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Alina Kabaeva

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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Opinion

Two-time European Junior Group Exercise Champion is Academy's new coach.

Daria Pirogova shares her first impressions of the working at the Academy

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Competitions

The World Gymnastics competition will be held in the Bulgarian capital from March 28 to 30. Our athletes will compete under neutral status. 



Our gymnasts will take part in the World Cup in Sofia

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The gymnast participates in competitions according to the quota of the Sky Grace International Association.

Valeria Gavrina and her coach Ekaterina Vedeneeva speak about the importance of the chance to compete at the Russian Championship

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The athlete performs at the Russian championship in Kazan according to the quota of the Sky Grace International Association.

Yulia Chuvashova from Irkutsk tells which of the gymnasts of the past and present are her idols

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The team consists of Yana Zaikina, Ksenia Savinova, Elizaveta Geraskina, Kristina Dyupina, Daria Khoroshilova, and Ellina Denisova.



Sirius Federal Territory gymnasts won the team competition at the Russian Junior Championship

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At the tournament in Kazan, the gymnast performs according to the quota of the Sky Grace International Association.

Yulia Chuvashova shares her impressions of participating in the Russian Junior Championship

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The specialist helped the juniors prepare for the Russian Junior Championships, working with them on choreography and technique.

"The progress is very visible." Kirill Barkan talks about working with the Academy gymnasts

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The gymnasts also thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the Academy's management for the opportunity, and their coaches for their preparation assistance. 


Daria Melnik and Arina Lysenko talk about Academy's senior group exercise team tryouts

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The specialist spoke of the importance of international tournament experience and summarized Mariia Borisova’s performance which brought her silver and bronze medals in the ribbon and hoop finals.


"She fought for every tenth, and the audience saw it." Judge Olga Minigalina talks about Mariia Borisova's performance in Marbella

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The gymnast performs at the Russian Championship in Kazan according to the quota of the Sky Grace International Association.

Veronika Solomatina from St. Petersburg tells about her favorite gymnasts

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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.


Alina Kabaeva advises Arina Kovshova on what to keep in mind when performing rolls

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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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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.

Video Archive

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

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

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