19 Facts About Ksenia Semyonova

Ksenia Andreyevna Semyonova is a retired Russian artistic gymnast.

Ksenia Semyonova is the 2007 world champion on the uneven bars, the 2008 European champion on the uneven bars and the balance beam, and the 2009 European all-around champion.

Ksenia Semyonova won a gold medal with the Russian team at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Ksenia Semyonova represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she finished fourth in the team competition, fourth in the all-around, and sixth in the uneven bars final.

Ksenia Semyonova continued her success as part of the Russian team at the Gymnix International in Montreal, scoring an exceptional 15.95 on uneven bars, blowing away the rest of the field with her world leading start value of 7.2.

Ksenia Semyonova won balance beam with a 15.85 and placed 3rd in floor exercise.

Aged just 15, Ksenia Semyonova represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and placed fourth in the all-around, just out of medal contention.

Ksenia Semyonova's team was considered to be one of the top four competitive teams, but narrowly missed an opportunity to medal in Beijing, trailing the third place Romanian team by less than a full point.

Ksenia Semyonova competed in the uneven bars finals, placing a respectable 6th, but was left behind the front runners Nastia Liukin, Yang Yilin, He Kexin and Beth Tweddle because of a deficit in start value, which Ksenia Semyonova had little time to upgrade due to her determination to excel in the all-around competition.

Ksenia Semyonova ended the season with a wrist injury that prevented her from competing at the World Cup finals in Madrid.

Ksenia Semyonova started her season at the Russian National Championships, where she placed second in the all around to junior Aliya Mustafina.

Ksenia Semyonova won the uneven bars and floor exercise to book her place on the European championships squad.

Ksenia Semyonova placed first in the all-around competition at the 2009 European Championships in Milan, Italy, just ahead of her teammate Afanasyeva.

Ksenia Semyonova contributed to Russia's gold medal in the team final.

Ksenia Semyonova was selected to compete at the World Championships in Rotterdam, again only competing in two events.

Ksenia Semyonova retired after the competition due to injuries and growth spurts.

Ksenia Semyonova has become a meet judge and regularly attends meets that members of the several Russian gymnastics teams compete in.

Ksenia Semyonova performed a Deltchev salto on uneven bars, now an unusual skill in the women's sport and an uncommon piked double Arabian dismount.

Ksenia Semyonova has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.