During an Academy training session, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd on the execution of the planche turn and the exit from the move.
Yana is a European champion and a national championship silver medalist. A member of the Russian National team’s main roster, she lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Her coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, and her choreographer is Elena Egorova.
Olga Minigalina is the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach. Together with Evgenyia Eliseeva, she trains top Russian national team gymnasts Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, both of whom also represent the Sirius Federal Territory.
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The Olympic champion focused on leg technique and demonstrated how to launch the hoop with accuracy and confidence.
04 October
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained to Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen region how to increase speed during a planche turn, using the mechanism of a spinning top as an example.
04 October
Alina Kabaeva demonstrated the proper way to handle the clubs and asked the coaches to watch out for such errors so they wouldn't become ingrained habits.
04 October
Alina Kabaeva demonstrated the technique for a ball roll to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and explained how to transition smoothly into a pirouette. She also suggested adding a movement that emphasizes the music.
04 October
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested increasing the number of jeté en tournant jumps in the routine by Alisa Shunina from Volgograd.
04 October
During one of the training sessions, Alina Kabaeva broke down a mistake made by Diana Sobyanina from St. Petersburg when entering a club throw. She drew attention to the unnecessary movements that were complicating the execution of the risk and demonstrated how to remove them.
03 October
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked on the musical accents in Ksenia Savinova’s hoop routine. Ksenia is from Gatchina.
03 October
During a training session at the Academy, the Olympic champion helped Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina perfect a risky ribbon maneuver. Alina Kabaeva offered tips on how to execute a toss from the hands and speed up the rolls. And most importantly: not to hesitate once the movement has begun.
03 October
During a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva switched on the famous composition of How Young We Were performed by Alexander Gradsky for Yana Zaikina from Volgograd.
03 October
During a training session with Alisa Shunina from Volgograd, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked on turns, explained proper stretching techniques, and chatted with the gymnast about her family and studies.
03 October
Alina Kabaeva showed the gymnast from Volgograd how to get through the hoop cleanly, and together with the Academy coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach Olga Minigalina, she discussed a spectacular version of the steps before the pirouette.
03 October
After completing their performance tests, we also spoke with the preschoolers, born in 2020, from the free early development groups at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Hear about their training, favorite exercises, and big dreams — all in our video.
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.
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