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Alina Kabaeva

03.10.2026. Alina Kabaeva showed the gymnast from Volgograd how to get through the hoop cleanly, and together with the Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach Olga Minigalina, she discussed a spectacular version of the steps before the pirouette.

A fragment of the work with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva on the dance track in Yana Zaikina’s new program with a hoop

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02.10.2026. An Olympic champion offered Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina some pointers on how to adjust the dynamics and hoop work in her new routine.

Have you ever noticed how a tiny detail can completely transform the visual effect of a movement?

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02.10.2026. During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advised Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina on how to generate the necessary amplitude for the Raffaelli pivot. She also reminded her why it is important to execute a risk with a hoop with greater boldness and sharpness.

Alina Kabaeva advises Ksenia Savinova on how to generate the necessary amplitude for the Raffaelli pivot

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The Alina Festival

The show will take place in Mumbai on October 29.

Rehearsals for the Alina festival are taking place in Novogorsk

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MA Academy

The organizers are the Russian Judo Federation with the support of the Russian Sports Fund as part of the Choice of the Strong project.

The 7th Judo Festival is currently taking place at the Martial Arts Academy

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Training

The Olympic champion worked with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina and Alisa Shunina from Volgograd, and Diana Sobyanina from St. Petersburg.

A new training session with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva took place at the Academy

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Academy Life

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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The Olympic champion also received a gift from fans from Kursk who had traveled to the European Championships thanks to the Sky Grace International Association.

Olympic champion Oksana Chusovitina sent Alina Kabaeva a commemorative souvenir — a plate

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Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd are working with the Olympic champion.

The Academy gymnasts are practicing new programs with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva invited them to watch it, just as she had done with the gymnasts from Belgorod earlier.

Gymnasts from Bryansk watched the Buratino film at the Academy’s cinema

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Competitions

Second place went to another athlete from the Academy — Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg.

Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg is the champion of the national Young Gymnasts national competition

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The gymnasts checked their physical fitness under the guidance of specialists.

Young Academy gymnasts born in 2018 and 2019 tested their skills

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They were invited to watch it by Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Gymnasts from Belgorod watched the movie Buratino, Russian Pinocchio, at the Academy’s cinema

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02.10.2026. The Olympic champion, together with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach, worked with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina on executing a high-risk move with the clubs.

"Just catch it and go straight into a rotation!"

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02.10.2026. Souvenir plates were presented to Alina Kabaeva from the Oksana Chusovitina School in Tashkent and the Karting Sports School in Kursk.

Keepsakes for Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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01.10.2026. During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adding variety to Gatchina’s Ksenia Savina’s routine finale with a clubs catch in one hand.

Alina Kabaeva suggests adding variety to Gatchina’s Ksenia Savina’s clubs routine finale

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01.10.2026. Alina Kabaeva suggested that the gymnast create a smoother transition into the fouetté by adding a rotational movement.

The Olympic champion refines the details of Evelina Tandalova’s new ribbon exercise

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01.10.2026. Alina Kabaeva watched the new routine performed by Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region and, together with Olga Minigalina, the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach, suggested increasing the complexity of the ribbon-handling sequence.

"We want her to become a virtuoso within two years!"

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01.10.2026. The key points are strong legs, exact positioning under the ball, and avoiding any unnecessary pause. The Olympic champion also noted that the ball rolls need to be performed faster.

Alina Kabaeva explains to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd how to precisely execute a ball bounce with the catch without assistance by hands

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01.10.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva continued breaking down the ball work with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and showed how to structure the combination more accurately after a helicopter, control the force of the bounce, and keep up with the music.

"Kill the speed and do it calmly!"

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01.10.2026. The Olympic champion paid attention to work of the wrist, the position of the body and the transition from one element to another.

Alina Kabaeva creates a nice move to walkover after rebounding for Yana Zaikina from Volgograd

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01.10.2026. Ksyusha is a Russian Junior Championship winner and a European Championships silver medalist. The gymnast is a member of the main national team roster, lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. She is coached by Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina. Elena Egorova is the choreographer for Ksyusha.

We continue featuring the ball combination practicing by the Olympic champion together with Ksenia Savinova

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01.10.2026. Rolls down the legs, a turn, and a throw. The Olympic champion showed how to connect the elements in between and move faster from one movement to the next.

Alina Kabaeva creates a new ball combination for Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and breaks it down

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30.09.2026. During a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva analyzed a risk with a catch with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and identified a way to increase the element's difficulty.

"I see what you can do next!"

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30.09.2026. Here is some more work on the fouetté. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, suggested the gymnast try out different hoop techniques to find one that doesn't hinder the rotation but, on the contrary, helps maintain speed and control for longer.

"It’s also important for the technique to feel comfortable"

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30.09.2026. The Olympic champion focused on leg and arm movements, body positioning, and, most importantly, how to maintain rotational speed.

Alina Kabaeva worked in detail with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina on the technique for performing fouettés during a training session at the Academy

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30.09.2026. During a rehearsal of Tyumen Region’s Evelina Tandalova’s clubs routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested trying different music and encouraged the gymnast not to hold back, but to feel the rhythm and dance.

