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Alina Kabaeva

08.02.2026. In the video, they give advice to the athlete from St. Petersburg at one of the training sessions at the Academy.

Alina Kabaeva and coach Alina Gusarova are helping Mariia Borisova to polish her boomerangs in the ribbon exercise

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08.02.2026. The Olympic champion noted the achievements of the young gymnasts, and also gave them a small lesson in good behavior. She suggested to one of the preschoolers how to apologize to the coach.

Alina Kabaeva visited a training session of preschoolers from the group of Elizaveta Zorkina and Elizaveta Chernova

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08.02.2026. The gymnast from Moscow presented a new program with the hoop at the championship of the Southern Federal District and the Sirius Federal Territory.

Alina Kabaeva and coaches Irina and Alina Gusarova are supporting Yana Sakovich before and after performing the new hoop routine

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MA Academy

During the tournament, the International Judo Federation also honored Russian judoka Timur Arbuzov as the 2025 Male Judoka of the Year.

The Russian national judo team won three bronze medals at the Grand Slam tournament in Paris

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Competitions

The tournaments will take place on February from 11 to 17.

The Academy gymnasts will compete in the junior championships of the federal districtss, and at the junior championships of the Sirius Federal Territory and St. Petersburg

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Results of the team competitions of the Southern Federal District Championship

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Opinion

Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia has joined the Academy team in this season.

Exclusive interview: 15 interesting facts about Varvara Toporova

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Yana's coach is Irina Gusarova, choreographer is Elena Egorova; Sofia's coaches are Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigaliina, and choreographer is Ekaterina Belova.

Yana Sakovich and Sofia Vorobyova won the team tournament of the Sirius Federal Territory

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She performed together with Ekaterina Dubovikova, Ksenia Ovsyannikova, Diana Shishkanova, Alisa Popova, and Maria Shapovalova. 

Anna Vakulenko became the bronze medalist of the Southern Federal District championship as a member of the Volgograd Region team

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She told how she worked on new programs with the hoop and the ball, which were staged by choreographer of the Alina Festival Irina Zenovka. 

"I will draw conclusions from these mistakes." Alexandra Borisova talks about the results of her performance at the Moscow Championship

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From this season, the All-Russian Board of Judges for Rhythmic Gymnastics forms a team of specialists to work at regional competitions. 


"This innovation is to make the judging more objective." Natalia Lashchinskaya talks about the innovation of the All-Russian Board of Judges for Rhythmic Gymnastics

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Academy Life

The young gymnasts talked with the Olympic champion.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva has come to a new training session for our preschoolers

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The tournament takes place at the Sirius Arena from 3 to 8 February.

Gymnasts of the Academy take part in the championship of the Southern Federal District and Sirius

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07.02.2026. During Eva Kononova's clubs routine, from the Tyumen region, Alina Kabaeva suggested a technique for entering a side pirouette, which would make the performance more comfortable and stable.

During training at the Academy, the Olympic champion helps not only the gymnasts but also the coaches

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07.02.2026. Alina Kabaeva came up with an interesting decoration in the form of a large snowflake in December, together with Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka and coach Anna Utsova. 

Alina Kabaeva suggests to transform the program of group gymnasts with ribbons

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07.02.2026. The Olympic champion also took a look at the training session led by Alina Protasova and appreciated the skills of her trainees. 

Even more lovely moments from preschoolers' training sessions with the participation of Alina Kabaeva

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07.02.2026. The Olympic champion was happy about the success of the young gymnasts practicing under the guidance of Elizaveta Zorkina, and congratulated Luchiya Mamisheva on her birthday. And she also told the young athletes interesting facts from the encyclopedia, which she presented to Luchiya. 

We are going to the workout of the Academy preschoolers together with Alina Kabaeva

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07.02.2026. Alina Kabaeva followed the performances of Alexandra Borisova, supported her, offered encouraging words, and analyzed the mistakes together with coach Irina Gusarova.

The entire Academy glued to the screens during the Moscow Championship  — the coaches and gymnasts watched the live broadcast together with the Olympic champion

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06.02.2026. An unusual artistic solution from the Olympic champion for the dance steps of the gymnast from Moscow.

Alina Kabaeva is teaching Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow the movements of the sirtaki dance

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06.02.2026. The gymnasts from the Tyumen region use clubs to move like clocks.


Alina Kabaeva, along with choreographer Natalia Belugina and coach Evgenia Eliseeva, are adapting the gymnast's choreography to the rhythm of the music

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06.02.2026. During the workout, the Olympic champion noticed that Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region was missing an interesting accent in her ball routine. Alina Kabaeva along with coach Evgenia Eliseeva and choreographer Natalia Belugina suggested how to play it out. 


"You need to stand up as if an angel is entering you"

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06.02.2026. An episode of the training session of Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region with Alina Kabaeva, choreographer Natalia Belugina, and coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigaliina

"You must know the music"

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05.02.2026. Together with Alina Protasova, they advised the gymnast on how to lower the apparatus before throwing and how to control it during the risk.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked on the purity of the hoop exercise with Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg

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05.02.2026. Our preschoolers and young athletes from the Martial Arts Academy immediately surrounded Alina Kabaeva to take photos and chat. She reminded the children about the benefits of sports and the role of confidence in achievements.

A surprise for the children — meeting with the Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva!

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04.02.2026. She also shared the story of how rhythmic gymnastics was included in the Olympic sports.

Alina Kabaeva is explaining to Sasha why it's important to constantly stretch and perform exercises to the fullest

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03.02.2026. The importance of motivation and the right mindset during training was the topic of a conversation between Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coaches Irina Gusarova and Olga Minigalina, and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow.

"Try, do, risk, run, overcome!"

