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Alina Kabaeva

19.08.2026. While working on the clubs routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, choreographer Irina Zenovka, coach Irina Gusarova, and judge Ekaterina Lots advised Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg how to save time during the penché pivot and execute additional rotations.

"You have potential, make use of it"

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19.08.2026. At a training session for the Russian team from St. Petersburg ahead of the World Championships, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva emphasized the importance of precision with the apparatus.

Take a look at another video of the preparations for the main competition of the season!

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18.08.2026. We recall a moment during the preparation for the World Championships in Novogorsk!

"Get in rhythm with the music the way you want, the way you feel it"

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MA Academy

Young athletes from the Martial Arts Academy and the Sirius Arena held a joint training session; they practiced standing and ground techniques and tested their skills in bouts.

The Wrestling Day was held at the Sirius Arena

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Opinion

Irina Gusarova—coach of Maria Borisova from St. Petersburg, a team competition winner and three-time World Championship medalist—shared her emotions upon returning home from Germany and thanked her colleagues, fellow gymnasts, and fans for the celebratory welcome.

«Only now are we beginning to understand how wonderful and how great it was». Irina Gusarova on the World Championship

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Competitions

Fans were waiting for the coach and the gymnast at Sochi Airport.

Irina Gusarova and Darya Melnik were welcomed in Sochi following the World Championship

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The 13th Russian Student Summer Spartakiad final will be held in Penza from August 25th to 30th.

Alesya Naifonova will take part in the 13th Russian Student Summer Spartakiad final

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Academy Life

The ballet was held at the Sirius Concert Center.

Gymnasts and coaches from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy attended Boris Eifman's ballet

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Russian national team gymnasts returned to Moscow following the World Championships

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From August 19 to 24, Yekaterinburg will host the II All-Russian Spartakiad between the constituent entities of the Russian Federation — the Russian People Spartakiad.

Alexandra Borisova from Moscow will take part in the Russian People Spartakiad

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The gymnasts and coaches have returned from Frankfurt am Main.

Part of the Russian delegation returned to Sochi from the World Championship

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The World Championship was held in Germany from August 12 to 16.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian National team gymnasts on their victory in the team all-around competition at the World Championships

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The World Championship was held from August 12 to 16.

The Vesti Nedeli program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel about the return of Russian gymnasts to the world arena and five medals for the Russian team at the World Championships in Frankfurt

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18.08.2026. Before the World Championships, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva gave Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg some advice: trust your instincts, work carefully with the apparatus, and never doubt yourself.

"Be scared, but do it anyway!"

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15.08.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Russian gymnasts and coaches on their gold medal in the team all-around at the World Championships in Germany.


"I believed in you, my sunshines!"

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13.08.2026. Behind-the-scenes footage from the second day of the tournament in Germany, how the Olympic champion cheered on the gymnast.

Alina Kabaeva is in constant contact with Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg

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13.08.2026. Before the World Championships, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noticed the leotards of Maria Borisova from St. Petersburg and suggested creating a new look for the gymnast ahead of the main competition of the season. A few weeks later, Masha is performing her ribbon routine at the World Championships in her brand new unitard.

"I want a kind of a new leotard!"

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12.08.2026. The athletes worked so hard all season and deserve to represent the country at the season's biggest event.

From the Russian Championships to the World Championships!

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10.08.2026. The Olympic champion spoke about the importance of going into competition with the right mindset.

Before the World Championships, Alina Kabaeva spoke with the Russian team from St. Petersburg

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09.08.2026. Following the control training session at the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva wished the gymnasts, coaches, and choreographers good luck ahead of the World Championships and reminded them how crucial it is to be a united team.

"Everyone needs to unite and move forward together as one team!"

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09.08.2026. Following the control training session at the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva shared words of encouragement with Arina Kovshova from Novosibirsk region, Mariia Borisova and the group exercise gymnasts of the Russian national group team from St. Petersburg, and also presented them an icon before their departure for the World Championships.

