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Academy Life

This year, Yana will be competing in the Crystal Rose for the first time as the European Junior Champion. 

Yana Zaikina will take part in the Crystal Rose. This was her first competition after being selected for the Academy in 2023

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Just three years ago, Ksenia made her international debut in Minsk as part of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy team. Now she's heading there as a silver medalist at the European Junior Championships.



Ksenia Savinova will perform at the Crystal Rose. She made her debut for the Academy there three years ago

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MA Academy

Two-time world champion and European champion Sofia Istomina, alongside world champion and Honored Master of Sports Anzhela Gasparyan, shared insights into their training process and daily routine.


Sofia Istomina and Anzhela Gasparyan speak about the training camps of the Russian women's national combat sambo team at the Martial Arts Academy

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Juniors coach Alexander Abramov spoke about impressions of the athletes from the workouts in Sirius and the training plan for the world junior championship.



Alexander Abramov, coach of the Russian national combat sambo team, speaks about the athletes' impressions of the training camp at the Martial Arts Academy

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Opinion

Preschoolers at the Academy are enrolled in a unique educational program with elements of rhythmic gymnastics. It was developed based on the PhD dissertation of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.


"There is no similar experience either in Russia or anywhere else in the world." Tatyana Ryupina talks about the results of the third year of the early development program for preschoolers

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At the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 in China, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva invited Jojo to the training camp.

Jojo Tawinun from Thailand has arrived at the Academy for a training camp, accompanied by her coach

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Demid Volkov is the current Russian champion, and Artyom Markov is the European Championship winner.

Demid Volkov and Artyom Markov talked about sambo wrestlers' training camps at the Martial Arts Academy

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The athletes are trained under the guidance of coach Elizaveta Zorkina.

Preschoolers born in 2021 are back to trainings at the Academy after the holidays

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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.

Important information!

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At the tournament, the gymnast won gold in the hoop exercise and silver in the all-around.

Italian gymnast Sofia Raffaeli assessed her performance at the World Cup in her native country

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The gymnasts shared their first impressions and the goals they set for themselves.

Taisiya Revkovskaya and Taisiya Nazarenko talked about try-out for a junior group team exercise at the Academy

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The gymnast became the silver medalist of the tournament in the ribbon final.

Arina Kovshova and her coach Elizaveta Chernova summed up the results of the World Cup in Milan

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Competitions

The cup was presented to the Russian delegation in Milan.

The Russian team won the 2026 World Cup group events in the hoops and clubs event

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Natalia Permyakova and Sergey Orekhov worked with gymnasts from Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy at training camps in Kislovodsk and Novogorsk.

Gratitude to the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet teachers

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Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy gymnasts' choreography lessons were taught by Natalia Permyakova and Sergey Orekhov.

Gratitude to Nikolay Tsiskaridze, People's Artist of Russia and Vaganova Academy Dean

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The gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region took second in the ribbon routine.

Arina Kovshova won the silver medal at the World Cup in Milan

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Mariia will perform with a ball and a ribbon, Arina with clubs and a ribbon.

Mariia Borisova and Arina Kovshova reached the event finals at the World Cup in Milan

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Valeria Zhivova and her daughter came from St. Petersburg and young fan Anastasia came from Bulgaria with her father Stoyan.

Fans shared their emotions from the World Cup stage in Milan

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Alina Kabaeva

Olympic champion and President of the Sky Grace International Association Alina Kabaeva extends warm wishes you on Family, Love, and Loyalty Day.

Good wishes on the Day of Family, Love and Loyalty from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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The specialist shared what gymnasts from the free early development groups at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy learned over the past academic year.


"I really love working with little children, they're my favorite!" Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina talks about the results of the school year for preschoolers

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The gymnast won the Tbilisi Cup all-around, as well as the hoop and ball exercises.

"Judges from different countries come up to me and say that I stand out because of my energy". Milena Schenyatskaya talks about the tournament in Georgia

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At the tournament, the gymnast became the champion in the all-around and ball exercises.

Alesya Naifonova shared her impressions of the Tbilisi Cup

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Milena Schenyatskaya, Anastasia Vlasenko and Vladislava Sharonova became the best at the tournament in Georgia.

Russian seniors took the entire podium in the all-around at the Tbilisi Cup

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Tbilisi Cup judge Olesya Kovaleva shared her impressions of the competition at the Georgian capital and highlighted the gymnasts' routines that stood out the most to her. 


