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The Alina Festival

The Academy's gymnasts are also preparing for the show. This time, they won't just be working on routines; they'll be creating an overall image and becoming part of a larger production. The girls shared how participating in the festival differs from preparing a regular program and what they expect from the upcoming performance.

Why will the 2026 Alina Festival program surprise audiences?

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It is led by choreographers Irina Zenovka and Aleksandr Mogilev. Together with a big team of participants, they are building the choreography, discovering interesting solutions, and achieving the unison of every single movement.

The creative process of staging the Alina Festival 2026 in Novogorsk!

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Academy Life

The youngest gymnasts continue to arrive for the selection to the free early development groups at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Yulia Shanina, Maria’s mom, Maria Rakesheva, Anna Nefantova’s mom, and Ekaterina Izmestieva, Margarita’s mom, shared why they chose the Academy exactly for their daughters and how they were inspired by the athletic journey of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

"This is a place where an interest in rhythmic gymnastics can get an very cool head start"

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The broadcast will take place on Sunday, August 30, at 11:30 AM Moscow time (GMT+3).


The Rossiya 1 TV channel will broadcast the 2022 Alina festival

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Competitions

Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz took first place in the all‑around at the 13th Summer Student Spartakiad Final!

Results of the all‑around at the 13th Summer Student Spartakiad Final

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Training

Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy is holding group exercise auditions.

Gymnasts from various Russian cities have arrived at the Academy for try-outs

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Training Camp

Athletes from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy are taking part in it.

A recovery training camp for the national team gymnasts is currently underway in Turkey

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Chief Judge of the Russian Peoples' Spartakiad in Yekaterinburg, Evgeniya Gertsikova, summed up the tournament results and noted the high level of competition.

"I think the audience will remember the impressive performances of our gymnasts." Chief Judge of the Russian Peoples' Spartakiad Evgeniya Gertsikova summed up the tournament results

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MA Academy

Academy of Martial Arts will host a festive event in honor of Knowledge Day on September 1

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Children aged 7 to 14 are invited to join classes focusing on Sambo and Judo.

The Martial Arts Academy announces enrollment for youth sports training groups

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Alexandra Borisova will compete in the all-around final at the Russian Peoples’ Spartakiad

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The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Sky Grace International Association congratulate all Russians on National Flag Day! 

Academy and the Sky Grace International Association congratulate all Russians on National Flag Day!

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Young athletes from the Martial Arts Academy and Multidisciplinary Gymnasium of the Sirius Federal Territory held a joint training session; they practiced standing and ground techniques and tested their skills in bouts.

The Wrestling Day was held at the Sirius Arena

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After the first day of the tournament, our gymnast took first place in the preliminary qualification.


Fans of the 13th Summer Student Spartakiad Final in Penza took keepsake photos with Alesya Naifonova

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The gymnast performed with the ball and presented a new hoop routine, choreographed by Evgeniya Kanaeva. Take a look at some excerpts.


After the first day of the qualifications for the 13th Summer Student Spartakiad finals in Penza, Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz is in the lead

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Polina Urdina, Alexandra Sheyanova, and Evgeniya Sheyanova train with Maria Sheyanova at the Ulyanovsk Martial Arts Palace Athletic School.


Athletes from Ulyanovsk, Moscow, and the Sirius Federal Territory tested their skills in group exercises at the Academy

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Take a look at the first footage from a rehearsal led by choreographers Irina Zenovka and Alexander Mogilev. The concept, music, and all the details are still a secret!


Preparations for the 2026 Alina Festival have begun!

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Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina at a recovery training camp in Turkey. 


The most unusual performance of the droplet move you've ever seen!

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August 27 and 28 are the qualification days, and on August 29, the gymnasts will compete for medals in the all-around final.

Alesya Naifonova from Vladikavkaz — during the floor testing in the Finals of the 13th Summer Spartakiad of Students in Penza!

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Olympic champion recalled the apparatus loss at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which cost her the gold medal.

Alina Kabaeva reminded the Russian group gymnasts from St. Petersburg why it's important not to relax, even in the simple parts of the program

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Take a look at the details that Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg refined in her ball routine during training before the World Championships.

"The dynamics must be clearly visible"

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This is necessary to avoid wasting time on the risky approach.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advised Mariia Borisova on where to re-intercept the clubs

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The gymnast celebrated her birthday on August 22.

This is how the Academy congratulated our birthday girl Sasha Ponomareva from the Rostov Region

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That day, Alesya and her coach, Alina Gusarova, were in Yekaterinburg, where another Academy gymnast, Alexandra Borisova, was competing.

On August 22, Alesya Naifonova celebrated her birthday, and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated her

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While the Russian National team gymnasts were preparing for the World Championships in St. Petersburg, Alina Kabaeva watched a training session by young athlete Marika Saenko.

