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The Alina Festival

The Academy's gymnasts are also preparing for the show. This time, they won't just be working on routines; they'll be creating an overall image and becoming part of a larger production. The girls shared how participating in the festival differs from preparing a regular program and what they expect from the upcoming performance.

Why will the 2026 Alina Festival program surprise audiences?

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It is led by choreographers Irina Zenovka and Aleksandr Mogilev. Together with a big team of participants, they are building the choreography, discovering interesting solutions, and achieving the unison of every single movement.

The creative process of staging the Alina Festival 2026 in Novogorsk!

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Take a look at the first footage from a rehearsal led by choreographers Irina Zenovka and Alexander Mogilev. The concept, music, and all the details are still a secret!


Preparations for the 2026 Alina Festival have begun!

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Academy Life

The event took place at the Sirius Concert Center.

The gymnasts and coaches of the Academy attended the Shostakovich Time concert program

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MA Academy

Young guests were treated to an entertainment program with actors, face painting and a beauty bar, dance flash mobs and master classes.

Martial Arts Academy hosts Knowledge Day

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Alina Kabaeva

Olympic champion and president of the Sky Grace International Association Alina Kabaeva congratulated children, parents, teachers, and coaches on September 1.

Congratulations from Olympic champion and president of the Sky Grace International Association Alina Kabaeva on Knowledge Day

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The broadcast will take place on Sunday, August 30, at 11:30 AM Moscow time (GMT+3).


The Rossiya 1 TV channel will broadcast the 2022 Alina festival

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The choreographer and director of the Alina festival, Irina Zenovka, shared her impressions of the three intense days of rehearsals.

"It should be a super show." Irina Zenovka said about the preparations for the 2026 Alina Festival

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Choreographer Alexander Mogilev shared what tasks he faces in the process of creating the 2026 Alina Festival.

"What they can do, both with and without apparatus, is incredible!" Choreographer Alexander Mogilev spoke about the rehearsals for the 2026 Alina Festival

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Moscow group gymnasts, Alisa Medvedeva and Arina Tkachuk spoke about preparations for the “Alina”‑2026 festival, their work with choreographers, and the unusual choreography.

"We've never done anything like this!" Moscow group gymnasts, Alisa Medvedeva and Arina Tkachuk talk about preparing for the “Alina”‑2026 festival

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Competitions

Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz took first place in the all‑around at the 13th Summer Student Spartakiad Final!

Results of the all‑around at the 13th Summer Student Spartakiad Final

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Training

Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy is holding group exercise auditions.

Gymnasts from various Russian cities have arrived at the Academy for try-outs

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Training Camp

Athletes from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy are taking part in it.

A recovery training camp for the national team gymnasts is currently underway in Turkey

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During a break at the Russia’s Youth VI Summer Spartakiad — 2025, the group members from Nizhny Novgorod watched the recording of the Alina-2024 festival.

Watching the Alina-2024 festival at the Spartakiad

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The International Alina-2025 Children's Charity Rhythmic Gymnastics Festival was held on April 18 in Sirius.

Video full of atmosphere from behind the scenes of the Alina-2025 festival

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The International Alina-2025 Children's Charity Rhythmic Gymnastics Festival was held in Sirius on April 18.

The touching behind-the-scenes footage of the Alina-2025 festival in Sirius

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The festival was held at the Martial Arts Academy on April 18.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva assessed the performances at the Alina-2025 festival dress rehearsal

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The Alina-2025 festival was held on April 18 at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva looked at gymnast Daria Dotsenko before the festival in Sirius

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The Alina-2025 International Children's Charity Rhythmic Gymnastics Festival was held at the Martial Arts Academy on April 18.

How the participants of the Alina-2025 festival prepared for their performances

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Milana Panfutova, Elina Denisova, Yulia Klabukova, Ksenia Lyamkina, Alena Kapkova, Alexandra Zablovskaya, Yulia Ivanova and Alexandra Chernobrovtseva share their impressions of the preparation for the festival.

Athletes from Presidential Lyceum Sirius — at the Alina-2025 festival

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Interview with participants of the Alina-2025 festival behind the scenes at the Martial Arts Academy

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A report by Anastasia Mikhailova, a member of the Zhemchuzhina group from St. Petersburg, from behind the scenes of the Alina-2025 festival at the Martial Arts Academy.

A special report from behind the scenes of the Alina-2025 festival!

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At the Alina-2025 festival, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva met with the Academy preschoolers and gave them parting words before performing on the big stage.

Cute behind-the-scenes video featuring Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Russia’s Honored Artist Alexander Marshal performed the song  Zvon (Bell sound) as part of the Family performance.

