Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and her coaches prepared the Academy gymnasts for their performance at the Russian Championship

We're sharing excerpts from the group exercise gymnasts’ routines of the Zhemchuzhina Gymnastics Center, who received the opportunity to compete in the main pre-junior competition thanks to the Sky Grace International Association.

At the World Cup stage in Tashkent, we interviewed three-time group champions from China, as well as their coach, two-time Olympic group champion Anastasia Bliznyuk.

Uzbekistan will be remembered by our gymnasts and coaches not only as the host of the World Cup stage, but also as a country with a rich history and culture.

Our girls especially needed support at their debut World Cup stage, and they got it.

Which gymnast did the spectators like the most and why? Find out in the video!

On one of the tournament days, we asked the students of the Oksana Chusovitina School of Sports Mastery what they liked about Mariia Borisova and Eva Kononova.

Diana stopped a step away from the podium in the all-around at the Russian Junior Championship.

The gymnast became the silver medalist of the Russian Junior Championship.

Veronika became the champion of the Russian Junior Championship.

Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region, Alexandra Borisova and Yana Sakovich from Moscow, Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg, Miroslava Monina from Penza, Elvira Belyaeva from Gatchina, Vladislava Gaivoronskaya from the Voronezh Region and Daria Melnik from Ryazan talk about space.

Thanks for the ardent support!

The audience supported the gymnast during her performance in Tashkent.

The audience counted to the fouetté, helped with shouts and words of encouragement.

Mariia Borisova and Eva Kononova polished their elements and risks together with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva during floor testing before the start of the World Cup stage in Tashkent. Academy coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Irina Gusarova also helped the gymnasts.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Anna Ustsova helped the gymnasts cope with their emotions before such an important competition. They supported the athletes during the floor testing and advised on aspects of the ball exercise to be paid attention to.