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Academy Life

After completing their performance tests, we also spoke with the preschoolers, born in 2020, from the free early development groups at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Hear about their training, favorite exercises, and big dreams — all in our video.

An interview with Academy preschoolers after completing their performance tests

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Training

An Olympic champion offered Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina some pointers on how to adjust the dynamics and hoop work in her new routine.

Have you ever noticed how a tiny detail can completely transform the visual effect of a movement?

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During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advised Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina on how to generate the necessary amplitude for the Raffaelli pivot. She also reminded her why it is important to execute a risk with a hoop with greater boldness and sharpness.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advises Ksenia Savinova on how to generate the necessary amplitude for the Raffaelli pivot

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Due to the emerging cases of mailings sent on behalf of the Alina Kabaeva Charitable Foundation representatives, we’d like to state that the foundation does not send letters and does not practice any fundraising.

Important information!

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Training Camp

The sessions in Sirius are organized by the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, the Martial Arts Academy, and the Sirius Federal Territory administration.

Gymnasts and coaches from Belgorod and Bryansk visited Academy’s museum at the invitation of Alina Kabaeva

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Competitions

In second place is another athlete from the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg. 

At the end of the third day of the national Young Gymnasts competition, Veronika Malinina from St. Petersburg continues to hold the lead

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We congratulate all preschool teachers and all the early childhood education workers on their professional holiday!

September 27 marks Preschool Worker's Day in Russia

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Diana Kotlovskaya, also from St. Petersburg, holds second place. Another of our gymnasts, Liya Rodionova from St. Petersburg, is currently in ninth place.

Veronika Malinina is in the lead after the first day of the Young Gymnasts all-Russian competition

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The gymnasts prepared for the tournament in Novogorsk and at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

Liya Rodionova, Veronika Malinina, and Diana Kotlovskaya went to Krasnoyarsk for the Young Gymnasts competition

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After a successful performance at the third stage of the Cup of the Strongest, the Academy and the Russian National team’s group gymnasts are headed to Novogorsk.

The Academy group team is preparing for the next competitions in Novogorsk

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Alina Kabaeva

Olympic champion and Sky Grace International Association President, Alina Kabaeva, has extended her Mid-Autumn Festival greetings to her Chinese friends and partners.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, has extended her Mid-Autumn Festival greetings to her Chinese friends and partners

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Opinion

Training sessions have officially kicked off at the Martial Arts Academy for the gymnasts from Belgorod, who arrived in Sirius at the invitation of Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.

"All the girls are happy!" Honored Coach of Russia Irina Savkina talks about the training of gymnasts from Belgorod at Sirius

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The athletes are currently preparing for their upcoming competitions at the Martial Arts Academy.

Gymnasts from Belgorod have started training in Sirius

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The Olympic champion, together with coach Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina, the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach, worked with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina on executing a high-risk move with the clubs.

"Just catch it and go straight into a rotation!"

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Souvenir plates were presented to Alina Kabaeva from the Oksana Chusovitina School in Tashkent and the Karting Sports School in Kursk.

Keepsakes for the Olympic champion!

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During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adding variety to Gatchina’s Ksenia Savina’s routine finale with a clubs catch in one hand.

Alina Kabaeva suggests adding variety to Gatchina’s Ksenia Savina’s clubs routine finale

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We demonstrate this using the ribbon routine of Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region!

How are the details of new routines refined with the Olympic champion?

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Alina Kabaeva watched the new routine performed by Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region and, together with Olga Minigalina, the Sirius Federal Territory team Head coach, suggested increasing the complexity of the ribbon-handling sequence.

"We want her to become a virtuoso within two years!"

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The key points are strong legs, exact positioning under the ball, and avoiding any unnecessary pause. The Olympic champion also noted that the ball rolls need to be performed faster.

Alina Kabaeva explains to Yana Zaikina from Volgograd how to precisely execute a ball bounce with the catch without assistance by hands

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva continued breaking down the ball work with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd and showed how to structure the combination more accurately after a helicopter, control the force of the bounce, and keep up with the music.

"Kill the speed and do it calmly!"

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The Olympic champion paid attention to work of the wrist, the position of the body and the transition from one element to another.

Alina Kabaeva creates a nice move to walkover after rebounding for Yana Zaikina from Volgograd

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Ksyusha is a Russian Junior Championship winner and a European Championships silver medalist. The gymnast is a member of the main national team roster, lives and trains at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. She is coached by Evgenia Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina. Elena Egorova is the choreographer for Ksyusha.

We continue featuring the ball combination practicing by Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva together with Ksenia Savinova

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Ask a psychologist

Fear often becomes an athlete's main adversary on the path to the podium. In a new video from the "Ask a Psychologist" series, Irina Kozyr shares a special technique and examines several causes of anxiety in athletes.

Ask a Psychologist: fear. How can a gymnast determine what exactly frightens her before going on the carpet?

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Nutritionist's advice

What are the hidden pitfalls of this theory? Nutritionist Anna Turusheva will talk about that in the new episode of the Myth or Truth: Nutrition column.

Myth or truth: nutrition. Is it true that fasting days help you lose weight?

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Natalia Belugina discussed the new routines created for the youngest athletes at Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, as well as for older gymnast Daria Igolkina. The choreographer also explained why artistry, acrobatics, and unconventional transitions are now being incorporated into routines from such an early age.

