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

Coach Irina Gusarova was by her side during the most crucial moments, she encouraged her to confidently execute the elements, helped her maintain concentration, provided support before the performance, and analyzed her mistakes afterward.

The importance of motivation and the right mindset during training was the topic of a conversation between Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coaches Irina Gusarova and Olga Minigalina, and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow.

To keep the Academy new group gymnasts ribbon routine up to speed, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested coach Anna Ustsova and the gymnasts add apparatus-based exercises.

Every athlete must hear the accents in the music and understand how the rhythm and tempo change.

In our new video, take a look at  how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova helped Alexandra Borisova practice her attitude turn technique during a training session ahead of the Moscow Championships.

That is why it's important to maintain complete control throughout the entire program. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reminded Alexandra Borisova of this during a training session. She and Irina Gusarova also explained to the athlete how to bounce the hoop properly.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva worked on this in the clubs routine with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region.

Showing how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region worked on important details in the hoop routine.

New Academy juniors are preparing their five-ribbon routine for the start of the season!

During a gymnast's session with coach Anna Ustsova, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested how to perform a spectacular and elegant throw to lift the baton from the floor.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reminded Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg about it. Together with Academy coaches Irina Gusarova and Olga Minigalina, she helped the gymnast practice her ribbon routine.

During a control training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva helped Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz fix her mistakes and also reminded the athlete and coach, Alina Protasova, that to win, it's important not to be afraid of challenges and learn to perform complex elements.

During a joint training session at the Academy, the Olympic champion suggested to the gymnast from Vladikavkaz how to improve her approach to the element.

During one of their training sessions, Alina Kabaeva gave Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz and coach Alina Protasova some tips on how to add variety to a ribbon routine.

During one of the training sessions, Alina Kabaeva suggested to the Academy's group gymnasts and their coach, Anna Ustsova, that they make their cascade more spectacular, so that it would impress the audience and be obvious to the judges. We're sharing the results!