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Workouts

We're showing the junior group dance classes under the guidance of coach Anna Ustsova.

New video from the Academy

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The gymnasts warmed up, worked on their stretching, and began working with apparatus.

This is how one of the first training sessions of the year took place at the Academy!

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Academy Life

We're sharing footage of the athletes' return!

Want to see how the Academy welcomed its gymnasts back after the New Year holidays?

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Opinion

A gymnast from the Novosibirsk Region recently joined the Academy's team.

Arina Kovshova talked about moving to the Academy and her immediate plans

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The gymnast told how the adaptation goes and what goals the athlete sets for herself.

"I'd really like to see through all the plans I've made for myself." Varvara Toporova — about moving to the Academy

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The performance took place at the Sirius Concert Center.

The Academy group exercises team attended the The Nutcracker ballet

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Good wishes on International Choreographer's Day from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Sky Grace International Association.

Happy International Choreographer's Day!

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Here's the next challenge in our marathon!

Marathon of activities: January 8

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The Russian Gymnastics Federation has published the list.

The Academy gymnasts joined the Russian national team for 2026

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The specialist shared how Varvara is getting back into shape after the New Year holidays and thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for inviting her to the Academy.

"She wants to show results and be at her best!" Lyudmila Galchenko talks about Varvara Toporova's trainings at the Academy

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Now the gymnasts will live, study and train in Sirius.

Varvara Toporova and Arina Kovshova joined the Academy team

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Very soon, the athletes will start preparing for the new season.

The gymnasts of the Academy returned from the New Year holidays

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Watch Ask a Psychologist, in which Irina Kozyr shares important advice for both children and parents.

Marathon of activities: January 7

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We asked preschoolers in early development groups what the holiday season couldn’t start without and what they would give Father Frost as a present. Anastasia Dieva, Polina Pakhomova, Pelageya Penskikh, Ksenia Berest, and Lucia Mamisheva answered.


New Year holiday through the eyes of the youngest gymnasts!

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MA Academy

We spoke with the father of Kirill Kravchenko at the open judo competition of the Multidisciplinary Gymnasium of the Sirius Federal Territory. Ilya Kravchenko talked about believing in his son, the necessity of competitive experience, and the importance of parental support in our new video.

Interview with the father of a young judoka from the Martial Arts Academy

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We asked young judoka and their parents during open workouts at the Academy of Martial Arts not only to talk about the training session, but also to summarize the departing year. Olesya Ermishina and Maxim Ermishin, Madina Yunusova, Solomon Aliev and Aisha Alieva, as well as Dmitry Dubrovsky talk about it.


"They love their coach very much, it is worth a lot!"

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A real fashion show from our girls, heartfelt words of gratitude, and a gift for Alina Kabaeva from Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow, all in our new video!

Want to know what the Olympic champion gave the Academy gymnasts for New Year's?

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Both young athletes from the Martial Arts Academy and their parents enjoyed the competition. After the competition, Anatoly and Matvei Matveyev, as well as Zakhar Kukin and Samvel Gevorkyan, spoke about the importance of competitions at this level and their goals in sport. 


Viewers of the international Battle of the Cities tournament share their impressions

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What did they learn during training? And what do they remember about the New Year's tree? Sambo wrestler Ruslan Chicherov and judokas German Dubrovsky and Kirill Ivanov told us about all this.


What was 2025 like for the young athletes at the Martial Arts Academy?

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Just look at how many festive performances the preschool girls and students of the Academy prepared!

Time to find out what the New Year party was like at the Academy!

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After the New Year party, we learned from Liya Rodionova from St. Petersburg, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Malika Timurshina from Kazan, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region and Sofia Vorobyeva from Moscow how this year went for them and asked them to name the most memorable events. 

The Academy gymnasts sum up the results!

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The Academy recently began selecting gymnasts for the group exercises. In a new video, we talked with a participant in the selection for the senior team — Sofia Bobrik from Zhukovsky.

"Strive, work in concert and set an example!"

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked all the coaches, gymnasts, medical staff, tutors and chefs that were part of the Academy in 2025, and congratulated them on the upcoming New Year!

"Thank you very much for your work!"

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Do you want to know what was the atmosphere airing in the training hall after the party? Be quick to watch our video!

The New Year party presented the good mood to Academy gymnasts and coaches!

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They also appreciated progress of their daughter Polina over this year of studies at the Academy.

Victoria and Ivan Pakhomov shared their impressions of the New Year party with us

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Sky Grace

Virsavia Mishchenkova and Ulyana Khudyakova, the preschoolers from free early development groups, told us about that. Let’s look at the festival program as the girls saw it!

What our young gymnasts like the New Year for? And why do they enjoy performing?

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At the end of the New Year party at the Academy, a surprise of the balls awaited the participants!

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On the eve of the New Year, the large team of the Academy congratulated everyone who helps to develop rhythmic gymnastics. 

