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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alina Kabaeva reminded the junior group exercise gymnasts of the need to stay calm and focused until the very end of their routine.

Alexandra Borisova from Moscow and Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia showed their hoop and ball routines at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

It was held jointly with students from the Sirius Federal Territory multidisciplinary gymnasium.

And the Olympic champion returned the sentiment. Featuring this sweet moment!

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva said goodbye to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksyusha Savinova from Gatchina, wishing the girls composure and confidence. She then checked on Veronika Malinina’s progress and encouraged her fighting spirit.

Before the start of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, the Olympic champion offered words of encouragement to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, noting that everyone makes mistakes, the key is not to get discouraged and to keep working.

The ball was presented to the general director of the sports palace, Natalia Nazarova.

Featuring how the meeting went and the amazing emotions it brought to the participants.

Ksenia Savinova of Gatchina, Yana Zaikina of Volgograd, Alesya Naifonova of Vladikavkaz and our group exercise juniors came out on the floor and showed what they worked on during training.