Choreographer Natalya Belugina and the young gymnasts share their impressions of staging the new programs

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Gymnasts Nadezhda Peshkova, Olga Filimonova, Veronika Petunina, and Melike Gyurbyuz, the participants in the training camp from Bryansk, spoke about their training sessions, meetings with Alina Kabaeva, and the Academy gymnasts whose work inspires them. They also shared their impressions of the facilities and training opportunities available to them.

Gymnasts, the participants in the training camp from Bryansk, speak about their training sessions, meetings with Alina Kabaeva, and the Academy gymnasts

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Rolls down the legs, a turn, and a throw. The Olympic champion showed how to connect the elements in between and move faster from one movement to the next.

Alina Kabaeva creates a new ball combination for Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and breaks it down

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During a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva analyzed a risk with a catch with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and identified a way to increase the element's difficulty.

"I see what you can do next!"

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And here is some more work on the fouetté. Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, suggested the gymnast try out different hoop techniques to find one that doesn't hinder the rotation but, on the contrary, helps maintain speed and control for longer.

"It’s also important for the technique to feel comfortable"

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The Olympic champion focused on leg and arm movements, body positioning, and, most importantly, how to maintain rotational speed.

During a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva worked in detail with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina on the technique for performing fouettés

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During a rehearsal of Tyumen Region’s Evelina Tandalova’s clubs routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested trying different music and encouraged the gymnast not to hold back, but to feel the rhythm and dance.

During a rehearsal of Evelina Tandalova’s clubs routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested trying different music

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The gymnast’s coaches are Evgeniya Eliseeva and Olga Minigalina; the choreographer is Elena Egorova.

While working on her hoop routine, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva drew Ksenia Savinova’s attention to artistic nuances

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During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, offered Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina advice on movement expressiveness and tips for refining her technical skills in her hoop routine.

"Bring out the artistry here, too!"

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The routine was produced by Irina Zenovka.

Academy coach Evgenia Eliseeva supports Diana Kotlovskaya before taking the floor with her new clubs routine

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Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked with Yana Zaikina from Volgograd on a section of a dance track and reviewed how a gymnast's training should be structured today.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva works with Yana Zaikina on a dance sequence

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Before the start of the training session with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina and Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva discussed the previous workout with the gymnasts and reminded them of the importance of paying attention to detail in already mastered routines.

"It's these little details that should be fine-tuned right now"

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Sharing their impressions were preschoolers from the free early development groups Valentina Akmanova, Vera Mesilova, Varvara Rudenko, and Valeria Kubasova (all born in 2022), as well as Vera Cherkasova, Victoria Bogatyreva, Lucia Mamisheva, and Vlada Prudnikova.

Academy preschoolers share their impressions after the skills assessments

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Alina Kabaeva, coach Evgeniya Eliseeva, and Olga Minigalina, the Head coach of the Sirius Federal Territory team, advised the gymnast on how to hit the right accents and stay in sync with every beat of the music.

The Olympic champion spotted a lack of precision in the movements accompanying the music during Volgograd’s Yana Zaikina’s clubs routine

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During Volgograd’s Yana Zaikina’s clubs routine, Alina Kabaeva focused on her exit from the pirouette and the execution of the high-risk throw.

"Don't just hurl the apparatus, you need to know exactly where it’s going to land!"

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After a training session at the Academy, Alina Kabaeva posed for photos with gymnasts from Bryansk and Belgorod.

A keepsake photo with the Olympic champion!

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During a training session at the Academy, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva worked on technique with Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, explaining why it is crucial to feel the hoop and not be afraid of a high-amplitude throw when performing a risk element.

Why doesn’t a risk work out on the first try?

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The Alina Festival

In 2026, it will venture beyond Europe for the first time and take place in Asia.

Exactly one month to go until the Alina Festival

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How is the training load distributed? What factors are important when preparing for competitions? The answers are in the video.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva explains to gymnasts from Bryansk and Belgorod who are attending the training camp, how the Academy’s training plans are structured

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The gymnasts watched a training session featuring Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina, Yana Zaikina from Volgograd, and Evelina Tandalova from the Tyumen Region. The video also captures a heartwarming moment with the granddaughter of Russia’s Honored Coach Irina Savkina!

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva met with athletes from Bryansk and Belgorod whom she had invited to train at Sirius

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In Novogorsk, the gymnasts are working on choreography and refining every movement alongside Russia’s Honored Coach Veronika Shatkova

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During a training session in Novogorsk, Irina Gusarova paid special attention to the fouette of Alesya Nayfonova from Vladikavkaz in an exercise with a ribbon. She remembered an interesting trick that Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva suggested adding to Mariia Borisova’s hoop program, and showed it to the gymnast.

"It was Alina Maratovna who came up with this"

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On the first day of the national Young Gymnasts competition, Diana Kotlovskaya from St. Petersburg was in touch with her coach, Evgeniya Eliseeva. Evgeniya offered support and valuable advice both before and after Diana performed her new hoop routine.

Support from her coach and friends, even from far away!

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The video features hoop routines by Anastasia Tebenkova, from Irkutsk and Polina Titova and Kira Vasilyeva from Moscow Region, as well as ball routines by Polina Ponyatova from Saransk and Varvara Khayrutdinova from Krasnoyarsk Region.

The routines from athletes competing in the national Young Gymnasts tournament under the Sky Grace International Association quota

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In Novogorsk, the Academy group gymnasts and the Russian National team are refining their ball routine alongside judge Natalia Kukushkina.

Video

An interview with Academy preschoolers after completing their performance tests

Have you ever noticed how a tiny detail can completely transform the visual effect of a movement?

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva advises Ksenia Savinova on how to generate the necessary amplitude for the Raffaelli pivot