"I worry about you so much, truly, but I know that everything will come together for you"

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05.08.2026. Every unnecessary movement wastes time and disrupts the rhythm of the routine. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva showed the Russian national group team from St. Petersburg how to transition immediately into an exchange right after catching the ball. A few repetitions—and the combination becomes noticeably cleaner.


Alina Kabaeva shows the Russian national group team from St. Petersburg how to transition immediately into an exchange right after catching the ball

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06.08.2026. During a control training session at the Zhemchuzhina Central Gymnastics Center, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Russia’s Honored Coach Natalia Lashchinskaya advised Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg on how to more accurately time her ribbon routine to the music.

Alina Kabaeva and Natalia Lashchinskaya advise Mariia Borisova on how to more accurately time her ribbon routine to the music

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06.08.2026. During the control training session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noted the progress made by the Russian national group exercise team from St. Petersburg in their ball routine and shared warm memories of her choreography classes with Honored Coach of Russia Veronika Shatkova.



Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noted the progress made by the Russian national group exercise team from St. Petersburg

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06.08.2026. The complete video of the start of the control training at the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics, featuring Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, fans, coaches, choreographers, and judges.

The start of the control training at the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics, featuring Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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06.08.2026. During the control training session at the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva spoke with Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg about how important it is to divide attention across every aspect of the routine, never forgetting either the artistry or the technical component.

"The most important thing is to work for the result!"

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05.08.2026. During the training session of Maria Borisova from St. Petersburg, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, together with judges Olga Minigalina, Olga Frolova, and Natalya Lashchinskaya, reviewed the execution of her risk with a ball. After several successful attempts, Masha received another assignment — to perform the risk one more time, but this time for herself, in order to lock in the feeling of the correct execution.


"Think ahead, like in chess!"

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05.08.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, together with coaches Irina Gusarova, Natalya Lashchinskaya, and Olga Minigalina, gave Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg tips on how to better feel the music during her routine. However, the judges' opinions were divided on one of the elements, so she had to perform it one more time.



"Listen to the music — it will help you!"

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05.08.2026. Alina Kabaeva welcomed the young spectators before the control training session in St. Petersburg ahead of the World Championships and asked them to cheer for the gymnasts.


"Imagine that we are at the World Championships!"

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04.08.2026. Before the World Championships, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva went over a section of the five-ball routine with the Russian national group exercise team from St. Petersburg and drew attention to the quality of exchanges and the timing in execution of every single element.



"All catches happen on strong legs"

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04.08.2026. Technique is important, but it is the music that sets the rhythm for the entire routine. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained to Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region why simply executing elements is not enough: it is important to feel the musical pattern, accelerate in time, and not to lose the tempo.



Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explaines to Arina Kovshova why it is important to feel the musical pattern

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04.08.2026. During a training session ahead of the World Championships, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained to Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg why it is important in a risk not only to execute the throw correctly but also to instantly begin the rotational movement.


"Once you’ve thrown it — immediately go after the apparatus"

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04.08.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova guided Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg on how to polish her clubs routine and maintain her tempo in difficult rotations. Additionally, alongside judge Ekaterina Lots, the Olympic champion helped the gymnast to sort out her risk execution errors.

"You see, the music itself is waiting for you"

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04.08.2026. During a workout in Novogorsk, the Olympic champion together with coaches Elizaveta Chernova and Olga Minigalina, worked on the fouetté turns in the clubs routine of Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region. Alina Kabaeva and the specialists advised the gymnast to perform an exact number of double turns to maintain her tempo and execution cleanliness.


Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coaches work on the fouetté turns in the clubs routine of Arina Kovshova

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04.08.2026. During a workout in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva showed Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg the correct entry into a leap for a hoop catch. This video shows how to properly prepare the legs and keep moving right away. The routine was choreographed and directed by Irina Zenovka.


Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva shows Mariia Borisova the correct entry into a leap for a hoop catch during a workout in Novogorsk

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04.08.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with choreographer and stage director Irina Zenovka, coaches Ekaterina Lots and Elizaveta Chernova, and choreographer Ekaterina Belova, explained to Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region how to perform the skill at the end of her clubs routine so that it gets credited.

