About Ksenia Afanasyeva
Ksenia Dmitrievna Afanasyeva is a retired Russian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the 2011 world champion on floor exercise, the 2013 and 2015 European floor champion, and the 2013 Universiade vault and floor champion. Widely regarded as one of the most original and artistic gymnasts of all time, she retired from elite gymnastics in July 2016 due to kidney disease, a month away from the 2016 Summer Olympics, for which she was the Russian team's first alternate. In April, Afanasyeva competed at the European Championships in Volos, Greece, where Russia won the junior team competition. She won the bronze medal in the all-around competition with a total score of 36.550, behind Vanessa Ferrari of Italy (37.925) and fellow Russian Karina Myasnikova (37.000). In event finals, she placed fourth on vault and won bronze medals on balance beam and floor exercise. In July, she won the all-around competition at the Japan Cup in Tokyo with a score of 58.350.
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