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Academy Life

The competition will take place in Kazan on December 5 and 6.


The sun came out to see our gymnasts off to the Russian Cup!

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Workouts

Why is it important to concentrate on each element during a routine? And what will be the outcome if you don't? Alina Kabaeva discussed this with gymnast and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva.



A continuation of the Olympic champion's conversation with Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd

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What details in performance can enhance the emotion and improve the overall presentation? Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Olga Minigalina worked on this with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd.


"Always communicate with the audience, communicate with the judges"

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Competitions

The team includes: Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region, Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd, and Alexandra Borisova and Sofia Vorobyova from Moscow.

The Academy gymnasts will take part in the Russian Cup in Kazan

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The selected girls at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy will study rhythmic gymnastics and choreography, while the girls and boys at the Martial Arts Academy will study sambo and judo.

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Martial Arts Academy have completed recruitment process for early development groups

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MA Academy

This competition was our team's first in a long time under the national flag.

The Russian national judo team won medals at the Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi

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Russian athletes admitted to European competitions

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The first start in this status will take place from November 28 to 30.

The Russian judo team will compete under the national flag at an international contest for the first time after a long period

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The tournament will be held in Yekaterinburg on November 29 and 30.

Our gymnasts will take part in the Hopes of Russia national competition

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Rhythmic Gymnastics Veterans

Honored Coach of the RSFSR. Founder of the Kazan school of rhythmic gymnastics. Honored figure of physical culture and sports of the Republic of Tatarstan.


"Veterans of Rhythmic Gymnastics:" the founder of the Kazan School, Inga Ryndovskaya

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Anna Vakulenko, Karolina Pakhtusova and Alexandra Borisova competed in the Wild Beauty Cup in Montenegro and the New Look Cup in Georgia.


After successful performances at international tournaments, our gymnasts returned to the Academy

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On the last day of the tournament, the finals of individual events took place.


Karolina Pakhtusova won four medals more at the Montenegro Wild Beauty Cup international tournament

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The tournament took place in Montenegro from November 21 to 23.


Senior gymnasts won six medals in individual events at the Montenegro Wild Beauty Cup

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Sky Grace

Watch and live through these emotions again together with us!


Episodes reminding about the warm atmosphere of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025

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Let's watch together how the gymnast's technique has changed after the Olympic champion's advice.

We continue to show Alina Kabaeva and Olga Minigalina working with Eva Kononova on the clubs routine

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And how can this be controlled throughout the entire program? Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Olga Minigalina explained this in detail to Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region.

Why is it important to perform all elements through long lines?

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We're sharing the continuation of a joint training session with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, and her coach Irina Gusarova.

We're demonstrating how to practice harmonious transitions between the boomerang and the risk

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Take a look how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested to Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg and her coach Irina Gusarova that they complicate the risk entry into the ribbon exercise.

A gymnast's routine should reveal her skill level!

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In our new video, we show how Alina Kabaeva found the right words for Liza Geraskina from Moscow, Elina Khabirova from Kazan, and Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg.

How did the Olympic champion motivate and support the Academy students before their performances at the Hopes of Russia tournament?

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We peeked into a class in anticipation of Mother's Day and filmed the creative process.

And in this video, you will also see the moms' reactions to the surprise!

What gifts did the young gymnasts from the free early development groups prepare for their moms

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Why should a gymnast bring something new even to a well-practiced routine?

This is precisely the question discussed by Olympic champion, gymnast Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg and her coach, Irina Gusarova. Alina Kabaeva advised Masha to rewatch Maya Plisetskaya's performance to Bolero for inspiration.

Masha's ribbon routine is choreographed to music from Bolero.

"You'll always be searching for something, and it'll never run out!"

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Take a look at the sweet musical greeting preschoolers from free early development groups prepared with all their hearts for their mommies!

"My mommy is the best in the world!"

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Irina Zilber is an Olympic champion in the group routine at the Sydney Games and the director of the Center for Rhythmic and Aesthetic Gymnastics in Yekaterinburg, which hosts the All-Russian Hopes of Russia competition.

During the tournament, Irina talked about preparing the gymnastics field for the start. We also asked her to evaluate the progress of the Academy's group routines.

She shared the secret that helps her win!

Interview with Irina Zilber

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva together with coaches Olga Minigaliina and Evgenia Eliseeva worked with Elina Khabirova from Kazan on the exercise with clubs. They prompted the gymnast how to improve the technique of executing a fouetté and what accents could be added.

The result is a more confident and vigorous presentation of the exercise. Judge for yourself!

Brightness, pressure, and precise details are what make the exercise more interesting and valuable

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Olga Minigalina worked with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region on this. They advised Eva on when to increase the tempo to emphasize the rhythm of the music.

To make a routine feel cohesive and dynamic, it's important to properly distribute the accents

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We've compiled a collection of moments from how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva coached Yana Zaikina from Volgograd before her hoop and ball routines at the Hopes of Russia tournament.

At the end of the first day of competition, the gymnast placed third. Her coach is Evgeniya Eliseeva, and her choreographer is Elena Egorova.

Support a few minutes before going onto the floor is especially important for a gymnast

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How did their class go? And how do they see their moms? You will find out in the video!

