 Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin at the2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ksenia Ivanovna Monko | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Ice dance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Kirill Khaliavin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ksenia Ivanovna Monko (Russian:Ксения Ивановна Монько; born 8 February 1992) is a former competitiveice dancer for Russia. AlongsideKirill Khaliavin, she is the2011 World Junior champion, a two-time (2009–10, 2010–11)Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the2015 Russian national silver medalist.
Ksenia Ivanovna Monko was born 8 February 1992 inKirov, Kirov Oblast.[1] She is the younger sister of Russian ice dancerMaria Monko.[2] Ksenia marriedKirill Khaliavin on 10 June 2017 in Kirov, Russia.[3] Their son was born in October 2020.[4]
In February 2022, following theRussian invasion of Ukraine, Monko and her family relocated indefinitely toMadrid, Spain.[5]
Ksenia Monko began skating at age four and switched to ice dance early, at age five.[6] Her first coach was Svetlana Tamrieva.[1]
Monko teamed up with Khaliavin in 2000.[6] They trained in Kirov before problems with ice time led them to move to Rostov in 2005.[7] They relocated with their coach toMoscow in May 2009.[6]
During the2009–10 season, they won theJunior Grand Prix Final and theRussian Junior title. They took the bronze at the2010 World Junior Championships.
During the2010–11 season, Monko/Khaliavin won their secondJGP Final title,[8] and followed that up with their secondRussian Junior title. They won gold at the2011 World Junior Championships.
Monko/Khaliavin moved up to the senior level for the2011–12 season. They were assigned to compete at2011 Skate America and2011 Cup of China as theirGrand Prix events but Khaliavin fell ill withmononucleosis in September.[9][10] They withdrew from both Grand Prix events but returned to competition at theRussian Championships where they finished 5th.[10]
In February 2012, Monko/Khaliavin switched coaches toAlexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov.[11][12] They finished 6th at the2012 Rostelecom Cup and 4th at the2013 Russian Championships. They joined the Russian team to the2013 World Team Trophy, replacingEkaterina Bobrova /Dmitri Soloviev who withdrew due to injury.[13] Monko/Khaliavin finished 3rd at the event and Team Russia finished 4th overall. The duo withdrew from the exhibitions after Khaliavin developed an infection resulting in a high fever.[14]
In the2013–14 season, Monko/Khaliavin won silver at the2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, behind AmericansMadison Hubbell /Zachary Donohue, and then bronze at the2013 International Cup of Nice. TheirGrand Prix results were sixth at the2013 Trophée Eric Bompard and fifth at the2013 Rostelecom Cup. After placing fifth at the2014 Russian Championships, they were not selected for the Olympics.[15]
For the 2014–15 Grand Prix season, Monko/Khaliavin placed fourth at2014 Skate Canada International and second at2014 NHK Trophy. They went on to place second at the2015 Russian Championships.[16] They finished 10th at the2015 European Championships and eighth at the2015 World Championships.
For the 2015–16 Grand Prix, Monko/Khaliavin started their season by finishing fourth at2015 Skate Canada International, they withdrew from their second assignment at the2015 Rostelecom Cup due to Monko's injury. In 2016, she retired from competition due to the injury.[17]
In June 2023, Monko, Khaliavin, and Khaliavin's other ice dance partner,Sara Hurtado, opened the SK International Ice Dance School inMadrid, Spain.[18]
Their students have included:
Gaukhar Nauryzova /Boyisangur Datiev[19]
Paulina Ramanauskaitė /Deividas Kizala[20]
Sofía Val /Asaf Kazimov[21]With Khaliavin
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2015–16 [22][23] |
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| 2014–15 [24] |
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| 2013–14 [2] |
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| 2012–13 [25] |
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| 2011–12 |
| Tango Medley
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| 2010–11 [26] |
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| Original dance | |||
| 2009–10 | Ukrainian folk dance: |
| Season | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
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| World Championships | 8th | ||||
| European Championships | 10th | ||||
| Spanish Championships | 5th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | |
| World Team Trophy | 4th (3rd) | ||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| GPRostelecom Cup | 6th | 5th | WD | ||
| GPSkate Canada | 4th | 5th | |||
| GPTrophée Éric Bompard | 6th | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 1st | 3rd | |||
| Ice Star | 1st | 1st | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | 2nd | |||
| Winter Universiade | 6th |
| Season | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
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| World Junior Championships | 3rd | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 1st | 1st | |||
| Russian Championships | 8th | 4th | 5th | 1st | 1st |
| JGPBelarus | 1st | ||||
| JGPCroatia | 3rd | ||||
| JGPCzech Republic | 5th | ||||
| JGPGreat Britain | 1st | ||||
| JGPNorway | 11th | ||||
| JGPRomania | 3rd | 1st | |||
| JGPSouth Africa | 3rd | ||||
| JGPTurkey | 1st |
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