Siyana Vasileva

She competed at the European Championships in 2014 (Baku), where she was placed 2nd in the apparatus final with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. She also competed at the European Championships 2018 in Guadalarajara, Spain and was placed 3rd in the apparatus final with 3 balls and 2 ropes. She competed the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she was placed 7th in Group All-around competition. She was also part of the group that took 8th place in All-around at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[3]

In 2021, she was elected FIG Athletes Representative in Rhythmic Gymnastics, as the successor to Liubou Charkashyna (BLR), who had been the athletes' representative of the World Gymnastics Federation for Rhythmic Gymnastics since 2013.^[4]

While living in Bulgaria, she trained in rhythmic gymnastics as a child until aged 12 and competed for a short time as an individual gymnast, representing Bulgaria. She is the oldest daughter of Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnastics head coach and deputy minister of sport Mariana Vasileva. Her mother, who was then the national coach of the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team, was hired to coach the Azerbaijani national rhythmic gymnastics team. The Azerbaijani team was preparing for the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in 2009, which were held in Baku. The family relocated from Sofia, Bulgaria and moved to Baku in October 2008.^[5][6] She has a younger sister named Valeria, who also trained as a rhythmic gymnast. She attended the post-secondary institution, Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport.^[7] In addition to her native Bulgarian, she speaks fluent Azeri, Russian, and English. She lives in Baku and is studying as of 2022 with the goal of becoming a psychologist.^[8][9]

• Siyana Vasileva at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Siyana Vasileva on Instagram