046c38c8d0d49ee52357a8.png

Competitions

After the end of the Russian Championships, choreographer Lyudmila Duganova and Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg warmly congratulated Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region on the first place. And Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva thanked coach Tatiana Amelchenko, who had worked with Arina before.

Touching emotions from the victory!

7e444d2330c73d7c00fc2b.mp4

ec9e684a34de9178822202.jpg

The athlete made a special report for you on one of the tournament days. She talked to the participants of the competitions, Alina Galochkina from the Vladimir Region, Sofia Nikolskaya and Anastasia Rybina from the Moscow Region.

The Russian Championships through the eyes of Academy junior Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow

89dbec909ee5452a59ca22.mp4

fe67b74a03a8c44b336466.png

At the Russian Championship, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was congratulated on the upcoming March 8 holiday by world swimming champion Alexander Krasnykh, world artistic gymnastics champion Ivan Stretovich, NBA champion Timofey Mozgov, world bobsled medalist Dmitry Trunenkov, Olympic canoe sprint champion Yuri Postrigay, Olympic diving champion Ilya Zakharov, world sambo champion Suren Balachinsky, and Olympic artistic gymnastics champion Artur Dalaloyan.

At the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion was congratulated on the upcoming March 8 holiday by the guests of honor of the tournament

0b232c4889c1b33a7faa9a.mp4

284287be0bfb10d5492e0e.png

081b4cf73c3f4f710cb2d3.png

Opinion

She told us how programs of gymnasts changed and also highlighted participants with the brightest compositions from her point of view.

The judge of the Artistry Panel Anna Titova shares her impressions of the Russian Championships

cf77bb6172653f5684842c.jpg

549ed416b02382d2f13207.jpg

The first winners of medals of the Russian Championships were determined.

Eva Kononova and Arina Kovshova won the hoop and ball finals at the Russian Championships

859af7ac7d960ed4e19c93.jpg

7751cb184f2e46b855d581.jpg

The gymnast will continue to compete in the team event and, accordingly, qualify for the individual all-around.

Mariia Borisova withdrew from the individual event finals at the Russian Championships due to health reasons

9fbcd9e7715a894a3adcad.jpg

f6cf6eaf24e70b1a97e2f9.jpg

Anastasia Vlasenko is second and Ulyana Yanus came in third.

Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region is the Russian champion in the hoop

3c3cd4da1f1137c892dd8e.jpg

b5df04de5cb1888393c4c9.jpg

Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg, Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region, and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region are in the top 3 after two routines.

Three Academy gymnasts are leaders after the second qualification day in the all-around

c09b5e029c53fd2c6bc4fd.png

b2f74d33fbfff5e1717fe1.png

Competitions in the individual program are held from March 2 to March 6.

The plot of the Rossiya 1 TV channel about the start of an individual program at the Russian Championship

08656a5a3659233fc44822.jpg

3dfcb63e92592b7481cb63.jpg

Another reason to remember our girls' victory.

Channel Russia 1 final report on the Russian Championship in group exercises

4aba4ce888cbf3a7e8c06d.png

4f359efc9b19e85c18a161.png

MA Academy

The tournament was held from February 27 to March 1.

Our judokas won four medals at the World Grand Slam tournament in Tashkent

23433b59521d87e6a8994b.jpg

71956c103b10c82111e0a8.jpg

Academy Life

There were posters, balloons, loud chants and warm hugs at the airport.

The Academy group gymnasts were met after the Russian Championships

683adee78875e60e5fb9be.jpg

0f593bcb5c06d0602002e0.jpg

She thanked the Academy team and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva for their support and participation in her preparation.

"I'm so proud of our team!" Coach Anna Ustsova talks about the victory of the Academy group gymnasts in the all-around at the Russian Championships

2b0500a2228ddbc9909652.jpg

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Elizaveta Chernova, choreographer Elena Egorova, two-time Olympic champion Evgenia Kanaeva, former coach of Arina Tatiana Amelchenko, and the entire team of the Academy — each contributed their knowledge, experience, and support to this result.

The silver medal of Arina Kovshova in the clubs at the Russian Championships is the result of the work of a whole team of professionals

b803735083ff29bb799f83.mp4

e16b0b40a6f3d1156e1bd3.jpg

Alina Kabaeva helps the gymnasts to see growth points in mistakes. After the performances, she sorts out together with the athletes why inaccuracies occurred in the program and advises how to avoid them further on.

"Thank God for having things to work on — otherwise it would not be interesting for us"

cb6a07f9dd41288baf9561.mp4

0187755dad37ef0a87eeda.jpg

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva's clubs training with Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region.

Next up in our pre-season video series

d7ddc3b81604a504018dd3.mp4

a6d54bb7e72daabbe915ef.jpg

She won both event finals without a loss and earned bronze.

Sasha Borisova did it!

835b9d90b4a234890f53cd.mp4

de75e3dee31b9be62576b4.jpg

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva reminded Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg about that after the clubs routine on the third qualification day of the Russian Championships.

