on february 15, 2015, a star-studded gala was held in russia for the 80th founding anniversary of rhythmic gymnastics. the venue was held in the historical mariinsky theatre in st. petersburg. among those who performed at the gala were russian former olympic champions, olympic medalists and world champions including: barsukova, evgenia kanaeva, irina tchachina, daria dmitrieva, and yana batyrshina.