Clubs exercise by Academy student Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina at Gracia Fair Cup

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka helped Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg not to loose the mood of the music in her ball exercise by suggesting that she emphasized the accents.

It's important to work together, as a team, on the path to victory. This is precisely what the Olympic champion emphasized after the awards ceremony.

A fragment of the gymnast's performance at the Russian Championships.

Five rolls of Eva from the Tyumen Region and the planchet pirouette of Arina from the Novosibirsk Region are in this video. Academy gymnasts topped the list in these events.

She qualified for the individual events finals at the Russian Championship with it, finishing sixth.

Two-time Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva worked hard to engage the athlete's full potential while creating a new ball routine for Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd.

These are exactly the words Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva said to Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region during the qualification at the Russian Championships.

Her coach, Irina Gusarova, was also with her.

The program was created by Irina Zenovka, Alina Festival choreographer, while Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Mariia's personal coach, Irina Gusarova added interesting details.

Before and after her performance at the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion stayed in touch with our gymnasts.

The video features a turn performed by our Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg. Incidentally, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva analyzed his technique with the athlete.

We want to recall one of the training sessions, during which Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva said some very important words to the girls. It was with this spirit that they took to the court, fighting to the end and showcasing the champion's spirit even in their first senior competition.

Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg performed her hoop routine perfectly at the start of the 2026 Russian Championship, taking the lead in the standings.

Alina Kabaeva reminded everyone of the importance of total dedication and also shared an effective training method, citing five-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Nellie Kim as an example.

Now take a look at how the Academy prepared to support their friends at the Russian Championship and how they congratulated the group gymnasts on their victory!