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Tatyana Ryupina, senior methodologist at the Talent and Success educational foundation, and teachers Natalia Lobko and Alina Gafiyatullina prepared a sweet gift for the Olympic champion. It's a unique book about the adventures of Alina the Doll, a favorite of the Academy's preschoolers in free early development groups.

During a training session in Novogorsk, Mariia Borisova from St. Petersburg was practicing her routine with a ball, while coach Irina Gusarova and choreographer Lyudmila Duganova helped her adjust her movements so they looked wide, bold, and graceful.

We've collected beautiful photos from the classes so you can feel the atmosphere.

Choreographer Natalia Belugina continues to assist Yana Zaikina from Volgograd with new routines. Together with the gymnast's personal coach, Evgeniya Eliseeva, she oversees her clubs routine.