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Workouts

Video featuring Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva. The gymnast also received assistance from coach Elizaveta Chernova and choreographer Natalia Belugina.

Experiments on the dance track, work with the image, and a spectacular boomerang

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At the 2026 Russian Junior Championship, Alesya won silver in the ribbon gamble final. Her coaches are Alina and Irina Gusarova, and her choreographer is Ekaterina Belova.

A fragment of the training that Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz had with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva on the ribbon risk

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After the training session, Daria shared her first impressions of the training and thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for the opportunity. 

Featuring a training session with the Academy's new coach, two-time European Junior Group Exercise Champion Daria Pirogova

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Opinion

At the tournament, Yana won silver in the all-around, hoop and clubs finals, and bronze in the ribbon. Alesya finished fifth in the all-around and won silver in the ribbon, as well as bronze in the ball and hoop. 


Yana Zaikina and Alesya Naifonova share their emotions after the Russian Championship

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Alina Kabaeva

Olympic champion and Sky
Grace International Association President Alina Kabaeva thanked the Academy judges for their assistance in preparing the gymnasts for the competition.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked the Academy judges for their assistance in preparing the gymnasts for the competition

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Olympic champion and Sky Grace International Association President Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Academy team on the successful performance of junior individual gymnasts at the Russian Junior Championship.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated the Academy team on the successful performance of junior individual gymnasts at the Russian Junior Championship

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Competitions

The competition in France will be held on April 4 and 5.

Mariia Borisova will take part in the Grand Prix stage in Thiais

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Academy Life

The gymnast is being selected for the senior tag team.

Alyona Seliverstova came to the Academy for a tryout

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Oksana Skaldina's student became the bronze medalist of the all-around.

Eva Chevtaeva sums up the results of the Russian Junior Championship

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Ksenia Savinova won the championship in all events.

Russian Junior Championship full results of the individual event finals

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On the final day of the individual program tournament, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, Alesya Naifonova and Elizaveta Geraskina won awards.

The Academy gymnasts won 11 medals in the individual finals at the Russian Junior Championship

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Due to the emerging cases of mailings sent on behalf of the Alina Kabaeva Charitable Foundation representatives, we’d like to state that the foundation does not send letters and does not practice any fundraising.

Important information!

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Gymnast's coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina.

Yana Zaikina won a silver medal in the all-around at the Russian Junior Championship

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was in touch with our gymnasts during the all-around qualification. 

"Do everything boldly! Don't be afraid of anything!"

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At a control training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva, along with coaches Olga Minigalina and Evgeniya Eliseeva, helped Ksenia Savinova perfect her boomerang entry in the ribbon routine.


A spectacular transition from a dance move to a throw!

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During a training session in Novogorsk, Alina Kabaeva, along with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka, came up with and proposed a somersault with a roll that will help Eva use the floor effectively.

An interesting acrobatic solution after hitting the ball off from the Olympic champion for Eva Kononova

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka, and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva worked with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region on this.

How to convey the mood of a ball routine more vividly?

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adjusting this and explained how to do it effectively.

During a control training session ahead of the Russian Junior Championships, our judges noticed that Yana Zaikina was struggling with the dynamics of her clubs routine

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Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region, along with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olympic champions Alina Kabaeva and Evgeniya Kanaeva, adjusted the ribbon routine to perfect every element.

Changing even one movement can make an exercise more effective and comfortable

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Alexandra Borisova from Moscow's routine for this apparatus is based on lines from Sergei Yesenin's poem The Birch tree. It combines  both poetic and folk imagery.

We're adding elements of Russian folk dance to our ball routine

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Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Irina Gusarova noticed that Alexandra Borisova from Moscow lacked emphasis after the fouetté.



Working on a ball routine with the Olympic champion!

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During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Irina Gusarova suggested to Mariia Borisova how to play up the accent after the fouetté and make the moment more striking. 


It's important to exit a difficult element beautifully, that's what makes it even more expressive

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva noticed that Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region was not quite comfortable performing part of the ball routine. 



Trying different options is the key to finding the right one!

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Before the Russian Championship, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg properly distribute her strength in her ribbon routine.


"You need to understand that you have a spot where you get stuck in this routine"

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Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region is left-handed, which requires a special approach to choreographing her routines

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This was the topic of a training session for junior group gymnasts at the Academy with Kirill Barkan, the choreographer for the Russian National team. 


How can you help yourself in fouettés to maintain quality from turn to turn?

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During a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva showed Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region how to enter a planche to save time. The gymnast got it right! 



