"I'm so, so happy for you. Well-deserved!"
03.05.2026. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Russian team on their bronze medal in the group exercises at the European Cup. The gymnasts finished third in the cross-country battles.
The active Russian champions also took first place in the three-hoops-two-pairs-of-clubs routine. Their coach is Anna Ustsova, and their choreographer is Elena Egorova. Russia’s Honored coach Inna Bystrova also worked with the athletes at the Baku training camp.
The gymnasts are part of the Russian National team and live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. They competed at the European Cup under neutral status.
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Gifts, cake, flowers, and warm wishes, that's how the Academy congratulated group member Elvira Belyaeva from Gatchina, who celebrated her birthday on June 21st!
23 June
Let’s watch how Alina Kabaeva, together with Academy coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina and choreographer Irina Zenovka, analyzed the roll and the ending into the risk in the ball routine with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region. The main requirement is tempo, because the elements must be intertwined and look like a single movement.
23 June
Arina is a member of the Russian National team and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.
21 June
Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region and Sofia Ilteriakova from Moscow are members of the Russian National team. Arina is a Russian champion and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.
21 June
Backstage at the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup, Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region signed autographs for young fans from China.
21 June
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21 June
Alina Kabaeva explained to Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region the importance of throwing the apparatus. And she demonstrated the right technique.
21 June
Watch complete with crowd support and a warm embrace from her coach, Elizaveta Chernova.
21 June
This marks the first international competition for the athletes from St. Petersburg. The gymnasts finished second at the Russian Championships, earned a spot on the National team's main roster, and received the opportunity to represent the country on the international stage.
21 June
One of Eva Kononova's classes with Olympic champion, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, and choreographer Irina Zenovka before the European Championship focused on ball rolling. Alina Kabaeva demonstrated how to work with this apparatus on the floor.
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President of World Gymnastics Morinari Watanabe spoke at the event.
20 June
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20 June
This is how active Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region was cheered on the first day of the Rhythmic World Challenge Cup in Beijing during her ball and hoop routines!
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