The Izvestia TV channel is covering the second national gymnastics tournament in the Republic of Congo, named after Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

In group exercises, success depends on each gymnast. At the control training session during her clubs routine, Polina Zakharova's jeté en tournant was flawed. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noticed it and helped her refine it.

In the stands, we spoke with Anastasia Savchuk, Irina Pervukhina, Ariella Garayeva, Alika Shchedina, Agata Balandina, Alexander Taran, Evgenia Trunova, and Elvira Vagizova. They shared their thoughts on the Kazan tournament and named their favorite gymnasts.

Support and the right words at the right moment were crucial to their victory, and the gymnasts won gold in five-hoop routine.

After the second day of the tournament in Kazan, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and the Academy group gymnasts received instructions from the Russian national team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva.

At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Alina Kabaeva coached the Academy's group gymnasts via video call and gave some important advice to Nikole Andronchik, Alina Proshchalykina, Anna Gryaznova, Polina Zakharova, Kira Pryn, and Nelly Reutskaya, as well as their coach, Anna Ustsova.

This continues the Olympic champion's conversation with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina about how apparatus quality can influence element performance.

Bronze medalist Daria Verenich, silver medalist Vladislava Sharonova, and champion Mariia Borisova.

During a control training session before the start of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina held the ball wrong, which would have resulted in deductions at the tournament. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva pointed this out and helped Ksenia practice catching the ball with her feet.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva shared it with Ksenia Savinova of Gatchina while working on the clubs routine before the start of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest. Coaches Evgenia Eliseeva, Olesya Kovaleva, and Ekaterina Lots also helped to add an accent to the transition.

At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest we filmed Academy coaches Irina Gusarova and Evgeniya Eliseeva leading Karolina Pakhtusova and Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow into their performances.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Irina and Alina Gusarov, Ekaterina Lots, Olga Frolova, Zlata Tulubaeva, and Olga Minigalina worked on the details of St.Petersburg gymnast Mariia Borisova's clubs routine. During a control training session, they helped the athlete improve her pirouette and fouetté.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Anna Ustsova, Olga Frolova, and Alina Gusarova discussed all the details during a control training session for the Academy's group gymnasts before the start of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

Karolina Tarasova won bronze, Ksenia Savinova won silver, and Sofia Ilteriakova won gold.

After the awards ceremony at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest Alina Kabaeva offered warm words of encouragement to the Academy group gymnasts and the junior all-around medalists, Sofia Ilteryakova, Ksenia Savinova, and Karolina Tarasova.

Academy group gymnasts training was held at the Academy with sports psychologist Evgeniya Kuzminova before the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest. She advised the gymnasts on proper arm movement to enhance their routines.