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Competitions

Voting for your favorite individual gymnast will be open from 10:00 am on August 12 to 21:40 on August 14. Voting for your favorite group exercise team will run from noon to 18:45 on August 15 (Moscow Time, GMT +3 hours).

The World Championship organizers are launching a fan vote to choose the best individual gymnast and the best group exercise team

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Mariia Borisova and Arina Kovshova departured to Frankfurt for the 2026 World Championships

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Qualifications for the individual all-around final and event finals will take place on August 12 and 13. The individual all-around final will be held on August 14. The group all-around competition will be held on August 15, where the team winner will be determined. The event finals will be held on August 16.


The detailed schedule for the 2026 World Championships

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Mariia Borisova, Sofia Ilteriakova, Arina Kovshova, and the Russian National team (Arina Lavrenova, Alisa Eremeeva, Anna Nikolaeva, Sofia Solonskaya, Agata Barekzai, and Daria Melnik) will compete in group exercises at the main start of the season. 

Russian gymnasts will take part in the 2026 World Championships in Frankfurt

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For health reasons, Arina will compete in one event in the qualification round instead of the planned three.

Arina Kovshova addressed the fans regarding the changes made to the 2026 World Championships roster

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Training

Afterward, a pleasant surprise awaited the athlete—a mug, a baseball hat, and a pillow with the Academy's logo.

Thailand's Jojo Tawinun performed in front of the judges and spectators during a control training session at the Academy

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MA Academy

Young participants tried their hand at various exercises under the guidance of coach Evgeny Ivanov, demonstrating just how active, agile, and ready they are for new athletic discoveries.

Another try-out session for the early preschool education Academy classes has taken place at the Martial Arts Academy

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The judges evaluated the performances in a competitive mode, while the fans supported the athletes and created the atmosphere of a real tournament.


A control training session was held at the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics before departure for the World Championships

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During the training session, they focused on the artistic accents of the five-ball routine. Irina Zenovka, Inna Bystrova, Veronika Shatkova, and Olga Frolova also worked with the team.


Coach and judge Laura Acosta from Mexico is helping the group team from the Russian national team from St. Petersburg prepare for the World Championships

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Academy Life


This evening, the Swan Lake ballet was performed on stage as part of the Grand Summer Music Festival in Sirius.



The Academy gymnasts, coaches, and Jojo Tawinun, a participant in the training camp from Thailand, together with her coach, visited the Sirius Concert Center

Training Camp

Sky Grace

The Alina Festival

Agata Barekzai during training

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Coaches, judges, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva during training

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Mariia Borisova during training

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Judges Olga Frolova and Olga Minigalina during training

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Mariia Borisova during control training

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Coach Irina Gusarova during control training

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Group team during control training

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Marina Malpica during training

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Coaches Laura Acosta and Inna Bystrova during training

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Coach Irina Zenovka during training

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Coach Elena Petunina and Sofia Solonskaya during training

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Group team during training

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Fans during control training

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Judges during control training

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Arina Kovshova during control training

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Natalia Lashchinskaya and Tatyana Kolesnikova during control training

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Marina Malpica during control training

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Marina Malpica and coach Elisa Mesa during control training

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A group photo from training

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Arina Kovshova during training

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Coach Irina Gusarova and Mariia Borisova during training

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Coach Olga Minigalina and Arina Kovshova during training

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Anna Nikolaeva during training

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Coach Elizaveta Chernova and Arina Kovshova

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Judge Ekaterina Lots and coach Elizaveta Chernova

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Coach Irina Gusarova and Mariia Borisova

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Group team before leaving for the World Championships

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In St. Petersburg, gymnasts were preparing for the 2026 World Championships.

Training sessions at the Zhemchuzhina Gymnastics Center

Group exercise gymnasts at a workout in the Academy

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Academy coach Anna Ustsova conducts a training session as part of the second phase of the group exercise gymnasts’ selection

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Participants in the second phase of the group exercise gymnasts’ selection in the Academy

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Participants in the second phase of the group exercise gymnasts’ selection in the choreography hall

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Academy choreographer Ekaterina Belova with participants in the second selection phase

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A training session of participants in the second selection phase in the dance class

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A gymnast practicing choreography

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Gymnasts practicing choreography

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Group exercise gymnasts at a training in the Academy

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A gymnast during the training in the Academy

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Alisa Medvedeva during the training in the Academy

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Gymnasts during the training

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A gymnast during the training

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Group exercise gymnasts during the training session in the Academy

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Gymnasts during the exercise with hoops at the workout in the Academy

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Group exercise gymnasts during the reporting concert after the second phase of the selection in the Academy

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Group exercise gymnasts during the training in the Academy

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Group exercise gymnasts during the workout in the Academy

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Honored Coach of Russia Tatiana Sergaeva with gymnasts during the training session in the Academy

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A gymnast during the exercise with hoops at the workout in the Academy

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Gymnasts at a training in the Academy

After the first stage of the selection, which took place in the format of a video review, 17 gymnasts and their coaches came to us for the second stage.

The second stage of the selection of group exercise gymnasts in the Academy