Highlights of the Sky Grace Cup in Qatar

Through play, the girls learn politeness, attentiveness, and perseverance, and also learn more about rhythmic gymnastics. Instructor Natalia Lobko explains why these lessons are necessary and how they help athletes develop.

We show in the video what the specialists told the gymnast on the first competition day of the Cup of the Strongest final.

On the first day of competition at the Strongest Cup final, we caught footage of Alina Kabaeva giving pointers over the phone before and after their performances to Ksenia Savinova, Karolina Tarasova, and Mariia Borisova.

The athletes qualified for the Cup of the Strongest finals through the Sky Grace International Association quota.

After the first day of the Cup of the Strongest finals, Mariia Borisova went out to prepare for the next event. Our athlete placed first in the hoop and ball exercises.

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At the tournament in Moscow, we recorded interviews with Sofia Chirkova, Veronika Kozlova, Ksenia Makarevskaya, Valeria Semikova, Alena Bugakova, and Sofia Kaukina. The team's coach is Olga Puchkova.

The team includes Kristina Bogatyreva, Kira Veresova, Lyudmila Zhavoronkova, Eva Elizarova, Anastasia Pulya, and Milana Pavlova. The gymnasts qualified for this competition through a Sky Grace International Association quota.

During performances, it's important to maintain concentration until the end of a routine and complete all elements. This is exactly what Evgeniya Eliseeva reminded Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina about during a training session in Novogorsk ahead of the Cup of the Strongest final.

Thanks to a broadcast from the Academy, coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina prepared Ksenia Savinova and Karolina Tarasova in Novogorsk for the Strongest Cup final, while supervising Malika Timurshina and Eva Kononova's training in Sirius.

Gymnasts know that winning competitions requires hard work. Karolina Tarasova and Mariia Borisova, along with coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Irina Gusarova, are reviewing parts of their routines and preparing for the Cup of the Strongest final!

We attended a rehearsal of the program that was seen by viewers of the Big and Small dance project. We also learned from Academy students Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd and Liya Rodionova from St. Petersburg about preparing the routine!

The episode is dedicated to pop and sport dance.

Anna Ustsova told the group exercise gymnasts of the Academy about that. The professional also helped to practice the dance steps on the verge of the finals of the Cup of the Strongest international tournament!

At the AEON Cup World Club Championships in Japan, we spoke with US national team coach Evgenyia Tkachenko and her student Rin Keys about their impressions of competing alongside our gymnasts at the same tournament.