Alexander Marshal talks about the Alina-2025 festival

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The Alina-2025 festival was held at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius.

Alina Kabaeva cut the first piece of cake with children after the Alina-2025 festival

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Elizaveta Fomenko, Naima Dzhekshenbekova, Latifa Khasanbaeva, Ariana Shakhvorostova, Zhibek Kurmanbekova, Alena Bystrova, Aibike Esenbekova and Naili Omurbekova talk about the Fires performance

Participants of the Alina-2025 festival talk about the festival at the Martial Arts Academy

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The festival was held on April 18 at the Martial Arts Academy in Sirius and was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva takes pictures with festival participants and guests

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The youngest gymnasts and judokas from the Martial Arts Academy are taking part in the festival in Sirius.

The cutest video from behind the scenes of the Alina-2025 festival

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Take a look at a fragment with the participation of the Olympic champion from the festival rehearsal at the Martial Arts Academy.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and choreographer Eldar Saifutdinov talk about the record made by Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin

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The group's leader Lira Tazetdinova talks about the preparation and motivation of young athletes. And Safina Shaigardanova shows what she learned during rehearsals.

How children with special needs from Kazan took part in the Alina-2025 festival

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The Olympic champion noted the work of the choreographers and shared her impressions of the creative process.

Alina Kabaeva talks to the director of the Alina-2025 festival Vyacheslav Kulaev

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The International Children's Charity Rhythmic Gymnastics Festival Alina-2025 will be held on April 18.

Fragment of the rehearsal of the Alina-2025 festival at the Martial Arts Academy

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At the rehearsal of the Alina-2025 festival, the Olympic champion communicates with Dina and Arina Averina Daria Trubnikova, Liliya Akhaimova, Irina Annenkova and Alexei Nemov.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva visits with famous athletes at the festival rehearsal

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A specialist, together with a team of professionals and volunteers, creates costumes for the festival participants in Sirius.

Elena Litvinenko talks about sewing costumes for the Alina-2025 festival

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Irina has been working on choreographing Alina festival performances since 2009.

Choreographer Irina Zenovka shares her emotions with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva after a festival rehearsal

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Athletes from Bishkek Alena Bystrova, Latifa Hasanbaeva, Elizaveta Fomenko, Ayana Abdrakhmanova and gymnasts from Abkhazia Aliya Bganba, Sariya Bzhania, Maria Chamagua, Rasida Lakvitava, Polina Marchenko will perform for the first time at our children's festival.

Gymnasts from Kyrgyzstan and Abkhazia came to the Alina-2025 festival

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During a rehearsal before the Alina-2025 festival, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva spoke with trampoline athletes.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained the injustice of denying Russian gymnasts neutral status

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The Alina 2025 Festival will be held in the Martial Arts Academy on April 18.

Averina sisters and Darya Trubnikova came to the Alina 2025 Festival

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva tells how she fell in love with trampoline.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva talks with trampoliners before the festival in Sirius

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Meet Anfisa Murzina, Kristina Krasnova and Olesya Golovchuk.

Gymnasts from Moscow are in Sirius before the Alina 2025 Festival

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The Alina Festival will be held in the Martial Arts Academy and will be dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Greetings from four-time Olympic champion Alexei Nemov before the Alina 2025 Festival

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Among the first to come are Olympic champion of the 2000 Games in Sydney, Yulia Barsukova, with her students Karina Bogdanova and Sofia Sokolovskaya, as well as gymnasts from Ulyanovsk, Adelina Nizamutdinova and Nastasya Sharafutdinova.

Sirius welcomes the participants of the Alina-2025 festival

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The Alina-2025 festival will be held at the Martial Arts Academy on April 18.

Children with special needs from Kazan came to the Alina-2025 festival

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The Alina-2025 International Children's Charity Rhythmic Gymnastics Festival will be held in Sirius on April 18.

Site installation is completed for the site for the Alina-2025 festival at the Martial Arts Academy

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The Alina-2025 festival will be held on April 18 and will be dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Greetings from Irina Annenkova ahead of the Alina-2025 festival

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It is not the first time when the two-time champion of Youth Olympics will take part in the Alina Festival.

Greetings from Darya Trubnikova before the Alina 2025 Festival

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The Festival will be dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War Victory.

Creative work of choreographers Irina Zenovka and Anatoly Voynov before the Alina 2025 Festival

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The Alina 2025 Festival will be held on April 18 in the Martial Arts Academy. It will be dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War Victory.

Greetings from Dina and Arina Averina before the Alina 2025 Festival

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The Alina 2025 International Children’s Charity Festival of Rhythmic Gymnastics will be held in Sirius on April 18.