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Competitions

Following the mAlinka tournament, this was discussed by Maria, mother of Kristina Prosviryakova, Nina, mother of Ariadna Ivannikova, Ksenia, mother of Ruslana Varlakova, and Pavel, father of Eva Gamanova.


What changes in children’s lives after they join the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy? Parents of preschoolers speak about it

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At the mAlinka competition, athletes and their parents congratulated the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy staff on their professional holiday — Coaches’ Day!


"May you have talented and grateful students!"

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The Academy hosted its traditional mAlinka competition. 
During the award ceremony, Valentina Akmanova, the winner of the Miss Artistry nomination, was congratulated by her younger sister.


The sweetest moment of the most heartwarming tournament!

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The Alina Festival

Among the distinguished guests at the 2026 Alina festival, held at The Grand Theatre, was Denis Alipov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India.


"This is one of the most significant contributions to the development of Russian-Indian relations this year." Denis Alipov speaks about the Alina festival in Mumbai

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Alina Kabaeva

Olympic champion and head of the Charity Foundation, Alina Kabaeva, addressed the organizers of the festival in Mumbai with gratitude.

Olympic champion addressed the organizers of the festival in Mumbai with gratitude

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked creators of the festival from the Russian side

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Irina Zenovka, choreographer and director for the 2026 Alina festival, discusses the creation of a new stage interpretation of The Firebird and shares what impressed her about The Grand Theatre in Mumbai.


"It was important to me that the result be a true theater production." Irina Zenovka talks about the staging of the 2026 Alina festival

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The gymnast won a gold medal in the clubs and came in second in the ribbon exercise.

Diana Kotlovskaya won two medals among the pre‑juniors at the international Step to the Dream tournament

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The competitions for the youngest gymnasts were held on Coach’s Day.

The mAlinka competition was held at the Academy

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He told how it unfolded on stage at The Grand Theatre in Mumbai.

Alexander Mogilev, the choreographer and stage director of the Alina Festival, spoke about the main theme of the production

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Academy Life

This celebration brings together everyone who loves our sport, those who demonstrate their dedication to it every single day, whether in training sessions or competitions, in the stands or while watching from home.

Happy All-Russian Gymnastics Day!

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Diana became the best in the clubs routine. Meanwhile, Alisa won her medal for the hoop routine.

Diana Sobyanina and Alisa Shunina won gold medals at the international Step to the Dream tournament

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Lala played the lead role in the production.

"Rhythmic gymnastics manifests as an art in the show." Lala Kramarenko talks about the Alina festival in Mumbai

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The AEON Cup Club World Championship took place from October 22 to 25.

Japanese fans are learning names of Russian gymnasts

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The hymn of Russia performed by winners Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, and Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow.

A heartwarming episode after the end of the AEON Cup World Club Championship in Japan

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Mariia Borisova from St.Petersburg, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, and Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow are partners of the Sky Grace International Association. At the AEON Cup, they are representing Russia, as well as the Association, in their capacity as partners.

This is how our gymnasts’ training session looked at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, one day ahead of the AEON Cup finals

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The group exercise gymnasts of the Academy and the Russian national team, Elvira Belyaeva, Alexandra Ponomareva, Alisa Kirpicheva, Darya Khoroshilova, Alina Chistyakova, and Vladislava Gaivoronskaya, spoke about the warm welcome from fans in Kazan and thanked everyone who helped them prepare for the tournament.

Three-time champions of the all-Russian Hopes of Russia competition share their emotions from the performance

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This is how the Academy’s coaches supported their gymnasts at the 22nd International Tournament for the Prizes of Olympic Champion Marina Lobach!

“It’s so wonderful when you succeed!”

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Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz shared their thoughts on their performances at the all-Russian Hopes of Russia competition. Ksenia evaluated her routines, noting that her hoop and ball performances went particularly well. Alesya spoke about her experience at the tournament and the support she received from the audience.

What went well for the gymnasts, what conclusions did they draw following the event, and who are they grateful to for helping them prepare?

"We’ll learn from our mistakes and keep moving forward!"

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The new video features impressions from spectators at the all-Russian Hopes of Russia competition!

They shared their thoughts on the tournament's atmosphere and their favorite gymnasts.

"So that they strive to make it to the podium and never give up!"

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Another video about supporting Ksyusha Savinova at the 2026 Hopes of Russia competition

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Support for Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina at the Hopes of Russia competition

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Specialist brought them out at this competition.

Following the award ceremony of the 22nd International Tournament for the Prizes of Olympic Champion Marina Lobach, Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region and Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg congratulated and thanked coach Elizaveta Zorkina

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This is the kind of support Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina has at the Hopes of Russia all-Russian competition

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Look at the posters our fans made!

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On the first day of the competition, Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region performed with clubs. Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg presented a new ribbon routine produced by Irina Zenovka. Alisa Shunina from Volgograd showed her new ball program, with Natalia Belugina as the routine choreographer.

Performances of the Academy gymnasts at the 22nd International Tournament for the Prizes of Olympic Champion Marina Lobach

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What did Grace Arabadari like the most? And how did our athletes win over the audience?

A fan from Croatia shared her impressions of the gymnasts' performances at the Aura Cup

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Afterward, they reviewed the elements and worked through the challenging parts of the routine.

Alesya is in third place overall after the first day of competition.

Before competing at the Aura Cup in Zagreb, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva offered support and valuable advice to Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz

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The names of the winners from the last ten years have been put together on a special banner in Zagreb.

How many familiar names can you spot?

Aura Cup’s history is captured in a single image!

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After the first day of competition, the gymnast from Volgograd holds first place in the all-around!

Sharing clips of Yana Zaikina’s performances at the Aura Cup in Zagreb

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Academy gymnasts have stepped onto the Aura Cup floor - the battle for medals lies ahead.

Podium training in Zagreb

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Academy gymnasts Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz, as well as our junior group exercise gymnasts will take part in the competition.



This is the arena where the Academy gymnasts will soon compete at the Aura Cup in Zagreb

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Anastasia Dedeneva and Yulia Polyakova from Belgorod, along with Nadezhda Peshkova, Polina Ponomarenko, and Veronika Petunina from Bryansk, visited the Academy and shared their impressions of the training sessions, the gymnasts, and their meeting with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Watch our video to see what stood out most to the girls!

"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to come here"

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What were their impressions of the tournament, and who do they look up to? Find out in the video!

Polina Titova and Kira Vasilyeva from the Moscow Region competed in the national Young Gymnasts tournament under the Sky Grace International Association quota

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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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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.