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Alina Kabaeva

17.03.2026. The Olympic champion supported the gymnast before her performance in the clubs final at the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup. 

A boost of motivation from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva to Mariia Borisova of St. Petersburg

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16.03.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked the gymnasts and coaches, judges, organizers, and spectators of the international tournament in St. Petersburg at the final awards ceremony.

"Sport unites people!"

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16.03.2026. Standing next to Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region were Olympic champions Alina Kabaeva and Evgenia Kanaeva, as well as her coach Elizaveta Chernova.

"Perform for pleasure, for pleasure. Fight!"

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Competitions

Gymnasts, coaches, and judges attended Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty performed by the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theater.

The participants of the international Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup tournament visited the Mariinsky Theater

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It was held in St. Petersburg from March 13 to March 15.

The results of the international Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup tournament. REN TV reports

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The tour was organized by the Sky Grace International Association.

Participants of the international Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup tournament went on a tour

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The international competitions were held from March 13 to March 15 in St. Petersburg.

Rossiya 1 TV channel’s news segment on the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup

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Gymnasts and ballet dancers took part in it.

A gala show took place at the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup

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Opinion

The gymnast from the Tyumen Region became the champion in the all-around, and also won gold medals with a hoop, ribbon and silver with clubs.

"You have to believe in yourself. And that's how much I love gymnastics, and I'll keep loving it." Eva Kononova talks about the results of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup

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The international tournament was held in St. Petersburg from March 13 to March 15.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked the gymnasts and coaches, judges, organizers, and spectators of the  Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix  Champions Cup 2026

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The gymnast won a bronze medal in the all-around.

Natalia Usova from Uzbekistan shares her emotions about the result at the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup

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Eva Kononova won the hoop and ribbon exercises, and also won silver in the final with clubs, Mariia Borisova won in the final with clubs, and Arina Kovshova became the second in the ball exercise.

The Academy gymnasts won five medals in the individual finals at the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup

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The all-around competition was held on the first day of the tournament.

Results of the first competition day of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup. REN TV reports

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15.03.2026. There were St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov, Russian Gymnastics Federation President Oleg Belozerov, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Alexander Belsky, Chief Judge of the tournament and member of the Technical Committee of World Gymnastics Natalia Bulanova, and sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev among them.

At the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup, the Olympic champion met with the tournament's distinguished guests

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15.03.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgenia Eliseeva supported Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region before and after her performances.

"The hall was just breathless!"

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14.03.2026. Owing to advice of Alina Kabaeva, the team started performing the part of the program after helicopters more accurately.

The Olympic champion helps group exercise gymnasts of the Academy to work on the tempo in the balls routine on the verge of the event

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14.03.2026. Alina Kabaeva provided helpful hints and advice before they took to the floor.

The Olympic champion closely watched our gymnasts' training at SKA Arena

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14.03.2026. The gymnast from the Tyumen Region won the Russian Championship in the hoop exercise.

lina Kabaeva was on hand during training and offered advice to Eva Kononova and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva on how to improve her hoop technique

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14.03.2026. This focus helped the gymnast from the Tyumen Region perform confidently and win silver.

Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgenia Eliseeva set Eva Kononova up before the ribbon finals at the Russian Championships

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14.03.2026. The Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup podium training took place in St. Petersburg. 

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva gives the athletes advice before the competition

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13.03.2026. Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova supported the athlete from Moscow in the clubs and ribbon finals at the Russian Championships.

The mood coming from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, which helped Alexandra Borisova to overcome herself

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13.03.2026. This is how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva motivated Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg during her preparation for the Russian Championship.

"If you can do it here, you can do it at a competition!"

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13.03.2026. The finals in the clubs and the ribbon at the Russian Championships brought two gold medals to Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg.

"Whatever happens, be a fighter"

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13.03.2026. Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region had a loss in the clubs finals. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva together with coach Evgenia Eliseeva reviewed this episode with the athlete after the exercise and reminded her how important it is to stay focused until the very end of the program.

Alina Kabaeva together with coach Evgenia Eliseeva review the loss with the athlete

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13.03.2026. Together with coach Elizaveta Chernova, the Olympic champion helped the gymnast find a way to perform a fouetté for the maximum possible score.

Alina Kabaeva motivated Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region during a training session at the Academy before the Russian Championships

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13.03.2026. A gymnast from the Tyumen Region dreams of training at the Academy. Alina Kabaeva praised the athlete's abilities.

At the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion met with Evelina Tandalova

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08.03.2026. After competing at the Russian Championship, Russian National team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva spoke with Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg about her upcoming work, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noted that an interesting path lies ahead. 

"The next competition is another step"

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08.03.2026. Two—time Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva is the choreographer. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Elizaveta Chernova also participated in the choreography, set to music from The Matrix.

