Ksenia Monko

Ksenia Monko
Monko and Khaliavin in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Ksenia Ivanovna Monko
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 25) Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former partner	Kirill Khaliavin
Former coach	Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov, Elena Kustarova, Olga Riabinina, Svetlana Alexeeva
Former choreographer	Sergei Petukhov, Elena Kustarova, Olga Riabinina, Tatiana Stepanova
Skating club	Moskvich
Former skating club	Blue Bird FSC
Training locations	Moscow
Former training locations	Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Began skating	1996
Retired	2015
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	159.13 2015 Worlds
Short dance	65.12 2010 JGP UK
Free dance	96.77 2015 Worlds
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dancing Representing  Russia World Junior Championships 2011 Gangneung Ice dancing 2010 The Hague Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final 2010–11 Beijing Ice dancing 2009–10 Tokyo Ice dancing

Ksenia Ivanovna Monko (Russian: Ксения Ивановна Монько; born 8 February 1992) is a former competitive ice dancer for Russia. Alongside Kirill Khaliavin, she is the 2011 World Junior champion, a two-time (2009–10, 2010–11) Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2015 Russian national silver medalist.

Ksenia Ivanovna Monko was born 8 February 1992 in Kirov, Kirov Oblast. She is the younger sister of Russian ice dancer Maria Monko.

Ksenia Monko began skating at age four and switched to ice dance early, at age five. Her first coach was Svetlana Tamrieva.

Monko teamed up with Khaliavin in 2000. They trained in Kirov until moving with their coach to Moscow in May 2009. During the 2009–10 season, they won the Junior Grand Prix Final and the Russian Junior title. They took the bronze at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

During the 2010–11 season, Monko/Khaliavin won their second JGP Final title, and followed that up with their second Russian Junior title. They won gold at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

Monko/Khaliavin moved up to the senior level for the 2011–12 season. They were assigned to compete at 2011 Skate America and 2011 Cup of China as their Grand Prix events but Khaliavin fell ill with mononucleosis in September. They withdrew from both Grand Prix events but returned to competition at the Russian Championships where they finished 5th.