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MA Academy

In honor of the third anniversary of the Martial Arts Academy, athletes enjoyed a festive table, which chef Alexander Kushnikov told us about. 


This video contains a lot of warm wishes for Martial Arts Academy!

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Competitions

Alesya Naifonova competed in the North Caucasus Federal District championship without her personal coach, because Alina Gusarova was in St. Petersburg with Karolína Pakhtusova and Veronika Malinina at that moment. The specialist controlled her preparation by phone and video link, and watched the broadcast together with Karolína. 


Distance is not a problem!

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Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz won gold among the Master of Sport Candidate athletes.


Our North Caucasus Federal District Championship champion and her turns!

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Academy Life

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was in touch with specialists and athletes throughout the training session.


A control training session was held at the Academy on the eve of the upcoming starts

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Members of the Russian national team are currently continuing their preparations for the competition at the Academy.


Chefs prepared desserts for athletes in honor of the birthday of the Martial Arts Academy’s birthday

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Opinion

The expert also shared her impressions of the Academy gymnasts' performances.


Head judge Natalia Kukushkina told how the refereeing changed after the introduction of the new rules

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Academy student Miroslava Monina won bronze for the Penza Region team at the tournament. 



Daria Isaeva spoke about the subtleties of judging at the Volga Federal District Championship

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The competition will be held under the auspices of World Gymnastics. 


Academy gymnasts Karolina Pakhtusova, Ksenia Savinova, and Yana Zaikina will compete as neutrals at the Gracia Fair Cup in Budapest

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The gymnast presented new routines at the tournament, with the hoop and the ribbon.


The Academy coach Elizaveta Chernova spoke about Elizaveta Geraskina's performance at the Sirius Federal Territory Championship

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At the tournament in Elista, the gymnast from Vladikavkaz won the all-around among candidate masters of sports and as a result became eligible to compete in the Russian championship. 


Alesya Naifonova summed up the results of the championship of the North Caucasus Federal District

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This earned the Academy athlete the right to compete in the Russian Championships.


Alesya Nayfonova won the all-around title at the North Caucasus Federal District Championships

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We congratulate you on the arrival of the Year of the Fire Horse!

The Sky Grace International Association and the Academy congratulate their friends and partners from China on the Chinese New Year

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In the Master of Sports Candidate program Ksenia Savinova won gold, Yana Zaikina silver, and Elizaveta Geraskina took bronze. Liya Rodionova also took first place in the 1st category program.

Gymnasts of the Academy summed up the results of the Sirius Federal Territorial Championship

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Workouts

Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region has some impressive ones, but to perform them well, you need to not only maintain the cleanliness of your movements but also have a good sense of timing.

It's time to practice your dance tracks!

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The gymnast was working on her swing and dynamics in her hoop routine with Academy coach Elizaveta Chernova.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva motivates Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region

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Alina Kabaeva coached the gymnasts before their performances, and afterward, she advised the girls and coaches on areas to focus on in their training.

At the Sirius Federal Territory Championship, the Olympic champion's support boosted the Academy's entire team's confidence

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At the Sirius Federal Territory Championship, the Academy group gymnasts performed exhibition routines.

"We'll keep working, and I think we'll succeed"

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Irina Zenovka, the Alina Festival choreographer, helped Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg make the movement on the words "I am with you!" more expressive.

In a composition with lyrics phrases often serve as accents

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explains and demonstrates.

What feeling should you have when approaching a Raffaeli turn to get a lot of rotation?

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Control over the apparatus and the throw path depend on that.

Straight arms are one of fundaments of the proper technique in the exercise

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Liya competed in the first category and took the second place. Ksyusha, Yana and Liza performed under the Candidate Masters of Sports program. Ksyusha won gold, Yana took silver, and Liza got bronze.

Premieres of Academy gymnasts’ exercises during the second day of the Sirius Federal Territory championship

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The gymnast needs to set herself in a certain position along with the end of the accompanying music.


An ending element in an exercise is like a closing shot in a movie

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Academy group exercise gymnasts worked on that at the workout with hoops and clubs under the guidance of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka and coach Anna Ustsova. 


The expressiveness of movements originates from the combination of artistry, accurate technique and skillful production efforts

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We continue following the work of Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva on the ribbon exercise.


The secrets of concentration are in this video!

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Our junior group gymnasts performed at the Sirius Federal Territory Championship with routines created by Irina Zenovka, Alina Festival choreographer.

Updated lineup and program premieres!

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Liya competes in the 1st category, Liza, Yana, and Ksyusha in the Master of Sports Candidate program.

