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Setting An Example

Our Academy students always have a busy competition schedule, but even with such a busy schedule, the athletes find time for hobbies. This video is about the hobby of Alisa Kirpicheva, a junior Russian National team member from St. Petersburg.

Academy students set an example. Alisa Kirpicheva speaks about drawing

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Workouts

During the choreography class, Honored Coach of Russia Veronika Shatkova monitors every element, helping maintain proper lines, control the body, and move cleaner and with greater fluidity.


Summer training sessions of junior group exercise gymnasts offer a great opportunity to focus on technique

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The Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 participant and the 2025 Thai Youth Championships medalist, perfected her hoop routine and worked on individual elements with coach Zhou Tianke and our specialist Zlata Tulubaeva.



Jojo Tawinun from Thailand has begun training at the Academy!

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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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Gymnastics for the Little Ones

Good coordination is the foundation for performing complicated gymnastics elements. Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina and preschooler Alina Chipizubova, a free early development group member, demonstrate a routine for coordination development in the new episode of the Gymnastics for the Littlest Ones series.

Gymnastics for the little ones. Routine for coordination development

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We're sharing excerpts from a training session for the Russian National team gymnasts at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy!

How are junior group gymnasts training under the guidance of Russia’s Honored Coach Veronika Shatkova?

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In Novogorsk, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, along with coach Irina Gusarova and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, worked on risks involving transitions to jeté en tournant and helicopter.

Mariia Borisova works on risks involving transitions to jeté en tournant and helicopter during training session in Novogorsk

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Veronika Borisovna focuses not only on practice but also on theory. Watch our athletes train!

Russia’s Honored coach Veronika Shatkova finetunes every detail with gymnasts during classes at the Academy

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Following the return to the Academy, junior group exercise gymnasts Elizaveta Malashenko, Anna Gryaznova, Anna Storozhenko and Kira Pryn shared how they spent time during holidays and what helped them to regain strength.

The break is over — a new stage of training lies ahead!

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested changing the order of elements in Arina Kovshova's ribbon routine, and coaches Olga Minigalina and Elizaveta Chernova helped the gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region find the most convenient option!

Why is the order of elements important in a program?

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The gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region also received help from her coach, Elizaveta Chernova, in working on this part of her routine.

During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested to Arina Kovshova which musical accents can be emphasized with body movements

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What kind of mood did they return to the Academy in, and what homework did they complete? Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva gave had given them things to do. In this interview, we share the thoughts of Alexandra Ponomareva, Alisa Kirpicheva, Alina Chistyakova, Elvira Belyaeva, Vladislava Gaivoronskaya, and Daria Khoroshilova.

How did our junior group gymnasts spend their vacation?

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Competitions

Why did the girls support the Russian athletes? And what are our gymnasts’ strengths? The answers are in this video!


An interview with fans from Bergamo!

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The gymnasts congratulated the Academy specialist.

We're showing how the Academy celebrated choreographer Elena Egorova's belated birthday!

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Hugs between Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region and her coach Elizaveta Chernova, along with smiles and support from the spectators in the kiss-and-cry zone after her silver medal performance at the World Cup in Milan!

When the performance is over, it's time for the warmest of the emotions

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Arina is a Russian champion. She is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Highlights from Novosibirsk Region’s Arina Kovshova in the clubs and ribbon finals at the Milan World Cup, to the thunderous applause of the audience

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Masha is a European Championship medalist. She is a member of the Russian National team’s main roster and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

In front of such a resounding crowd, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg competed in the ball and ribbon finals at the World Cup in Milan

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Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region is a Russian champion. She is a member of the Russian National team’s main roster and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Arisha and the support of the stands!

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Mariia is a European Championship medalist. The gymnast is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Once again, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg was receiving incredible support and gifts after her performances!

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Thank you for your support! It's truly appreciated!

Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region with fans after the World Cup stage in Milan!

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Masha is a European Championship medalist. She is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.


A positive boost from St.Petersburg’s Masha Borisova and the World Cup stage mascot in Milan!

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This was the loud cheer from the fans during Mariia Borisova of St. Petersburg's hoop and ball competition at the World Cup in Italy.

Applause for Masha!

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Fans gave a stuffed animal to Masha Borisova from St. Petersburg.

Even more moments from the kiss-and-cry zone!

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Thank you to everyone who supported the gymnasts in the stands, both for the warm applause and the toys!

Sweet moments with Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region and Elizaveta Chernova in the kiss-and-cry zone!

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The gymnast is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Take a look at how Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region was supported on the final day of the all-around competition at the World Cup in Milan

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Mariia is a European Championship medalist, and Arina is a Russian champion. The gymnasts are members of the Russian National team and live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

At the World Cup floor testing in Milan, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was in touch and offered support to Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region

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Arina and Masha are members of the Russian National team main roster. They live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

The performances by Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region and European Championship medalist Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg were followed both at the Academy and in Novogorsk

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Showing how European Championships prizewinner Mariia Borisova of St. Petersburg was supported during her clubs and ribbon performances at the World Cup stage in Milan! 

Masha, well done!

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The gymnast is the national team roster, lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. 

That is how Russian champion Arina Kovshova was supported during her hoop and ball performances at the World Cup stage in Milan

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Russian flags in the stands in Milan!

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Take a look at the atmosphere and get ready to root for Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region.

Floor testing took place in Milan ahead of the World Cup stage!

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Take a look at how Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg was supported in Novogorsk and how she completed the final details with coaches Olga Minigalina and Irina Gusarova, as well as choreographer Ekaterina Belova.

Final run through and final comments before leaving for the World Cup stage in Milan

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Yana and Ksyusha are members of the Russian National team and live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

This is how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva greeted Yana Zaikina and Ksenia Savinova after their vacation

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The gymnast won two gold medals at the Tbilisi Cup.

The awards ceremony for the all-around and the ball final featuring Alesya Naifonova

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Take a look at how the spectators cheered for Veronika Malinina and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region.

This is how the final day of the competition in Georgia went for our pre-junior gymnasts!

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On the final day of the tournament, the gymnast won the gold medal in the ball event.

Spectators at the Tbilisi Cup gave Alesya Naifonova enthusiastic support during the apparatus finals as well

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We're also sharing excerpts from the performances by Veronika Malinina and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region.

Take a look at how the spectators cheered for our gymnasts in Georgia

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Watch Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow perform on the first day of the all-around competition at the Tbilisi Cup.

Wherever our gymnasts go, they are greeted by their fans’ support!

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Alesya is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Champion Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz perform on the final day of the all-around competition

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Take a look at Veronika Malinina and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg, and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region cheering on Sasha Borisova from Moscow on the all-around final day at the Tbilisi Cup.

Video

Academy students set an example. Alisa Kirpicheva speaks about drawing

Summer training sessions of junior group exercise gymnasts offer a great opportunity to focus on technique

Jojo Tawinun from Thailand has begun training at the Academy!