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Alina Kabaeva

10.04.2026. The program was created by Alina Festival choreographer Natalia Belugina, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina helped refine the key details.

How was Ksenia Savinova's hoop routine created?

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09.04.2026. Eva Kononova and Mariia Borisova held their first training sessions in Uzbekistan before the start of the World Cup stage, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, and Irina Gusarova, helped them practice elements and risks.


Alina Kabaeva, along with the Academy coaches, helps gymnasts work out the elements and risks before the start of the World Cup in Uzbekistan

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09.04.2026. The program was choreographed by Natalia Belugina, a choreographer for the Alina festival. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina helped the gymnast from Gatchina refine the routine ahead of the competition.



Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the Academy coaches help Ksenia Savinova refine the ball exercise

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Academy Life

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Important information!

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Competitions

The competition will be held in Uzbekistan from April 10 to 12.

The individual podium training took place at the World Cup stage in Tashkent

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Opinion

Anastasia Zhuravleva, a judge from Kazakhstan who worked on the artistic and bodywork teams, talks about the Shining Star tournament in Uzbekistan.

"I see their tremendous growth from tournament to tournament." Judge Anastasia Zhuravleva talks about the performance of our gymnasts at the Shining Star tournament

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Last weekend, for the first time in her career, the athlete performed at a tournament under the auspices of World Gymnastics.

Elizaveta Geraskina returned to the Academy from Baku

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She said the familiarity of the floor and the support of the spectators helped her perform without any unnecessary nerves.

Alexandra Borisova sums up the results of the KETI CUP tournament in Tbilisi

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The specialist shared her impressions of the competition in Tbilisi, assessed Alexandra Borisova's performance, and praised Nicole Leuta and Milla Shavladze of Georgia, who won gold and three silver medals in the juniors program.


"It's really great to have the opportunity to judge a competition like this." Ekaterina Lots talks about working at the KETI CUP tournament

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Ksyusha talked about her new friends from other countries and her progress. Yana noted the size of the arena and the enthusiastic support of the fans. 

Ksenia Savinova and Yana Zaikina share their emotions from their performance at the Shining Star tournament in Tashkent

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Mariia won silver in the all-around, gold in the clubs final, and bronze medals in the hoop, ball, and ribbon events. She competed under neutral status. 


Mariia Borisova and her coach Irina Gusarova sum up the results of the Thiais Grand Prix

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Our athletes competed under neutral status. 


Ksenia Savinova and Yana Zaikina won medals in individual finals at the Shining Star tournament

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For Elizaveta Geraskina, the AGF Trophy International Tournament was her first tournament under the auspices of World Gymnastics. 

Elizaveta Geraskina and her coach Elizaveta Chernova tells why participation in the international tournament in Baku is valuable for them

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09.04.2026. Meticulous work on speed and technique led the junior team to victory in the final of this event, as well as in the all-around.

Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Anna Ustsova help the group team analyze a lift and the transition to the next part of the five-ball routine

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09.04.2026. The process of creating a "snowflake" in the exercise of Academy junior girls with ribbons. Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka and coach Anna Ustsova also worked with the gymnasts on the routine.



The creative process all the way from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva's idea to its implementation at the Russian Championships

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04.04.2026. The gymnast’s choreographer is Natalia Belugina, an Alina festival choreographer. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina also played an active role in the creative process.

Alina Kabaeva participates in the creative process of staging an exercise with clubs for Ksenia Savinova

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02.04.2026. Two-time Olympic champion Evgenia Kanaeva produced the clubs routine for Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Evgenia Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped to practice it.

Coaches and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva help Yana Zaikina practice the clubs exercise

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02.04.2026. Alina Kabaeva showed Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow how to perform a risk with clubs correctly.

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02.04.2026. Our team heard these words from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva before coming out to the floor at the Russian Junior Championship, where they won all possible gold medals.

"Go and show your class"

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01.04.2026. After the performance with balls at the Russian Junior Championship, our group exercise gymnast, began preparing for the second competition day together with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Daria Pirogova, and choreographer Elena Egorova. The gymnasts also watched performances of the group exercise gymnasts at the World Cup stage in Sofia.

"You build the team yourself! "Each of you is a captain"

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01.04.2026. Sharing an episode of the assessment training session of our group exercise gymnasts before the Russian junior championship. 

"You are snowflakes, stay in the character!"

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01.04.2026. Alina Kabaeva noticed at a training session in Novogorsk that Yana Zaikina from Volgograd made mistakes in them.

A new video is about the features of the planche pirouette and the risk in the ribbon exercise!

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01.04.2026. In preparation for the Russian Junior Championship, our gymnasts, along with the Olympic champion, paid attention to every detail.

"Work with your arms. Don't jump to it"

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01.04.2026. Take a look how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva coached Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina to perform with the ball at the Russian Junior Championships all-around. It was with this event that Ksenia began her journey to gold.

"You're in control. You’re in charge"

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31.03.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Russian national team head coach Tatiana Sergaeva suggested polishing the roll in the program of Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region. Alina Kabaeva went through the details together with Evgenia Kanaeva, Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka and Academy coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina.

A master class of doing rolls from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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29.03.2026. The Olympic champion was on hand with our gymnasts during the test. Together with Alina Kabaeva and coach Daria Pirogova, the athletes worked on risk.

