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Workouts

Our juniors Anna Vakulenko and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd practiced the ribbon and hoop programs under guidance of two-time Olympic champion Evgenia Kanaeva.

Evgenia Kanaeva conducts a workout with Academy students in the Christmas training camp

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What is in the diet of young athletes in the Christmas training camp? How do the cooks make the menu in Valdai? All of this is in the video.

Chef Elena Korchagina talks about the athletes’ diet during the Christmas training camp

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The girl came to the Christmas training camp owing to the New Year Tree of Wishes. She went in for rhythmic gymnastics just for three months before that.

Olya Scherbakova from Rostov-on-Don is mastering the apparatus

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Opinion

The four-time Olympic champion held a master class for athletes of the M. Voronin Dynamo Moscow club

"This master class brought us together!" Alexei Nemov talks about the lesson at the Christmas training camp

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Our judges

In the Our Judges section, we meet a professional from Zelenograd.

Our Judges. Lyudmila Makhneva

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Alina Yastrebova from the Martial Arts Academy came to the training camp with her mother Svetlana Prokhorova.

"It's great that there is an opportunity like this!" Svetlana Prokhorova, mother of a young judoka, talks about the Christmas training camp

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Arsen Galstyan is coaching the Russian national team and preparing athletes for international competitions.

"Our team is one of the strongest in the world!" 2012 Olympic champion and Arsen Galstyan speaks about preparations in the Martial Arts Academy

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Academy Life

She helps the gymnasts with choreographing new programs.

The Alina festival choreographer Irina Zenovka came to the Christmas training camp in Valdai

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Athletes and coaches visited St. Petersburg as part of the Christmas training camp organized by the founders of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Academy coach Olga Frolova shares her impressions after watching The Nutcracker at the Mariinsky Theatre

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The training camp, which is taking place from January 3 to 16, was organized by the founders of Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Martial Arts Academy trainer Evgeny Ivanov talks about an unusual training session at the Christmas training camp

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Elina Khabirova from Kazan is a student of the Diva rhythmic gymnastics club and trains with coach Oksana Imshaeva.

Elina Khabirova from Kazan tells about her participation in the Christmas training camp in Valdai

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The training camp, which was organized by the founders of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, runs from January 3 to 16.

Participants of the Christmas training camp watched the The Nutcracker at the Mariinsky Theater

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Anna works with gymnasts in group exercises.

"We combine business with pleasure!” Coach Anna Ustsova talks about the training sessions at the Christmas training camp in Valdai

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The athletes are practicing under guidance of coach Evgeni Ivanov.

An episode of the young judokas’ workout during the Christmas training camp

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Young athletes of the M. Voronin Dynamo-Moscow Club Anya Klyugina and Vanya Spiridonov told us about it.

How was the master class of four-time Olympic champion Alexei Nemov in Valdai?

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Platon Konoplev and Anastasia Volodchenko from the M. Voronin Dynamo-Moscow Club, young judoka German Dubrovsky from the Martial Arts Academy and our Academy gymnast Polina Semenova will tell you about that.

What have young athletes learned in the training camp in Valdai?

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During another training session, Evgeniya Eliseeva showed the young gymnast from Rostov-on-Don some stretching exercises.

Olya Shcherbakova trains under the guidance of Academy coaches at the Christmas training camp

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The training camp was organized by the founders of theAlina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Fragments of master classes by Olympic champions Evgeniya Kanaeva, Alexey Nemov and Tagir Khaibulaev in Valdai

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The training camp was organized by the founders of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Father of the young judoka Dmitry Dubrovsky talks about the Christmas training camp in Valdai

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After a class with the 2012 Summer Olympic champion in the 100 kg weight category Tagir Khaibulaev, Kristina Shcherbakova and Lesha Astoyan share their impressions.

Young judokas talk about Olympic champion Tagir Khaibulaev's master class in Valdai

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In December, Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka came to Sirius to stage a new program with five hoops for Academy group exercise gymnasts.

Irina Zenovka is working with group exercise gymnasts of the Academy in the course of the Christmas training camp

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The training camp was organized by founders of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Dynamo-Moscow gymnast Vova Spiridonov is practicing a new element during the Christmas training camp

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Gymnasts from the M. Voronin Dynamo Moscow club training on the parallel bars at the Christmas training camp

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Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy students, Martial Arts Academy judokas and the M. Voronin Dynamo-Moscow gymnasts changed sports, and at the end competed in fun relay races.

Unusual training of the Academy's students, young judokas and gymnasts at the Christmas training camp in Valdai

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Sofia Smirnova learns new risk in the clubs exercise at the Christmas training camp

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Dmitry Romanenko and Platon Konoplev are training under the guidance of coach Matvei Tsygankov.

