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Competitions

Our junior group gymnasts performed at the Sirius Federal Territory Championship with routines created by Irina Zenovka, Alina Festival choreographer.

Updated lineup and program premieres!

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Liya competes in the 1st category, Liza, Yana, and Ksyusha in the Master of Sports Candidate program.

New routine snippets by Academy gymnasts on the first day of the Sirius Federal Territory Championship

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The Tyumen region gymnast performed her exhibition routine at the Sirius Federal Territorial Championship.

Have you been looking forward to Eva Kononova's new routines, which you've been following on this channel?

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Diana Kotlovskaya, Karolina Pakhtusova and Veronika Malinina won medals at the tournament.

The results of the qualification at the St. Petersburg championship

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Academy Life

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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In the Master of Sports Candidate program, Ksenia Savinova took first place after the first day, with Yana Zaikina in second.

Interim results of the Sirius Federal Territory Championship are in

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The first month of 2026 was eventful and marked the starting point of a new sports season.

Results of the month: January 2026

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The tournament is taking place in Elista from February 11-18.

Alesya Naifonova will take part in the championship of the North Caucasus Federal District

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The gymnasts born in 2011-2014 will compete for medals in individual and team events.

The Sirius Federal Territory Championship will be held at the Academy

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The movie was produced with the participation of the National Media Group, chaired by Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Gymnasts watched the new movie Pinocchio at the Academy cinema

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MA Academy

During the tournament, the International Judo Federation also honored Russian judoka Timur Arbuzov as the 2025 Male Judoka of the Year.

The Russian national judo team won three bronze medals at the Grand Slam tournament in Paris

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The tournaments will take place on February from 11 to 17.

The Academy gymnasts will compete in the junior championships of the federal districtss, and at the junior championships of the Sirius Federal Territory and St. Petersburg

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Results of the team competitions of the Southern Federal District Championship

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In January, she successfully qualified and now lives, studies, and trains at Sirius.

The St. Petersburg Championship was Diana Kotlovskaya's debut competition as an Academy student

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The hoop and ball exercises of Diana Kotlovskaya (staged by Natalia Belugina) are on this video.

We head off to the St. Petersburg junior championship to watch new programs of our gymnasts

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Showing how the floor testing took place before the start of the junior competition of the Sirius Federal Territory.

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy hosts the first competition in the new season!

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Yana Sakovich from Moscow presented a new program with the hoop at the championship of the Southern Federal District and the Sirius Federal Territory.

The first performance with the exercise is always accompanied by a special excitement

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Our senior group exercise gymnasts, Nelli Reutskaya, Nicole Andronchik, Sofia Sokolovskaya, Zlata Remchukova, and Alina Proschalykina, presented new routines with hoops and clubs, and also with five balls. Irina Zenovka staged the productions.

The time has come again for premieres at the Southern Federal District and Sirius Federal Territory Championship

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The gymnasts of the Academy presented new programs.

More premieres at the Southern Federal District and Sirius Federal Territory Championship

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Masha showed the exercises at the Southern Federal District Championship, where she performed out of competition. Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka is the producer.

Premiere of new programs by Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg

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The coaches and gymnasts watched the live broadcast together with the Olympic champion.

The entire Academy glued to the screens during the Moscow Championship

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New images of our gymnasts on the first day of the Southern Federal District and Sirius Federal Territory championship!

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Coach Irina Gusarova was by her side during the most crucial moments, she encouraged her to confidently execute the elements, helped her maintain concentration, provided support before the performance, and analyzed her mistakes afterward.

On the first day of the Moscow Championships, Alexandra Borisova presented new exercises with a hoop and ball

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In our new video, take a look at  how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova helped Alexandra Borisova practice her attitude turn technique during a training session ahead of the Moscow Championships.

It's especially gratifying when the results of your hard work in training are visible at competitions!

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At the Russian Cup, we spoke with Milana Fedulkina and Maria Dmitrieva from Moscow, as well as Alina Galochkina from Vladimir.

"Don't stop, keep going towards your goal!"

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Ruslana Varlakova and Alina Chipizubova, along with the 2018 girls' competition winner, Miss Grace Polina Pakhomova, unboxed the gifts especially for our subscribers. 

What gifts did the young gymnasts receive after the mAlinka tournament?

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The gymnast competed in the 2020 group and won the title of Miss Grace. The young athlete shared if she enjoys training, who helped her prepare for the competition, and who supported her before her performances.


Interview with Ruslana Varlakova at the mAlinka tournament

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After the mAlinka tournament, we spoke with Yesenia Mitkova's parents, Dmitry and Lyubov, about their assessment of their daughter's progress. Ruslana Varlakova's mother, Ksenia, also shared her impressions of the competition and thanked the entire Academy coaching staff.

"My child really wants to attend classes and improve!"

