Ask a Psychologist: What to do if you cannot fall asleep at night before the performance?
Sports psychologist of the Academy Irina Kozyr explains the reason of insomnia with gymnasts before competitions and performances and also gives several pieces of advice how to cope with it.
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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva visited the National group exercise team's training camp, which has kicked off in St. Petersburg.
She congratulated Emanuela Maccarani on officially assuming the role of the Russian national team’s Head coach. She also encouraged the gymnasts to work with precision, grace, and emotion, and, above all, with a love for their craft.
09 October
The names of the winners from the last ten years have been put together on a special banner in Zagreb.
How many familiar names can you spot?
09 October
After the first day of competition, the gymnast from Volgograd holds first place in the all-around!
09 October
The program will feature gymnasts of the Russian national team, 2021 European team champion Lala Kramarenko, dancer Ildar Gainutdinov, and an orchestra conducted by People's Artist of Russia Valery Gergiev.
08 October
Academy gymnasts have stepped onto the Aura Cup floor - the battle for medals lies ahead.
08 October
The Olympic champion reviewed the hoop routine run-through of Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and suggested adding this element to it.
08 October
During rehearsals for the Alina festival in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested that Vladislava Sharonova perform her spectacular fouetté turn in the show.
08 October
Take a look at how Diana Zaripova’s training session with Alina Kabaeva and coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina wrapped up.
08 October
Alina Kabaeva also asked her to perform several elements and evaluated the athlete's technical base.
08 October
Academy gymnasts Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz, as well as our junior group exercise gymnasts will take part in the competition.
08 October
During a lesson with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Polina Zavgorodnyaya from Moscow tried to perform a pirouette in back balance, and at the request of coach Irina Gusarova, showed a Raffaeli turn.
07 October
In Novogorsk, the Olympic champion evaluated Polina Zavgorodnyaya, a gymnast from Moscow who dreams of training at our Academy.
07 October
Alina Kabaeva, together with choreographer Irina Zenovka, helped Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg refine the details of her new hoop routine.
06 October
06.10.2026. During a training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva and choreographer Irina Zenovka helped Mariia Borisova refine her arm movements for the dance sequence in her new hoop routine.
06 October
After the first run-through of St. Petersburg’s Mariia Borisova’s new hoop routine with the Olympic champion, the work on fine-tuning the details began.
06 October














