Ksenia Semyonova

Ksenia Andreyevna Semyonova (; born 20 October 1992) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She 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. She also won a gold medal with the Russian team at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She 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.

Personal life Semyonova was born on 20 October 1992 in Novomoskovsk, Russia. In September 2016, she married Russian gymnast Denis Ablyazin and on 21 January 2017, she gave birth to their son, Yaroslav Ablyazin. Semyonova and Ablyazin divorced in 2018, with Semyonova having full custody of their son.

Post-competitive career Semyonova has become a meet judge and regularly attends meets that members of the several Russian gymnastics teams compete in. She also helps coach at her old gymnastics club. In September 2016, she married fellow Russian Olympic gymnast Denis Ablyazin, This move is usually done by men on the horizontal bar. She also performed a Deltchev salto on uneven bars, now an unusual skill in the women's sport and an uncommon piked double Arabian dismount.

Eponymous skill Semyonova has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points. ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficultyFloor exercise Semenova 2/1 turn (720°) in back attitude (knee of free leg at horizontal throughout turn) D (0.4)

Competitive history

Year Competition description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying 2007 World Championships Stuttgart Team 8 164.525 4 238.000 Uneven bars 1 16.350 1 16.325 Balance beam 14 15.300 2008 European Championships Clermont-Ferrand Team 2 179.475 2 176.425 Uneven bars 1 15.900 2 15.875 Balance beam 1 15.950 9 15.025 Floor exercise 16 14.475 Olympic Games Beijing Team 4 180.625 3 244.400 All-around 4 61.925 4 61.475 Uneven bars 6 16.325 2 16.475 Balance beam 8 15.775 Floor exercise 29 14.475 2009 European Championships Milan All-around 1 58.175 1 57.625 Uneven bars 2 15.500 8 14.425 Balance beam 5 14.125 3 14.475 Floor exercise 3 14.625 4 14.400 World Championships London All-around 13 54.525 10 54.900 Uneven bars 10 14.200 Balance beam 11 14.075 Floor exercise 46 12.775 2010 World Championships Rotterdam Team 1 175.397 1 234.521 Balance beam 13 14.458 Floor exercise 116 12.566 European Championships Birmingham Team 1 169.700 1 168.325 Balance beam 17 13.600 Floor exercise WD 5 13.700