During a rehearsal of Evelina Tandalova’s clubs routine, Alina Kabaeva suggested trying different music

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30.09.2026. The gymnast’s coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina; the choreographer is Elena Egorova.

While working on her hoop routine, the Olympic champion drew Ksenia Savinova’s attention to artistic nuances

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30.09.2026. During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, offered Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina advice on movement expressiveness and tips for refining her technical skills in her hoop routine.

"Bring out the artistry here, too!"

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30.09.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd on a section of a dance track and reviewed how a gymnast's training should be structured today.

Alina Kabaeva works with Yana Zaikina on a dance sequence

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30.09.2026. Before the start of the training session with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva discussed the previous workout with the gymnasts and reminded them of the importance of paying attention to detail in already mastered routines.

"It's these little details that should be fine-tuned right now"

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29.09.2026. Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, advised the gymnast on how to hit the right accents and stay in sync with every beat of the music.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva spotted a lack of precision in the movements accompanying the music during Volgograd’s Yana Zaikina’s clubs routine

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29.09.2026. The Olympic champion reminded the gymnast of the advice given by the Russian National team’s senior coach, Emanuela Maccarani, that every throw must be precise, and the trajectory of the apparatus must be clear before the move is even performed.

During Volgograd’s Yana Zaikina’s clubs routine, Alina Kabaeva focused on her exit from the pirouette and the execution of the high-risk throw

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29.09.2026. After a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva posed for photos with gymnasts from Bryansk and Belgorod.

A photo with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva as a keepsake

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29.09.2026. During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked on technique with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, explaining why it is crucial to feel the hoop and not be afraid of a high-amplitude throw when performing a risk element.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva discusses technique and the throw with Ksenia Savinova

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29.09.2026. How is the training load distributed? What factors are important when preparing for competitions? The answers are in the video.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explains to gymnasts from Bryansk and Belgorod who are attending the training camp, how the Academy’s training plans are structured

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29.09.2026. The gymnasts watched a training session featuring Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region.

Alina Kabaeva met with athletes from Bryansk and Belgorod whom she had invited to train at Sirius

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28.09.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Irina Gusarova paid special attention to the fouette of Alesya Nayfonova from Vladikavkaz in an exercise with a ribbon. She remembered an interesting trick that Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adding to Mariia Borisova’s hoop program, and showed it to the gymnast.

"It was Alina Maratovna who came up with this"

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23.09.2026. The performances, emotions, support, and the joy of victory.

The most striking moments of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest with the participation of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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23.09.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva offered guidance to the junior group gymnasts on what to focus on during their ribbon routine: keeping the judges and audience in sight, handling the apparatus calmly, and controlling every movement.

"Watch everything, keep everything under control. No fuss!”

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23.09.2026. They also paid attention to synchronicity and correct interaction. And again, the main advice from the Olympic champion is to perform calmly, attentively and without fuss.


Alina Kabaeva, Veronika Shatkova, Daria Pirogova discuss planche, cooperation and transfer with the junior group members

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21.09.2026. Before Yana Zaikina’s all-around final performance, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adding an artistic movement to the entry into a side pirouette.

Alina Kabaeva suggests Yana Zaikina adding an artistic movement to the entry into a side pirouette

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21.09.2026. After their performance at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva let the junior group gymnasts know that fans were waiting for their autographs.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva let the junior group gymnasts know that fans were waiting for their autographs

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21.09.2026. Focus and a sense of responsibility, that was the mindset of the junior group gymnasts as they took the floor for the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped them get into the right frame of mind for a successful performance.

"Everyone does their part and that’s what makes a team!"

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21.09.2026. The Olympic champion also suggested creating new costumes for Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina.

A conversation was captured between Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva regarding a new leotard for Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, made for her ribbon routine

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21.09.2026. At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva watched Nicole Rimarachin Diaz’s hoop routine and took note of one of the transitions. Together with the gymnast and her coach, Laysan Savitskaya, Alina Kabaeva analyzed the sequence and suggested a version that flows without a pause.

"You need to do the skill while rotating"

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20.09.2026. At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, gymnast Saeed Alshamsi Annabel Humaid Jasim from the UAE and her coach Aziza Mamadzhanova met Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Gymnast Saeed Alshamsi Annabel Humaid Jasim from the UAE and her coach Aziza Mamadzhanova meet the Olympic champion

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20.09.2026. Before the hoop routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia get into the right mindset for her performance, and afterwards congratulated the gymnast on her successful result.

Alina Kabaeva helps Varvara Toporova get into the right mindset for her performance with hoop

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20.09.2026. Motivational guidance, warm support, and a quick breakdown of mistakes during the ribbon routine of Yana Zaikina from Volgograd from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Video Archive

A fragment of the work with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva on the dance track in Yana Zaikina’s new program with a hoop

Have you ever noticed how a tiny detail can completely transform the visual effect of a movement?

Alina Kabaeva advises Ksenia Savinova on how to generate the necessary amplitude for the Raffaelli pivot