Why is it important to keep concentration and continue doing your job calmly even if something goes awry

c4319e3cb19837dc621119.mp4

2d534204a239cda64a94c5.png

The gymnast showed an extremely difficult boomerang.


Arina Kovshova's exclusive element in the ribbon routine

a3de815d456e61183ba11e.mp4

45e057fc5924bd2c913c1f.jpg

We invite you to look back at how this routine was created. The choreographer was Natalia Belugina. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Academy coaches Evgenyia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina also played an active role in the process.


We think you were also captivated by the dance track in the hoop routine performed by Eva Kononova at the Russian Championships

fd587c96e9ea664fd08bc1.mp4

4c08bf530fc40bf182a949.jpg

This is precisely what Alina Kabaeva taught Alexandra Borisova. After the Moscow championship, the gymnast listened to the guidance of the Olympic champion and worked on her mistakes together with her coach Irina Gusarova, so that a month later she could perform decently at the Russian championships.


Every victory begins with overcoming yourself!

b358ae9b0bfa56a1617e87.mp4

a347ee0704bbbcc3ab7591.jpg

Before her performance, Olympic champions Alina Kabaeva and Evgeniya Kanaeva helped the gymnast work on the details and get ready for the performance, and afterward corrected her mistakes.

Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region won the ball final at the Russian Championships!

45f902887fb2d06204f853.mp4

2c2dd628103450a6ee8063.jpg

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Alina Festival choreographer Irina Zenovka helped Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg not to loose the mood of the music in her ball exercise by suggesting that she emphasized the accents.

How did Mariia Borisova convey the character in the ball routine at the Russian Championships?

12d44b221d1a83b6648fae.mp4

fe980fd003ad01f868f2cd.jpg

It's important to work together, as a team, on the path to victory. This is precisely what the Olympic champion emphasized after the awards ceremony.

Alongside Eva Kononova at the country's main competition were Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and other Academy staff

edc14ff2ea1647d9788c72.mp4

0b7876977e94361c16bb5b.jpg

A fragment of the gymnast's performance at the Russian Championships.

Arina Kovshova's risks in the hoop final are breathtaking!

b4b762e5201e05d9bc2af1.mp4

63b1b4e0de1788cda3d5b8.jpg

Five rolls of Eva from the Tyumen Region and the planchet pirouette of Arina from the Novosibirsk Region are in this video. Academy gymnasts topped the list in these events.

The best episodes in performances of Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region with the hoop and Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region with the ball in individual finals at the Russian Championships

f66b9dc9a69e02bd9cb242.mp4

44d5f1e2ef14fe91145139.jpg

She qualified for the individual events finals at the Russian Championship with it, finishing sixth.

Sasha Borisova's hoop routine becomes more intense and daring with each competition

0f0466e8c7b9c90b134cd0.mp4

cfa132b5bacb566ceac1fe.jpg

Two-time Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva worked hard to engage the athlete's full potential while creating a new ball routine for Anna Vakulenko from Volgograd.

We show Anna Vakulenko's work on the ball exercise and a fragment of her performance at the Russian Championship

4124fe4e31b06b92827cb6.mp4

5eaa523cf20fc7b25ae757.jpg

These are exactly the words Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva said to Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk Region during the qualification at the Russian Championships.

"If you take a risk, take it smartly!"

67ca1bb9c04ac67618e0f5.mp4

6783c386ef0b06a41ea649.jpg

Her coach, Irina Gusarova, was also with her.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva supports Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg on the first day of qualifying for the Russian Championship

a40677ecd25610fe075ebb.mp4

553da00b8b2aa27c77673e.jpg

The program was created by Irina Zenovka, Alina Festival choreographer, while Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and Mariia's personal coach, Irina Gusarova added interesting details.

We show how the routine of Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg with ball was created

de1df15f3180b6ce174ce6.mp4

89eebb102615e9a25985f2.jpg

Before and after her performance at the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion stayed in touch with our gymnasts.

"You have to believe in yourself"

06cd90748e77b6a1236416.mp4

4b575792a41afda89b8302.jpg

The video features a turn performed by our Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg.

Incidentally, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva analyzed his technique with the athlete.

A Raffaeli pirouette you'll want to watch again and again

b34584c84b489d6e72ccc9.mp4

6215344d3d007cbc05d0c1.jpg

Workouts

We want to recall one of the training sessions, during which Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva said some very important words to the girls. It was with this spirit that they took to the court, fighting to the end and showcasing the champion's spirit even in their first senior competition.


"We need to go til the end"

d474ab89ca6efc59ded55b.mp4

f0774b1a34f09476fc04d2.jpg

Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg performed her hoop routine perfectly at the start of the 2026 Russian Championship, taking the lead in the standings.

Motivation for Mariia Borisova from Olympic champion

509a0aecbb65c46f7c8073.mp4

5cbca9ea026a110d3b95bf.jpg

Alina Kabaeva reminded everyone of the importance of total dedication and also shared an effective training method, citing five-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Nellie Kim as an example.