The process of developing a hoop exercise for Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region

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08.03.2026. Their emotions, along with those of Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region and Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region, are captured in our new video.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and her coaches prepared the Academy gymnasts for their performance at the Russian Championship

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07.03.2026. After the end of the Russian Championships, choreographer Lyudmila Duganova and Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg warmly congratulated Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region on the first place.

Alina Kabaeva thanked coach Tatiana Amelchenko, who had worked with Arina Kovshova before

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07.03.2026. On March 6, not only Academy gymnast Yana Zaikina celebrated her birthday, but also Valentina Tereshkova, the world's first female cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union, lieutenant general, and full holder of the For Merit to the Fatherland order.

Alina Kabaeva and the Academy team congratulate Yana Zaikina and Valentina Tereshkova

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07.03.2026. At the Russian Championship, Olympic champion was congratulated on the upcoming March 8 holiday by world swimming champion Alexander Krasnykh, world artistic gymnastics champion Ivan Stretovich, NBA champion Timofey Mozgov, world bobsled medalist Dmitry Trunenkov, Olympic canoe sprint champion Yuri Postrigay, Olympic diving champion Ilya Zakharov, world sambo champion Suren Balachinsky, and Olympic artistic gymnastics champion Artur Dalaloyan.

At the Russian Championship, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was congratulated on the upcoming March 8 holiday by the guests of honor of the tournament

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06.03.2026. The silver medal of Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region in the clubs at the Russian Championships is the result of the work of a whole team of professionals.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva supports Arina Kovshova before the performance with clubs

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06.03.2026. After the performances, she sorts out together with the athletes why inaccuracies occurred in the program and advises how to avoid them further on.

Alina Kabaeva helps the gymnasts to see growth points in mistakes

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06.03.2026. Together with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and choreographer Natalia Belugina, she helped the gymnast perfect the accents at the beginning of her routine.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva's clubs training with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region

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06.03.2026. Why is it important to keep concentration and continue doing your job calmly even if something goes awry — Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reminded Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg about that after the clubs routine on the third qualification day of the Russian Championships.

"I do not know whether I could have made it this way"

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05.03.2026. We invite you to look back at how this routine was created. The choreographer was Natalia Belugina. The Academy coaches Evgenyia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina also played an active role in the process.




The Olympic champion took an active part in the creating of the Eva Kononova hoop program

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05.03.2026. After the Moscow championship, the gymnast listened to the guidance of the Olympic champion and worked on her mistakes together with her coach Irina Gusarova, so that a month later she could perform decently at the Russian championships.



Every victory begins with overcoming yourself — this is precisely what Alina Kabaeva taught Alexandra Borisova

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05.03.2026. Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region won the ball final at the Russian Championships.

"This isn't the end, it's just the beginning!"

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05.03.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka helped Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg not to loose the mood of the music in her ball exercise by suggesting that she emphasized the accents.

"The East indeed!"

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04.03.2026. Alongside Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region at the country's main competition were Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and other Academy staff.

"This is a shared achievement"

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04.03.2026. Sasha Borisova's hoop routine becomes more intense and daring with each competition. She qualified for the individual events finals at the Russian Championship with it, finishing sixth.

The process of creating Alexandra Borisova's ball exercise with the participation of the Olympic champion

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03.03.2026. Elizaveta Chernova, Elena Egorova and two-time Olympic champion Evgenia Kanaeva, the stage director of her programs, also supported the gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region before and after hoop and ball routines.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva supports Arina Kovshova during the qualification at the Russian Championships

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03.03.2026. This is how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva supported Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg on the first day of qualifying for the Russian Championship. Her coach, Irina Gusarova, was also with her.

"You're my fighter"

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03.03.2026. The program was created by Irina Zenovka, Alina Festival choreographer, while Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Mariia's personal coach, Irina Gusarova added interesting details.

How the routine of Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg with ball was created with the Olympic champion

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03.03.2026. We want to recall one of the training sessions, during which Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva said some very important words to the girls. It was with this spirit that they took to the court, fighting to the end and showcasing the champion's spirit even in their first senior competition.

"We need to go til the end"

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03.03.2026. Take a look at how Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva motivated Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd ahead of her hoop routine.

Before and after her performance at the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion stayed in touch with our gymnasts

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02.03.2026. Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg performed her hoop routine perfectly at the start of the 2026 Russian Championship, taking the lead in the standings.

Motivation for Mariia Borisova from Alina Kabaeva

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02.03.2026. Alina Kabaeva reminded everyone of the importance of total dedication and also shared an effective training method, citing five-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Nellie Kim as an example.

What words did the Olympic champion find for Eva Kononova at one of the training sessions at the Academy in February?

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02.03.2026. Victory at the Russian Championship was the result of the work of the entire Academy team and the support of the Olympic champion.

Video Archive

A boost of motivation from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva to Mariia Borisova of St. Petersburg

"Sport unites people!"

"Perform for pleasure, for pleasure. Fight!"