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Workouts

During a training session with Academy student Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva draws attention to the transitions in the hoop routine.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva gives advice to Yana Zaikina after a hoop routine

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advises Academy student Yana Zaikina from Volgograd to start working with a longer ribbon.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advises Yana Zaikina to change the ribbon

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The Olympic champion draws the attention of gymnast Miroslava Monina from Penza and coach Alina Gusarova to the fact that smooth transitions between elements make the routine more expressive.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva works with Miroslava Monina on transitions in a ball routine

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Аssociation

The tournament will be held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy from April 8 to 15.

Regulations of the All-Russian competitions Sky Grace Cup at the Academy

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MA Academy

Bueso N'Zambi Gnislen Allure and Ibata Okombi Gedeon came to the training camp in Sirius together with the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Congo in St. Petersburg Jocelyn-Patrick Mandzela.

The training camp of athletes from the Republic of Congo over at the Martial Arts Academy

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Opinion

The competition will be held in Kazan. The individual program will be held March 30 through April 5, and from April 4 to 9 — in group exercises.

Academy gymnasts will take part in the Russian championship

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It was held under the guidance of the Russian national team Head Coach Tatyana Sergaeva.

"It's very cozy here!" Academy student Anna Vakulenko talks about the training camp in Novogorsk

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The choreographer of the Alina festival worked with a gymnast from Moscow on a tango-style exercise.

Irina Zenovka speaks about choreographing a new program with a ribbon for Alexandra Borisova in Novogorsk

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Rulebook Excerpts

New element in the Rulebook Excerpts section — Asel Arapova's leap.

"Rulebook excerpts". Asel Arapova's balance

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Small steps to big victories

In new cards, Vladislava Nikolaenko, silver medalist of the BRICS Games, shared her secrets of motivation and cheerfulness.

Small steps to big victories. Vladislava Nikolaenko

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Academy gymnast Alexandra Borisova from Moscow took part in the training camp in Novogorsk.

Alexandra Borisova shares advice from the Russian national team Head Coach Tatyana Sergaeva after the end of the training camp in Novogorsk

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Our athletes received two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

Russian national judokas win medals at the Grand Slam tournament in Tbilisi

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The gymnast won the gold medal in the all-around at the All-Russian Young Sky Grace competition.

Champion of the All-Russian Young Sky Grace competition Veronika Malinina talks about the images in the programs

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reminds Yana Zaikina that you can't drop an apparatus even during training, and if something goes wrong, you can't relax under any circumstances.

Practicing artistry and accents with the Olympic champion

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During the run-through, the athlete from Gatchina was having trouble with the jeté en tournant jump, and the Olympic champion explained to the gymnast how to perform it correctly.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explains to Ksenia Savinova how to perform a jeté en tournant jump

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helps Academy student Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd during the workout.

Alina Kabaeva explains how to make the ball rolling properly

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Ksenia Savinova could not catch the apparatus in the risk at the assessment training session. Nevertheless, the Academy student managed to make it cleanly thanks to advices of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgenia Eliseeva.

Alina Kabaeva helps Ksyusha Savinova with apparatus catching in the clubs exercise

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva is working with Academy group exercise gymnasts on jumps at the assessment training session.

Alina Kabaeva helps Academy group exercise gymnasts to learn accented and high jumps

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The participants of the national team training camp are practicing choreography under the guidance of Kirill Barkan.

Academy gymnasts training with Kirill Barkan at the training camp in Novogorsk

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The Academy's participants were Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow.

Farewell speech of the Russian national team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva to the participants of the training camp in Novogorsk

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During a training session in Novogorsk, Russian national team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva reminds Academy gymnast Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd about the importance of accents and a sense of rhythm in the program.

Head coach of the Russian national team Tatyana Sergaeva works with Anna Vakulenko at a training camp

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Russian national team coaches Yana Lukonina and Evgenia Finkelshtein help the gymnast in her work.

Academy gymnast Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg practices the ribbon routine at a workout in Novogorsk

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Academy gymnast Alexandra Borisova from Moscow practices elememts under guidance of Head Coach of the Russian national team Tatiana Sergaeva in Novogorsk.

An exclusive piece from Novogorsk!

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Russia’s Honored coach Irina Zenovka continues to work with the Academy group gymnasts on a program with five pairs of clubs.

A fragment of the Academy group gymnasts training session with the Alina festival choreographer Irina Zenovka

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Academy gymnasts are preparing for the Sky Grace Cup that will kick off in Sirius on March 14.

New programs of Masha Borisova and Sasha Borisova!

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The gymnasts are working on new elements and transitions according to the International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association rules.

Elena Styushina and Polina Semenova's lesson under the guidance of the Academy's coach Ekaterina Lots

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Teacher Alina Gafiyatullina shares details of the educational process, and Academy trainer Olesya Kovaleva noted that the girls consolidate their acquired knowledge in the gym.

