Ksenia Dmitrievna Afanasyeva (Russian: Ксения Дмитриевна Афанасьева; born September 13, 1991) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the 2011 World Floor champion, the 2013 and 2015 European Floor champion, and the 2013 Universiade Vault and Floor champion. She retired from elite gymnastics on the 21st of July 2016 due to kidney disease, a month away from the 2016 Olympic Games of which she was the first alternate for depending on her condition.

Ksenia Afanasyeva competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. 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 beam and floor. She also helped her team on their way to winning the gold medal in the team competition.

In April, Afanasyeva competed at the European Championships in Volos, Greece, as part of the Russian team which took gold in the junior team competition. She performed on vault, uneven bars and beam.

In March, Afanasyeva competed at the World Cup event in Paris, France. She placed second on balance beam scoring 15.175.

In April, Afanasyeva competed at the European Championships in Clermont-Ferrand, France. She contributed scores of 14.575 on vault and 14.100 on floor toward the Russian team's second-place finish.

In May, Afanasyeva competed at the World Cup event in Tianjin, China. She placed second on vault scoring 14.350, third on uneven bars scoring 15.075, and fifth on balance beam scoring 15.275.

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