"We want to congratulate all those who watch us, who follow us, who cheer for us"

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Match TV Program

This new episode is dedicated to the results of the Hopes of Russia tournament in Yekaterinburg.

Match TV program. Episode 107

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What the participants in the New Year concert received? Eliza Polegaeva and Polina Pakhomova show that.

Traditional unpacking of a present!

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The group gymnast decided to go back to Nizhny Novgorod. She missed her parents terribly and made a choice to live in her hometown. Before leaving, the gymnast left a gift for the Olympic champion. She made a book containing her most treasured photos from her time competing.



A gift from Polina Zakharova for Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva

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Dmitry is the winner of the 2025 St. Petersburg Junior Championships in the +90 kg category under 18, and Maxim is the silver medalist of the 2025 St. Petersburg Championship in the -60 kg category under 21. The athletes told how the day of competition turned out, what they like judo for, and what the philosophy of this sport is. 


Dmitry Solomykin and Maxim Ermakov talk about their contribution to the team's overall victory in the quarterfinals of the Battle of Cities tournament

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Why did they decide to participate in the selection? What goals do they set for themselves? And what do they love about the group exercise? Margarita Grigoryeva from Krasnodar, Anastasia Perepechenova from Kazan, Vladislava Gaivoronskaya from Voronezh, Alexandra Ponomaрева from the Rostov Region, Anastasia Mikhaleva, Maria Lobeiko and Maria Kuznetsova from Moscow, Kira Kopteva from the Moscow Region, Alina Chistyakova from the Arkhangelsk Region and Alisa Kirpicheva from St. Petersburg tell us.


We get to know closer the gymnasts who came to the selection for the junior group exercise team of the Academy!

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Very soon we will find out what festive performances our youngest gymnasts have prepared. In the meantime, let's take a look at the rehearsal! 



The traditional New Year party at the Academy is getting closer!

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Take a look at how 1996 European Champion Anna Ustsova greets athletes from different cities. 

Academy junior group exercises team new member audition

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The Olympic champion greeted the participants in the creative process that has taken shape at the Academy in recent days and thanked the choreographers for their work with our gymnasts.

"It's such joy when you can create!"

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Competitions

At the Russian Cup, we spoke with Milana Fedulkina and Maria Dmitrieva from Moscow, as well as Alina Galochkina from Vladimir.

"Don't stop, keep going towards your goal!"

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Ruslana Varlakova and Alina Chipizubova, along with the 2018 girls' competition winner, Miss Grace Polina Pakhomova, unboxed the gifts especially for our subscribers. 

What gifts did the young gymnasts receive after the mAlinka tournament?

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The gymnast competed in the 2020 group and won the title of Miss Grace. The young athlete shared if she enjoys training, who helped her prepare for the competition, and who supported her before her performances.


Interview with Ruslana Varlakova at the mAlinka tournament

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The Academy's gymnasts, along with the participants in the group exercises team tryouts, attended a holiday decoration making workshop and wrote and sent letters to Father Frost.

The New Year is approaching, which means it's time to start preparing!

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Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, inspired by the choreographed routines, decided to create their own routine.

There's always room for creativity during the Academy gymnasts' training sessions!

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During class, the gymnast performed a Kabaeva turn and a high throw return, surprising her coaches.


An unusual element from Kyrgyzstan’s Asel Arapova!

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After the mAlinka tournament, we spoke with Yesenia Mitkova's parents, Dmitry and Lyubov, about their assessment of their daughter's progress. Ruslana Varlakova's mother, Ksenia, also shared her impressions of the competition and thanked the entire Academy coaching staff.

"My child really wants to attend classes and improve!"

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Group exercise gymnasts answer! We asked teams from Nizhny Novgorod, Tula Region, Omsk Region, Moscow, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Volgograd Region, Kemerovo Region and St. Petersburg to name a gymnast that can be described in one word at the Russian Cup. 

Which of the individual gymnasts is the top-notch one?

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The new video from the Academy features the little stars' entrances onto the competition mat, as well as the sincere emotions of coaches and parents after their performances.

Touching moments from the mAlinka tournament!

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Let's take a look at one of the ball and ribbon sessions. During it, the gymnasts performed special exercises to get a better feel for the apparatus.

This is how Academy group gymnasts train under the guidance of coach Anna Ustsova!

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What advice did her coaches Elizaveta Zorkina and Elizaveta Chernova give her? Who helped her prepare for the competition at home, and what is the young athlete's favorite element? Find out in our video!


Interview with mAlinka tournament participant Alina Chipizubova!

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Let's watch how lobbies and halls are being filled with holiday decorations.

The New Year fairy-tale is gradually coming to the Academy!

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Nutritionist's advice

In the new episode of the Myth or Truth: Nutrition column, nutritionist Anna Turusheva explains what really lies behind this habit and how it affects the body.



Video

New video from the Academy

This is how one of the first training sessions of the year took place at the Academy!

Want to see how the Academy welcomed its gymnasts back after the New Year holidays?