"The tournament in Tbilisi gives the girls invaluable experience!" Olesya Kovaleva talks about the Tbilisi Cup

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In the individual event finals at the Tbilisi Cup, our juniors won six medals

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Mohini Yoshioka from France took second place, and Cassidy Tan Jia Xin from Malaysia took third.


Alesya Naifonova became the champion in the exercise with the ball at the Tbilisi Cup

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Diana Kotlovskaya, another Academy gymnast from St. Petersburg, won the silver medal. Georgia's Natalia Khvistani took third place.

Veronika Malinina became the champion in the all-around at the Tbilisi Cup

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Mohini Esioka from France took second place, while Russian gymnast Alexandra Kiryushina finished third. 


Alesya Naifonova won the gold medal in the junior all-around competition at the Tbilisi Cup

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According to the tournament rules, one gymnast from each country qualified for the finals of each event.


Alesya Naifonova will compete for medals in the finals with hoop and ball in the junior program at the Tbilisi Cup

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The Tbilisi Cup has kicked off in Georgia for our gymnasts

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The decision comes as a result of a gross violation of competition regulations by the organizers.

The Russian National team has declined to participate in the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup

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Agata Barekzai, Alisa Eremeeva, Arina Lavrenova, Anna Nikolaeva and Sofia Solonskaya took second place in the all-around and in the finals with five balls, as well as third place in the finals with three hoops and two pairs of clubs.

Group exercise gymnasts of the Russian national team from St. Petersburg spoke about their debut performance at the international arena in Beijing

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Ekaterina Lots worked as a judge at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing.

"The whole hall applauded her!" Judge Ekaterina Lots speaks about Arina Kovshova's performance at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup

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At the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup, the gymnast won a gold medal in the hoop finals and a bronze medal in the ball finals.

Arina Kovshova and her coach Elizaveta Chernova shared their emotions after performing at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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The gold medal was won by gymnasts from China, and the group exercise gymnasts from Belarus took silver.

Group exercise gymnasts of the Russian national team from the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics won bronze in the exercise with three hoops and two pairs of clubs at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup.

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In the clubs event, second place was taken by Wang Qi from China, and third place was won by Liliana Lewinska from Poland. Wang Qi and Natalia Usova from Uzbekistan won medals in the ribbon. 

Sofia Ilteryakova won gold medals in the clubs and ribbon routines at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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A gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region won gold in the hoop exercise and bronze in the ball exercise.

Arina Kovshova won gold and bronze medals at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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The gymnasts from China won the championship, while the team from Uzbekistan took bronze.


The Russian team from the Zhemchuzhina Gymnastics Center won silver in the five-ball event at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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Second place went to Chinese athlete Wang Qi, and third place went to Sofia Ilteriakova from Moscow.


Arina Kovshova won gold in the hoop final at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Sky Grace International Association congratulate their medical workers on their professional holiday.

Congratulations on the Day of the medical worker!

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She shared why she supports Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region.

Chinese fan Yu Junting spoke about her support for Russian gymnasts at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup.

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Group exercise gymnasts of the Russian national team from St. Petersburg won the silver medal in the all-around and advanced to both finals at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing. 

Group exercise gymnasts of the Russian national team from St. Petersburg won the silver medal in the all-around at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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They talked about cheering for Sofia Ilteriakova from Moscow and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region, and also shared their emotions about the return of Russian gymnasts to international competitions under the national flag and anthem.


Khabarovsk fans shared their impressions of the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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The gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region qualified for the hoop and ball finals.

Arina Kovshova took sixth place in the all-around at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region shared her experience at the training camp in Kislovodsk. 

"We went through a lot of parts, working on every step, every element." Eva Kononova talks about training camps in Kislovodsk

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The competition runs from June 19th to 21st.

The first day of the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup has kicked off in Beijing

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A vibrant celebration, a sea of ​​smiles, and a great atmosphere, all of which will be something the girls will remember for a long time. 


The Academy celebrated the graduation of our preschoolers from the free early development groups

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The children learned about the history of our sport, its development, and its outstanding athletes.


Children from Kazan visited the Academy Museum

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Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region, Sofia Ilteriakova from Moscow, and the group gymnasts from St. Petersburg, who train at the Zhemchuzhina Gymnastics Center, will compete in China.


Russian gymnasts will take part in the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing

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The specialist shared her impressions of the master class with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, and thanked the Academy and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for the opportunity to train at Sirius. 


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