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

Kirill Denisov, Russia’s Honored Master of Sports and Sports Director of the Russian Judo Federation, spoke to us about the special features and significance of the Battle of the Cities international judo tournament. The competition is taking place at the Martial Arts Academy from December 6-19. It is organized by the Russian Judo Federation and the DobroFON charity program.

During a joint training session before the start of the Russian Cup, Alina Kabaeva helped Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd and her coach, Evgenia Eliseeva, improve their execution of this element in the clubs routine.

Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd practicing clean hands during a joint training session with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva. The training session took place ahead of the Russian Cup.

How to properly perform a throw on a risk? An Olympic champion explains! During training in preparation for the Russian Cup, Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd brought her arm incorrectly during her throw in the clubs routine, but Alina Kabaeva helped the gymnast and her coach, Evgenia Eliseeva, with a very clear comparison and advice on how to avoid this mistake.

We're sharing a video of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva helping Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd practice her arm movement on the hoop in her clubs routine. The training session took place ahead of the Russian Cup.

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During training, the Olympic champion not only helps correct mistakes but also points out areas where progress is evident. This is how Alina Kabaeva praised Anna Vakulenko of Volgograd jumps in clubs.

We're watching a clip from a training session with Academy student Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd before the start of the Russian Cup. Under the guidance of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, the athlete perfected her risk.

• Maria Borisova, ribbon; • Eva Kononova, clubs; • Ekaterina Sazonova, clubs. Let's enjoy this beauty once again!

While working on her ribbon routine at the Russian Cup, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva shared with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region a secret for achieving a clean and beautiful gamble. Alina Kabaeva and Evgeniya Eliseeva advised the gymnast on what to focus on when performing the throw, chainé, and catch. And Eva's risks were transformed!

A gymnast's strong performance at a tournament is backed by a great deal of work at the gym. To demonstrate their full potential on the competition mat, it's also important to be focused and willing to do risks. The Olympic champion discussed this during a training session on the eve of the Russian Cup with Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd and her coach, Evgeniya Eliseeva. Alina Kabaeva reminded that an athlete must be very demanding of herself if she wants to achieve high results.

We're sharing excerpts from calls between Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and gymnast Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg after her clubs and ribbon routines on the second day of the Russian Cup.

By the way, the Academy athletes brought home a total of 15 gold medals from this competition!

Mistakes at competitions help gymnasts understand their weaknesses so they can work on them. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva spoke with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region about this after her clubs routine at the Russian Cup.

It is important to think through in detail on each transition so that all the elements are on the beat. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgenia Eliseeva worked on that together with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region during preparations for the Russian Cup.