Alina Kabaeva explains to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd how to precisely execute a ball bounce with the catch without assistance by hands
01 October
The key points are strong legs, exact positioning under the ball, and avoiding any unnecessary pause. The Olympic champion also noted that the ball rolls need to be performed faster.
Yana is a European champion and a Russian Junior Championship silver medalist. The gymnast is a member of the main national team roster, lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Her coaches are Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, and Elena Egorova is the choreographer.
Olga Minigalina is the head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team. Together with Evgenia Eliseeva, she trains top-ranked gymnasts of the Russian national team — Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, who also represent the Sirius Federal Territory.
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02 October
An Olympic champion offered Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina some pointers on how to adjust the dynamics and hoop work in her new routine.
02 October
During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advised Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina on how to generate the necessary amplitude for the Raffaelli pivot. She also reminded her why it is important to execute a risk with a hoop with greater boldness and sharpness.
02 October
The Olympic champion, together with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach, worked with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina on executing a high-risk move with the clubs.
02 October
Souvenir plates were presented to Alina Kabaeva from the Oksana Chusovitina School in Tashkent and the Karting Sports School in Kursk.
02 October
During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adding variety to Gatchina’s Ksenia Savina’s routine finale with a clubs catch in one hand.
01 October
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01 October
Alina Kabaeva watched the new routine performed by Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region and, together with Olga Minigalina, the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach, suggested increasing the complexity of the ribbon-handling sequence.
01 October
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva continued breaking down the ball work with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and showed how to structure the combination more accurately after a helicopter, control the force of the bounce, and keep up with the music.
01 October
The Olympic champion paid attention to work of the wrist, the position of the body and the transition from one element to another.
01 October
Ksyusha is a Russian Junior Championship winner and a European Championships silver medalist. The gymnast is a member of the main national team roster, lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. She is coached by Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina. Elena Egorova is the choreographer for Ksyusha.
01 October
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01 October
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01 October
Natalia Belugina discussed the new routines created for the youngest athletes at Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, as well as for older gymnast Daria Igolkina. The choreographer also explained why artistry, acrobatics, and unconventional transitions are now being incorporated into routines from such an early age.
01 October
Gymnasts Nadezhda Peshkova, Olga Filimonova, Veronika Petunina, and Melike Gyurbyuz, the participants in the training camp from Bryansk, spoke about their training sessions, meetings with Alina Kabaeva, and the Academy gymnasts whose work inspires them. They also shared their impressions of the facilities and training opportunities available to them.
01 October