The coziest interview with Mariia Borisova

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.

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.

The lyrics and music were written by Elena Plotnikova.

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

Kira Egorova, Arina Kachagina, Vladislava Araksina, Sofia Fedorova, Elena Baranova, and Sofia Khablo shared their thoughts and emotions about their victory.

The judokas met on the tatami with athletes from the Sirius Federal Territory Multidisciplinary Gymnasium and Abkhazia.

The athletes participated there in a swimming race, one of the festival stages.

Tournament director told about the tournament, how many gymnasts are participating, and the quota for the second stage of the Cup of the Strongest. She thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for the opportunity to host the competition at the Academy.

She thanked the coaches, organizers, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for their contribution to the development of rhythmic gymnastics in our country.

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.

Before the European Cup, Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region, along with Olympic champion Elizaveta Chernova and Olga Minigalina, and Russian National team choreographer Kirill Barkan, worked on increasing the difficulty of her routine and improving its consistency. During the training session, Alina Kabaeva reminded the gymnast why it's important not to rest on her laurels, to gradually increase the difficulty, and to continue improving from competition to competition. At the tournament in Baku, Arina took first place in the ball final! The gymnast is a member of the National team main roster and lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Why is discipline the foundation that will help you feel confident on the mat and gradually improve from performance to performance? Ahead of the European Cup, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva told Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region about this during a hoop training session. The gymnast won silver in the hoop event in the final at the tournament in Baku. Arina is a member of the National team's main roster and at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

The champions' coach, Anna Ustsova, also assessed the cross country battle format and discussed their preparation for the tournament.

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

A whole team worked to ensure the gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region was in top form for the tournament. We watch a clip from one of the classes and a control training session with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coaches Irina Gusarova, Elizaveta Chernova, Elizaveta Zorkina, and Olga Minigalina, and Russian team choreographer Kirill Barkan.