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

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An Olympic champion offered Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina some pointers on how to adjust the dynamics and hoop work in her new routine.

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.

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.

Souvenir plates were presented to Alina Kabaeva from the Oksana Chusovitina School in Tashkent and the Karting Sports School in Kursk.

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.

We demonstrate this using the ribbon routine of Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region!

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.

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.

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.

The Olympic champion paid attention to work of the wrist, the position of the body and the transition from one element to another.

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.

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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.