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Opinion

The gymnast recently visited the Academy with her coach, Natalia Belugina. 

Asel Arapova from Kyrgyzstan talks about the results of 2025

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Academy Life

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The gymnast spoke about the results of the Russian Cup in Kazan, the competition, and her plans for the future.

Sports news web site Championat released an interview with Masha Borisova from St. Petersburg

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MA Academy

The judokas from the Shchyolkovo team won the super final. 

The Battle of the Cities tournament has wrapped up at the Martial Arts Academy

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The athletes will return to workouts in January.

Academy gymnasts went on New Year holidays

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The preschoolers performed creative routines together with the older gymnasts.

The New Year's Tree was held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Martial Arts Academy

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The Olympic champion took part in the work on new productions with choreographers.

Another training day was held at the Academy with the participation of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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An Olympic champion work with choreographers on new gymnasts' routines.

Alina Kabaeva has joined the creative process at the Academy

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Lyudmila is a ballet teacher at the Professional Arts Academy. 

Lyudmila Duganova is the new choreographer on the Academy team

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Competitions

At the mAlinka tournament, participants received not only medals but also titles.

Results of the mAlinka tournament among the 2020-2022 years of birth

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Tatyana Ryupina, Senior Methodologist at the Talent and Success Educational Foundation, summed up the results of the first half of the school year for preschoolers from early development groups.

Tatyana Ryupina, Senior Methodologist at the Talent and Success Educational Foundation, summed up the results of the year

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Nisa Chusovitina worked with group girls.

A dance master class from choreographer TODES was held at the Academy

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The specialist also shared her plans for the coming year.

Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina summed up the performances of the young athletes after the mAlinka tournament

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The exercise with five ribbons will be possible to see next season.

Irina Zenovka is creating a new program for the junior group gymnasts

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Choreographer Natalia Belugina came to the Academy.

The Academy gymnasts have started working on new programs

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She also highlighted the tournament's most memorable routines.

How has the gymnasts' approach to their routines changed this year? Natalia Lashchinskaya tells about it

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By the way, Tatyana Sergaeva, the head coach of the Russian national team, noted her as the most stable gymnast at these competitions. Ekaterina Sazonova's coaches are Yana Kelperis and Ekaterina Sergeeva.

"My favorite year of my career!" Ekaterina Sazonova talks about the results of the season and her performance at the Russian Cup

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The athletes won two gold medals each among gymnasts born in 2012.

Miroslava Monina and Alesya Naifonova share their impressions of the performance at the tournament in Armenia and the results of the year

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Silva also named the Sky Grace gymnasts that left an impression on her.

"I am incredibly proud to always perform here!" Silva Sargsyan talks about the tournament in Armenia

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The competition was held on December 10 at the Academy.

Results of the mAlinka tournament among 2018-2019 years of birth

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Gymnasts are trying out for the Academy's group play team, born in 2011.

Tryouts for group exercises have started at the Academy

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The specialist also told how the judges' work was structured, and noted the progress of the athletes.

The head judge Olga Frolova told about the most memorable programs at the Russian Cup

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Sofia recently competed at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 in China, and she received the opportunity to participate thanks to the Sky Grace International Association.


Sofia Bodzhgua from Abkhazia speaks about the tournament in Yerevan and her impressions of the trip to Beijing

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Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg appreciated their performances at the tournament in Yerevan, and also noted the progress during the year.

The Academy gymnasts summed up the results of the international Step to the dream tournament and the entire season

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Luiza Sadyan, Head judge of the international tournament in Yerevan, spoke in more detail about the competition and noted the high level of the Sky Grace gymnasts.


Luiza Sadyan, Head judge of the international Step to the dream tournament, speaks about the competition

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At the celebration of Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy’s third anniversary, coach Olesya Kovaleva told about the Academy's main goals and highlights, the changes that have taken place over the years.

"I'd love to see young talents and stars grow up here and conquer the world!" Coach Olesya Kovaleva tells about the three years of the Academy's work

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Professional judokas are competing in the group stage of the international tournament Battle of the Cities in Sirius.

