Yulia Makhalina's fellow member of 'the basketball team' studied at what academy?
Yulia Makhalina Yulia Victorovna Makhalina (Russian: Юлия Викторовна Махалина ), also Yulia, (born 23 June 1968) is a Russian ballet dancer. Since 1986, she has been with the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet where she is a principal dancer. Along with Ulyana Lopatkina, Makhalina is a member of 'the basketball team', a group of Kirov dancers who are characterized for being especially tall and slender.
Kristina Alikina Kristina Aleksandrovna Alikina (Russian: Кристина Александровна Аликина , born 23 February 1986) is a Russian basketball power forward. She won a silver medal in the 2013–14 EuroCup and a bronze in the 2014–15 EuroLeague with Dyamo Kursk.