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Competitions

They visited St. Stephen's Basilica, strolled along Váci Street, and gained a wealth of impressions.

Our athletes and coaches spent their free time in Budapest getting to know the city

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Academy Life

Under the guidance of their mentors, the gymnasts created a handmade gift step by step. We're sharing the creative process with you and showing you what our athletes created!

In the lead-up to Defender of the Fatherland Day, the Academy held a master class on making holiday cards

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At the Gracia Fair Cup tournament in Hungary, Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, and Karolina Pakhtusova received warm support from athletes from the Austrian Young Talents Vienna school.

Masha Freidman, Eva Sterkkhov, and Dasha Patsui share why they admire the Academy's gymnasts

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Opinion

The gymnast became the best in the all-around and all-around finals.

Ksenia Savinova sums up the results of the international Gracia Fair Cup tournament in Budapest

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The tournament organizer noted the valuable experience our juniors and seniors gained at the international competition in Hungary and praised their performance. 


"I wish the girls more competitions like this, because they're already known and loved." Irina Berek talks about the performance of our gymnasts at the Gracia Fair Cup tournament

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The general fitness coach from St. Petersburg is a medalist at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Russian Rowing Championships and an international Master of Sports in streetlifting. 


"My main goal is children’s health." New Academy specialist Alina Baranovskaya talks about working with gymnasts

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They visited St. Stephen's Basilica and strolled along the touristy pedestrian street, Váci Street. 


Gymnasts and coaches of the Academy went for a walk in Budapest

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The athlete shared why competing is so valuable to her and thanked everyone who helped her prepare.


"Every competition is like a celebration." Karolina Pakhtusova talks about the results of the Gracia Fair Cup tournament

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In Hungary, Yana won silver in the all-around in the juniors program.

Yana Zaikina speaks about the new programs at the Gracia Fair Cup international tournament

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The Gracia Fair Cup tournament was the first international competition of the season not just for our gymnasts but also for the Academy judge.

Judge Ekaterina Lots shares her impressions of the performances of the Gracia Fair Cup tournament participants

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She also talked about the performances of our gymnasts and other participants.

Lyubov Alexandrova, the chief judge of the Gracia Fair Cup, speaks about the specifics of the tournament

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Ksenia previously won the all-around title.

Ksenia Savinova completed the Gracia Fair Cup tournament with four gold medals in individual finals

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The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and Sky Grace International Association extend congratulations on the Defender of the Fatherland Day.

Congratulations on Defender of the Fatherland Day from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and Sky Grace International Association

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Workouts

It also requires a clean entry and consistent control of all body parts. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and coach Evgeniya Eliseeva reminded Eva Kononova from the Tyumen Region of this during a training session before the Russian Championships.

A perfect fouetté isn't just about good rotations

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It is just before going on the floor that the gymnasts receive the most important support from their coaches — they stay in touch with them even at a distance. We saw at the Academy how Evgenia Eliseeva watched Yana Zaikina's performance. 

Evgenia Eliseeva watches the performance of Yana Zaikina

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, even from a distance, closely followed the performances of Ksenia Savinova, Yana Zaikina, and Karolina Pakhtusova at the Gracia Fair Cup in Budapest.

"I congratulate you on this result, we'll keep going"

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Together with the Academy's chef, the athletes prepared tarts with meringue cream and applesauce. The desserts were decorated with fresh berries.

A new culinary masterclass for our gymnasts!

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Arina Kovshova from the Novosibirsk region is preparing for the Russian Championships with coach Elizaveta Chernova and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

Take a look at how to practice a risk — three out of three!

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According to the results of the first day of the Gracia Fair Cup tournament, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina leads the junior all-around.

The Academy gymnasts' performances at the first international competition of the season!

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February 20 through 22, Karolina Pakhtusova, Ksenia Savinova, and Yana Zaikina, as well as Vladislava Sharonova, Ulyana Janus, and Milena Shchenyatskaya, are taking part in the Gracia Fair Cup tournament!

And so, the first training session in Budapest took place!

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Natalia Belugina, the Alina Festival choreographer, staged it for the gymnast. Featuring footage of the creative process.

Yana Sakovich will present a new ribbon routine at at the Russian Championships

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Silver medalist Lidia Ionina from the Stavropol Territory told us about the apparatus that was the most challenging for her to work with. She also revealed interesting details about the beginning of the exercise with clubs.

We offer to learn more about the medalists of the North Caucasian Federal District among candidate masters of sports

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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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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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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.

Video

Our athletes and coaches spent their free time in Budapest getting to know the city

In the lead-up to Defender of the Fatherland Day, the Academy held a master class on making holiday cards

Masha Freidman, Eva Sterkkhov, and Dasha Patsui share why they admire the Academy's gymnasts