Training of M. Voronin Dynamo Moscow gymnastics club athletes in Valdai

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Veronika Malinina from St.Petersburg learned new tricks and dance steps together with Irina Gusarova, while Masha Borisova from St. Petersburg and Sasha Borisova from Moscow continued to work on their routines.

Academy students are training with coach Irina Gusarova

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Alexander Bayanov from the M. Voronin Dynamo Moscow gymnastics club explains why honey is kept next to the equipment during training.

Why do you need honey in artistic gymnastics?

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Dynamo Moscow gymnastics club athletes training at the Christmas camp

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The gymnast works on artistry and choreography in the ribbon exercise.

Alexandra Borisova trains under the guidance of Irina Gusarova at the Academy

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Miroslava shares her impressions of the training in Valdai with us, and also shows how she works on her rotations at the training camp.

Russian artistic gymnastics champion Miroslava Fadeeva talks about the training camp in Valdai

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The training camp will last until January 16. The trip was organized by the founders of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Young judoka German Dubrovsky talks about Christmas training camp in Valdai

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Along with the Academy gymnasts, athletes from the M. Voronin Dynamo-Moscow gymnastics club also came to the camp.

Work-outs at the Christmas training camp in Valdai

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Before departing home, Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg is practicing the ball exercise and preparing for international competitions under FIG rules and Sky Grace International Clubs Association tournaments together with Irina and Alina Gusarova.

The work on programs for competitions in the new season has already kicked off in the Academy

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The gymnast listened to pieces of advice and received praise from Honored Coach of Russia Natalya Tishina.

Honored Coach of Russia Natalya Tishina shares secrets of the proper technique of elements with Liya Rodionova

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Honored Coach of Russia Natalya Tishina explains why it is important to keep an eye on the diameter and hold shoulders in the direction of the apparatus thrown.

Anna Vakulenko is practicing the helicopter and the hoop throw at the workout with Honored Coach of Russia Natalya Tishina

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Honored Coach of Russia Natalya Tishina explains to Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd at the workout how to correct a mistake in the very difficult element with clubs.

Honored Coach of Russia Natalya Tishina is working with Anna Vakulenko in the Academy

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The Sky Grace International Clubs Association arranged the process of programs staging for the 2024 European champion in team standings.

Choreographer of the Alina Festival Irina Zenovka stages routines for Elvira Krasnobaeva

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Russia’s Honored Coach Natalya Tishina shares with the athlete from Volgograd secrets on how to throw the clubs during a risk.

Fragment of the work of Natalya Tishina with Yana Zaikina

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During the lesson, honored coach of Russia Natalya Tishina explains in detail the gymnast from Volgograd, how to correctly execute the pirouette to the rear.

Natalya Tishina helps Anna Vakulenko to work out a pirouette

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Elvira Belyaeva from Gatchina and Liya Rodionova from St. Petersburg tell how diaries for choreography classes help in the training process.

Why do Academy gymnasts need diaries for choreography classes

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Choreographing a program with five hoops for the Academy group dances under the direction of the Alina festival choreographer Irina Zenovka.

Irina Zenovka choreographs a program for the Academy’s group gymnasts performances

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva notices during one of her training sessions that Liya Rodionova from St. Petersburg is performing a risk incorrectly and gives the gymnast some advice.

Alina Kabaeva helps Liya Rodionova with a risk in her hoop routine

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The Olympic champion noticed that the music to which the gymnast from Penza performs does not go with the clubs. She suggested a new composition and helped the athlete place emphasis  within the dance track for greater expressiveness.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggests Miroslava Monina change the music for the clubs routine

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During the Ryazan gymnast's training session, the Olympic champion shows the right way to handle clubs and control the apparatus.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva teaches Polina Semenova how to handle clubs correctly

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Thanks to the help of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, the gymnast managed to make the "helicopter" cleaner and spin it three times.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helps Malika Timurshina from Kazan prepare programs for the tournament in Baku

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A gymnast from Volgograd performs a ribbon routine, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helps her make the transitions between elements neat.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva works with Yana Zaikina on a clean performance of  her routine

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During one of her training sessions, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva noticed that Lia Rodionova from St. Petersburg was doing a risk wrong, while training on a mat nearby. Together with the Academy coach Evgenyia Eliseeva, she suggested a more convenient way to do the risk for the athlete.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva tells Liya Rodionova how to do a risk with a hoop

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While working on the clubs program, the gymnast from Volgograd gets some advice from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva on element technique and where to place the emphasis.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva gives advice to Anna Vakulenko during her training with clubs

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva spoke with the Academy's coaches about how the gymnast from Kazan gets two training sessions a day and what progress she is making.