ABOUT ACE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY
Building strong, confident athletes through rhythmic gymnastics.
Ace Gymnastics Academy is a nonprofit rhythmic gymnastics academy serving girls throughout the South Bay and Los Angeles. We provide professional coaching in a positive, supportive environment, with programs ranging from a child’s first introduction to rhythmic gymnastics to advanced competitive training.
Our goal is to help every gymnast develop confidence, discipline, strength and a lifelong love of movement while providing talented athletes with a pathway to reach their competitive potential.
OUR STORY
Ace Gymnastics Academy was founded with a simple goal: to bring high-quality rhythmic gymnastics training to families in the South Bay while creating an environment where young athletes can grow both in sport and in life.
As a nonprofit organization, our mission extends beyond competition. We believe access to quality coaching and athletic opportunities can have a lasting impact on a child’s confidence, discipline and character.
From recreational gymnasts discovering the sport for the first time to athletes competing at the regional, national and international level, we provide each gymnast with a pathway that matches her goals and potential.
MORE THAN A GYMNASTICS ACADEMY
As a nonprofit organization, Ace Gymnastics Academy is committed to expanding access to rhythmic gymnastics and supporting young athletes in our community.
Through scholarships and specialized programs, we work to create opportunities for children who might otherwise have limited access to the sport.
Meet Our Head Coaches
Elena Bokova was an Elite competitive gymnast for 10 years in Olympic Reserve School in Samara, Russia. She is Russian Federation Master-of-Sport Gymnast, and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching and Pedagogical Science and a Specialist University degree in Physical Education and Sports. Elena has more than 25 years of coaching experience in Russia and the USA with her students successfully competing at the national and international level.
Elena Bokova is 2023 Region 2 Coach of the Year and her student placed in top-10 level 6 athletes at 2023 USA National Development Championships.
She is a certified USA Gymnastics competitive coach and Rhythmic Development program judge for 2025-2028 Olympic cycle.
Julia Iakovleva was an Elite competitive rhythmic gymnast of national level and is Russian Federation Master-of-Sport gymnast. Julia has a Specialist University degree in Physical Education from Moscow University.
She was a head coach and rhythmic gymnastics club owner in St Petersburg, Russia, and ranked among the top rhythmic gymnastics coaches in St Petersburg Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics. She prepared multiple Master-of-Sport athletes and one of her students made a Russian National Junior team (group).
In the USA, Julia worked as a head coach and prepared the athletes for FIG level 10 and Elite (top 24 gymnasts in the country), one of her students became an Argentina National team member (2024).
Julia is Region 2 Coach of the Year (2025).
She is a National and DVP judge for 2025-2028 Olympic cycle .
ABOUT RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
WHAT IS RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS?
Rhythmic gymnastics is an Olympic sport combining elements of gymnastics, ballet, dance and acrobatics with the use of rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.
Athletes develop flexibility, strength, coordination, balance, musicality and expressive movement while learning increasingly challenging body and apparatus skills.
Beyond the physical benefits, rhythmic gymnastics teaches discipline, perseverance, confidence and teamwork - skills that extend far beyond the gym.