Ask a Psychologist: what to do if you fear telling a psychologist about your problems?

What should be praise, what should be criticism? Irina Kozyr answers this question in the new episode of the Ask a Psychologist column.

Academy coach Olesya Kovaleva and preschooler from the free early development group Virsavia Panova show a complex with this apparatus.

What competitions is Nastya preparing for? What is she like outside of the training mat? And what does she plan to do after graduating from school? This and much more is in our video!

Karolina Tarasova made several mistakes during the assessment training session. Coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Elizaveta Chernova, and Academy Director Ekaterina Dyukova explained to her how important it is to maintain focus until the end and to approach difficult elements with concentration. And the new run-through went much better!

Gymnasts are always shown where they might not get the desired score at assessment training sessions at the Academy. The athlete from Gatchina corrected the mistake that would have cost her half a point after comments from Zlata Tulubaeva, Ekaterina Lots and Evgenia Eliseeva.

Coaches Elizaveta Chernova, Olga Frolova, and Ekaterina Lots reminded Academy student Yana Zaikina from Volgograd of that at an assessment training session before the Crystal Rose tournament.

What was the room like, where the Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva lived? What secret will she reveal 21 years later? Find out in the second episode. Alina Kabaeva will also share an unusual story about Svetlana Zhurova, an Olympic champion in speed skating, in this video.

We attended a workout with Yana Zaikina, Karolina Tarasova, and Ksenia Savinova. Let’s watch!

What is the psychology of winning? And how does it help athletes? These topics are discussed in detail by Irina Kozyr in a new episode of the Ask a Psychologist column.

The Russian national team gymnasts and the Academy gymnasts learned an interesting combination under the guidance of teacher Dmitry Stepanchikov.

The episode is dedicated to Alina Kabaeva's first day in Novogorsk, her tryout with the national team coaches, and moving to the base. The Olympic champion talks about that time. Her first coach, USSR and Russia’s Honored Coach Anelia Malkina and Olga Buyanova, a nurse at the Novogorsk Training Center Irina Sushcheva also share their memories.

The gymnast from Moscow likes to knit toys stuffed animals during her free time. In a new video, she told us how she got interested in this hobby, showed her works, and also held a small master class.

Together with the Academy pastry chef, the athletes learned how to make the Italian dessert tiramisu.

We look back at how Russia’s Youth VI Summer Spartakiad 2025 went in Penza.

One more big exclusive from the Russian national team recovery camp.