Coaches

talent is everything!

KGA is immensely proud of its talented coaches and only works with the best. We are constantly on the search for new talent and frequently host master classes with Olympic gold medallists, European champions and Russian national champions all who were all part of the Russia national team with Head Coach, Victoria.

Two of our full-time coaches have been awarded Master of Sport International Class and Victoria for rhythmic gymnastics. This is the highest possible accolade, only bestowed upon the very best athletes in Russia and Belarus for their contributions to the sport. Please take some time to review our coaches’ biographies in greater detail below to see the standards we demand.

Many of our coaches and guest coaches come from Russia and Eastern Europe which is the gold standard for rhythmic gymnastics and artistic swimming for the past 50 years.

meet our coaches

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Victoria Karpenko

Founder & Head Coach

Twice Russian national Rhythmic Gymnastic Champion and winner of multiple international competitions
Member of Russian national team for 4 years
Elite gymnast coach in Russia, USA, Spain and Singapore national team
Coached athletes to national and European championships and London 2012 Olympics
Co-Founded Karpenko Gymnastics Academy in April 2015
Head coach at KGA

competitions

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Jael Chew

Coach

Member of the Singapore Gymnastics Rhythmic National Team until 2019
Singapore Fundamentals Gymnastics Coaches Course
Level 1 Discipline Specific Rhythmic Gymnastics Coaches Course
Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach at KGA

competitions

2014 Asian Championships, 2015 Pacific Rim Championships , 2017 Aphrodite Cup, 2017 Asian Championships, 2017 South-East Asian Games, 2017 World Championships, 2018 Shoin Cup, 2018 Asian Championships

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Yue Jia

Coach

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Malaysia National Team for 7 years
FIG World Cup in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Spain and Berlin
Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach at KGA

Ballet

Completed RAD ballet examinations
Awarded various ballet competition from Hong Kong, Australia, Philippines and Malaysia
Main cast as Medora in Le Corsaire A Pirates Tales
Attended summer intensive training in Ballet Manila ( Philippines)
Ballet coach at KGA

competitions

South East Asian Games (SeaGames) - Gold medal (2017), Silver medal (2015); 13th Junior Rhythmic Asian Championship ( Bronze )

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Xinyi Chen

Coach

USA Junior National team (Artistic) for 3 years
FIG Brevet 4 Rhythmic Gymnastics Judge for Individual and Group Event
FIG Academy Level 1 Certification
SG-Coach National Level 1 Certification
Completed Intermediate RG Coaching Course & Intermediate Coaching Principles Course (Gymnastics Australia)
Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach at KGA

competitions

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Denise Neo

Coach

Rhythmic Gymnastics school team for 9 years
Royal Academy of Dance Classical ballet Training for 7 years
Current Dance Diploma student at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Fundamental Gymnastics Coaches Course
CoachSG Level 1 Theory
Values and Principle in Sport
Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach at KGA

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Phaan Yi Lin

Coach

Singapore National Team for 11 years
Represented Singapore in international competitions such as YouthOlympic Games, Commonwealth Games, SEA Games, World Cups and Asian Championship
Singapore Gymnastics Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Level 1 Course (with Gymnastics Australia)
Coached in Singapore schools and other clubs since 2014
Coached a wide range of competitive gymnasts within the age of 6 to 16 years old
Certified FIG Brevet 3 Judge for both individual (RGI) and group exercises (RGG)
Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach at KGA