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Group exercise gymnasts answer! We asked teams from Nizhny Novgorod, Tula Region, Omsk Region, Moscow, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Volgograd Region, Kemerovo Region and St. Petersburg to name a gymnast that can be described in one word at the Russian Cup. 

Which of the individual gymnasts is the top-notch one?

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The new video from the Academy features the little stars' entrances onto the competition mat, as well as the sincere emotions of coaches and parents after their performances.

Touching moments from the mAlinka tournament!

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What advice did her coaches Elizaveta Zorkina and Elizaveta Chernova give her? Who helped her prepare for the competition at home, and what is the young athlete's favorite element? Find out in our video!


Interview with mAlinka tournament participant Alina Chipizubova!

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For many girls, this was the first competition. Let's see how preschoolers from free early development groups prepared and performed!


The end of the year at the Academy is the time for the mAlinka tournament!

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Catch exclusive footage from the training floor in Kazan!

How did Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva motivate Alexandra Borisova from Moscow on the first day of the Russian Cup?

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• Maria Borisova, ribbon; 
• Eva Kononova, clubs; 
• Ekaterina Sazonova, clubs. 

Let's enjoy this beauty once again!

Performances of the winner and runners-up of the Russian Cup on the final day of the tournament

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We're sharing excerpts from calls between Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and gymnast Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg after her clubs and ribbon routines on the second day of the Russian Cup.

Support at competitions is crucial!

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By the way, the Academy athletes brought home a total of 15 gold medals from this competition!

Want to see the programs our gymnasts presented in Armenia?

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Mistakes at competitions help gymnasts understand their weaknesses so they can work on them.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva spoke with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region about this after her clubs routine at the Russian Cup.

“You can't do this half-heartedly, Evochka, do you hear me?"

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The girls competed under the quota of the Sky Grace International Association. Eva and Masha entered the top 5 of the tournament standings in conclusion of the first day.

Episodes of performances by Maria Dmitrieva, Nika Reznik, Sofia Vorobyova, and Eva Kononova at the Russian Cup!

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Alina Kabaeva not only analyzed Eva's mistakes but also prepared the gymnast for the next day of the competition.

What advice did Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region get from the Olympic champion before and after her ball and hoop routines?

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On the first day of the Russian Cup, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva coached Sofia Vorobyeva from Moscow via video link for her hoop and ball routine.

"This is fine for today. Tomorrow, it's no longer possible"

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We're sharing footage from the Russian Cup flor testing featuring our gymnasts Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Sofia Vorobyova and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region, and Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd.

These days, Kazan has once again become a meeting place for talented gymnasts from all over Russia!

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In our new video, we show how Alina Kabaeva found the right words for Liza Geraskina from Moscow, Elina Khabirova from Kazan, and Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg.

How did the Olympic champion motivate and support the Academy students before their performances at the Hopes of Russia tournament?

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Irina Zilber is an Olympic champion in the group routine at the Sydney Games and the director of the Center for Rhythmic and Aesthetic Gymnastics in Yekaterinburg, which hosts the All-Russian Hopes of Russia competition.

During the tournament, Irina talked about preparing the gymnastics field for the start. We also asked her to evaluate the progress of the Academy's group routines.

She shared the secret that helps her win!

Interview with Irina Zilber

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We've compiled a collection of moments from how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva coached Yana Zaikina from Volgograd before her hoop and ball routines at the Hopes of Russia tournament.

At the end of the first day of competition, the gymnast placed third. Her coach is Evgeniya Eliseeva, and her choreographer is Elena Egorova.

Support a few minutes before going onto the floor is especially important for a gymnast

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By the way, the background music is from the hoop routine of Academy student Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg!

How did the floor testing take place at the Hopes of Russia tournament? Sharing an airy video!

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The Olympic champion also explained to Yana why artistry is an important criterion driving the final score. 

Alina Kabaeva and coach Olga Minigalina helped Yana Zaikina of Volgograd to polish the pirouette in the clubs routine

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Simona Peycheva of Bulgaria, a guest of honor at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025, recounted her decision to renounce her 2001 World Championship medals.

At that time, the 16-year-old gymnast placed third in the hoop, ball, and clubs events in Madrid. After the decision to annul the results of Russian gymnasts Alina Kabaeva and Irina Chashchina, Simona took first place.

However, the athlete disagreed. Our video tells the story of what's more important than medals.

Simona Peycheva recounted her decision to renounce her 2001 World Championship medals

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We spoke with the Omsk team at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025.

"We tried our best not to let down the Omsk Region or Russia!"

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The athlete’s coaches are Marina Lobach and Tatiana Ogryzko; Elena Manzalevskaya is the choreographer.

Alina Harnasko's performance with ribbon at the Beijing tournament

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It's dedicated to the memory of Russia’s Honored Coach Elena Karpushenko. We're sharing excerpts from the performances by Karolina Pakhtusova, Anna Vakulenko, and Alexandra Borisova on the first day of the tournament.