Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva works with Yana Zaikina on a hoop exercise ahead of the AEON Cup
18.10.2026. As part of the preparations for the AEON Cup, Alina Kabaeva worked with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd. Together with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, the head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory National team, the Olympic champion helped the gymnast refine her back-attitude turn, fouetté turns, and a high-risk element.
Yana is a European champion and a silver medalist at the national championships. She is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Her coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, and her choreographer is Elena Egorova.
Olga Minigalina is the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team. Together with Evgeniya Eliseeva, she coaches the top-ranked athletes of the Russian National team Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, who also represent the Sirius Federal Territory.
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