Sometimes the secret to clean execution is not in the catch itself, but in moving toward the apparatus

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04.08.2026. Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina prepared an unusual gift for Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva – a fortune cookie.

Yana Zaikina and Ksenia Savinova prepared an unusual gift for Alina Kabaeva

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03.08.2026. During a control training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva suggested removing the skill on the fouetté in the clubs routine of Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region, to help the gymnast keep up with the music. The Olympic champion, along with coaches Olga Minigalina and Elizaveta Chernova, also explained to the athlete why it is crucial to maintain the tempo throughout the routine.




"Music helps you there!"

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02.08.2026. During a pre-World Championships training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva explained to Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region how to distribute her weight when entering a planche, while Academy coaches Elizaveta Chernova, Olga Minigalina, Olga Frolova, and choreographer Ekaterina Belova helped the gymnast practice her rotation.

A step-by-step review of the approach to a spectacular planche from the Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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01.08.2026. During a control training session in Novogorsk, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg received valuable feedback from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and judges Olga Minigalina, Olga Frolova, Natalya Kukushkina, and Evgenia Gertsikova.

Valuable feedback from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva during a control training session in Novogorsk

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31.07.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coaches Olga Minigalina and Elizaveta Chernova, and choreographer Ekaterina Belova advised Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region on how to increase the rotational force in her ball routine.

During training before the World Championships, the planché technique, a valuable element, received a lot of attention

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30.07.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with coaches Elizaveta Chernova and Olga Minigalina, and choreographer and stage director Irina Zenovka, reviewed a mistake in the hoop routine with World Cup stage medalist Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region and explained why it is important not to rush during the risk element: a proper throw should be made, the apparatus should be given the necessary height, and only then a clean rebound should be done.

"The most important thing is a proper throw"

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29.07.2026. While working on the ball routine ahead of the World Championships, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with coaches Olga Minigalina and Irina Gusarova, and choreographer Ekaterina Belova, helped Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg refine her helicopter element and her catch into a roll.


Alina Kabaeva and Academy coaches help Mariia Borisova refine her helicopter element and her catch into a roll

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27.07.2026. During a workout in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coaches Olga Minigalina and Irina Gusarova, and choreographer Ekaterina Belova shared an effective way for Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg to practice difficult elements — the risk and the boomerang in her ribbon routine. Irina Zenovka is the choreographer and stage director of the program.




"So that it clicks in your mind, so that you can do it on autopilot"

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27.07.2026. What words helped European Championship silver medalist Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina capture her third gold medal at the "Crystal Rose" international tournament?

"Don’t let yourself relax!"

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27.07.2026. During a workout in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with coaches Elizaveta Chernova and Olga Minigalina, and choreographer Ekaterina Belova, helped Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region perfect her hoop fouetté technique. They paid special attention to the correct entry into the element, body posture, and hand and wrist work.



Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coaches help Arina Kovshova perfect her hoop fouetté technique

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27.07.2026. At the Crystal Rose international tournament, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Elizaveta Zorkina helped Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region to shake off her nerves before the performance. 

"You need to perform for your own pleasure. This is a celebration!"

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27.07.2026. Just a few minutes before appearing on the floor at the Crystal Rose international tournament, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva together with coach Elizaveta Zorkina helped the silver medalist of the European Championships, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, find the focus before her ball routine.


"God bless, my sunshine. Go do the work!"

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27.07.2026. This is how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Elizaveta Zorkina helped European Champion Yana Zaikina from Volgograd to prepare properly for her hoop performance in the all-around at the Crystal Rose international tournament.


"You love rhythmic gymnastics, don't you? So go out there and perform with spirit!"

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25.07.2026. How to feel the apparatus, maintain focus, and confidently execute all elements — these are the exact tips the gymnast received before stepping onto the carpet for the all-around.

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"You have potential, make use of it"

Take a look at another video of the preparations for the main competition of the season!

"Get in rhythm with the music the way you want, the way you feel it"