As part of the preparations for the AEON Cup, Alina Kabaeva worked with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd. Together with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, the head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory National team, the Olympic champion helped the gymnast refine her back-attitude turn, fouetté turns, and a high-risk element.
Yana is a European champion and a silver medalist at the national championships. She is a member of the Russian National team and 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 Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team. Together with Evgeniya Eliseeva, she coaches the top-ranked athletes 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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Alina Kabaeva greeted the coaches, choreographers, and athletes, and checked in on their mindset for the work ahead.
18 October
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with coaches Olga Minigalina and Evgeniya Eliseeva, gave pointers to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd on how to make the transitions between elements and skills more logical in her clubs routine.
18 October
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva summarized the results of the control training session in Novogorsk ahead of the AEON Cup World Club Championship, supported the gymnasts and highlighted their strengths.
17 October
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reviewed Daria Khoroshilova's loss during a risk element and gave advice on how to properly execute the throw, get under the ball in time, and catch it at the right moment.
17 October
After the run-through by Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reminded the gymnast that she needs to be just as confident during competitions as she is at workouts, and shared a story about the Honored Coach of the USSR, Anatoly Tarasov.
17 October
On the first day of the competition, Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region performed with clubs. Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg presented a new ribbon routine produced by Irina Zenovka. Alisa Shunina from Volgograd showed her new ball program, with Natalia Belugina as the routine choreographer.
16 October
Showing how Alina Kabaeva greeted the gymnasts and coaches before it began.
16 October
Evgeniya noted that the gymnast was taking too long to execute a technical skill, so she suggested moving it to a different part of the routine. Meanwhile, Natalia helped refine the details.
16 October
The students of the Martial Arts Academy faced off against athletes from Abkhazia and students from the Multidisciplinary Gymnasium of the Sirius Federal Territory on the tatami.
14 October
Alina Kabaeva watched Agniya Kraeva from Moscow perform her hoop routine and analyzed her jumps and planche turn. The Olympic champion focused on her body alignment, shoulder work, and the position of her supporting leg.
12 October
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12 October
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and choreographer Irina Zenovka demonstrate how to infuse movement with character.
11 October
Take a look at the creative process behind a new exercise performed by Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg!
11 October
Before the training session began, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva told the National team Head coach Emanuela Maccarani about her favorite song and helped the group team members get into the right mindset for a productive session.
11 October