Polina Berezina Ksenofontova (born December 5, 1997) is a Russian-born Spanish individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a five-time (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022) all-around champion at the Spanish Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships.[3]
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 Polina at the 2017 Spanish National Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Polina Berezina Ksenofontova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 5, 1997 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Valencia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2015-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Gimnasia Rítmica Torrevieja[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Mónica Ferrández[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
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| 2024 | Hoop | Time Will Catch Me First by Peter Crowley |
| Ball | HOPE by NF | |
| Clubs | We Know What You Whisper (feat. Busiswa) / Waterfall Fight / Wakanda by Ludwig Göransson | |
| Ribbon | Pompeii MMXXIII by Bastille & Hans Zimmer | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Time Will Catch Me First by Peter Crowley |
| Ball | Shang-Chi Main Theme by Samuel Kim | |
| Clubs | Running Up That Hill (Stranger Things) by Kate Bush | |
| Ribbon | Flashdance... What a Feeling (Radio Edit) by Irene Cara | |
| 2022 | Hoop | The Rise of Skywalker - Epic Version by Samuel Kim |
| Ball | Shang-Chi Main Theme by Samuel Kim | |
| Clubs | Rock DJ by Robbie Williams | |
| Ribbon | To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra | |
| 2021 | Hoop | Brothers in Arms (Extended Version) by Junkie XL |
| Ball | Charms by Abel Korzeniowski | |
| Clubs | Reel Around the Sun by Bill Whelan | |
| Ribbon | Hedwig's Theme / Buckbeak's Flight by John Williams | |
| 2020 | Hoop | Brothers in Arms (Extended Version) by Junkie XL |
| Ball | Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | |
| Clubs | Reel Around the Sun by Bill Whelan | |
| Ribbon | Hedwig's Theme / Buckbeak's Flight by John Williams | |
| 2019 | Hoop | The Earth's Fall by Peter Crowley |
| Ball | Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | |
| Clubs | Lijo by Alina Orlova | |
| Ribbon | March of the Magicians by Lorenzo Castellarin | |
| 2017-2018 | Hoop | I Wanna Dance by Artem Uzunov |
| Ball | Solo ESS3 by Edith Salazar | |
| Clubs | Act One: Trouble by DeeLee and Brenda | |
| Ribbon | Ghost of Sky (Epic Dub) by Steed Lord | |
| 2016 | Hoop | Prophecy by Full Tilt (Dracula Untold Epic Trailer) |
| Ball | Everything by Sean Christopher | |
| Clubs | March of the Magicians by Lorenzo Castellarin | |
| Ribbon | SOS New York by Borislav Slavnov (Crysis 2) |
Personal life
She received her Spanish citizenship in 2014, enabling her to compete for the Spanish national team. Berezina studies Audiovisual Communication at the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia in Murcia as of 2022. Her goal is to become a film director. She is fluent in Russian, Spanish, and English. [4]She has one older sister who works in film and music in Moscow.[5]
Career
Although she was born in Moscow, Russia, she had lived in Alicante since 2001. At the age of 7 she took up rhythmic gymnastics in Guardamar del Segura and, at the age of 8, entered a Rhythmic Gymnastics Club in Torrevieja (Alicante), where she trained under Mónica Ferrández until 2016. By 2008, her father's work led her to live again in Moscow and she began to combine her training sessions between Spain, with Mónica Ferrández, and Russia, with Oksana Skaldina.[6]
Senior
She made her World Championships debut in 2015, at the age of 18. It was held in Stuttgart, Germany and she performed with Ribbon, finishing on 80th place in Qualifications. Together with Carolina Rodriguez, Sara Llana Garcia and Natalia Garcia she placed 10th in Team competition.
At the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, she was part of the Spanish delegation that won the bronze medal in the team event, making the award Berezina’s first world team title at the World Championships.[7]