Sky Grace Cup - 2024. Video greetings from Ivanina Ivanski

27.11.2025. We took a look at a workout at the Academy, where Elina Khabirova from Kazan practiced her hoop routine!

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained to the gymnast how important effects are for a high score in artistry! Together with coach Olga Minigalina, they also worked on the execution quality of the planche pivot.

The Academy staff presented flowers to Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg, Alexandra Borisova from Moscow, Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd, and coaches Alina Gusarova and Olga Frolova.

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

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.

Evgenia Eliseeva, who is now at the recovery camp in Abu Dhabi with Ksenia Savinova, also foĺlowed the workouts using a video link.

We came to a workout of the gymnasts that will take part in the Hopes of Russia national competition in Yekaterinburg.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.