The most striking shots with the participation of Asel Arapova and Alina Kabaeva at the BRICS Games

Alesya is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Her coaches are Alina and Irina Gusarova, and her choreographer is Ekaterina Belova.

During the control training session for the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, the Olympic champion spoke with the gymnasts and coaches. Meanwhile, members of the Russian National group team from St. Petersburg presented Alina Kabaeva with flowers and thanked her for her support and faith in them.

And just yesterday, we watched the practice sessions in anticipation.

Kazan — Moscow — St. Petersburg. Keep pushing forward, girls!

Every gymnast knows that special feeling from successfully executing a risk or element! During a training session in Novogorsk, the Olympic champion told Yana Zaikina from Volgograd how she took a risk on a clubs cascade at the AEON Cup tournament and advised the athlete not to be afraid of difficult elements.

During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva showed Yana Zaikina from Volgograd the best way to transition into a turn.

During a training session in Novogorsk, the Olympic champion discussed the current rules of rhythmic gymnastics in detail with Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Zlata Tulubaeva, a member of the All-Russian Judges Panel.

The group team gymnasts from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy regularly finetune their skills in choreography sessions with Veronika Shatkova. What changes have the gymnasts noticed after training with this Russia’s Honored Coach? Find out in our video!

During a practice run by Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva helped adjust a sequence to eliminate the static pause before the pirouette en arrière. Meanwhile, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reminded Yana of the importance of enjoying training, setting goals in advance, and working towards them.

While working with Sofia Dubrovina from the Yaroslavl Region, Alina Kabaeva analyzed the planche turn. The Olympic champion focused on leg stability, body alignment, and shoulder positioning.

In Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva watched gymnast Sofia Dubrovina from the Yaroslavl Region. The Olympic champion assessed the athlete's physical attributes, asked her to demonstrate elements and risks, and gave some technique advice.

At a training session with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, the Olympic champion, along with Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and All-Russian Panel of Judges member Zlata Tulubaeva, discussed the apparatus catch after a risk.

While rehearsing a new ribbon routine, Alina Kabaeva asked the gymnasts to identify the flaw that had caught her eye by watching a replay on the screen.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva recalled how Yana arrived from Volgograd to try out.

And Yana managed to pull off a more challenging element!