Combination element practicing with the Olympic champion
29.10.2025. Combined elements, which have become a hallmark of the Sky Grace International Association rules, allow gymnasts to showcase their unique strengths!
We'd like to share with you a fragment of how athlete Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region practices such an element during a class with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Frolova.
The gymnast is preparing for the Sky Grace CUP International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament and Beijing TOP Rhythmic Gymnastics International Open 2025, which will be held from November 12 to 14.
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