"Smile. Well done!"

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At the Russian Peoples’ Spartakiad, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva congratulated Sofia Ilteriakova and her coach, Natalia Glemba, on their successful performance at the World Championships, supported Alexandra Borisova from Moscow after completing her all-around competition, and also praised Anastasia Vlasenko's performance and the work of her coach, Laysan Savitskaya.

"You're an amazing gymnast!"

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In an interview, the gymnasts revealed the particulars of their preparation for the tournament and talked about the images in their programs.

🇬🇧 What helped Anastasia Vlasenko from Moscow and Milena Shchenyatskaya from the Rostov Region win silver and bronze medals in the all-around at the Russian Peoples’ Spartakiad?

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Let's see what exercises our group gymnasts perform.

A true school of movement and expressiveness—a class at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy with Russia’s Honored Coach and the National team choreographer Veronika Shatkova

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And the Olympic champion suggested she send a video to try out for the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy! 

A young gymnast from Yekaterinburg told Alina Kabaeva about her dream

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Russian Peoples’ Spartakiad was held at the Rhythmic and Aesthetic Gymnastics Center in Yekaterinburg. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva came to the capital of the Urals to support the gymnasts and deliver a speech.

"Gorgeous! Have we ever even dreamed of something like this?"

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We're sharing a video with these warm moments at the Russian Peoples’ Spartakiad.

So many fans wanted to get their picture taken with Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Even more moments from Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva's meeting with fans at the Russian Peoples’ Spartakiad in Yekaterinburg!

"Will you come with me? I'm taking you!"

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Take a look at the Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva's welcome to the fans at the Rhythmic and Aesthetic Gymnastics Center in Yekaterinburg!

"Alina Maratovna, you're the best!"

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva delivered a speech at the Russian Peoples’ Spartakiad in Yekaterinburg. She thanked everyone who has contributed to the development of Russian rhythmic gymnastics over the past decades and noted that it was thanks to them that Russia's team gold at the 2026 World Championships was possible.

"We can and must achieve great success!"

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That's exactly what the preparation for the World Championships was like. It was tough, and not everything worked out right away or consistently.

Quantity over quality

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The gymnast from Moscow debuted new routines with the hoop and ribbon, choreographed by Irina Zenovka. 

Highlights from Alexandra Borisova’s routines at the Russian Peoples’ Spartakiad

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At the control training session in Novogorsk, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested changing a move during the skills test, and judges Zlata Tulubaeva, Evgeniya Gertsikova, and Olga Minigalina helped the gymnast from St. Petersburg refine the details.

A new highlight in Maria Borisova's clubs routine—in a new video from her World Championships preparations!

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Coach Evgeniya Eliseeva invited Sofia and Yulia Bogdanova from Yekaterinburg for a tryout at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

"We really like it here"

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Anna Gondusova from St. Petersburg came to the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy for an audition.

"I want to get in here. Then become a famous gymnast and win championships!"

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New video from the World Championships preparations!

"Don't be afraid of loads and repetitions!"

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This video is for everyone who prepared the posters, cheered for, and rooted for Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, and followed her performances at the World Championships in Germany!

Masha thanks the fans for their support and imparts her most important advice to the young gymnasts: believe in yourself!

"I'm so happy to move forward with this support; it gives me strength and confidence!"

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We continue to share the progress of athletes from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Previously, we posted the stories of Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina.


A story about the progress of Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region

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While working on the clubs routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, choreographer Irina Zenovka, coach Irina Gusarova, and judge Ekaterina Lots advised Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg how to save time during the penché pivot and execute additional rotations.

"You have potential, make use of it"

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Group team gymnasts member of the Russian National team Daria Melnik shows us!

What do they give gymnasts at the World Championships?

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At a training session for the Russian team from St. Petersburg ahead of the World Championships, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva emphasized the importance of precision with the apparatus.

Take a look at another video of the preparations for the main competition of the season

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Children from Kazan were so happy about the medals of our gymnasts.

And even after the end of the World Championship, we continue to receive videos with the emotions of fans

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The Academy is celebrating the Russian National team's victory at the World Championships in Germany!

"Let's celebrate our victory!"

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The gymnast returned to the Academy after the World Championships.

The first piece of the birthday cake is for world champion Daria Melnik!

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At the World Championships, we met a fan who had traveled all the way from Mexico to Germany specifically to support the Russian gymnasts. 

"They appeared on the floor, and the emotions in the stands were so intense that I even burst into tears!"

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Congratulations on completing your first and quite successful World Championships!

Video

Why will the 2026 Alina Festival program surprise audiences?

The creative process of staging the Alina Festival 2026 in Novogorsk!

"This is a place where an interest in rhythmic gymnastics can get an very cool head start"