Ksenia Afanasyeva
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Full name | Ksenia Dmitrievna Afanasyeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tula, Russia | September 13, 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Tula, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSKA Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | "Lake Krugloe" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Marina Vladimirovna Nazarova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Sergey Olegovich Gaiderov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Olga Burova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music | 2005-2006: Dancing With the Muse 2007-2008:Isadora and L for Love | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ksenia Dmitrievna Afanasyeva (Template:Lang-ru) (born September 13, 1991) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is also the 2011 World Floor Champion.
Senior career
2007
In March, Afanasyeva competed at the World Cup event in Paris, France. She placed second on balance beam scoring 15.175.[1]
2008
In April, Afanasyeva competed at the European Championships in Clermont-Ferrand, France. She contributed scores of 14.575 on vault and 14.100 on floor toward the Russian team's second place finish.[2]
In May, Afanasyeva competed at the World Cup event in Tianjin, China. She placed second on vault scoring 14.350, third on uneven bars scoring 15.075, and fifth on balance beam scoring 15.275.[3]
At the end of May, Afanasyeva competed at the World Cup event in Moscow, Russia. She placed seventh on vault scoring 13.887 and second on floor scoring 14.775.[4]
Beijing Olympics
In August, Afanasyeva competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In qualifications she placed sixth in the all around with a score of 60.800 but did not advance to the final due to the two per country rule.[5] In the team final, she contributed scores of 15.075 on vault, 14.925 on uneven bars, and 14.375 on floor toward the Russian team's fourth place finish.[6] In the balance beam final, she placed seventh with a score of 14.825.[7]
2009
In April, Afanasyeva competed at the European Championships in Milan, Italy. She placed second in the all around final with a score of 57.600 and fourth in the uneven bars final scoring 14.650.[8]
2010
In April, Afansyeva competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She placed third in the all around competition with a score of 57.450.[9] In event finals, she placed third on uneven bars scoring 14.250, fourth on balance beam scoring 14.525, and sixth on floor scoring 13.675.[10]
In May, Afanasyeva competed at the World Cup event in Moscow, Russia. She placed third on balance beam scoring 13.500.[11]
In July, Afanasyeva competed at the Japan Cup in Tokyo, Japan. She won the all around competition with a score of 58.350. She said, "I did all events cleanly, vault in particular."[12]
In October, Afanasyeva competed at the World Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She contributed a score of 14.800 on floor toward the Russian team's first place finish. In the floor final, she placed eighth with a score of 12.700.[13]
2011
In May, Afanasyeva competed at the World Cup event in Moscow, Russia. She placed second on balance beam scoring 14.200 and second on floor scoring 14.200.[14]
In October, Afanasyeva competed at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. In the team final, she contributed scores of 14.800 on vault and 14.633 on floor toward the Russian team's second place finish.[15] She placed seventh in the all around competition with a score of 56.732[16] and first on floor with a score of 15.133.[17]
2012
In March, Afanasyeva competed at the Russian National Championships in Penza, Russia. She placed second in the all around competiton with a score of 58.387.[18] In event finals, she placed first on balance beam scoring 14.980, and second on floor scoring 14.180.[19] She sustained a small leg injury and said, "I really hope to recover, to have time to prepare and make an impact (at the European Championships). Without this tournament it will be very hard to get to the Olympics. The selection of the team goes through several stages - the Russian championships that we just had, followed by the European championships and Russian Cup."
In June, Afanasyeva competed at the Russian Cup in Penza, Russia. She placed fourth in the all around competition with a score of 56.067.[20]
London Olympics
At the end of July, Afanasyeva competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. In the team final, she contributed scores of 14.833 on balance beam and 14.333 on floor toward the Russian team's second place finish.[21] In event finals, she placed fifth on balance beam scoring 14.583 and sixth on floor scoring 14.566.[22]
References
- ^ "Events :: Show". Fig.lx2.sportcentric.com. 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ http://www.ueg.org/media/results/30/Results_ECh_WAG_Clermont-Ferrand%20FRA%202008.PDF
- ^ "Events :: Show". Fig.lx2.sportcentric.com. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "Events :: Show". Fig.lx2.sportcentric.com. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ http://www.figbeijing2008.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,5195-191244-208467-139136-0-file,00.pdf
- ^ http://www.figbeijing2008.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,5195-191332-208555-139345-0-file,00.pdf
- ^ http://www.figbeijing2008.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,5195-191483-208706-139896-0-file,00.pdf
- ^ http://fig.lx2.sportcentric.com/system/files/53/original/WAG%20Result%20Finals.pdf
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_10pacrim_043010_sraa.pdf
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_10pacrim_050210_srevents.pdf
- ^ "Events :: Show". Fig.lx2.sportcentric.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ International Gymnast Magazine Online – Uchimura, Afanasyeva Take Japan Cup Titles. Intlgymnast.com (2010-07-04). Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/worlds_artistic_results_2010.pdf
- ^ "Events :: Show". Fig.lx2.sportcentric.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73F_ResultsTeamDet_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20IV.pdf
- ^ http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73H_Results_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20II.pdf
- ^ http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73I_ResultsApparatus_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20III_Floor.pdf
- ^ http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3163:mustafina-wins-russian-national-title&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221
- ^ http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3168:afanasyeva-grishina-win-russian-titles&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221
- ^ http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3306:komova-victorious-over-mustafina-at-russian-cup&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221
- ^ http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/wag/wag_team_f.pdf
- ^ http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/wag/res_fin_app.pdf
External links
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Tula, Russia
- Russian female artistic gymnasts
- World champion gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Russia
- Medalists at World Gymnastics Championships
- Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia