The secret to a great jump

Support and the right words at the right moment were crucial to their victory, and the gymnasts won gold in five-hoop routine.

After the second day of the tournament in Kazan, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and the Academy group gymnasts received instructions from the Russian national team Head coach Tatyana Sergaeva.

At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Alina Kabaeva coached the Academy's group gymnasts via video call and gave some important advice to Nikole Andronchik, Alina Proshchalykina, Anna Gryaznova, Polina Zakharova, Kira Pryn, and Nelly Reutskaya, as well as their coach, Anna Ustsova.

This continues the Olympic champion's conversation with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina about how apparatus quality can influence element performance.

Bronze medalist Daria Verenich, silver medalist Vladislava Sharonova, and champion Mariia Borisova.

At the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest we filmed Academy coaches Irina Gusarova and Evgeniya Eliseeva leading Karolina Pakhtusova and Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, and Alexandra Borisova from Moscow into their performances.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coaches Anna Ustsova, Olga Frolova, and Alina Gusarova discussed all the details during a control training session for the Academy's group gymnasts before the start of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

Academy group gymnasts training was held at the Academy with sports psychologist Evgeniya Kuzminova before the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest. She advised the gymnasts on proper arm movement to enhance their routines.

This video was made before the start of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, featuring Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Mariшa Borisova from St. Petersburg, coach Irina Gusarova, and other Academy staff. It's about the importance of continuing to work even past tiredness.

We're watching excerpts from routines by juniors from the Vladimir, Volgograd, and Novosibirsk Regions, the Sirius Federal Territory and the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as seniors from the Sirius Federal Territory, the Volgograd, Belgorod, and Ryazan Regions, and the Krasnoyarsk Region. These athletes didn't qualify for the tournament based on the results of the Russian Championships and Junior Championships, but Sky Grace gave them the opportunity to participate and compete for a spot in the finals.

We continue sharing excerpts from Karolina Tarasova's ball training under the guidance of Olympic champion and coaches Ekaterina Lots and Evgeniya Eliseeva. We filmed the video before the start of the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest. This time, Alina Kabaeva showed the Academy student how to properly execute a helicopter catch and explained how to cleanly twist a planche.

During a control training session before tthe third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advised Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and her coach, Evgeniya Eliseeva, to add a split jump, which is worth 0.7 points, to their program. The gymnast demonstrated this expensive and impressive element at the competition.

Silver medalist and future journalist Alisa Eremeeva, representing the team from St. Petersburg, tried her hand at reporting.

Sirius group gymnasts Anna Alekseeva, Sofia Patyukova, Viktoria Pochtarkina, Arina Wagner, and Sofia Zoricheva talked about their preparation and progress, and also thanked the Sky Grace International Association for the opportunity to compete in the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest.

We'll show you what Karolina Tarasova was told to correct in her ball routine during one of her runs, and how she performed on the competition floor!