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Workouts

During a training session with Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva analyzes a risk element involving the ball and explains what to focus on: how to properly initiate the throw, how the arm and leg work, and why applying more force isn't always necessary. 

“No need to put too much power into the leg movement, just kick it back”

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Together with Russian champion Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Elizaveta Chernova, Olga Minigalina, and Olga Frolova continue to search for more precise transitions to make every movement look natural.


Working on Arina Kovshova's ball routine

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During the choreography class, Honored Coach of Russia Veronika Shatkova monitors every element, helping maintain proper lines, control the body, and move cleaner and with greater fluidity.


Summer training sessions of junior group exercise gymnasts offer a great opportunity to focus on technique

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Training Camp

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Sirius Federal Territory regularly invite children from Russia’s border regions to training camps.

Athletes from the Bryansk Region have started their training camp in Sirius

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Academy Life

 Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva invited the Thai athlete to the training camp.


Gymnast Jojo Tawinun from Thailand started trainings in Sirius

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This year, Yana will be competing in the Crystal Rose for the first time as the European Junior Champion. 

Yana Zaikina will take part in the Crystal Rose. This was her first competition after being selected for the Academy in 2023

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Just three years ago, Ksenia made her international debut in Minsk as part of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy team. Now she's heading there as a silver medalist at the European Junior Championships.



Ksenia Savinova will perform at the Crystal Rose. She made her debut for the Academy there three years ago

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MA Academy

Two-time world champion and European champion Sofia Istomina, alongside world champion and Honored Master of Sports Anzhela Gasparyan, shared insights into their training process and daily routine.


Sofia Istomina and Anzhela Gasparyan speak about the training camps of the Russian women's national combat sambo team at the Martial Arts Academy

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Juniors coach Alexander Abramov spoke about impressions of the athletes from the workouts in Sirius and the training plan for the world junior championship.



Alexander Abramov, coach of the Russian national combat sambo team, speaks about the athletes' impressions of the training camp at the Martial Arts Academy

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Opinion

Preschoolers at the Academy are enrolled in a unique educational program with elements of rhythmic gymnastics. It was developed based on the PhD dissertation of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.


"There is no similar experience either in Russia or anywhere else in the world." Tatyana Ryupina talks about the results of the third year of the early development program for preschoolers

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At the Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 in China, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva invited Jojo to the training camp.

Jojo Tawinun from Thailand has arrived at the Academy for a training camp, accompanied by her coach

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Demid Volkov is the current Russian champion, and Artyom Markov is the European Championship winner.

Demid Volkov and Artyom Markov talked about sambo wrestlers' training camps at the Martial Arts Academy

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The athletes are trained under the guidance of coach Elizaveta Zorkina.

Preschoolers born in 2021 are back to trainings at the Academy after the holidays

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The Sky Grace Cup International Tournament and Beijing Top Open 2025 participant and the 2025 Thai Youth Championships medalist, perfected her hoop routine and worked on individual elements with coach Zhou Tianke and our specialist Zlata Tulubaeva.



Jojo Tawinun from Thailand has begun training at the Academy!

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We're sharing excerpts from a training session for the Russian National team gymnasts at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy!

How are junior group gymnasts training under the guidance of Russia’s Honored Coach Veronika Shatkova?

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In Novogorsk, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, along with coach Irina Gusarova and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, worked on risks involving transitions to jeté en tournant and helicopter.

Mariia Borisova works on risks involving transitions to jeté en tournant and helicopter during training session in Novogorsk

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Veronika Borisovna focuses not only on practice but also on theory. Watch our athletes train!

Russia’s Honored coach Veronika Shatkova finetunes every detail with gymnasts during classes at the Academy

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Following the return to the Academy, junior group exercise gymnasts Elizaveta Malashenko, Anna Gryaznova, Anna Storozhenko and Kira Pryn shared how they spent time during holidays and what helped them to regain strength.

The break is over — a new stage of training lies ahead!

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested changing the order of elements in Arina Kovshova's ribbon routine, and coaches Olga Minigalina and Elizaveta Chernova helped the gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region find the most convenient option!

Why is the order of elements important in a program?

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The gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region also received help from her coach, Elizaveta Chernova, in working on this part of her routine.

During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested to Arina Kovshova which musical accents can be emphasized with body movements

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What kind of mood did they return to the Academy in, and what homework did they complete? Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva gave had given them things to do. In this interview, we share the thoughts of Alexandra Ponomareva, Alisa Kirpicheva, Alina Chistyakova, Elvira Belyaeva, Vladislava Gaivoronskaya, and Daria Khoroshilova.

How did our junior group gymnasts spend their vacation?

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Take a look at how Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg was supported in Novogorsk and how she completed the final details with coaches Olga Minigalina and Irina Gusarova, as well as choreographer Ekaterina Belova.

Final run through and final comments before leaving for the World Cup stage in Milan

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Yana and Ksyusha are members of the Russian National team and live and train at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

This is how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva greeted Yana Zaikina and Ksenia Savinova after their vacation

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Let’s watch one of the classes, where Elizaveta Zorkina, a coach at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy paid close attention to each preschooler, offering tips on how to perform exercises correctly and supporting the girls throughout the entire session.

