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Way to success

Rhythmic gymnastics has been officially included in the Olympic Games since 1984. Gymnasts first presented their routines in Los Angeles. And it was there that Canadian Lori Fung became the first-ever Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics.



"The Way to Success." Lori Fung

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We asked the only two-time Olympic champion in the individual program of all time to talk about the most important stages of her sports career and the people who helped her to achieve success at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025. 


"The Way to Success." Evgenia Kanaeva

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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, she talked about her path in sports and shared her key thoughts on doubts, motivation, and responsibility.


"The Way to Success." Alexandra Timoshenko

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Academy Life

The young gymnasts talked with the Olympic champion.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva has come to a new training session for our preschoolers

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Competitions

The tournament takes place at the Sirius Arena from 3 to 8 February.

Gymnasts of the Academy take part in the championship of the Southern Federal District and Sirius

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Opinion

Sofia became the champion of the competition, Ekaterina and Maria took the second and third places.

Sofia Ilteryakova, Ekaterina Sazonova and Maria Dmitrieva summed up the results of the Moscow Championship

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The athlete placed 13th in the all-around at the Moscow Championships and earned the right to compete in the main national tournament.

The Academy gymnast Alexandra Borisova qualified for the Russian Championships

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During a training session, the Alina festival choreographer helped the Academy athletes achieve cleanliness and synchronicity, paying special attention to the final throws and poses.

Irina Zenovka worked with the Academy junior group gymnasts on the exercise with ribbons

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Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka joined her at one of the group training sessions.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva continues to work with the Academy gymnasts ahead of the new season

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The athlete will now compete in the all-around final.

Alexandra Borisova placed among the Top-10 gymnasts at the Moscow Championships

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Gymnasts practice new routines ahead of the starts.

The Academy continues active preparation for the new season with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Due to the emerging cases of mailings sent on behalf of the Alina Kabaeva Charitable Foundation representatives, we’d like to state that the foundation does not send letters and does not practice any fundraising.

Important information!

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The Olympic champion took part in the preparation of gymnasts for the upcoming competitions.

A new training day was held at the Academy with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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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.

"The Way to Success." Yulia Barsukova

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An exclusive interview about the path to the main victory, willpower and overcoming of difficulties with Linoy Ashram, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics champion.

"The Way to Success." Linoy Ashram

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Two-time Olympic champion in sabre fencing Sophia Velikaya is the new focus of the "Way to Success" .

"The Way to Success". Sophia Velikaya

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The new Way to Success section brings us seven-time Olympic champion, 21-time world champion and 13-time European champion in synchronized swimming Svetlana Romashina.

Way to success. Svetlana Romashina

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Dancer, ballet dancer Sergei Polunin shares the story of his success, tells why he is still grateful to sports, and explains why he considers rhythmic gymnastics to be a true art form.

Way to success. Sergei Polunin

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The winner of the Teacher of the Year-2022 competition talks about his path to success in the profession.

Way to success. Dmitry Lutovinov

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Russia’s Honored Artist Zara responds to a letter from students of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and shares stories from her life.

Way to success. Zara

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The founder and artistic director of the international TODES ballet, Alla Dukhova, talks about her difficult creative path, a dream come true and, of course, her much loved team, and also shares her opinion about working with gymnasts.

Way to success. Alla Dukhova

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Two-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Svetlana Khorkina tells how her career began, why few people believed in her and how she got past the defeat at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Way to success. Svetlana Khorkina

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A surgeon, professor, known as the Children's Doctor of the World, Leonid Roshal talks about his childhood dream, life's difficulties and work during natural disasters and other emergencies, and at the end sends a message to Academy’s young gymnasts.

Way to success. Leonid Roshal

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People's Artist of Russia, Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet Dean recalls his years of study at the choreography school, talks about his first performances on stage, the difficulties he encountered, and the role of teachers in his career.