Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, a student at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, is preparing a new program with a ribbon for the 20th international tournament for the prizes of Olympic champion Marina Lobach.Coach Elizaveta Chernova share how the gymnast is preparing for the competition.<blockquote>"There are difficulties, but we’ll see. We will work on it. The ribbon is a tricky one. That is why we have to pay attention, so that it doesn’t get tangled. We’re analyzing the swings, the work with the ribbon should be wide,&nbsp; this is the first thing we pay attention to," Elizaveta said.</blockquote>The coach emphasized that, despite the difficulties, Yana’s motivation to perform at the tournament is very high.<blockquote>"The fighting spirit is there. We really wanted to go to this tournament. Thank you for sending us there, and for giving us this opportunity. We will, of course, try not to let you down. That's why we are working," she said.</blockquote>The international tournament will be held in Minsk, October 11-16.

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Academy Life

Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, a student at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, is preparing a new program with a ribbon for the 20th international tournament for the prizes of Olympic champion Marina Lobach.

Academy coach Elizaveta Chernova talks about preparations for the international tournament in Minsk

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva supported the Academy gymnasts during the floor testing at the first stage of the Cup of the Strongest international tournamentShe also met Olympic bronze medalist Lyubov Cherkashina and her daughter Vera on the floor.The tournament is being held in Moscow from May 2 to 4.&nbsp;

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was with the Academy gymnasts during the floor testing ahead of the tournament in Moscow.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva attended the floor testing at the 1st stage of the Cup of the Strongest international tournament

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Due to the emerging cases of mailings sent on behalf of the Alina Kabaeva Charitable Foundation representatives, we’d like to state that the foundation does not send letters and does not practice any fundraising.

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The organizer of the Sky Grace tournament in Beijing Grace Ku was one of the spectators of the Alina-2025 festival, and then went on a tour of the Academy.Grace spoke about working in rhythmic gymnastics.<blockquote>"Actually, I am also a graduate of a choreography school. When I was nine years old, I was enrolled in the Beijing Choreographic School in Dalian, Liaoning Province, and lived there for ten years. We always thought that studying rhythmic gymnastics was an extremely difficult thing, because from a young age you need to train your flexibility and muscle strength. But after this excursion, I suddenly realized that doing rhythmic gymnastics is happiness. The Academy left the impression that doing this sport is a very honorable thing," she said.</blockquote>She also noted the importance of cooperation with Russian colleagues.<blockquote>"I think that Alina Kabaeva puts her whole heart into this. Children can try their best to achieve success in this sport. We really hope for the development of rhythmic gymnastics in Russia, and we also hope that Chinese and Russian rhythmic gymnastics will exchange experiences, work together and develop," Grace said.</blockquote>

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Opinion

Grace Ku came to Sirius for the Alina-2025 festival.

Organizer of the Sky Grace tournament in Beijing Grace Ku notes the importance of cooperation with Russian colleagues

Viktoria Bespalova is a silver medalist of the BRICS Games in the team event, champion of the international tournament Golden Autumn Cup, bronze medalist of the international Sky Grace Grand Prix tournament, silver medalist of the All-Russian Sky Grace Cup competition, participant of the international&nbsp; Sky Grace Cup tournament in 2023 and 2024.How does she manage to maintain concentration? What does she like to do outside of sports? And what is her favorite healthy meal?The athlete talked about this in the new cards:<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/70b/24a/70b24a1b5fe2aaddf358c8f0c3c17d20.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/e39/7be/e397bed4a00da1b975129b728b405f0b.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/14e/931/14e931145a766f97501ea7440f84ba73.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/e18/dec/e18dec3fb634743652fed358e1420e94.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/95e/d92/95ed927b9265ce828a10f7c8078557f6.jpg"></figure> &nbsp;

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Small steps to big victories

In the new cards, Victoria Bespalova, BRICS Games silver medalist in the team event, shared her concentration secrets and favorite healthy meals.

Small steps to big victories. Viktoria Bespalova

The Russian judo team took first place in the medal count at the European Championships in Montenegro.The athletes won seven medals (three gold, three silver, one bronze) and also came in third in the team competition on the final day of the tournament.Inal Tasoev became the champion among men in the over 100 kg category, and Valery Endovitsky won the silver medal.Ayub Bliev came in second in the up to 60 kg category, Murad Chopanov won silver among men in the up to 66 kg category, Daniil Lavrentyev won the gold medal in the up to 73 kg category, and Timur Arbuzov became the champion among athletes in the up to 81 kg category.Among women in the over 78 kg category, the bronze medal was won by Elis Startseva.&nbsp;The athletes prepared for the European Championship at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius.

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The athletes won seven medals and also came in third in the team competition on the final day of the tournament.

Russian national team took first place in the medal count at the European Judo Championships in Montenegro

Gymnast Emilia Pischulina assessed the programs for the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy athletes at the international Golden Cup competition in Slovakia.<blockquote>"I love this tournament so much and I love that Sky Grace came here and I became friends with them. They do good elements. Their difficulty is unbelievable and they're so flexible. They probably train so much.The elements are the most difficult part. Their turns, the turns like so much," Emilia said.</blockquote>The gymnast also told who she has already made friends with at the competition.<blockquote>"I know Karolina Tarasova. I was with her on a competition in Hungary and then in Qatar on Sky Grace and today we became friends with her," she said.</blockquote>Emilia Pischulina is a participant at the international Sky Grace-2024 tournament in Qatar.

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The athlete was a participant at the international Sky Grace-2024 tournament in Qatar.

Emilia Pischulina accesses the programs of the Academy gymnasts at the Golden Cup in Slovakia

Based on the results of the Golden Cup in Slovakia, our gymnasts won six gold, eight silver and four bronze medals.In the junior program, Yana Zaikina won four gold medals - in the all-around and in the exercises with a hoop, ball and ribbon. Ksenia Savinova won four silver medals - in the all-around, in the exercise with a hoop, clubs and ribbon. Karolina Tarasova became the champion in the exercise with clubs and the bronze medalist in the all-around and in the exercise with a hoop.In the seniors' program, Alexandra Borisova took second place in the all-around, and also won silver medals in the clubs and ribbon exercises. Anna Vakulenko became the winner of the tournament in the ribbon exercise, second with the ball and third in the all-around and with the hoop. Their coaches are Elizaveta Chernova, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Irina and Alina Gusarova.Our gymnasts do not need a neutral status for participation because this is a club tournament and the girls were invited to perform as athletes of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association.

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Based on the results of the Golden Cup, our gymnasts won six gold, eight silver and four bronze medals.

Results of the Academy gymnasts' performance at the international Golden Cup tournament in Slovakia

Academy gymnasts will take part in the GOLDEN CUP tournament in Slovakia.The competition will be held in Samorin on April 26 and 27.The International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association will be represented by Karolina Tarasova, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, Anna Vakulenko and Alexandra Borisova.&nbsp;Our gymnasts do not need a neutral status for participation because this is a club tournament and the girls were invited to perform as athletes of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association.

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Our gymnasts do not need a neutral status for participation because this is a club tournament and the girls were invited to perform as athletes of the Sky Grace International Clubs Association.

Academy gymnasts will perform at the GOLDEN CUP tournament in Slovakia

Academy students Karolina Tarasova and Anna Vakulenko came to the training camp in Novogorsk.After one of the training sessions, Anna Vakulenko shared her emotions about the training at the national team's base.&nbsp;<blockquote>"I really wanted to come back here, I really liked training here. And Alina Kabaeva came to us, she also created such a warm atmosphere. The girls here are so experienced, especially in the masters. The girls here are the number ones in the Russian team, I looked at them and I always wanted to copy them and do better.For me, an example and an idol is always Alina Kabaeva because she trained in this same gym. And when we met her, she told us about her training, how it went, and this motivates me to train here more," Anna said.</blockquote>And Karolina Tarasova told who is an example to her.<blockquote>"There are girls I follow as an example, I really like them. Ulyana Janus, Masha Borisova used to train here, I also followed her, I wanted to try training here too. Alina Maratovna used to train here, she told us a lot of stories," Karolina said.</blockquote>

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In Novogorsk, the Academy students worked on the purity of their programs.

"I liked it a lot!" Karolina Tarasova and Anna Vakulenko talk about the training camp in Novogorsk

Athletes of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy will take part in the Cup of the Strongest international tournament from May 2 to 4.Anna Vakulenko, Mariia Borisova, Alexandra Borisova, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, Karolina Tarasova, Elena Styushina, Elina Khabirova, Karolina Pakhtusova and group exercise gymnasts Polina Zakharova, Alina Proschalykina, Nicole Andronchik, Nelli Reutskaya, Anna Gryaznova and Maria Romanova will perform at the competition in Moscow.

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The competition in Moscow will be held from May 2 to 4.