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Academy Life

Gifts, cake, flowers, and warm wishes, that's how the Academy congratulated group member Elvira Belyaeva from Gatchina, who celebrated her birthday on June 21st!



"You're the true soul of the team!"

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At the training camp, our gymnast Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg took the opportunity to meet with figure skaters Taisiya Shcherbinina, Viktoria Dvinina, Pavel Astakhov, Polina Shesheleva, and Egor Karnaukhov, as well as water polo player Daria Klyueva and tennis player Zlata Terekhova.


The Yug Sport center in Kislovodsk brings together representatives of various sports!

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Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, along with special needs children from Kazan, sang the "The Very Most" song well-known to Alina Festival participants and spectators.

Here's our favorite tune!

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Opinion

The specialist shared what gymnasts from the free early development groups at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy learned over the past academic year.


"I really love working with little children, they're my favorite!" Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina talks about the results of the school year for preschoolers

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The gymnast won the Tbilisi Cup all-around, as well as the hoop and ball exercises.

"Judges from different countries come up to me and say that I stand out because of my energy". Milena Schenyatskaya talks about the tournament in Georgia

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At the tournament, the gymnast became the champion in the all-around and ball exercises.

Alesya Naifonova shared her impressions of the Tbilisi Cup

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Competitions

Milena Schenyatskaya, Anastasia Vlasenko and Vladislava Sharonova became the best at the tournament in Georgia.

Russian seniors took the entire podium in the all-around at the Tbilisi Cup

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Tbilisi Cup judge Olesya Kovaleva shared her impressions of the competition at the Georgian capital and highlighted the gymnasts' routines that stood out the most to her. 


"The tournament in Tbilisi gives the girls invaluable experience!" Olesya Kovaleva talks about the Tbilisi Cup

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In the individual event finals at the Tbilisi Cup, our juniors won six medals

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Mohini Yoshioka from France took second place, and Cassidy Tan Jia Xin from Malaysia took third.


Alesya Naifonova became the champion in the exercise with the ball at the Tbilisi Cup

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Diana Kotlovskaya, another Academy gymnast from St. Petersburg, won the silver medal. Georgia's Natalia Khvistani took third place.

Veronika Malinina became the champion in the all-around at the Tbilisi Cup

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Mohini Esioka from France took second place, while Russian gymnast Alexandra Kiryushina finished third. 


Alesya Naifonova won the gold medal in the junior all-around competition at the Tbilisi Cup

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According to the tournament rules, one gymnast from each country qualified for the finals of each event.


Alesya Naifonova will compete for medals in the finals with hoop and ball in the junior program at the Tbilisi Cup

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This time, the children with special needs and their parents visited Sochi Park, as well as the dolphinarium and circus.

We're heading out for a walk with our guests from Kazan!

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Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina conducted a ribbon training session for our guests from Kazan. But this session turned into a true celebration of friendship, hugs, and mutual support.

"We love you! And we'll be cheering for you!"

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Upon arrival at the Academy, a touching surprise awaited Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Alexandra Borisova from Moscow, Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg, and Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd. The children from Kazan waited until the girls arrived to give them amulets.

Sunny children from Kazan greeted Evgeniya Cup competition participants

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Group leader Lira Tazetdinova thanked the Academy team and shared how eager the girls were to get to training early in the morning. 

A touching moment as we welcome our guests from Kazan

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The students together with their supervisors prepared surprises for Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia and Ekaterina Lots.


Two birthday celebrators were congratulated at once at the Academy on June 3!

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The gymnasts spoke about the most memorable European Championship moments.

Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg shared their impressions of their airport welcome

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A fragment of the evening with gratitude and kind words.

"Thank you to our dear Alina Maratovna!"

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There's a lot of ​​confetti in this video. It was loud, colorful, and delicious!

Take a look at how the Academy welcomed our athletes

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Shouts, hugs, autograph signings, and group photos—that's what it was like. By the way, youngest gymnasts of Academy also came to welcome them.

Watch this warm video of the Russian National team gymnasts' welcome at the Sochi airport

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And Yana Zaikina, as the champion, got the first slice.

And here is the cake cutting!

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A surprise awaited the athletes during the gala dinner.

Cake for Academy gymnasts

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It was taken out to the gymnasts during a festive dinner.