Preschool children's class with Elizaveta Zorkina

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Let’s watch how Alina Kabaeva, together with Academy coaches Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina and choreographer Irina Zenovka, analyzed the roll and the ending into the risk in the ball routine with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region. The main requirement is tempo, because the elements must be intertwined and look like a single movement.



Workdays at the Academy always mean maximum attention to detail

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Alina Kabaeva explained to Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region the importance of throwing the apparatus. And she demonstrated the right technique.

A high and spectacular throw from an Olympic champion!

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One of Eva Kononova's classes with Olympic champion, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Olga Minigalina, and choreographer Irina Zenovka before the European Championship focused on ball rolling. Alina Kabaeva demonstrated how to work with this apparatus on the floor.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva demonstrates Eva Kononova how to work with ball on the floor

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The Olympic champion emphasized that the rotational movements under the throw must be fast and that taking it easy on the floor is not an option.

Another clip from Alina Kabaeva's work with Tyumen region’s Eva Kononova

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In the first part, we'll show the gymnast working with Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva on artistic accents and exits after the jeté en tournant and the Raffaeli turn.


We're breaking down Tyumen Region’s Eva Kononova's hoop routine with the Olympic champion!

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Continuing the lesson, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Olga Minigalina and Evgeniya Eliseeva drew the attention of  Tyumen Region’s Eva Kononova to the technique of the planchet, fouetté, and twist.


"Leg and body, everything connects like a candle"

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained this in detail to Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region. Together with coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina and choreographer Ekaterina Belova, Alina Kabaeva analyzed the gymnast's mistakes and demonstrated the fouetté technique.


What's the secret to performing a fouetté right?

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At the training camp in Kislovodsk, our gymnasts undergo procedures and get vitamins.


After intense training, it's important to recover properly!

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Yana from Volgograd is a silver medalist at the Russian Junior Championship, a member of the Russian National team, and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.  



Yana Zaikina's training session with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva continued with a discussion of one of the most important topics: artistic gymnastics

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In a class with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd practiced her ribbon skills.

We continue to show our gymnasts' preparations for the European Championship!

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva focused on the dynamics of the throw during the flip and cartwheel and asked Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg to demonstrate the necessary speed and technique. See how a detailed analysis helps make the risk execution more precise, confident, and dynamic.

Fragment of work with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region on an exercise with a ball

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Figure skaters Victoria Dvinina, Taisiya Shcherbinina, Zlata Kamalova and Daria Andreeva followed the Academy gymnasts' training session with interest. 


Sharing a footage from the training camp in Kislovodsk

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The girls went for a run outside, warmed up, and worked with ribbons in the hall.

Our guests from Kazan are getting their training day off to a good start!

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In one part of her hoop routine, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region ran out of time to complete the transition. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva quickly identified the cause, it was a delay in the previous element that prevented her from maintaining the desired tempo. Together with fellow gymnast and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, she analyzed the issue and helped her perform part of the routine more dynamically. 

"This movement gives you momentum!"

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Alina Kabaeva performed a throw in her hoop and clubs routine with the gymnasts to better understand the reason for the mistake.


The Olympic champion motivates the Russian team in group exercises ahead of the European Championship

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During a control training session before the European Championship, Academy judge Zlata Tulubaeva noticed Mariia Borisova's abrupt landing after her vault in the clubs routine.

The Olympic champion tells Mariia Borisova how to make landing after a jump smoother and easier

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The Academy hosted a master class with Nisa Chusovitina, choreographer and teacher at Alla Dukhova's TODES dance studio. Together, the gymnasts worked on their movement and learned a dance routine.

It's dance time!

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Alina Kabaeva also discussed the technical details of the skill, which is achieved after risk. 


The Olympic champion advises Mariia Borisova performing the risk 10 out of 10 cleanly to build confidence

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva showed Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region the right cartwheel technique and reminded her that hard work in training always brings results.

"You have to do it, try hard, and you'll succeed!"

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During a class, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva showed Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region stretching exercises that will help her maintain her form during rotations.

What exercises at the wall bar will prepare a gymnast for a planché?

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Academy coach Alina Gusarova, and choreographer Irina Zenovka helped the gymnast practice this portion of her routine before the European Championships.

We're sharing a video from the control training session! 

Masha is World Cup stage champion in Tashkent, a member of the Russian National team, and lives and trains at  Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

St. Petersburg's Mariia Borisova’s ball routine features an interesting and complicated combination of risk and skill

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During a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva helped the Russian national team gymnasts practice the five-ball portion of their routine and demonstrated the right body position for a fouette. We're showing how the girls prepared for the European Championship!




A master class from an Olympic champion!

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During training before the European Championship, the Olympic champion, together with Irina Zenovka, choreographer for the Alina Festival, and Irina Gusarova, coach at the Academy, analyzed missed accents in her dance routine and adjusted the transition from a risky jump to a jump.


Alina Kabaeva helps Mariia Borisova not only hone her technique but also achieve a perfect fusion of her movements with the music

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Together with Alina Kabaeva, the gymnast watched a video of the run-through to understand the reason for the error.

During a training session ahead of the European Championship, the Olympic champion helped Yana Zaikina from Volgograd practice her boomerang in her ribbon routine

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During a training session with Alina Kabaeva ahead of the European Championship, Ksenia Savinova worked on the risk and fouettés in her hoop routine.

The Olympic champion showed the gymnast from Gatchina how to get into the right position for a spin.