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Workouts

Alina Kabaeva tells an interesting story of her signature pivot appearance at a workout with Academy student Karolina Tarasova from Donetsk.

How one of signature elements of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva appeared

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva gave the example of the hard work of cosmonauts at the workout with Karolina Tarasova from Donetsk — to motivate the athlete.

Alina Kabaeva cited the hard labor of cosmonauts as an example at a workout in the Academy

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The Olympic champion does not only debrief gymnasts’ exercises at assessment training sessions but also helps them with working on their mistakes.

An episode of the training session of Alina Kabaeva with Masha Borisova

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Sky Grace

All performances of gymnasts at the international tournament Sky Grace Cup can be watched in real time on the website skygrace.ru.

Live broadcast of the Sky Grace Cup 2024 tournament from Qatar on the website skygrace.ru

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Gymnasts from Kazakhstan perform in the individual program and in group exercises at the Sky Grace Cup international tournament.

"We will come to such competitions with pleasure!" Coach Ekaterina Panchenko from Kazakhstan talks about the Sky Grace Cup

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All the performances of gymnasts in Doha can be watched from November 20 to 22 not only on our website but also on the Match! Arena TV channel.

Performances of gymnasts in Doha can also be watched on Match! Arena and Match TV channels.

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Group exercise gymnasts from Kazakhstan came to Qatar to the Sky Grace Cup international tournament together with coach Meruert Balginbaeva.

"We are in the fairytale!" Coach Meruert Balginbaeva from Kazakhstan speaks about the Sky Grace Cup

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The gymnast from China shared impressions from the Aspire Dome arena in Doha after the floor testing.

"I am fond of the atmosphere of this competition!" Cheng Xiyuan talks about the Sky Grace Cup in Qatar

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On November 22, the group members of the Jinmanxing Rhythmic Gymnastics Club from Liaoning Province will perform according to the seniors program.

Ma Qianhui, the coach of the group team from China, spoke about the preparation of the team for the Sky Grace Cup

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For the first time, group exercises competitions will be held in Doha as part of the Sky Grace Cup tournament.

"The competitions are organized at the highest level!" Gymnasts from China — about the Sky Grace Cup

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The specialist spoke about the technical nuances of the installation of the site of the international tournament, which will be held at the Aspire Dome arena in Doha.

Georgy Nechuneev, Technical Director of the Sky Grace Cup tournament, spoke about the preparations at the Qatar arena

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Academy Life

Many thanks to all of the participants and their parents!

The Academy has finished the selection process of preschoolers into free early development groups

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The international Sky Grace Cup tournament will be held at the Aspire Dome arena in Doha.

Aspire Dome Director Ahmed Al Hassan talks about site preparation ahead of the Sky Grace Cup

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Academy student Karolina Tarasova from Donetsk loses the rope outside the floor during the workout, reminding Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva of the 2006 European Championship.

Alina Kabaeva tells Karolina Tarasova an instructive story about the 2006 European Championship

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Karolina Tarasova decides not to postpone practicing of risks during the workout, although the Olympic champion offers options to her.

Alina Kabaeva gives a piece of advice to Karolina Tarasova on passing to dance steps in the rope exercise

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The audience will again see rope programs performed by gymnasts from different countries at the Sky Grace Cup international tournament in Qatar.

Alina Kabaeva reminds Karolina Tarasova of the important role of the rope in rhythmic gymnastics

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Academy student Karolina Tarasova demonstrates at the assessment training session before the tournament in Qatar that everything will work out if practicing the program step by step and not giving up, and notes herself that it is critical to continue working.

Alina Kabaeva commends Karolina Tarasova at an assessment training session in the Academy

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Academy student Karolina Tarasova from Donetsk completely failed with the hoop routine at the assessment training session but she managed to brace herself to start performing with the ball.

Alina Kabaeva tells an instructive story to a gymnast during a workout in the Academy

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva notes that Karolina Tarasova is progressing when practicing the rope routine.

Alina Kabaeva assesses the high cost of Karolina Tarasova’s program during a workout

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Alina Kabaeva approached the athlete during preparation for the next appearance at the assessment training session to help her to calm down.

Alina Kabaeva explains importance of overcoming yourself to Karolina Tarasova

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Karolina Tarasova from Donetsk had problems in the exercise with clubs at the assessment training session. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva asked her to pull herself together before the next performances, although it is not simple.

Alina Kabaeva asks Karolina Tarasova to pull herself together during the assessment training session

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After a poor run-through of Academy student Karolina Tarasova from Donetsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva says very important words to her.

Alina Kabaeva says very important words to Karolina Tarasova at an assessment training session in the Academy

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noted at the workout with Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg that the gymnast should appear on the floor at the Sky Grace Cup international tournament exactly with such spirited mood.

Alina Kabaeva is working with Mariia Borisova on the mood during the performance

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During a training session at the Academy, the Olympic champion suggested that the team from St. Petersburg change the music, while praising the production itself. The gymnasts tried it that same day, and they succeeded.

Alina Kabaeva working with the Zhemchuzhina group exercise gymnasts during a training session at the Academy

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva knows that a visual example is the best way to learn how to perform the elements right.

Alina Kabaeva asks Vladislava Nikolaenko to show Academy student Karolina Tarasova how to catch a ball in a pirouette in the rear.

