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Alina Kabaeva

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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Opinion

At the tournament, Yana won silver in the all-around, hoop and clubs finals, and bronze in the ribbon. Alesya finished fifth in the all-around and won silver in the ribbon, as well as bronze in the ball and hoop. 


Yana Zaikina and Alesya Naifonova share their emotions after the Russian Championship

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Olympic champion and Sky
Grace International Association President Alina Kabaeva thanked the Academy judges for their assistance in preparing the gymnasts for the competition.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked the Academy judges for their assistance in preparing the gymnasts for the competition

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Olympic champion and Sky Grace International Association President Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Academy team on the successful performance of junior individual gymnasts at the Russian Junior Championship.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Academy team on the successful performance of junior individual gymnasts at the Russian Junior Championship

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Competitions

The competition in France will be held on April 4 and 5.

Mariia Borisova will take part in the Grand Prix stage in Thiais

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Academy Life

The gymnast is being selected for the senior tag team.

Alyona Seliverstova came to the Academy for a tryout

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Oksana Skaldina's student became the bronze medalist of the all-around.

Eva Chevtaeva sums up the results of the Russian Junior Championship

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Ksenia Savinova won the championship in all events.

Russian Junior Championship full results of the individual event finals

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On the final day of the individual program tournament, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, Alesya Naifonova and Elizaveta Geraskina won awards.

The Academy gymnasts won 11 medals in the individual finals at the Russian Junior Championship

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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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Gymnast's coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina.

Yana Zaikina won a silver medal in the all-around at the Russian Junior Championship

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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.


Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggests adding a small but striking detail to the ribbon routine performed by Mariia Borisova

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22.03.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Academy coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, and Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region discussed the elements of the move during a training session in Novogorsk.

What to consider when performing a cartwheel? Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explains

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21.03.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advised Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region to work with clubs without tumbling, to feel the flight of the apparatus and find the right trajectory and height.

"You have to throw everything until it becomes second nature"

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21.03.2026. A behind-the-scenes look at the international Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup tournament.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva signed autographs for young gymnasts and explained how to get into the Academy

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21.03.2026. Watch the new video to see how artistry revisions for the clubs routine of Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg took shape at a workout in Novogorsk, and how they materialize at the  Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup.

During a brief break between the Russian Championships and their upcoming competitions, the Academy gymnasts practiced their routines with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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20.03.2026. Two-time Olympic bronze medalist in basketball, Natalia Vodopyanova, was the guest of honor at the international Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup tournament.

Meeting of Alina Kabaeva with two-time Olympic bronze medalist Natalia Vodopyanova

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18.03.2026. Alina Kabaeva worked on a series of jumps with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region during a training session in Novogorsk ahead of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup. 


What is the secret to performing the jete en tournant? Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva shows

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18.03.2026. It is especially important to brace yourself and set up properly before coming out to the floor — it is impossible to execute the program confidently without that. Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg was reminded of this by the Olympic champion on the first day of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup.



"It is up to you. You have no competitors, you are your own competitor"

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18.03.2026. Meetings like these become a powerful source of motivation — they are often the first step toward achieving a big goal!


The Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup provided an opportunity to take a photo with the Olympic champion and get her autograph

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18.03.2026. For the roll to be valid, the ball must move smoothly and without any hops. This is precisely what Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva pointed out to the gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region.


Video Archive

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

"You are snowflakes, stay in the character!"

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