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Training at Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy is a true team effort! The Olympic champion, along with Russia’s Honored Coach Veronika Shatkova, coach Daria Pirogova, and member of the All-Russian Board of Judges Ekaterina Lots, helped the Academy's junior group gymnasts refine their ribbon routine. Alina Kabaeva and Veronika Shatkova explained to Alina Chistyakova how to make her core and apparatus work more dynamic.

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While working on the fouetté in Alesya Naifonova's ribbon routine from Vladikavkaz, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested rearranging the skill to make it more comfortable for the gymnast. Academy coach Alina Gusarova and coach and member of the All-Russian Collegium of Judges Ekaterina Lots helped correct the flaws in her execution.

While practicing the ribbon routine, the Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped the junior group gymnasts increase their tempo after their jeté en tournant jumps by using rotation and suggested improving their throw technique.