercise and became second in the all-around, hoop and ball. Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg won gold in the ribbon and finished third in the all-around and clubs exercise.Karina Bogdanova from the Saratov region became the best in all-around and in exercises with hoop, ball and clubs among gymnasts born in 2014. And Alisa Shunina from Volgograd won gold medals in the all-around and exercises with hoop and clubs among athletes born in 2015.Veronika’s coaches are Alina and Irina Gusarova, choreographer is Ekaterina Belova. Evelina and Diana are trained under the guidance of Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, the choreography was done by Elena Egorova. Alisa’s coaches are Elizaveta Chernova and Elizaveta Zorkina, and her choreographer is Elena Egorova.Evelina competes as part of the Sirius Federal territory. She, Veronika, Diana and Alisa live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

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Competitions

Veronika Malinina, Evelina Tandalova, Diana Kotlovskaya, Karina Bogdanova, and Alisa Shunina took part in the competition.

Russian gymnasts successfully performed at the international Wings Cup tournament in Dubai

Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg became the all-around champion in the Cup of the Strongest final.The gymnast prepared for the start under the guidance of coach Irina Gusarova and choreographer Ekaterina Belova.&nbsp;The second place was taken by an athlete from Moscow, Sofia Ilteryakova. The third result was shown by Anastasia Vlasenko, but according to the tournament rules there can be no more than two gymnasts from a country on the podium, so Anna Kamenshchikova from Belarus won the bronze medal.Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg is a World champion in team all-around, as well as a medalist at the World and European Championships. The gymnast is a member of the Russian National team’s main roster and the Sirius Federal territory team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

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The second place was taken by Sofia Ilteryakova. The third result was shown by Anastasia Vlasenko, but according to the tournament rules there can be no more than two gymnasts from a country on the podium, so Anna Kamenshchikova from Belarus won the bronze medal.

Mariia Borisova became the all-around champion in the Cup of the Strongest final

Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz - with gold, silver and bronze medals in the all-around final of the Cup of the Strongest.Ksyusha and Yana were prepared for the competition by coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina and choreographer Elena Egorova. Alesya by Alina and Irina Gusarova, and choreographer Ekaterina Belova.&nbsp;Ksyusha is a champion of the Russian Championship and a silver medalist of the European Championship. Yana is a European champion and silver medalist of the Russian championship. All of the gymnasts are members of the Russian National team’s main roster and live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

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Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz — with gold, silver and bronze medals.

The Academy junior gymnasts won medals in the all‑around competition at the Cup of the Strongest final

The junior group rhythmic gymnastics team from Russia, representing the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, has won the gold medal in the all-around event at the Cup of the Strongest finals.The team consists of Alexandra Ponomareva, Alisa Kirpicheva, Elvira Belyaeva, Alina Chistyakova, and Darya Khoroshilova. Their coach is Darya Pirogova, and the choreographer is Veronika Shatkova. Viktoria Borodina is their program choreographer.Second place went to a team from the Omsk Region, also part of the Russian National team, while the Belarus team won bronze.&nbsp;The Academy’s group gymnasts are the active champions of the Russian Junior Championships. They represent the Sirius Federal Territory and both live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Their coach is Darya Pirogova, and their choreographer is Veronika Shatkova.

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Second place went to a team from the Omsk Region, also part of the Russian National team, while the Belarus team won bronze.

The junior group team from Russia, representing the Academy, has won the gold medal in the all-around event at the Cup of the Strongest finals

According to the results of the first day, the team from Nizhny Novgorod (Avangard) became the leaders in the all-around among the senior group exercise gymnasts, scoring 25.100 points. Second place went to the Moscow team (25.100), and the Krasnodar Territory is third (24.500).The gymnasts from the Volgograd Region, who competed in the stages under the Association's quota, are currently in fifth place, trailing the leader by 1.100 points.

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The team from Nizhny Novgorod (Avangard) became the leaders. Second place went to the Moscow team, and the Krasnodar Territory is third.

The results of the first day in the all-around among the senior group exercise teams at the Cup of the Strongest final

Following the first day of the Cup of the Strongest finals, the Russian national junior main team and the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy currently hold second place in the junior all-around competition.The team from the Omsk Region, which is also part of the national team’s main squad, is in the lead, while gymnasts from the Labor Reserves sports society in Moscow are in third place.The battle for medals will continue on November 7.The Academy’s group gymnasts are the reigning Russian junior champions. Representing the Sirius Federal Territory, they live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Their coach is Darya Pirogova, and their choreographer is Veronika Shatkova. The routine was staged by Viktoria Borodina.

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The team from the Omsk Region, which is also part of the national team’s main squad, is in the lead, while gymnasts from the Labor Reserves sports society in Moscow are in third place.

