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Competitions

The routine was produced by Irina Zenovka.

Academy coach Evgenia Eliseeva supports Diana Kotlovskaya before taking the floor with her new clubs routine

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On the first day of the national Young Gymnasts competition, Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg was in touch with her coach, Evgeniya Eliseeva. Evgeniya offered support and valuable advice both before and after Diana performed her new hoop routine.

Support from her coach and friends, even from far away!

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The video features hoop routines by Anastasia Tebenkova, from Irkutsk and Polina Titova and Kira Vasilyeva from Moscow Region, as well as ball routines by Polina Ponyatova from Saransk and Varvara Khayrutdinova from Krasnoyarsk Region.

The routines from athletes competing in the national Young Gymnasts tournament under the Sky Grace International Association quota

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Academy Life

Thank you for your hard work and for your ability to spark interest, offer support, and provide the right advice at the right time. May your students delight you with their successes, and may you always find reasons to take pride in your work.

We congratulate all educators on Teacher's Day!

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The Alina Festival

The show will take place in Mumbai on October 29.

Rehearsals for the Alina festival are taking place in Novogorsk

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MA Academy

The organizers are the Russian Judo Federation with the support of the Russian Sports Fund as part of the Choice of the Strong project.

The 7th Judo Festival is currently taking place at the Martial Arts Academy

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Training

The Olympic champion worked with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina and Alisa Shunina from Volgograd, and Diana Sobyanina from St. Petersburg.

A new training session with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva took place at the Academy

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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 also received a gift from fans from Kursk who had traveled to the European Championships thanks to the Sky Grace International Association.

Olympic champion Oksana Chusovitina sent Alina Kabaeva a commemorative souvenir — a plate

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Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd are working with the Olympic champion.

The Academy gymnasts are practicing new programs with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva invited them to watch it, just as she had done with the gymnasts from Belgorod earlier.

Gymnasts from Bryansk watched the Buratino film at the Academy’s cinema

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Second place went to another athlete from the Academy — Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg.

Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg is the champion of the national Young Gymnasts national competition

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The gymnasts checked their physical fitness under the guidance of specialists.

Young Academy gymnasts born in 2018 and 2019 tested their skills

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We stopped by the podium training for the Young Gymnasts all-Russian competition to see the athletes competing under the Sky Grace International Association quota.

The podium training for the Young Gymnasts all-Russian competition

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The medalists of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest Cup — the gymnasts from the Trudovye Rezervy All-Russian Athletic and Sports Society from Moscow, the group exercise gymnastics from Belarus, and their coach Anastasia Ravskaya — shared insights about their preparation and performance at the tournament in the interview.

The medalists of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest Cup share insights about their preparation and performance

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The performances, emotions, support, and the joy of victory. Diving back into the atmosphere of the competition!

The most striking moments of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest in one video

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva offered guidance to the junior group gymnasts on what to focus on during their ribbon routine: keeping the judges and audience in sight, handling the apparatus calmly, and controlling every movement.

"Watch everything, keep everything under control. No fuss!”

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The group exercises team from the Omsk Region won the Cup of the Strongest all-around competition for the first time; they spoke to us about roster changes and their emotions following the victory.

Group gymnasts from the Omsk Region, Moscow, and Kyrgyzstan talk about the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina have returned from the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.


Homecoming of gymnasts from the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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This video focuses on the tournament's key figures in St. Petersburg: the fans. Who were they rooting for the most? Who did they make posters for? And how do the competitors inspire them?

The gymnasts received such warm support at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest!

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They competed under the Sky Grace International Association quota and qualified for the finals in two events. The gymnasts spoke about their performance at the tournament, their new ball routine featuring a bridal theme, and the team's updated lineup.

Interview with the group gymnasts from Tula, participants of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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We spoke with the gymnast’s parents, Elena and Andrey Savinov. What do they feel while their daughter performs? How do they support Ksyusha? And what emotions did they experience while watching her at the European Championships?

Ksenia Savinova’s parents share their impressions of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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They also paid attention to synchronicity and correct interaction. And again, the main advice from the Olympic champion is to perform calmly, attentively and without fuss.


Alina Kabaeva, Veronika Shatkova, Daria Pirogova discuss planche, cooperation and transfer with the junior group members

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Before Yana Zaikina’s all-around final performance, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adding an artistic movement to the entry into a side pirouette.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggests Yana Zaikina adding an artistic movement to the entry into a side pirouette

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After their performance at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva let the junior group gymnasts know that fans were waiting for their autographs.

Competitions are about more than just striving for results; they also create special moments that take place off the floor

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped them get into the right frame of mind for a successful performance.

