Performance of sisters Dina and Arina Averina at the opening ceremony of the Sky Grace Cup international tournament in Qatar

How was the exercise with hoops and clubs created? A team of professionals worked on it! The choreographer and stage director for the program is Irina Zenovka. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and gymnasts coach Anna Ustsova also took an active part.

During an assessment training session ahead of the Russian Championships, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva together with coach Anna Ustsova helped the Academy group exercise gymnasts to understand the transfers in the hoop and club routine and avoid losing points.

The entire Academy watched the performance of group exercise gymnasts with hoops and clubs, while athletes and coaches cheered for the girls in Novogorsk.

They visited St. Stephen's Basilica, strolled along Váci Street, and gained a wealth of impressions.

Under the guidance of their mentors, the gymnasts created a handmade gift step by step. We're sharing the creative process with you and showing you what our athletes created!

At the Gracia Fair Cup tournament in Hungary, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, and Karolina Pakhtusova received warm support from athletes from the Austrian Young Talents Vienna school.

It also requires a clean entry and consistent control of all body parts. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva reminded Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region of this during a training session before the Russian Championships.

It is just before going on the floor that the gymnasts receive the most important support from their coaches — they stay in touch with them even at a distance. We saw at the Academy how Evgenia Eliseeva watched Yana Zaikina's performance.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, even from a distance, closely followed the performances of Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, and Karolina Pakhtusova at the Gracia Fair Cup in Budapest.

Together with the Academy's chef, the athletes prepared tarts with meringue cream and applesauce. The desserts were decorated with fresh berries.

Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region is preparing for the Russian Championships with coach Elizaveta Chernova and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

According to the results of the first day of the Gracia Fair Cup tournament, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina leads the junior all-around.

February 20 through 22, Karolina Pakhtusova, Ksenia Savinova, and Yana Zaikina, as well as Vladislava Sharonova, Ulyana Janus, and Milena Shchenyatskaya, are taking part in the Gracia Fair Cup tournament!

Natalia Belugina, the Alina Festival choreographer, staged it for the gymnast. Featuring footage of the creative process.

Silver medalist Lidia Ionina from the Stavropol Territory told us about the apparatus that was the most challenging for her to work with. She also revealed interesting details about the beginning of the exercise with clubs.