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02.02.2026. Constant dynamic movements  are what make the exercise spectacular and attract the attention of spectators.

Alina Kabaeva suggests coach Anna Ustsova and the gymnasts add apparatus-based exercises

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02.02.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reminded the Academy coaches and athletes of this. She asked for a detailed review of the exercises with a rhythm teacher and shared the secret to the synchronicity performed by the Alla Dukhova's TODES International Ballet dancers.

"Children need to know the music, not just do it automatically"

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02.02.2026. Sasha took all the comments into account and performed this element with the hoop with great confidence at the tournament.

Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova are helping Alexandra Borisova practice her attitude turn technique ahead of the Moscow Championships

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01.02.2026. One mistake in an exercise can lead to other inconsistencies, that is why it's important to maintain complete control throughout the entire program.

"One thing leads to another, that’s true for both good and bad"

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01.02.2026. A right throw is one of the key components of an effective risk. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva worked on this in the clubs routine with the gymnast from the Tyumen Region.

Alina Kabaeva and the Academy coach Evgenia Eliseeva are working with Eva Kononova on the right throw in the clubs program

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01.02.2026. Even a slight change in movements can significantly enhance the visual effect and the purity of the exercise.

Alina Kabaeva and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region are working on important details in the hoop routine

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01.02.2026. New Academy juniors are preparing their five-ribbon routine for the start of the season.

The Academy's group gymnasts’ training continues with the Olympic champion and coach Anna Ustsova

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01.02.2026. During a gymnast's session with coach Anna Ustsova, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested how to perform a spectacular and elegant throw to lift the baton from the floor.

"I want something original”

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01.02.2026. Together with Academy coaches Irina Gusarova and Olga Minigalina, Alina Kabaeva helped the gymnast from St. Petersburg practice her ribbon routine. The Olympic champion reminded that both in training and at competitions, a gymnast must not forget about emotions and artistry, but also remain focused.

Mariia Borisova practices her ribbon exercise with the Olympic champion and the Academy coaches

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01.02.2026. During one of the training sessions, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova worked with the gymnast from St. Petersburg on how to artistically start a ribbon routine.

Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova are working with Mariia Borisova on a spectacular start of the ribbon routine

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31.01.2026. During a control training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva helped Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz fix her mistakes and also reminded the athlete and coach, Alina Protasova, that to win, it's important not to be afraid of challenges and learn to perform complex elements.

"You have to kick so hard that you can reach the ceiling"

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31.01.2026. During a joint training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva suggested to the gymnast from Vladikavkaz how to improve her approach to the element.

The Olympic champion helps Alesya Naifonova refine the performance of the boomerang with a ribbon

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31.01.2026. During one of their training sessions, Alina Kabaeva gave Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz and coach Alina Protasova some tips on how to add variety to a ribbon routine.

Working on artistic expression with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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31.01.2026. During one of the training sessions, Alina Kabaeva suggested to the Academy's group gymnasts and their coach, Anna Ustsova, that they make their cascade more spectacular, so that it would impress the audience and be obvious to the judges.

The Olympic champion suggests to the Academy's group gymnasts and their coach that they make their cascade more spectacular

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31.01.2026. Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Irina Gusarova prompted the gymnast on how to combine quality execution of the element and working with the hoop.

An episode of the work on the pivot to attitude with Alexandra Borisova from Moscow with the participation of the Olympic champion

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31.01.2026. The Olympic champion reminded the gymnasts of the most important thing, that the image must be visible in every instance.

Alina Kabaeva suggests a beautiful artistic detail with ribbons during the group routine

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31.01.2026. The essence of this approach is to identify key sections of the program and perform them with maximum concentration, while using simpler sections to slow down the tempo, restore breathing, and prepare for complex elements without sacrificing quality.

The Olympic champion suggests an approach to Arina Kovshova during a training session at the Academy

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31.01.2026. The Olympic champion explained to Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region why it is important for a gymnast to be able to distribute her energy throughout the routine.

"You have to figure out where you need to recharge"

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30.01.2026. Take a look at how Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region worked on the details of her clubs routine under the guidance of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Joint training of Arina Kovshova and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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29.01.2026. During a training session at the Academy, group gymnasts adjusted their five-ball routine with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Anna Ustsova.

The Academy group gymnasts finish the exercise together with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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29.01.2026. The specialist was congratulated during a training session at the Academy.

Alina Kabaeva, gymnasts, and Academy specialists congratulate coach Olesya Kovaleva on her birthday

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28.01.2026. Tatyana Ryupina, senior methodologist at the Talent and Success educational foundation, and teachers Natalia Lobko and Alina Gafiyatullina prepared a sweet gift for the Olympic champion. It's a unique book about the adventures of Alina the Doll, a favorite of the Academy's preschoolers in free early development groups.

"We're all doing the right thing together"

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25.01.2026. Work during training just like you do during competitions!

Alina Kabaeva, along with Russian national team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva and Evgeniya Eliseeva, worked with Yana Zaikina on her panache turn

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25.01.2026. During a test practice in Novogorsk, the Olympic champion noticed that the gymnast was having trouble entering the element. How Alina Kabaeva, the Head coach of the Russian national team, Tatyana Sergaeva, and Evgeniya Eliseeva, proposed fixing this, that is what our new video covers!

Video Archive

Alina Kabaeva and coach Alina Gusarova are helping Mariia Borisova to polish her boomerangs in the ribbon exercise

Alina Kabaeva visited a training session of preschoolers from the group of Elizaveta Zorkina and Elizaveta Chernova

Alina Kabaeva and coaches Irina and Alina Gusarova are supporting Yana Sakovich before and after performing the new hoop routine