The Academy group team currently holds second place in the junior all-around competition following the first day of the Cup of the Strongest finals

After two apparatus routines in the junior all-around competition at the Cup of the Strongest final, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina is in the lead with 55.450 points.&nbsp;Second and third places are also held by our gymnasts: Yana Zaikina from Volgograd with 54.950 and Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz with 51.000.&nbsp;The all-around medalists will be determined on November 7.Ksenia is a Russian junior champion and a European Championship silver medalist. Yana is a European champion and a Russian junior championship silver medalist. All of the gymnasts are members of the National team and they live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

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Second and third places are also held by Academy gymnasts: Yana Zaikina and Alesya Naifonova.

Ksenia Savinova is in the lead after two apparatus routines in the junior all-around competition at the Cup of the Strongest final

October brought new victories and exciting events for our gymnasts — both in Russia and abroad.<ul><li>Alesya Nayfonova from Vladikavkaz won gold in the all-around at the international Aura Cup, while Yana Zaikina from Volgograd took silver.</li><li>Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region placed first in the pre-junior category at the 22nd International Tournament for the Prizes of Olympic Champion Marina Lobach, with Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg taking second place.</li><li>Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina became the all-around champion at the Hopes of Russia national competition, and Alesya Nayfonova from Vladikavkaz earned the silver.</li><li>Mariia Borisova from St.Petersburg, Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow, and Yana Zaikina won four medals at the AEON Cup, a world club championship. They competed as partners representing the Sky Grace International Association.</li><li>The Alina festival took place in Mumbai.</li></ul>Let’s look back at October’s highlights and relive these moments in this video:<div data-component="video" data-props="{&quot;materialId&quot;:10454,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;October 2026&quot;,&quot;externalCdnLink&quot;:null,&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;subDir&quot;:&quot;18c/0e7&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;18c0e73782c74ac880c9fd.mp4&quot;}}"></div>

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Academy Life

October brought new victories and exciting events for our gymnasts - both in Russia and abroad.

Results of the month: October 2026

At the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was wished well on Coaches’ Day and thanked for her contributions to every gymnast and for her valuable advice.

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At the Academy, the Olympic champion was thanked for her contributions to every gymnast and for her valuable advice.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was wished well on Coaches’ Day

Before the 2026 Alina festival, George Panait, Technical Director of The Grand Theatre, explained the uniqueness of the show on the stage of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center:<blockquote>"The most amazing part of our concert hall is our chandelier. It contains 8400 Swarovski crystals, the size of an egg. Behind each crystal, there is a lighting feature, so that we can achieve around 1.4 million shades of colors. And then, the chandelier can be mapped. Currently, we mapped the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center logo. But this one has been used for immersive shows, like for 'Life of Pi'. For the first time, we’re going to have on stage — gymnastics, which I think is unique in India, which is great. We have Alina, even nicer. I think this will be the largest elevated screen that we ever had, at the back over there. And we’re going to have, for the second time, a full orchestra in the orchestra pit. That, again, is amazing. We had a full orchestra for the opening, three years ago. So this will be a second time we have a full orchestra playing classical music".&nbsp;</blockquote>He also recalled how Russian figure skaters participated in an ice show at the same venue:<blockquote>"Actually, what is great is that in December we had, we did Nutcracker on ice. All the skaters from Russia, all European champions, Olympic champions, World Champions. So on stage, we built a big ice rink. Now, the same size, we’re going to build a gymnastics rink. So, it’s nice going from a Russian theme, presenting first time skating on ice, and now again, we’re going to have a unique Russian theme presenting gymnastics at NMACC".</blockquote>

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The Alina Festival

George Panait explained the uniqueness of the show on the stage of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center.

"This is a unique phenomenon for India!" Technical Director of The Grand Theatre talks about the Alina festival in Mumbai

Gymnasts who were only able to compete in the qualifying stages thanks to a quota provided by the Sky Grace International Association have made it to the final of the Cup of the Strongest.Although they did not qualify for the event based on the results of the Russian Championships, the Association granted them this opportunity. Through their hard work and performance, they managed to outperform some of their rivals and secure a spot in the final stage.Angelina Ipatova, Kira Arefyeva, and Sofia Nikolskaya, along with the group teams from the Republic of Karelia, St.Petersburg (Lesgaft Sport), and the Tula and Volgograd regions will perform in the final.

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Аssociation

Although they did not qualify for the event based on the results of the Russian Championships, the Association granted them this opportunity. Through their hard work and performance, they managed to outperform some of their rivals and secure a spot in the final stage.

Gymnasts who were able to compete in the qualifying stages thanks to the Sky Grace International Association quota have made it to the final of the Cup of the Strongest