Take a look at the creative process behind a new exercise performed by Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg!
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested an interesting way to pass through the hoop, while choreographer Irina Zenovka helped refine the movement.
Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg is a World Champion in the team all-around and a European Championship medalist. She is a member of both the National team and the Sirius Federal Territory team. She lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Her coach is Irina Gusarova, and her choreographer is Ekaterina Belova.
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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested replacing a boomerang with a fouetté for Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg — an element the gymnast performs particularly well. She also went over the piece performed by Sofia Ilteryakova from Moscow.
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The Olympic champion reviewed the hoop routine run-through of Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and suggested adding this element to it.
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Alina Kabaeva also asked her to perform several elements and evaluated the athlete's technical base.
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