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Workouts

While practicing Alexandra Borisova of Moscow's new hoop routine, the Olympic champion noticed that the transition between elements wasn't quite as effective.

"You should understand that it's very beautiful, and enjoy it"

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Every gymnast must understand that proper technique in performing elements helps avoiding injuries.

Continuation of work on the risk and helicopter

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Eliminating unnecessary movements before a pirouette: Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva explained the preparation technique to Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region.

Alina Kabaeva and Evgenia Eliseeva explain the technique of preparation to Eva Kononova.

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Way to success

We learned more about her story at the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025.

Exclusive interview with Lori Fung, the first-ever Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics

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Academy Life

We invite gymnasts born in 2012 to join the junior team, and gymnasts born in 2010 and older to join the senior team.



Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy is recruiting for its group exercises teams

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Having won gold medals in the individual all-around at the Olympic Games in Beijing and London, Evgenia Kanaeva became a legend of Russian sports and an example for generations of young gymnasts around the world. 


Exclusive interview with Evgenia Kanaeva, the two-time Olympic champion

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Opinion

The new Academy coach spoke about the importance of working on specific muscle groups and the need for such training.

"Our goal is to make the body functional and stable." Ivan Goncharenko, the Academy specialist, talks about the new class format

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The athletes came to prepare for the first competitions of this season.

A training session of the Academy gymnasts took place in Novogorsk

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The athlete is currently at the Academy on probation and is practicing with coach Elizaveta Chernova.

Alisa Shunina from Volgograd told about the selection at the Academy

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The program comprised dance routines inspired by the culture of the peoples of the world.


Academy gymnasts visited the concert of the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble named after Igor Moiseyev

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Competitions

Malika Timurshina and Elina Khabirova will perform in their home city of Kazan from January 21 to 23. 

Academy gymnasts will take part in the championship of the Republic of Tatarstan

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After the New Year holidays, the preschool gymnasts returned to training and developing lessons.

The Academy's youngest gymnasts started training

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Alexandra Timoshenko competed in the 1988 Olympic Games and finished third, and won Olympic gold in 1992. At the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025, we asked her to talk about her path in sports and share her key thoughts on doubts, motivation, and responsibility.


Exclusive interview with Alexandra Timoshenko, 1992 Olympic champion

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In the class with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Irina Gusarova, and Sasha Borisova from Moscow, the focus was on details: knee height, back muscle work during balance, and overall expressiveness.

Multi-rotational turn in attitude is the topic of the new video

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During a training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva noticed that Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina was missing the accent.

Perfecting the clubs routine with the Olympic champion

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During one of her training sessions at the Academy, the Olympic champion came up with an original finale to a clubs routine for Yana Zaikina from Volgograd. And during a joint training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva helped the athlete perfect it.

You should surprise the audience with unusual elements even at the end of your routine

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We caught a few glimpses of Tatyana Sergaeva helping Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and her coach, Evgeniya Eliseeva, improve their movements and turns in the ribbon routine. 

A training session with the Russian national team Head coach!

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We'll show you. We're really looking forward to seeing Masha's new routine at the competition! 

What move did Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggest Mariia Borisova?

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Watch what Russian national team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva worked on with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region and praised her for.

"I can already see the artistry, well done"

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In Novogorsk, the Russian national team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva, helped Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region refine the particulars of her routine.

Details determine the result!

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At the end of the session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva found a suitable option for Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region.

The result of painstaking work on skills and transitions to fouettés is in this video

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Here, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region tried out different hoop skills, while Alina Kabaeva and Evgeniya Eliseeva offered suggestions. 

The creative process involving Eva Kononova, Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova told Alexandra Borisova from Moscow about that at the workout in Novogorsk.

How to proficiently make a pirouette to standing split, properly appoach a pivot and control spin?

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The Olympic champion debriefed mistakes together with the gymnast from Moscow and she managed to perform the element as it should be!

Alexandra Borisova is working with Alina Kabaeva and coach Irina Gusarova on the correct execution of the backward pirouette

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At a workout in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva advised the gymnast from the Tyumen Region to start with the basics — with standing up. 

Alina Kabaeva advises Eva Kononova and her coach Evgenia Eliseeva to learn the pirouette in the backward balance

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They exactly determine the skill and the level of a gymnast. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva focused the attention of Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region and coach Evgenia Eliseeva on that during the workout in Novogorsk.

Proper technique and cleanliness in performing elements are of utmost importance

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For such an effect, athletes must remember the continuity of movements. We show how Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region worked on the quality of the ribbon exercise together with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina.

Have you noticed how some gymnasts' performances look as a whole?