The Olympic champion's instructions to the Academy group gymnasts during testing at the Russian Championship

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27.03.2026. Experiments on the dance track, work with the image, and a spectacular boomerang, all that is in our new video featuring Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva. The gymnast also received assistance from coach Elizaveta Chernova and choreographer Natalia Belugina.

"Always communicate with the audience; you're doing it for them"

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27.03.2026. At the 2026 Russian Junior Championship, Alesya won silver in the ribbon gamble final. Her coaches are Alina and Irina Gusarova, and her choreographer is Ekaterina Belova.

A fragment of the training that Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz had with the Olympic champion on the ribbon risk

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26.03.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was in touch with our gymnasts during the all-around qualification. 

"Do everything boldly! Don't be afraid of anything!"

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26.03.2026. At a training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva, along with coaches Olga Minigalina and Evgeniya Eliseeva, helped Ksenia Savinova perfect her boomerang entry in the ribbon routine.



Alina Kabaeva, along with Academy coaches, helps Ksenia Savinova perfect her boomerang entry

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25.03.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva, along with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka, came up with and proposed a somersault with a roll that will help Eva use the floor effectively.

An interesting acrobatic solution after hitting the ball off from the Olympic champion for Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region

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25.03.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka, and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva worked with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region on this.

How to convey the mood of a ball routine more vividly?

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25.03.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adjusting this and explained how to do it effectively.

During a control training session ahead of the Russian Junior Championships, our judges noticed that Yana Zaikina from Volgograd was struggling with the dynamics

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25.03.2026. Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region, along with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olympic champions Alina Kabaeva and Evgeniya Kanaeva, adjusted the ribbon routine to perfect every element.

Changing even one movement can make an exercise more effective and comfortable

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25.03.2026. Alexandra Borisova from Moscow's routine for this apparatus is based on lines from Sergei Yesenin's poem The Birch tree. It combines  both poetic and folk imagery.

We're adding elements of Russian folk dance to our ball routine

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25.03.2026. This is explained to our gymnasts by the Olympic champion.

Alina Kabaeva, along with Evgenia Eliseeva, guided Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina in the qualification of the Russian junior championship, and analyzed the mistakes after the performances.

How to turn emotional experiences into strength?

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22.03.2026. Together, they selected moves that helped make this moment more expressive and also discussed the technique of rolling on the floor.



Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Irina Gusarova noticed that Alexandra Borisova lacked emphasis after the fouetté

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22.03.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Irina Gusarova suggested to Mariia Borisova how to play up the accent after the fouetté and make the moment more striking. 


"The way the fouetté was twisted, I want to finish it off with a point"

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22.03.2026. Ahead of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup in Novogorsk, they refined the routine with Irina Zenovka, an Alina festival choreographer,  searching for more precise and comfortable solutions. 


Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva noticed that Eva Kononova was not quite comfortable performing part of the ball routine

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22.03.2026. Together with choreographer Lyudmila Duganova, they worked with the athlete from St. Petersburg on the most difficult part of the program.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helps Mariia Borisova properly distribute her strength in her ribbon routine

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22.03.2026. The gymnast from the Tyumen Region is left-handed, which requires a special approach to choreographing her routines. While developing her ribbon routine before the Russian Championships she and two-time Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva helped her develop a way to transition from a jeté en tournant to a risky routine.



Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva finds a special approach to choreographing Eva Kononova's routines

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22.03.2026. Видео о подготовке к чемпионату России.

Alina Kabaeva shows Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region how to enter a planche to save time

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22.03.2026. Between the Russian Championship and the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup, our gymnasts continued working on their routines in Novogorsk, as each tournament offers an opportunity for growth.



Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva shows Mariia Borisova how to add artistic details to her ribbon routine

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22.03.2026. During one of the training sessions ahead of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup, the Olympic champion, along with coaches Elizaveta Chernova and Olga Minigalina, helped Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region adjust her ribbon routine to avoid losing points.


Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches help Arina Kovshova adjust her ribbon routine to avoid losing points

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22.03.2026. Before the Russian Championship, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped the gymnast from Gatchina improve her clubs flip technique and reminded her to get used to the high tempo of the program.



Alina Kabaeva helps Ksenia Savinova to correct the clubs flip technique

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22.03.2026. In a program, it's important not only to execute the elements but also to convey its character through the movements — that's why every detail matters.


"Dance everything through, add everything!"

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22.03.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region adjust her wrist position to make her hoop throw more comfortable, while Russian National team Head coach Marina Govorova explained the right technique.

"She's as light as a feather"

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22.03.2026. Together with Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, they discussed what's important to pay attention to when doing rolls and how to make them cleaner.

Continuation of the work on ball rolls with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva at Tyumen Region’s Eva Kononova's latest training session

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22.03.2026. How do you achieve a smooth transition between rolls? And how do you perform them so they count? Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped the gymnast from the Tyumen Region find the answers to these questions by demonstrating the technique.

Alina Kabaeva shows Eva Kononova the technique of ball rolling

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22.03.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk ahead of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup, the Olympic champion suggested adding a small but striking detail to the ribbon routine performed by St. Petersburg’s gymnast, wrist gesture during the rotation.


Video Archive

How was Ksenia Savinova's hoop routine created?

Alina Kabaeva, along with the Academy coaches, helps gymnasts work out the elements and risks before the start of the World Cup in Uzbekistan

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the Academy coaches help Ksenia Savinova refine the ball exercise