Ksenia Stolbova

Ksenia Stolbova
Stolbova/Klimov at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Full name	Ksenia Andreyevna Stolbova
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 25) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Partner	Fedor Klimov
Former partner	Artur Minchuk
Coach	Nina Mozer, Vladislav Zhovnirski
Former coach	Ludmila Velikova
Choreographer	Alla Kapranova
Former choreographer	Alexander Stepin
Skating club	SDUSHOR St. Petersburg
Training locations	Moscow
Former training locations	Saint Petersburg
Began skating	1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	229.44 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
Short program	76.15 2014 Worlds
Free skate	154.60 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Pairs Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Team 2014 Sochi Pairs World Championships 2014 Saitama Pairs European Championships 2014 Budapest Pairs 2015 Stockholm Pairs 2012 Sheffield Pairs Grand Prix Final 2015–16 Barcelona Pairs 2014–15 Barcelona Pairs Winter Universiade 2013 Trentino Pairs World Junior Championships 2011 Gangneung Pairs 2010 The Hague Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2010–11 Beijing Pairs

Ksenia Andreyevna Stolbova (Russian: Ксе́ния Андре́евна Столбо́ва; born 7 February 1992) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Fedor Klimov, she is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2014 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist (2012 bronze, 2014, 2015 silver), the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time World Junior medalist (2010 bronze, 2011 silver), and a three-time Russian national champion (2014, 2015, 2017).

Ksenia Andreyevna Stolbova was born on 7 February 1992 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She attended the Lesgaft Academy of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg.

Stolbova became interested in skating at the age of three but did not begin skating until a few years later after badgering her family. After a number of years in single skating, she wanted to try something different and made the switch to pair skating at the age of 14.

Stolbova's partnership with Artur Minchuk lasted three seasons, from 2006–07 to 2008–09. They finished 11th competing on the senior level at the Russian Championships in December 2008.