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During one of the training sessions in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested to Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg what associations should arise when conveying the image in the new program with the ball.

"You seem to love, but you are also afraid"

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Alina Kabaeva and Irina Gusarova noticed at a workout in Novogorsk that Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg pauses before the helicopter after performing the risk.

Adding continuity to the hoop exercise together with the Olympic champion!

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There, Alina Kabaeva met the director of the Novogorsk Educational and Training Center Alexander Ryabov and coaches of the Russian trampoline national team Alexei Ryzhkov and Raisa Belikova.

Olympic champion is at the training base in Novogorsk!

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During the training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region to feel the rhythm of the ribbon exercise and prompted coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina how to practice movements while counting.  


During the performance, the gymnast needs to listen to the music and move in rhythm, as in the dance.

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested Sasha Borisova of Moscow and her coach Irina Gusarova making the club catch after the risk more difficult at a joint workout in Novogorsk.

A task for Alexandra Borisova from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva pointed this out to Alexandra Borisova from Moscow. Together with coach Irina Gusarova, they worked on increasing the risk difficulty in the routine with clubs.

Constantly trying and looking for interesting solutions — such an approach helps gymnasts to fully realize their capabilities

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To keep stretching in each element - this advice was given by the Olympic champion to Alexandra Borisova from Moscow during a training session with clubs. Alina Kabaeva and Irina Gusarova explained to the gymnast how she can improve the execution of the pivot and risk.

The exercise looks more graceful when the gymnast works with long arms and legs

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This is what Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva focused on with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region and her coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina during their joint work on the ribbon exercise. 

Accents are met when the gymnast hears the music well

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During a joint training session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches of the Academy Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina worked out an interesting skill with a ribbon with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region. 

The skill in the exercise is an opportunity for the gymnast to show her originality and skills

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Such approach is the key to stability when performing. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgenia Eliseeva reminded Eva Kononova of the Tyumen Region about that. They worked on details when performing the risk in the ribbon exercise together with the gymnast.


Academy gymnasts are learning to make each and every element of the routine to the clean performance at workouts

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We take a look at training sessions under the guidance of coaches Ekaterina Lots, Elizaveta Chernova and Elizaveta Zorkina to learn what the girls are working on. 



Preschoolers from free early development groups of the Academy start the year with interesting exercises!

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Lightness during the exercise performance makes a gymnast more gracious. Owing to that, the athlete’s routine starts to stand out amid the rivals. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgenia Eliseeva worked exactly on this feeling of airiness with Eva Kononova of the Tyumen Region. Watch our video to learn how the dance steps evolved after their pieces of advice!


"You should be airy entirely, like a meringue"

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During the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest in Sirius, Alisa Shunina from Volgograd was noticed by Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva. Alisa is currently on a trial period and training with coach Elizaveta Chernova.

We continue to monitor the progress of new gymnasts at the Academy

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We're showing the junior group dance classes under the guidance of coach Anna Ustsova.

New video from the Academy

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The gymnasts warmed up, worked on their stretching, and began working with apparatus.

This is how one of the first training sessions of the year took place at the Academy!

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The Academy recently began selecting gymnasts for the group exercises. In a new video, we talked with a participant in the selection for the senior team — Sofia Bobrik from Zhukovsky.

"Strive, work in concert and set an example!"

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Why did they decide to participate in the selection? What goals do they set for themselves? And what do they love about the group exercise? Margarita Grigoryeva from Krasnodar, Anastasia Perepechenova from Kazan, Vladislava Gaivoronskaya from Voronezh, Alexandra Ponomaрева from the Rostov Region, Anastasia Mikhaleva, Maria Lobeiko and Maria Kuznetsova from Moscow, Kira Kopteva from the Moscow Region, Alina Chistyakova from the Arkhangelsk Region and Alisa Kirpicheva from St. Petersburg tell us.


We get to know closer the gymnasts who came to the selection for the junior group exercise team of the Academy!

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Take a look at how 1996 European Champion Anna Ustsova greets athletes from different cities. 

Academy junior group exercises team new member audition

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Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, inspired by the choreographed routines, decided to create their own routine.

There's always room for creativity during the Academy gymnasts' training sessions!

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During class, the gymnast performed a Kabaeva turn and a high throw return, surprising her coaches.


An unusual element from Kyrgyzstan’s Asel Arapova!

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Let's take a look at one of the ball and ribbon sessions. During it, the gymnasts performed special exercises to get a better feel for the apparatus.

This is how Academy group gymnasts train under the guidance of coach Anna Ustsova!

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During the session, the gymnast from the Tyumen region practiced her stand-up routine. The Olympic champion's advice helped her improve her movement and enhance its amplitude.