What words did Alina Kabaeva find for Eva Kononova at one of the training sessions at the Academy in February?

f82d4908da9671c71f2603.mp4

4e90a4dadb76c54c8d6382.jpg

Now take a look at how the Academy prepared to support their friends at the Russian Championship and how they congratulated the group gymnasts on their victory!

How were the Academy's group gymnasts congratulated on winning the Russian Championship?

2e1789c6905e391f8207ae.mp4

4bc85eb8fdcdf35525821f.jpg

We asked the athletes about their new routines and the significance of this competition. Agata Barekzai, Alisa Eremeeva, Anastasia Mikhailova, Anna Nikolaeva, and Sofia Solonskaya from St. Petersburg, along with gymnasts from the Russian Federation's regional team, Ekaterina Timoshenko, Alisa Chernyaeva, Nonna Nyanina, Maria Fedorovtseva, and Sabina Baiburina, shared their thoughts.

What the winners of the Russian Championship group all-around routines are sharing in their routines?

6b6824c427247b9a54b243.mp4

2a30c0d51236ff85b10af4.jpg

We worked with the coaches to thoroughly analyze each routine, and before they took to the floor, precise and important words were spoken. We show how Alina Kabaeva and Anna Ustsova prepared the athletes for the five-ball routine in the all-around.

Victory at the Russian Championship was the result of the work of the entire Academy team and the support of the Olympic champion

c619546f587c23cf3dac58.mp4

0a3032ad42f3254b241c17.jpg

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked with Irina Zenovka, Alina Festival choreographer, who put together the Academy group gymnasts routine with five balls.

The image in the exercise is revealed in the details, in arm movements, additional accents, transitions

bd970ed4e2123ad4f48a23.mp4

8a4916e7c9100035e4443c.jpg

This is precisely what the Olympic champion pointed out to the Academy group exercises. Alina Kabaeva, together with coach Anna Ustsova, advised Alina Proshchalykina on how to best execute the vault in the five-ball exercise.

If everything in the exercise is comfortable, the risk of error is greatly reduced

45c365266bbf0776ad4c2f.mp4

54ae1aa86b8575de2c0118.jpg

Before the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion was in touch with our gymnasts during floor testing.

What words are spoken at the most crucial moment, right before the competition?

279c2142322066870c13d9.mp4

e115929cef0ae1124bc050.jpg

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva helped the athletes get into the right frame of mind.

The Russian Championship began with floor testing for the Academy gymnasts

96197018735c23ec4449e8.mp4

590d3c5330c71028caed96.jpg

That's exactly what Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva told our senior team and coach Anna Ustsova during preparations for the Russian Championships. She asked that we leave a difficult and spectacular moment in the program.

The girls didn't disappoint at the tournament in Moscow!

We're showing the training and performance of the new Russian champions!

"I'll be responsible for this catch, don't let me down"

7589633a5fc90e5f5f44ae.mp4

70127f06569007d1296e0a.jpg

In a group routine, expressiveness depends largely on flow—movements should logically follow one another, without pauses or hesitations. 

Alina Kabaeva and Academy coach Anna Ustsova worked specifically on the flow of the hoops and clubs routine with the senior group gymnasts during a control training session.

And you saw the results for yourself on the floor!

We continue to show you what our preparation for the Russian Championship was like

f25797e83209fdb3314bec.mp4

dc64a04084fa98b409d485.png

We're showing a fragment of a call between Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and the Academy group gymnasts ahead of the Russian Championship floor testing in Moscow.

Everything will be fine, no matter what—how could anyone not believe it after a conversation like that?

Indeed, our girls are Russian champions in the all-around and silver medalists in the hoop and clubs finals!

Only a positive attitude!

602519d08d57cd5d46dc50.mp4

96d907f4dd8802d64334f8.jpg

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva supported group exercise gymnasts of the Academy on the eve of their performance at the Russian Championships.

She helped the gymnasts to get in the right frame of mind for their work and advised them to focus solely on the exercise, not worrying about the results.

"Don't think about the results right now"

f30376cdffaf4c5dbe4655.mp4

648a222d812911f87b0d36.png

In January 2026, when our senior group exercises team was just forming, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explained to the gymnasts what their goal should be.

The results were visible within a month: at the Russian Championships, Sofia Sokolovskaya, Nelly Reutskaya, Nicole Andronchik, Alina Proshchalykina, and Zlata Remchukova won the all-around title and silver in the three-hoops-and-clubs routine!

"You have to make the national team. There's no other way"

18bca534eee205236feeab.mp4

251388b637651934d5802e.jpg

The girls took to the floor after performing with three hoops and two pairs of clubs.

Together with coach Anna Ustsova and choreographer Elena Egorova, they were practicing a routine with five balls.

Video

Touching emotions from the victory!

The Russian Championships through the eyes of Academy junior Elizaveta Geraskina from Moscow

At the Russian Championship, the Olympic champion was congratulated on the upcoming March 8 holiday by the guests of honor of the tournament