Focus and a sense of responsibility, that was the mindset of the junior group gymnasts as they took the floor for the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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Our gymnasts will long remember the stands at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest for the lovely signs, stuffed animals, and the fans' heartfelt emotions.

Yana Zaikina and Ksenia Savinova thank everyone who came to support them and share in the excitement of the competition

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Among the fans were the gymnast's relatives, who traveled all the way from Gatchina.

During the apparatus finals at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Ksenia Savinova was cheered on from the stands with chants and posters

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Sasha has a new clubs routine! Its choreographer is Irina Zenovka.

Performances of our seniors Alexandra Borisova and Varvara Toporova on the second day of the all-around

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The final performances of the juniors from the Academy at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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Alisa Medvedeva from Moscow also congratulated the athlete on her first competition since her recovery.

That is how fans greeted Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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The Olympic champion also suggested creating new costumes for Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina.

A conversation between Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva regarding a new leotard for Yana Zaikina, made for her ribbon routine

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At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva watched Nicole Rimarachin Diaz’s hoop routine and took note of one of the transitions. Together with the gymnast and her coach, Laysan Savitskaya, Alina Kabaeva analyzed the sequence and suggested a version that flows without a pause.

"You need to do the skill while rotating"

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At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, gymnast Saeed Alshamsi Annabel Humaid Jasim from the UAE and her coach Aziza Mamadzhanova met Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

"She dreams of meeting you!"

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Before the hoop routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia get into the right mindset for her performance, and afterwards congratulated the gymnast on her successful result.

The Olympic champion helps Varvara Toporova get into the right mindset for her performance with hoop

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The gymnast from Volgograd took first-place finish in the junior all-around event at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

Yana Zaikina signs autographs following her successful performance at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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What was it like during the ribbon routine of Yana Zaikina from Volgograd? Watch our video to find out!

Motivational guidance, warm support, and a quick breakdown of mistakes from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Alina Kabaeva supported Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina before she went out for her clubs and ribbon routines, and also helped her to get into the right mindset for bold performances.

On the second day of the all-around competition at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, the Olympic champion was right there by the gymnasts' side!

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Individual senior gymnasts received their medals based on the all-around results at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest. The gold went to Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia, silver to Ulyana Yanus from the Omsk Region, and bronze to Anna Kamenshchikova from Belarus.

Here comes the moment all the hard work was for — the award ceremony!

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This is how the Olympic champion got Yana Zaikina from Volgograd into the right mindset before her clubs routine at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest!

"Enjoy yourself, look out there, and share your beauty with the people!"

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Following the completion of the junior all-around competition at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, the program choreographer for Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Irina Zenovka, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva discussed the gymnast's performance and her new leotard for the ribbon routine.

"I have goosebumps again"

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The Olympic champion helped Alexandra Borisova from Moscow overcome her nerves before stepping onto the carpet for the first time at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

"Where do you want to be? On the podium? Come on, go ahead!”

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The passionate support of the fans helped individual gymnasts Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, and Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz achieve the three highest total scores across four apparatuses.

Bringing together highlights from our juniors' performances on the second day of the all-around at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest!

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The top three medalists are: the group gymnasts from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Russian national team, gymnasts from the Trudovye Rezervy All-Russian Athletic and Sports Society from Moscow, and the group gymnasts from Belarus.

And this is how the awards ceremony for the junior group exercise gymnasts went at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest!

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Medals were presented to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Anel Dinisheva Kazakhstan by Lyubov Charkashyna, the Belarusian National team Head coach and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, Natalia Nazarova, the General Director of the Yubileyny Athletic Facility, and Tatiana Kolesnikova, the President of the St. Petersburg Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation and Director of the Zhemchuzhina Rhythmic Gymnastics Center.

Let’s watch the full medal ceremony for the junior individual gymnasts at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest!

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Before the start of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, the Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva met the head coach of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics group team, Emanuela Maccarani.

The meeting between the Olympic champion and the head coach of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics group team, Emanuela Maccarani

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On the first day of the tournament, the gymnast delivered the top score across the two apparatuses. Following the performance, came words of support and an important piece of advice: Yana has already outgrown this routine, which means new goals and the next step lie ahead.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helps Yana Zaikina from Volgograd to set up for her ball routine at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest

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At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Ksyusha Savinova from Gatchina get into the zone before her ball routine and reminded her of the essentials: don't relax, hold the shape, and finish every single element.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helps Ksyusha Savinova from Gatchina get into the zone before her ball routine

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Following the first day of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz took third place. Let's watch how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva psyched the gymnast up before her ball routine and helped analyze and correct her mistakes after the performance.

"Don't give up, understand? Keep getting cleaner and cleaner"

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It is important to watch the apparatus until the very end and precisely calculate every throw. Let's watch how the gymnasts polished the difficult point step-by-step to achieve a flawless execution.