Assessment training session of Eva Kononova before the tournament in Beijing
18 November 2025
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.
Take a look how, during a pre-competition practice session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped the athlete improve her ball routine.
Eva took all the comments into account, and the result is a medal!
Since June of this year, Eva has been training at the Academy under the guidance of Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, and her choreographer is Elena Egorova. Previously, the athlete trained with Russia’s Honored Coach Vera Shatalina.
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