What words did the Olympic champion find for Eva Kononova at one of the training sessions at the Academy in February?

Before and after her performance at the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion stayed in touch with our gymnasts.

The video features a turn performed by our Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg. Incidentally, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva analyzed his technique with the athlete.

We want to recall one of the training sessions, during which Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva said some very important words to the girls. It was with this spirit that they took to the court, fighting to the end and showcasing the champion's spirit even in their first senior competition.

Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg performed her hoop routine perfectly at the start of the 2026 Russian Championship, taking the lead in the standings.

Alina Kabaeva reminded everyone of the importance of total dedication and also shared an effective training method, citing five-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Nellie Kim as an example.

We asked the athletes about their new routines and the significance of this competition. Agata Barekzai, Alisa Eremeeva, Anastasia Mikhailova, Anna Nikolaeva, and Sofia Solonskaya from St. Petersburg, along with gymnasts from the Russian Federation's regional team, Ekaterina Timoshenko, Alisa Chernyaeva, Nonna Nyanina, Maria Fedorovtseva, and Sabina Baiburina, shared their thoughts.

Now take a look at how the Academy prepared to support their friends at the Russian Championship and how they congratulated the group gymnasts on their victory!

We worked with the coaches to thoroughly analyze each routine, and before they took to the floor, precise and important words were spoken. We show how Alina Kabaeva and Anna Ustsova prepared the athletes for the five-ball routine in the all-around.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked with Irina Zenovka, Alina Festival choreographer, who put together the Academy group gymnasts routine with five balls.

This is precisely what the Olympic champion pointed out to the Academy group exercises. Alina Kabaeva, together with coach Anna Ustsova, advised Alina Proshchalykina on how to best execute the vault in the five-ball exercise.

Before the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion was in touch with our gymnasts during floor testing.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped the athletes get into the right frame of mind.

That's exactly what Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva told our senior team and coach Anna Ustsova during preparations for the Russian Championships. She asked that we leave a difficult and spectacular moment in the program. The girls didn't disappoint at the tournament in Moscow! We're showing the training and performance of the new Russian champions!

In a group routine, expressiveness depends largely on flow—movements should logically follow one another, without pauses or hesitations. Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Anna Ustsova worked specifically on the flow of the hoops and clubs routine with the senior group gymnasts during a control training session. And you saw the results for yourself on the floor!

We're showing a fragment of a call between Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the Academy group gymnasts ahead of the Russian Championship floor testing in Moscow. Everything will be fine, no matter what—how could anyone not believe it after a conversation like that? Indeed, our girls are Russian champions in the all-around and silver medalists in the hoop and clubs finals!