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Workouts

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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Аssociation

The tournament is held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy from March 20 to 23.

Live broadcast of the All-Russian Young Sky Grace competition

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Academy Life

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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Our judges

The new focus of the Our Judges section is a specialist from the Leningrad Region.

Our Judges. Kristina Kutlaeva

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The tournament will be held in the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy from March 20 to 23.

Tickets for the All-Russian Young Sky Grace competition are on saleу

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Rulebook Excerpts

New element in the Rulebook Excerpts section — Lateral rotation, passing through a bridge, ending with balance.

"Rulebook excerpts". Lateral rotation through a bridge ending with balance

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Opinion

The gymnasts became the winners of the tournament in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Angelina Ipatova and Alisa Medvedeva sum up the results of the interregional Sky Grace Cup tournament

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The gymnast came in first result in the all-around among the Academy students interregional Sky Grace Cup tournament.

"I really like that the fans support me." Karolina Tarasova on the competitions at the Academy

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Congratulations to the champions, prize winners and their coaches!

Results of the all-around at the interregional Sky Grace Cup tournament in the Masters of Sports program

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The International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association is holding it for the first time.

The All-Russian Young Sky Grace competition starts at the Academy

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Gymnasts from the Center for Rhythmic and Aesthetic Gymnastics won gold medals in the Ural Federal District.

Group team gymnasts from the Sverdlovsk region share their impressions of the interregional Sky Grace Cup tournament

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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.

Alina Kabaeva, Academy coaches and Laura Acosta from Mexico watch Masha Borisova's performance at a control training session

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Take a look at a fragment of the control training session at the Academy.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva shows Masha Borisova how to catch a hoop with greater ease and have it look more interesting

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Elizaveta Zorkina is a two-time medalist of the Junior European Championship, winner and medalist of the CIS Games, medalist of the BRICS Games as part of the Belarusian national team. In January, she joined the Academy’s coaching staff.

Class with students and foreign gymnasts under the guidance of Elizaveta Zorkina at the Academy

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Russia’s Honored coach Tatyana Sergaeva helps Academy athletes work out all the elements and risks in the exercise with five pairs of clubs.

Training of the Academy's group gymnasts under the guidance of Tatyana Sergaeva

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The International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association covers all of the expenses for the flight, accommodations, food and gymnasts’ participation.

Training of International Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs Association gymnasts in Spain before the start of the Winter Queen Cup tournament

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Take a look at a fragment of the work of Academy coach Irina Gusarova with a young athlete from Tatarstan.

Irina Gusarova watches the program of training camp participant Ralina Mukhametshina from Kazan

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Training sessions for students and training camp participants are underway in various halls and on all mats in the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Video tour of the Academy during the training camp

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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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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.