New routine snippets by Academy gymnasts on the first day of the Sirius Federal Territory Championship

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The Tyumen region gymnast performed her exhibition routine at the Sirius Federal Territorial Championship.

Have you been looking forward to Eva Kononova's new routines, which you've been following on this channel?

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In January, she successfully qualified and now lives, studies, and trains at Sirius.

The St. Petersburg Championship was Diana Kotlovskaya's debut competition as an Academy student

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This month, Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region joined the Academy team, and the Russian judo team won 18 medals at its first international competition.

The results of the first month of 2026

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During one of her training sessions, Alina Kabaeva drew attention to the difficulties Eva Kononova from the Tyumen region was facing in a ribbon exercise. The Olympic champion demonstrated a variation of the stand-up and throw and offered tips on how to achieve a comfortable and stable execution.

The secret to back balance from an Olympic champion!

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She also reminded them about the importance of mutual respect.

Alina Kabaeva came for a short time to a training session of Academy preschoolers and advised the young athletes on the correct stretching technique

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Alina Kabaeva accordingly attended a choreography class with Ekaterina Belova, tested the young gymnasts' flexibility, and taught them how to learn to stand up from a bridge under adult supervision.

The Olympic champion monitors the progress of the Academy preschoolers

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The hoop and ball exercises of Diana Kotlovskaya (staged by Natalia Belugina) are on this video.

We head off to the St. Petersburg junior championship to watch new programs of our gymnasts

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Showing how the floor testing took place before the start of the junior competition of the Sirius Federal Territory.

The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy hosts the first competition in the new season!

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The work of Alina Kabaeva and Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka with Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg was dedicated to that.

Exact timing with the music makes the exercise eye-catching and kept in memory

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What advice did they give to the athlete from St. Petersburg during a workout at the Academy? Find out in our video!

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Alina Gusarova are helping Mariia Borisova to polish her boomerangs in the ribbon exercise

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Alina Kabaeva noted the achievements of the young gymnasts, and also gave them a small lesson in good behavior. She suggested to one of the preschoolers how to apologize to the coach.

The Olympic champion visited a training session of preschoolers from the group of Elizaveta Zorkina and Elizaveta Chernova

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Yana Sakovich from Moscow presented a new program with the hoop at the championship of the Southern Federal District and the Sirius Federal Territory.

The first performance with the exercise is always accompanied by a special excitement

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Our senior group exercise gymnasts, Nelli Reutskaya, Nicole Andronchik, Sofia Sokolovskaya, Zlata Remchukova, and Alina Proschalykina, presented new routines with hoops and clubs, and also with five balls. Irina Zenovka staged the productions.

The time has come again for premieres at the Southern Federal District and Sirius Federal Territory Championship

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During training at the Academy, the Olympic champion helps not only the gymnasts but also the coaches.

"You always have to understand how to prepare a child for an element"

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Varvara Toporova from the Republic of Kalmykia has joined the Academy team in this season. To learn more about the gymnast, we gathered 15 interesting facts about Varya and discussed them with her. 

15 interesting facts about Varvara Toporova

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Alina Kabaeva came up with an interesting decoration in the form of a large snowflake in December, together with Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka and coach Anna Utsova. 

Bringing programs into existence is always a creative search

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The gymnasts of the Academy presented new programs.

More premieres at the Southern Federal District and Sirius Federal Territory Championship

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Masha showed the exercises at the Southern Federal District Championship, where she performed out of competition. Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka is the producer.

Premiere of new programs by Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg

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Alina Kabaeva also took a look at the training session led by Alina Protasova and appreciated the skills of her trainees. 

Even more lovely moments from preschoolers' training sessions with the participation of the Olympic champion

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Alina Kabaeva was happy about the success of the young gymnasts practicing under the guidance of Elizaveta Zorkina, and congratulated Luchiya Mamisheva on her birthday. And she also told the young athletes interesting facts from the encyclopedia, which she presented to Luchiya. 

We are going to the workout of the Academy preschoolers together with the Olympic champion

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The coaches and gymnasts watched the live broadcast together with the Olympic champion.

The entire Academy glued to the screens during the Moscow Championship

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Alina Kabaeva taught the gymnast from Moscow the movements of the sirtaki dance.


An unusual artistic solution from the Olympic champion for the dance steps of Elizaveta Geraskina!

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, along with choreographer Natalia Belugina and coach Evgenia Eliseeva, adapted the gymnast's choreography to the rhythm of the music during the workout at the Academy.


Video

This video contains a lot of warm wishes for Martial Arts Academy!

Distance is not a problem!

Our North Caucasus Federal District Championship champion and her turns!