How do preschoolers from free early development groups learn English?

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Academy coach Olesya Kovaleva works with Karolina Tarasova and Malika Timurshina from Kazan after the run-throughs.

Control training at the Academy in preparation for the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup

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The Academy's group team gymnasts are preparing to perform at the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup. The tournament is held in Moscow from March 2 to 7.

Preparing for the Academy Gymnasts' Tournament

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During another training session, the specialist helps the Academy gymnast work out the details of the hoop program ahead of the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup.

A fragment of a lesson by the Alina festival choreographer Irina Zenovka, with Alexandra Borisova

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Featuring an episode of a training session under guidance of Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka. Academy group exercises team coach Anna Ustsova and Honored Coach of Russia Irina Bystrova also helped her.

Irina Zenovka works with Academy group exercise gymnasts

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Take a look at the fragments of training sessions of Lia Rodionova, Karolina Pakhtusova, Miroslava Monina, Veronika Solomatina and Veronika Malinina under the guidance of Academy coaches Olga Minigalina, Evgeniya Eliseeva, Irina and Alina Gusarov.

Preparation of Academy gymnasts for the St. Petersburg championship

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While the girls perform at the Russian championship in Moscow, we suggest watching how little gymnasts rooted for them during the preparation at assessment training sessions.

Young gymnasts support Masha Borisova, Anya Vakulenko and Sasha Borisova at the assessment training session

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At the control training session, Academy gymnast Mariia Borisova from St.Petersburg, together with her coaches, analyzes the value of elements in exercises and works out risks.

Another fragment of Masha Borisova's preparation for the Russian Championship

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And after the training, the girls tell what they remember about the gymnasts' run throughs and who scored more points in their personal ranking.

Malika Timurshina, Yana Zaikina and Karolina Tarasova watch the performances of the Academy's senior gymnasts at a control training session

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Take a look at a new video from an Academy control training session with the participation of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

A fragment of how Mariia Borisova is practicing a fiery exercise with a ribbon together with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Alina Kabaeva comes out onto the Academy floor to show the gymnast a ribbon throw, but the apparatus flies out of the Olympic champion's hands.

A funny moment during Anna Vakulenko's training with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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At the control training session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva asks Masha Borisova to spin the pirouette in the rear more precisely, and Laura Acosta from Mexico advises her to perform the dance sequence with more energy and emotion.

Alina Kabaeva and coach Laura Acosta from Mexico work with Masha Borisova on the dance sequence

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At the latest control training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the coaches discussed how gymnasts can lose a whole point if they do the reverse helicopters incorrectly.

Sasha Borisova corrects a mistake together with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the Academy coaches

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After Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd's ribbon run through, Academy coach, USSR Master of Sports Zlata Tulubaeva draws the athlete's attention to the main shortcomings. And she works on them together with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Under the guidance of Alina Kabaeva, Academy student Anna Vakulenko works on elements gone wrong during a test training session

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At an Academy control training session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helps Alexandra Borisova from Moscow practice a pirouette into a ring.

Alina Kabaeva tells Sasha Borisova how to hold her balance longer and perform more rotations

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Another video about the importance of artistry with the participation of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva at the Academy.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva tells Anna Vakulenko how to think through an image

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In Sirius, Ana Luisa Abraham Habib and Mari Jose Delgado Davila from Mexico are preparing for international competitions under the guidance of Academy coaches and choreographers.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva meets gymnasts from Mexico and their coach Laura Acosta

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During a control training session, Laura Acosta notices that the gymnast's program with a ball is missing a connection between the side rotation and the jump, and together with Alina Kabaeva they come up with a transition.

Alina Kabaeva and coach Laura Acosta from Mexico suggest a new transition for Anna Vakulenko's program with a ball

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After Mariia Borisova's run-through, Alina Kabaeva notices that the gymnast's facial expressions aren’t working to express accents in the program, and helps to fix it.

Alina Kabaeva reminds Masha Borisova about facial expressions when performing an exercise with clubs

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During the control training session, the Olympic champion and the Academy coaches discussed the details of Masha Borisova's ribbon routine and analyzed all the points that could affect the gymnast's score at the competition.

Alina Kabaeva works with Masha Borisova from St.Petersburg on a ribbon routine

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Laura Acosta explain to Mariia Borisova from St.Petersburg how to improve her artistry and convey national flavor in her ribbon routine.

Alina Kabaeva and coach Laura Acosta from Mexico give advice to Masha Borisova on improving her artistry

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During Mariia Borisova's hoop routine, coach Laura Acosta from Mexico drew attention to the look, which should match the composition. And Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva really liked this comment.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Laura Acosta work with Masha Borisova on artistry

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During a control training session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy staff help Masha Borisova practice elements so that the gymnast can get the most points for them at the competition.