Nickname
Ksucha (ffgym.com, 01 Jan 2015)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Journalism/Broadcasting - Journalists Formation Centre [CFJ]: Paris, FRA
Spoken languages
English, French, Russian, Spanish
Club
SM Bourges Gymnastique:
Coach
Svetlana Zaitseva [mother], BLR, from 2000
International senior debut
2013
Injuries
A hip injury prevented her from competing at the 2019 French Championships. (lequipe.fr, 17 May 2019)
In September 2017 she underwent surgery on the meniscus in her left knee. She returned to training in early 2018. (lequipe.fr, 10 Sep 2018; leberry.fr, 18 Apr 2018)
She required an operation to remove her appendix in 2016. (dicodusport.fr, 27 Jan 2017; sport24.lefigaro.fr, 19 Aug 2016)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age four in Belarus.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother, who is a former rhythmic gymnast, introduced Kseniya to the sport.
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (leberry.fr, 18 Apr 2018)
Trainings
She has three training sessions a day at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France.
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (blog.playeur.co, 05 Oct 2016)
Most influential person in career
Her mother. (fig-gymnastics.com, 21 Sep 2014)
Additional information
FROM BELARUS TO FRANCE
Born in Minsk, Belarus, at age six she and her mother moved to Bourges, France. She received French citizenship in 2012. (leskopkids.com, 14 Apr 2017; fig-gymnastics.com, 21 Sep 2014)
STUDIES BREAK
In the 2018/19 season she took a break from her journalism studies in order to focus on preparing for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (leberry.fr, 10 Jul 2019)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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