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

Ahead of the Alina festival, costume designer Elena Litvinenko is completing the creation of the Firebird image.

In Mumbai, local garmentmakers and ornamentation specialists have joined in the festival preparations. They are creating ballet-style costumes, working with delicate fabrics, and hand-applying embellishments to stage accessories.

Seamless collaboration within an international team and meticulous attention to every detail are what make achieving perfection possible.

The AEON Cup Club World Championship took place from October 22 to 25.

The hymn of Russia performed by winners Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, and Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow.

Alina festival choreographers Irina Zenovka and Alexander Mogilev congratulated the gymnasts on wrapping up their rehearsals in Novogorsk and offered some parting words of encouragement ahead of the next stage of preparation in India.

In this video, Darya Melnik, Elizaveta Malashenko, Anna Storozhenko, Anna Gryaznova, Kira Pryn, Veronika Malinina, Alesya Naifonova, Viktoria Bespalova, Arina Kovshova, Ksenia Savinova, and Evelina Tandalova send greetings from rehearsals.

During the training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva summarized the interim results of working with the new head coach of the Russian national team, Emanuela Maccarani, and praised the gymnasts for their competitive spirit and diligence.

Mariia Borisova from St.Petersburg, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, and Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow are partners of the Sky Grace International Association. At the AEON Cup, they are representing Russia, as well as the Association, in their capacity as partners.

Athletes from the Martial Arts Academy under the guidance of coach Evgeni Ivanov took part in it.

Ahead of the Hopes of Russia national competition, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reflected on the results of the international Aura Cup tournament in Croatia for the junior group gymnasts and offered them some words of encouragement before their next challenge.

This is how Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva welcomed all the participants.

The group exercise gymnasts of the Academy and the Russian national team, Elvira Belyaeva, Alexandra Ponomareva, Alisa Kirpicheva, Darya Khoroshilova, Alina Chistyakova, and Vladislava Gaivoronskaya, spoke about the warm welcome from fans in Kazan and thanked everyone who helped them prepare for the tournament.

Before the departure for the AEON Cup World Club Championship, the Olympic champion offered important words of encouragement to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd. Alina Kabaeva asked the gymnast to live in the present moment and give it her all.

An Olympic champion helped the Academy’s group gymnasts analyze their mistakes during a practice session in Novogorsk. Alina Kabaeva showed the gymnasts the right way to keep the ribbon taut.