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Sky Grace

Gymnasts and other athletes, dancers and musicians from different countries took part in the show.

TV version of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 gala show

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Virsavia Mishchenkova and Ulyana Khudyakova, the preschoolers from free early development groups, told us about that. Let’s look at the festival program as the girls saw it!

What our young gymnasts like the New Year for? And why do they enjoy performing?

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Before the celebratory banquet, children presented Alina Kabaeva with lovely handmade gifts.

At the international tournament in Beijing everyone was treated to autographs and commemorative photos with the Olympic champion!

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Opinion

The new Academy coach spoke about the importance of working on specific muscle groups and the need for such training.

"Our goal is to make the body functional and stable." Ivan Goncharenko, the Academy specialist, talks about the new class format

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Workouts

The athletes came to prepare for the first competitions of this season.

A training session of the Academy gymnasts took place in Novogorsk

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The athlete is currently at the Academy on probation and is practicing with coach Elizaveta Chernova.

Alisa Shunina from Volgograd told about the selection at the Academy

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Academy Life

The program comprised dance routines inspired by the culture of the peoples of the world.


Academy gymnasts visited the concert of the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble named after Igor Moiseyev

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Competitions

Malika Timurshina and Elina Khabirova will perform in their home city of Kazan from January 21 to 23. 

Academy gymnasts will take part in the championship of the Republic of Tatarstan

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After the New Year holidays, the preschool gymnasts returned to training and developing lessons.

The Academy's youngest gymnasts started training

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Way to success

Alexandra Timoshenko competed in the 1988 Olympic Games and finished third, and won Olympic gold in 1992. At the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025, we asked her to talk about her path in sports and share her key thoughts on doubts, motivation, and responsibility.


Exclusive interview with Alexandra Timoshenko, 1992 Olympic champion

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2000 Sydney Olympic champion, world champion, and three-time European champion Yulia Barsukova is the next focus in our series of exclusive interviews that we recorded at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025


Exclusive interview with Yulia Barsukova, 2000 Sydney Olympic champion

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We could not miss the opportunity to talk to the Olympic champions in rhythmic gymnastics at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025. The result is the exclusive interviews about the path to the main victory, willpower and overcoming of difficulties.


Exclusive interview with Linoy Ashram, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics champion

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A gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region recently joined the Academy's team.

Arina Kovshova talked about moving to the Academy and her immediate plans

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Watch and live through these emotions again together with us!


Episodes reminding about the warm atmosphere of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025

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She spoke about the ease of judging and the appeal of the rules.

At the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 we spoke with Wen Die, a judge from China

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Grace Ku, one of the organizers of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open from the Chinese side, also summarized the results for us.

"There was plenty of work to do but we were happy from all that!"

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How did Asel Arapova surprise the judges at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025?

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Rules of the Sky Grace International Association require from the gymnasts to perform more difficult and fascinating elements!

How did pre-juniors Ksenia Evdokimova and Ksenia Bondarenko from Belarus and Karina Bogdanova from Russia change their programs to them at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025? The athletes explained that in a new video.

They also shared their emotions from the competition.

Ksenia Evdokimova won gold in the ball and silver in the clubs in Beijing. Karina Bogdanova came in second in the all-around. Ksenia Bondarenko had bronze in the all-around and silver in the rope and hoop events.

“It is so great to learn something new!”

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Simona Peycheva from Bulgaria, the guest of honor of the Sky Grace International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025, shared how she will remember the tournament in China and why she loves the Russian school of rhythmic gymnastics. She also noted how the conditions for gymnasts have changed since her performances.

Simona Peycheva from Bulgaria shared how she will remember the tournament in China

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Singer Wang Xi, who provided vocal accompaniment for the audience during the Along the Way performance, spoke about the unique experience of performing with gymnasts and noted the importance of cultural exchange between the two countries.

"I hope the friendship between China and Russia will be long and strong!"

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The rules of the Sky Grace International Association give athletes the opportunity to work with a challenging and interesting apparatus — the rope. This means revealing themselves in a new way.

Nelly Sagatelyan, Vera Konopatskaya, and Ksenia Bondarenko talked about the unique aspects of performing with a rope

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In China, we spoke with one of the costume designers, Elena Litvinenko, about the process, which costume was the most challenging to create, and also asked her to tell us about the team of artists.

Over a hundred colorful costumes were used at the gala concert in Beijing

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Alisa Medvedeva and Yana Sakovich from Russia, as well as Darya Grokhotova from Belarus, shared their thoughts.

Why do gymnasts enjoy performing with a rope?

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Pre-junior Guo Yitong from China was among participants of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025. Her mom is Chen Sihui, the ex-gymnast that performed together with future Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva at the AEON Cup club world championship in 2003.

"This is an international tournament of a very high level!"

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The senior group gymnasts from Hungary created this unusual image in their routine with three balls and two hoops. The athletes and their coaches were inspired by the fact that this year's World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro.


The Brazilian national football team performed in front of the spectators Sky Grace Cup International Tournament in Beijing

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This video is from the stands of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 and in focus are the spectators and fans.


"We came to experience the atmosphere in person"

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Chief choirmaster of the Kuban Cossack Choir Andrey Kobelkov, People’s Artist of the Chechen Republic Adam Abubakarov and gymnast Vladislava Sharonova, world champion in women’s tumbling event Arina Kalyandra and pianist Lorenzo Bagnati from Italy shared their impressions in our video.