The video series about preparation for the Russian Championship continues!

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva showed Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg how to add artistic details to her ribbon routine to give it even more expression.


Between the Russian Championship and the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup, our gymnasts continued working on their routines in Novogorsk

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During one of the training sessions ahead of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup, the Olympic champion, along with coaches Elizaveta Chernova and Olga Minigalina, helped Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region adjust her ribbon routine to avoid losing points.


The Olympic champion and coaches help Arina Kovshova adjust her ribbon routine to avoid losing points

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Yana Zaikina from Volgograd practiced her side turn in Novogorsk together with two-time Olympic champion Evgenia Kanaeva and coach Evgenia Eliseeva.

The Russian Junior Championship kicks off next week, and we’re showing you how our gymnasts are preparing

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Take a look at how the coach helped the gymnast correct flaws in her clubs routine in Novogorsk.



Evgeniya Eliseeva and the Academy's new gymnast, Evelina Tandalova, have begun working on their routines together!

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Before the Russian Championship, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina improve her clubs flip technique and reminded her to get used to the high tempo of the program.


Why is it just as important to avoid mistakes in training as in competition?

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During one of the training sessions at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Anna Ustsova brought this to the attention of the senior group gymnasts. They suggested what accents could be added to the routine with three hoops and two pairs of clubs.



In a program, it's important not only to execute the elements but also to convey its character through the movements

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During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region adjust her wrist position to make her hoop throw more comfortable, while Russian National team Head coach Marina Govorova explained the right technique.


The gymnast looks light and airy on the floor thanks to a combination of serious physical training and precise technique

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Together with Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka and Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, they discussed what's important to pay attention to when doing rolls and how to make them cleaner.


We continue working on ball rolls with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva at Eva Kononova's latest training session

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How do you achieve a smooth transition between rolls? And how do you perform them so they count? Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region find the answers to these questions by demonstrating the technique.


Learn the intricacies of ball rolling in our video!

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During a training session in Novogorsk ahead of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup, the Olympic champion suggested adding a small but striking detail to the ribbon routine performed by St. Petersburg’s Mariia Borisova, wrist gesture during the rotation.


The Olympic champion suggests adding a small but striking detail to the ribbon routine performed by Mariia Borisova

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Academy coaches Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, and Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region discussed the elements of the move during a training session in Novogorsk.

What to consider when performing a cartwheel?

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During a training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advised Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region to work with clubs without tumbling, to feel the flight of the apparatus and find the right trajectory and height.

In rhythmic gymnastics, performing risks is impossible without perfect mastery of the throwing technique itself

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Watch the new video to see how artistry revisions for the clubs routine of Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg took shape at a workout in Novogorsk, and how they materialize at the  Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup.

During a brief break between the Russian Championships and their upcoming competitions, the Academy gymnasts practiced their routines with the Olympic champion

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We dropped in on the specialist's class, where Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, and Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow performed exercises to develop various muscle groups.


Russian national team choreographer Kirill Barkan is at the Academy

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was on hand during training and offered advice to athlete from the Tyumen Region and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva on how to improve her hoop technique.

After Eva Kononova won the hoop event at the Russian Championships, take a look at how she prepared

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This is how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva motivated Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg during her preparation for the Russian Championship.

"If you can do it here, you can do it at a competition!"

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This is how Alina Kabaeva motivated Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region during a training session at the Academy before the Russian Championships.

"Consider that you need to get a point and six tenths, that's the minimum for now"

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After competing at the Russian Championship, Russian National team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva spoke with Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg about her upcoming work, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noted that an interesting path lies ahead. 

Athletes take away not just medals but also invaluable experience from the competitions

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It was with these words from two-time Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva that the hoop routine for future Russian all-around champion Arina Kovshova began to be choreographed.

"Everyone knows it's a hit. But only a professional can create a hit"

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We want to recall one of the training sessions, during which Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva said some very important words to the girls. It was with this spirit that they took to the court, fighting to the end and showcasing the champion's spirit even in their first senior competition.


"We need to go til the end"

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Alina Kabaeva reminded everyone of the importance of total dedication and also shared an effective training method, citing five-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Nellie Kim as an example.

What words did Alina Kabaeva find for Eva Kononova at one of the training sessions at the Academy in February?

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva discussed this with Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region during a training session in Novogorsk ahead of the Russian Championship.


What should be the approach to training before important competitions?

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How was the exercise with hoops and clubs created? A team of professionals worked on it! The choreographer and stage director for the program is Irina Zenovka. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and gymnasts coach Anna Ustsova also took an active part.
