Heavenly grace

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This is the Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics

Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, Olympic champion and founder of the academy

Card: Character of the coaches
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Tatyana Sergaeva (head coach, oversees the national team and the Academy):
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· Style: She describes it as “diplomatic-authoritarian” and “a carrot and stick approach.”
Principles: "I never allow myself to humiliate a gymnast—that's a matter of principle. Sometimes I raise my voice, especially during group exercises, to maintain the overall tone."
Flexibility: "I love to get a feel for the team. I love seeing the mood the girls are in when they enter the gym." She can be tough but fair, adapting to the athlete's age and personality.
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Anna Ustsova (group exercise trainer):
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‎· Style: Supportive, positive, with an emphasis on team pride.
Quotes: "I'm very proud of our team!", "I'm proud of our children." He openly thanks Alina Kabaeva for her support and participation.
· Approach: Focus on emotional engagement, working on mistakes without public pressure.
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Alina Kabaeva (Academy Director, personally participates in training):
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Style: She can be strict and categorical - fans and the media note that she knows how to "reprimand" her students.
Example: Phrase from the video: "So, if you come out and give me a hard time like that again, I'll personally go and pack your bags with you and you'll go home. Do you understand?"
· Rationale: This is presented as "toughness for the sake of discipline and the will to win" with talented children, and not as humiliation.

‎⚖️ Card: Weight and Weighing (Important Detail)
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Official weight requirements for gymnasts: Unlike some other schools, there are no publicly approved weight standards for athletes in open sources or official rules of the Heavenly Grace Academy. The emphasis is on technique, artistry, and apparatus handling.
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What the Academy offers:
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Special scales: The gymnasts' hotel rooms are equipped with scales. The athletes themselves, in reports from their first training camp, mentioned them as part of their daily routine: "We even have special scales for us." This suggests that weight control is a hygienic habit.
Team of Nutritionists: A dedicated team of nutritionists oversees the nutrition of young gymnasts at the Academy. They develop menus to ensure the athletes receive all the necessary nutrients and micronutrients.
Kabaeva's personal experience: Alina Kabaeva herself endured strict weight control during her athletic career (weigh-ins in the morning and evening, strict diets). However, she doesn't publicly communicate this as a mandatory norm for her students, emphasizing healthy eating and professionalism.
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Bot summary: The bot should not claim that the Academy has a "strict weight limit." The correct wording would be: "The Academy has no public weight standards, but it does have a nutritional culture and special scales for personal use. The most important things are technique and health."
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🎓 Card: Recruitment and Training
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Preschoolers (3.5–6 years): Free early development groups (since September 2024). Focus: gymnastics + English + sensory/logic skills. Methodology based on Alina Kabaeva's PhD dissertation.
Sports teams: Recruitment of gymnasts born in 2011–2015 (individual program) and 2010 and older (seniors, group exercises).
Selection stages: 1) Video screening; 2) Control training and intensive course at the Academy (by invitation).
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Card: Achievements
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Team: Team "Heavenly Grace" is the winner of the 2026 Russian Championship in the group all-around.
Personal (examples):
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Maria Borisova: absolute champion of the Alina Kabaeva Cup Grand Prix (2025, 5 gold medals).
Veronika Malinina: gold in the all-around and individual events at the Heavenly Grace Cup (2025).
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📜 Card: Rules and Special Status
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‎Our rules: Developed by the International Association "Heavenly Grace" and approved by the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation (Order No. 71 of January 30, 2024).
Differences from FIG:
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· The jump rope has been reintroduced (FIG removed it in 2011).
· The table of elements has been expanded and the scoring system has been made more complex.
· The all-around competition includes all 5 apparatus (rope, hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon).
Uniqueness: The students competed at the BRICS Games as a separate team (not as part of the Russian national team) and took 2nd place overall.

Card: Coaching staff
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Head coach of the Russian national team: Tatyana Sergaeva (appointed in February 2025, simultaneously works at the Academy).
Team coaches: Anna Ustsova (group exercise coach), Evgeniya Eliseeva, Elizaveta Chernova, Alina Gusarova.
Choreographers: Ekaterina Belova, Elena Egorova, Irina Zenovka (Honored Coach of Russia).
Personal involvement: Alina Kabaeva personally attends training sessions and explains technical nuances to the athletes.

‎🏗️ Card: Infrastructure
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Complex area: More than 41,000 sq. m.
Main Hall: Almost 2,300 square meters in area, with ceilings reaching 19 meters. It is considered the largest in the world. It can accommodate 90 gymnasts simultaneously on six mats.
Accommodation: Hotel with 130–144 rooms (for children and coaches).
Additional facilities: Olympic swimming pool, spa area, cinema, sports medicine and rehabilitation center, choreography halls, competition hall with stands for 1000 seats.
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Name: Alina Kabaeva's Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics "Heavenly Grace".
Location: Federal territory "Sirius" (Sochi), Triumfalnaya street, 7.
Opening: December 2022 (built for 6 years under the Gazprom for Children program).
Status: Not an ordinary club. It has the right to hold competitions according to its own rules and independently award athletic titles to students and coaches.