Emotions of the participants in the gala show of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025

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During rehearsals, the Olympic champion thanked the State Academic Dance Ensemble Vainakh and the Russian national team athletes that recently returned from the World Trampoline Championships for their participation in the gala show.


The Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 unites!

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Want to know how the Chinese gymnasts prepared for the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025? How did they modify their routines, and did they enjoy adding new elements?

Get the answers in an interview with senior Chinese gymnasts Xu Wenqi and Zhao Wenqi!


"It's a huge honor for me that such a major tournament is being held in China!"

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After the performances of the pre-juniors and juniors, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva spoke with the gymnasts of the Academy and noted what else needs to be worked on. 


Let's return to the first day of the Sky Grace Cup and Beijing Top Open 2025 international competitions

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Laura Acosta, head judge of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025б spoke about the rules and the exchange of experience. 


"This is an opportunity to share knowledge!"

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The junior group dancers from Uzbekistan took third place in the five-hoop routine at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025.


"I really wanted to shine and show off everything we'd worked on"

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Daniella González from Guatemala competed at the
Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 as part of the Sky Grace International Association. We spoke with her before the competition and are now sharing her experience with you.


"Sky Grace" has become a part of my life!"

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At her debut Sky Grace Cup, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region won bronze in the all-around, beating out many experienced and older competitors.


Assessment training session of Eva Kononova before the tournament in Beijing

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She had exactly carried the flag of the Sky Grace International Association at the official ceremony and shared her emotions then. 


An interview with Li Youxing, the participant in the opening of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament

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Ksenia Salii qualified for theSky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 based on the results of the Cup of the Strongest where she competed thanks to a quota from the Sky Grace International Association.


"Very beautiful rules!"

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In a new video, sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev talks about the importance of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025, the succession of generations in gymnastics and the benefits from the activities of the Sky Grace International Association.


"Gymnastics flies into space through the stratosphere"

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The Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 in Beijing turned out to be so bright thanks to the work of a huge team!


Alina Kabaeva thanks Irina Zenovka and Laura Acosta

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Tamiris Vahlova, Ksenia Shimolina, Aliya Bakytkyzy, Evgenia Vendirevskaya, Elizaveta Egorova, and Anastasia Chashchina shared their inspiration for this routine and their biggest fan, all in this new video.

The gymnasts' coach is Anara Zhantasova.

The junior team from Kazakhstan won bronze at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 in the five-pairs of clubs routine

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Vera came to the competition with Nelly Saghatelyan from Armenia. At the tournament in China, the gymnast won bronze in the rope routine.

Also competing in Beijing were Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region and Sonya Vorobyova, Yana Sakovich, and Liza Geraskina from Moscow, all of whom had previously been coached by Vera Shatalina. At this event, Eva won gold in the clubs routine, silver in the hoop routine, and bronze in the all-around senior women's competition.

What emotions did the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025  bring to Russia’s Honored Coach Vera Shatalina?

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After the competition, Varvara Artemenko, Arianna Parkacheva, Yulia Druzhinina, Karolina Tsydik, Margarita Silich, and Maria Ermoshkina shared their impressions of their first competition in China. The gymnasts also sent greetings to Tatyana Nenasheva, who choreographed their routines!

The junior group gymnasts from Belarus won two silver medals at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025

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In a video, Belarusian gymnast Kira Babkevich talked about the combined element she added to her clubs routine specifically for the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025.

Kira also shared her impressions of the competition and her plans for the future.

The athlete took home three medals from the tournament, third in the all-around and hoop, and silver in the ball. Her coach is Svetlana Krasnorutskaya, and her choreographer is Olesya Klyshevskaya.

In a video, Belarusian gymnast Kira Babkevich talked about the combined element

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Showing how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva talked to the participants at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025.

"There are new challenges ahead"

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Since June of this year, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region is training at the Academy under the guidance of Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, her choreographer is Elena Egorova. Previously, the athlete trained with Honored Coach of Russia Vera Shatalina.

Eva Kononova's confident debut

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Ahead of the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025, we spoke with group gymnasts from South Africa. Here are Boipelo Gomolemo Khomo, Deborah Harmony Britz, Hanaa Mia, Khawekazi Zimbali Nzimande, and Sinead Mary-Ann De Wet, for whom our tournaments paved the way to international competitions.

An international debut

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Featuring how Alina Kabaeva communicated during the breaks between performances with Elvira Krasnobaeva, Victoria Bespalova, Nicole Rimarachin Diaz and Anastasia Vlasenko.

The Olympic champion tried to pay attention to each gymnast at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025

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Junior group exercise gymnasts from the Russian national team, Daria Melnik and Veronika Morgunova, shared their impressions after visiting Hogwarts, and our group exercise gymnasts Polina Zakharova and Kira Pryny showed their purchases!

The chief judge of the tournament, Laura Acosta, also visited the park.

How did the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 participants and their coaches spend a day at Universal Studios Beijing amusement park?

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Training is a thing of the past. Results are still in the future. All that matters now is the two minutes and thirty seconds when everything around them freezes for the coaches.

"We've got everything down to a fine-tuned level, and we can do it all. Let's show it!"

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She thanked everyone for their work and also reminded about the need for strive to progress and improve their skills.