And here's a cake for the Academy athletes

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A festive dinner awaited the gymnasts at the Academy

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The first footage of the warm welcome our athletes received at the Academy

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Meeting Academy gymnasts after the European Championships

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Academy gymnasts have flown home after the European Championship

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And the Olympic champion reciprocates, always supporting the athletes: from preschoolers to the Academy's most senior gymnasts. Alina Kabaeva is by their side at the most important moments of their journey.


Sunny smiles, warm hugs, and vibrant performances, that’s how children delight us every day!

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What interesting things did the athletes see at the Primorsky open pit and what will they remember about the museum of the Kaliningrad Amber Plant?

Excursion to the village of Yantarny with our participants of the Russia-China Games

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Gymnasts from the Zhemchuzhina Gymnastics Center also recorded a video to congratulate Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Congratulations for the Olympic champion from gymnasts from the Zhemchuzhina Gymnastics Center

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She presented the gymnasts with a cake. And the girls blew out the candles!

The Academy congratulated Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva on her birthday

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Chelyabinsk gymnasts recorded a video greeting for Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva's birthday

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Take a look at the video from both experts and athletes.

The Academy team congratulated Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva on her birthday!

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Alexandra Borisova and Yana Sakovich from Moscow, Miroslava Monina from Penza, and Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz spoke about the cities' contributions to the Victory and how the memory of the heroic past is preserved today.

In honor of May 9, we continue to remember the important events of the Great Patriotic War together with the Academy gymnasts

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Diana Kotlovskaya and Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg, Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region, Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia, and Alisa Shunina and Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd spoke about how different cities of the Soviet Union experienced those terrible years.

For Victory Day, the Academy's gymnasts recalled the history of the Great Patriotic War

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On the morning of May 9, the Academy gymnasts watched the broadcast of the parade on Red Square, dedicated to the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Take a look at how the athletes watched the Victory Parade together

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The lyrics and music were written by Elena Plotnikova.

The Academy's preschoolers performed the "About That Spring" song for May 9th!

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Watch a video of a lesson about the decisive operations that made the Soviet Union's victory possible.

Academy gymnasts continue to learn about the Great Patriotic War in classes led by their supervisors

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We’re sharing a video of one of the lessons, during which students learned about the key events that changed the course of the war.

In the lead-up to Victory Day, the Academy is holding a series of lessons dedicated to the Great Patriotic War

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Gymnasts returned from Baku after performances at the European Cup. Athletes together with Mariia Borisova won 10 medals, seven of which were gold.

Flowers, sincere smiles and applause — this is how the Academy greeted gymnasts of the Russian national team

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What was the most interesting thing at the Sirius Arena - find it out from the video!

Impressions of the gymnasts of the Academy from the Russian Gymnastics Cup

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The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy gymnasts, coaches and supervisors prepared a surprise for the girls with posters and flowers.


This is how our participants in the first stage of the Cup of the Strongest were welcomed back!

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Mariia Borisova, Eva Kononova and their coaches Irina Gusarova, Evgenia Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina flew in from Tashkent after the World Cup stage. Masha won gold medal in the all-around there and silver in the hoop finals.


Featuring the warm welcome our athletes and coaches!

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Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region, Alexandra Borisova and Yana Sakovich from Moscow, Karolina Pakhtusova from St. Petersburg, Miroslava Monina from Penza, Elvira Belyaeva from Gatchina, Vladislava Gaivoronskaya from the Voronezh Region and Daria Melnik from Ryazan talk about space.

Quiz in honor of the 65th anniversary of the first manned flight into space

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Arina Kovshova, coach Elizaveta Chernova and judges Olga Frolova and Olga Minigalina returned home from the World Cup stage in Sofia!

Warm welcome at the airport

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Children from the Diveevo Boarding School, the G. V. Chicherin Center for Family Support and Assistance to Children, and the Tutaev Social Rehabilitation Center for Minors visited the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Martial Arts Academy. They got acquainted with the training process and the opportunities for sports.


"Children are very interested in this, it stimulates them to develop"

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The children learned about the history of the 2014 Olympic Games, answered questions about various sports, and completed tasks.


Diana Sobyanina took part in the Young Record Holders quest at the Olympic Park

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The international Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup tournament was held at the world's largest ice arena, SKA Arena.

Game time!

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For the girls that have just started practicing rhythmic gymnastics, the Alina Kabaeva Grand Prix Champions Cup provided an opportunity to take a photo with the Olympic champion and get her autograph.