The young judoka prepared cute gifts for Mother's Day with their own hands

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In honor of Mother's Day, we decided to ask young gymnasts Ksenia Berest, Alexandra Pokhomova, Diana Yurkevich, Eva Vasilyeva, and judoka Alina Yastrebova, Arseniy Sanofeev, Eremei Serotyuk, Kristina Shcherbakova, and Salomon Aliyev questions about their moms.

What were their moms like in childhood? What makes them happy? And what gifts do they want to receive? The answers are in this video!

The cutest interviews for today!

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Take a look at how Alina Kabaeva and coach Olga Minigalina helped Academy student Yana Zaikina from Volgograd improve her finishing touch in her clubs routine.

Creative work with the Olympic champion!

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Alina Kabaeva discussed this with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and coach Olga Minigalina during a training session at the Academy.

The Olympic champion advised the gymnast while practicing the exercise with the clubs to increase the tempo and give her best at the workout.

Why is it important for a gymnast to objectively assess her abilities?

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By the way, the background music is from the hoop routine of Academy student Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg!

How did the floor testing take place at the Hopes of Russia tournament? Sharing an airy video!

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Sometimes, to reach your full potential, you need to be willing to take risks. This approach will help you develop and make progress.

We're sharing a fragment of Kazan’s Elina Khabirova working on a club routine

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How did it turn out? And what the young gymnasts will deal with further on? Tatyana Ryupina, the senior methodologist of the Talent and Success educational foundation, talks about that.

Preschoolers from free early development groups completed a large historical project on rhythmic gymnastics

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This is exactly what Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with coaches Olga Minigalina and Evgenia Eliseeva, explained to Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region at one of the training sessions.

You will find out in our new video how Eva used the pieces of advice and what her result evolved to be!

A gymnast needs to have an excellent body awareness and understand the technique to perform a high-quality pirouette in the backward balance and risks

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The Olympic champion also explained to Yana why artistry is an important criterion driving the final score. 

Alina Kabaeva and coach Olga Minigalina helped Yana Zaikina of Volgograd to polish the pirouette in the clubs routine

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained to the gymnast how important effects are for a high score in artistry! Together with coach Olga Minigalina, they also worked on the execution quality of the planche pivot.

We took a look at a workout at the Academy, where Elina Khabirova from Kazan practiced her hoop routine

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The Academy staff presented flowers to Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg, Alexandra Borisova from Moscow, Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd, and coaches Alina Gusarova and Olga Frolova. 

Congratulations on the successful performance at the Montenegro Wild Beauty Cup and New Look Cup

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She spoke about the ease of judging and the appeal of the rules.

At the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 we spoke with Wen Die, a judge from China

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Grace Ku, one of the organizers of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open from the Chinese side, also summarized the results for us.

"There was plenty of work to do but we were happy from all that!"

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Evgenia Eliseeva, who is now at the recovery camp in Abu Dhabi with Ksenia Savinova, also foĺlowed the workouts using a video link.

Showing episodes of training sessions of Academy gymnasts Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region and Sofia Vorobyova from Moscow with Olga Minigalina

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We came to a workout of the gymnasts that will take part in the Hopes of Russia national competition in Yekaterinburg.

The stage of preparations for new tournaments is at the Academy!

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Nutritionist's advice

All the secrets of low-fat dairy products in the new episode of the Myth or Truth: Nutrition column!

Myth or truth: nutrition. Low-fat dairy products

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How did Asel Arapova surprise the judges at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025?

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Rules of the Sky Grace International Association require from the gymnasts to perform more difficult and fascinating elements!

How did pre-juniors Ksenia Evdokimova and Ksenia Bondarenko from Belarus and Karina Bogdanova from Russia change their programs to them at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025? The athletes explained that in a new video.

They also shared their emotions from the competition.

Ksenia Evdokimova won gold in the ball and silver in the clubs in Beijing. Karina Bogdanova came in second in the all-around. Ksenia Bondarenko had bronze in the all-around and silver in the rope and hoop events.

“It is so great to learn something new!”

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Simona Peycheva from Bulgaria, the guest of honor of the Sky Grace International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025, shared how she will remember the tournament in China and why she loves the Russian school of rhythmic gymnastics. She also noted how the conditions for gymnasts have changed since her performances.

Simona Peycheva from Bulgaria shared how she will remember the tournament in China

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Singer Wang Xi, who provided vocal accompaniment for the audience during the Along the Way performance, spoke about the unique experience of performing with gymnasts and noted the importance of cultural exchange between the two countries.

"I hope the friendship between China and Russia will be long and strong!"

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The rules of the Sky Grace International Association give athletes the opportunity to work with a challenging and interesting apparatus — the rope. This means revealing themselves in a new way.

Nelly Sagatelyan, Vera Konopatskaya, and Ksenia Bondarenko talked about the unique aspects of performing with a rope

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In China, we spoke with one of the costume designers, Elena Litvinenko, about the process, which costume was the most challenging to create, and also asked her to tell us about the team of artists.

Over a hundred colorful costumes were used at the gala concert in Beijing

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Alisa Medvedeva and Yana Sakovich from Russia, as well as Darya Grokhotova from Belarus, shared their thoughts.

Video

The sun came out to see our gymnasts off to the Russian Cup!

A continuation of the Olympic champion's conversation with Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd

"Always communicate with the audience, communicate with the judges"