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva discusses with Karolina Tarasova how to maintain concentration in the clubs routine and practice the elements right.

Acrobatics from Alina Kabaeva at an Academy training session

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During another training session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva evaluates how Diana Solosina from Rostov-on-Don spins pirouettes and jumps jeté en tournant.

Alina Kabaeva closely watches pre-juniors during training at the Academy

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Honored Coach of Russia Natalia Tishina are helping Academy student Karolina Tarasova from Donetsk of that during the workout.

Karolina Tarasova is practicing hoop rolling with Alina Kabaeva and Natalya Tishina

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Honored Coach of Russia Natalia Tishina helps Academy students during training sessions at the request of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Alina Kabaeva thanks Honored Coach of Russia Natalia Tishina for help during training sessions of Academy students

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After the group dancers of the Zhemchuzhina Gymnastics Club ran through a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noted that the athletes are not inferior to the individual dancers in terms of their level.

Alina Kabaeva praises the group dancers of the Zhemchuzhina Rhythmic Gymnastics Club during the training session at the Academy

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The gymnasts took turns answering questions, and then drew a poster together and came up with a motto.

Quiz for the Academy's group gymnasts

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helps the gymnast practice the fouette technique with a ball pass behind her back during another training session at the Academy.

Continuation of Alina Kabaeva's training with Alexandra Borisova at the Academy

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, together with the choreographer of the Alina festival Irina Zenovka, show Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg how to achieve a beautiful and comfortable preparation for a pirouette.

Alina Kabaeva helps Mariia Borisova improve her preparation for a pirouette in the clubs exercise

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Participants in the second stage of the group exercise gymnasts’ selection in the Academy are practicing not only in halls for workouts and choreography but also in the dancing class. Alesya Makh, the teacher and the director of the Alla Dukhova TODES Adler Studio-School, explained to us the importance of dance classes for modern gymnasts.

Dances in the training camp of group exercise gymnasts in the Academy

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Ruslana started crying during the selection in September 2023 and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reassured her. We talked to the gymnast at the start of the second year of practicing and asked to share her impressions from training sessions. Academy Coach Elizaveta Chernova commended her progress in the meantime.

Our little star Ruslana Varlakova

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After the session, she shares her work plan with the gymnasts and tells what qualities in athletes she pays attention to.

Tatiana Sergaeva holds the first training session for group athletes as part of the second stage of selections at the Academy

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This time, Academy preschoolers from free early development groups, together with teacher Anna Pukhova, learn to feel the strong beat in music.

An exciting rhythmics lesson for the youngest Academy gymnasts

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We are sharing an interesting fragment from a training session at Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Kristina Voitenko continues to prepare her hoop routine under the guidance of coach Irina Dzyuba

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Venera Fadeeva, the grandmother of young Volodya, and Maria Brazhnikova, the mother of little Olya, talk about how convenient the transportation is, whether the kids like it and whether the parents are happy with the Academy classes.

How young athletes from the Martial Arts Academy attend classes at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy

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Academy coach Evgenia Eliseeva and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina are working on the leap to ring by two legs with hoop bouncing before the competition in the capital of Azerbaijan.

Preparations of Ksenia Savinova for Ojaq Cup international tournament in Baku

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained to Lia Rodionova from St. Petersburg the technique of performing an interesting catch in an exercise with a ball. After that, during lessons with the Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, the athlete continued to practice it.

Lia Rodionova practices an interesting ball catch after a lesson with Alina Kabaeva

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During an Academy control training session, coaches Irina and Alina Gusarova tell Diana Sobyanina from St. Petersburg how to behave if the music turns off during a performance.

Advice from Irina and Alina Gusarov: what to do if the music suddenly turns off during a performance?

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Academy student Karolina Tarasova from Donetsk, together with her coach Evgenia Eliseeva, works on a risk and a spectacular finish in a ribbon routine.

Footage from Karolina Tarasova's training with her coach Evgenia Eliseeva

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Academy student from Novosibirsk Olga Chernykh amazes the Academy coaches by performing four somersaults under a throw in the ball exercise.

What gave Academy coaches Zlata Tulubaeva and Alina Gusarova goosebumps during the latest control training session?

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Irina Gusarova reminds Academy student Sabina Samatova from Izhevsk of importance of emotions during the assessment training session.

Performance of Sabina Samatova at the assessment training session in the Academy

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Eva Tregubova from Ulyanovsk is learning a new routine with clubs together with choreographer Natalia Vlasova during training at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Choreographer Natalia Vlasova works with Eva Tregubova on a new routine

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Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg is preparing to perform at an international tournament in Baku.

A fragment of Mariia Borisova's performance at an Academy control training session

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In Sirius, the gymnast trains under the guidance of coach Irina Gusarova.

Alexandra Borisova talks about the Academy control training session before the tournament in Baku

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During the control training session before the international Ojaq Cup tournament, Academy coaches Zlata Tulubaeva and Alina Gusarova noted the performance of Lia Rodionova from St. Petersburg.

Fiery run by Lia Rodionova at the control training session at the Academy

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After training at the Academy, we spoke with preschoolers from free early development groups Marta Golubeva, Alexandra Pakhomova, Alina Chipizubova and Ruslana Varlakova.