40 Facts About Katsiaryna Halkina

Katsiaryna Aliaksandrauna Halkina is a retired Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast.

Katsiaryna Halkina competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and finished 6th in the all-around final.

Katsiaryna Halkina announced her retirement from rhythmic gymnastics in June 2021.

Katsiaryna Halkina is employed by the Embassy of Belarus in Moscow as of 2021.

Katsiaryna Halkina began competing in the junior international scene in 2009, she won many medals as a junior, at the 2010 Pesaro Junior World Cup where she won gold in ball, hoop and silver in Team Event.

Katsiaryna Halkina won gold in hoop at the 2012 Pesaro Junior World Cup.

Katsiaryna Halkina competed in her first World Cup at the 2013 Lisboa.

Katsiaryna Halkina appeared in her first senior Europeans at the 2013 European Championships together with her teammates where Team Belarus won the bronze medal.

At the 2013 World Cup series in StPetersburg, Russia, Katsiaryna Halkina finished 7th in all-around behind Azeri gymnast Marina Durunda and again qualified to all 4 event finals.

Katsiaryna Halkina then competed at the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine where she qualified and finished 8th in ball final.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 15th at the 2013 World Championships All-around final.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 5th in the All-around finals ahead of Azeri gymnast Marina Durunda.

Katsiaryna Halkina then competed in the first World Cup event of the season at the 2014 Debrecen World Cup where she finished 4th in the all-around and won bronze in hoop.

At the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup, Katsiaryna Halkina finished 12th in all-around and qualified to 2 event finals where she placed 7th in hoop and ball.

Katsiaryna Halkina then competed at the 2014 Baltic Hoop and won the all-around bronze behind Arina Averina, she won silver in hoop, ball and bronze in clubs, ribbon.

Katsiaryna Halkina then won the all-around gold at the 2014 MTM International Tournament with an overall score of 69.550 points.

On May 30-June 1, Katsiaryna Halkina competed at the 2014 Minsk World Cup and finished 6th in all-around, she qualified to 3 event finals.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 5th in the All-around finals behind Ganna Rizatdinova of Ukraine.

Katsiaryna Halkina then competed at the 2015 Holon Grand Prix where she finished 16th in all-around after a drop and roll out of carpet from her hoop apparatus.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 11th in all-around at the 2015 Grand Prix Berlin, she qualified to 2 event finals: won bronze in ribbon and 4th in ball.

Katsiaryna Halkina then finished 8th in all-around at the 2015 Summer Universiade, she qualified to 3 apparatus finals placing 4th in clubs, and 8th in ribbon, hoop.

At the 2015 World Cup series in Kazan, Katsiaryna Halkina finished 12th in the all-around after a disastrous ball routine, she qualified to 3 apparatus finals finishing 6th in hoop, 5th in clubs, 4th in ribbon.

Katsiaryna Halkina then finished 12th in the all-around at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 4th in the all-around at the 2016 Minsk World Cup and qualified to all 4 apparatus finals, finishing and 8th in ball.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 11th in the all-around at the 2016 Guadalajara World Cup and qualified to 3 apparatus finals.

In 2017, Katsiaryna Halkina competed at the 2017 Grand Prix Moscow finishing 5th in the all-around and qualified to all the apparatus finals.

Katsiaryna Halkina won bronze medals in hoop, ball and ribbon and placed 4th in clubs.

Katsiaryna Halkina then competed at the 2017 Tashkent World Cup finishing 6th in the all-around.

Katsiaryna Halkina placed 5th in hoop, 4th in clubs and won bronze in ribbon and ball finals.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 4th in hoop and 5th in ball finals.

Katsiaryna Halkina was close to medaling in the all-around; however a mistake with ball took her out of medal contention.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 4th with Israel's Linoy Ashram taking the bronze medal.

In 2018, Katsiaryna Halkina began the season at the 2018 Grand Prix Moscow finishing 5th in the all-around and qualified to all the apparatus finals.

Katsiaryna Halkina won gold with ribbon and bronze in hoop and ball with a 4th place in clubs.

Katsiaryna Halkina won a bronze medal in the hoop final behind Russia's Maria Sergeeva.

Katsiaryna Halkina finished 5th in clubs and 8th in ribbon.

In June at the 2018 European Championships Katsiaryna Halkina produced what probably was the best, most consistent competition of her life.

Katsiaryna Halkina confirmed that she tested positive for COVID-19 on 8 May 2020.

Katsiaryna Halkina accept surgery to treat right foot in Germany in the same year.

Katsiaryna Halkina won all-around silver at the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup 2021 in Sofia, Bulgaria.