The group stage of the international tournament Battle of the Cities is taking place in Sirius

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The little gymnasts will show what they have learned since October.

On December 10, the Academy will host the traditional mAlinka tournament for the youngest athletes

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Yana became a two-time junior champion in the 2010 competition. She is coached by Irina Gusarova and choreographed by Elena Egorova.

"Thanks to the Academy, my life has changed dramatically." Yana Sakovich talks about the results of the year and the Step to the dream tournament in Armenia

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The athletes also received a special prize from the partners of the tournament.

Academy gymnasts won 14 more medals on the second day of the Step to the dream tournament in Armenia

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Tatyana also shared her plans for the near future and noted the fierce competition among the participants.

"I'd say it was a battle of wills." Tatyana Sergaeva talks about the results of the Russian Cup

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The gymnast won the silver medal in the all-around.

"I wanted to please the audience, myself, Alina Maratovna, and the coaches." Eva Kononova talks about the performance at the Russian Cup

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The gymnast shared first place in the hoop event with Karine Gabrielyan from Russia and also won silver with clubs.

Diana Sobyanina won two medals at the Step to the Dream tournament in Armenia

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At the competition in Kazan, a gymnast from St. Petersburg became the champion in the all-around.

"Thank you so much for always being there and supporting me." Mariia Borisova talks about the victory at the Russian Cup

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An entertainment program was prepared for the little and adult students: interactive activities with hosts, dances, magic tricks, cake and gifts.

A celebration was held at the Academy in honor of the third anniversary of the Sky Grace

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The Academy group gymnasts began to prepare programs with new apparatuses

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Over 400 judokas under 18 from Russia, the USA, France, Greece, Slovenia, Mongolia, South Korea, Brazil, and Cuba are participating in the event.

The international tournament Battle of the Cities has kicked off at the Martial Arts Academy

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Her coach is Irina Gusarova, and her choreographer is Elena Egorova.

Yana Sakovich became a two-time champion of the Step to the Dream international tournament in Armenia

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Nika Reznik from Irkutsk performed at the Russian Cup under the quota of the Sky Grace International Association.

"We are very grateful to the Association." Olga Buyanova talks about the performance of her trainee Nika Reznik at the Cup of Russia

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Аssociation

Maria Dmitrieva, Nika Reznik, Eva Kononova, and Sofia Vorobyova participated in the competition under the Sky Grace quota.

Four athletes have earned the opportunity to compete at the Russian Cup under the International Association quota

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The group exercises from St. Petersburg won. The Nizhny Novgorod Region team took second place, and the Omsk Region team took third.

Russian Cup group exercise results

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Mariia Borisova took first place, Eva Kononova took second, and Ekaterina Sazonova took third.

Russian Cup all-Around results

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The gymnast prepared for the competition at the Academy under the guidance of coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina and choreographer Elena Egorova.

Eva Kononova won the silver medal of the Cup of Russia

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Her coach Irina Gusarova and choreographer is Elena Egorova.

Mariia Borisova became the Russian Cup champion

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Small steps to big victories

We collected tips from the gymnast in the cards.

Small steps to big victories. Milena Shchenyatskaya

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The competition will be held in Yerevan from December 6-8.

Academy gymnasts will take part in the Step to the Dream international tournament in Armenia

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The sisters have continued athletic traditions established in Yekaterinburg by the first USSR’s Honored Coach in rhythmic gymnastics, Elizaveta Oblygina.

Rozaliya Nazmutdinova-Ratmanskaya and Ilmira Nazmutdinova talk about the unique features of modern rhythmic gymnastics

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He outlined sambo’s key features and explained how classes for beginners are structured, from general physical training to mastering initial throws and holds.

How are sambo classes at the Martial Arts Academy? Coach Evgeny Ivanov explains

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Rulebook Excerpts

Let's discuss one of the features of the balance named after Yana Batyrshina, the 1996 Olympic silver medalist.

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