Svetlana Khorkina

Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina (Светлана Васильевна Хоркина; born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast.

In April 1994, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Brisbane, Australia.

She placed ninth in the all around with a score of 38.805.

In the event finals, she placed second on vault scoring 9.800, second on uneven bars scoring 9.875, and eighth on floor scoring 8.487.

In November 1994, Khorkina competed at the World Team Championships in Dortmund, Germany.

She contributed an all-around score of 39.450 toward the Russian team's third-place finish.

In October 1995, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Sabae, Japan.

In the all around final, she placed second with a score of 39.130.

In the event finals, she placed fifth on vault scoring 9.618 and first on uneven bars scoring 9.900.

She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics.

During her career, Khorkina won seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championship medals.

Over time, she medaled in every event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

She was also the first gymnast to win three all-around titles at the World Championships and only the second female artistic gymnast ever, after Nadia Comăneci, to win three European All-Around titles.

Khorkina is regarded as one of the most successful female gymnasts of all time.

In April 1996, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

She placed fifth on vault scoring 9.637 and first on uneven bars scoring 9.787.

In May 1996, Khorkina competed at the European Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

She helped Russia win the silver medal in the team final and came sixth in the all around final with a score of 38.549.

In the event finals, she placed fourth on vault scoring 9.725 and first on uneven bars scoring 9.825.

Khorkina competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

In the team final, she contributed a combined compulsory and optional score of 77.648 toward the Russian team's second-place finish.

In the all-around final, she fell on the uneven bars in the final rotation and finished fifteenth in the standings with a total score of 38.455.

Three days later, Khorkina redeemed herself by winning the gold medal in the uneven bars final with a score of 9.850.

In September 1997, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.

She helped Russia place second in the team final and individually she won the all around final with a score of 38.636.

In event finals, she placed eighth on vault scoring 4.537, first on uneven bars scoring 9.875, second on balance beam scoring 9.787, and second on floor scoring 9.800.

In November 1997, Khorkina caused a scandal by posing for the Russian edition of Playboy.

She said, "I changed people's attitudes. It's very good to be sexy. My career made it clear that tall girls can do incredible things. I opened the way. Now I'm famous all over the world".

In May 1998, Khorkina competed at the European Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia.

She helped the Russian team finish second and individually she won the all around final with a score of 38.624.

In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.900 and first on floor scoring 9.787.

In October 1999, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Tianjin, China.

She helped Russia place second in the team final and individually she placed twelfth in the all around final with a score of 37.611.

In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.837 and third on floor scoring 9.787.

In May 2000, Khorkina competed at the European Championships in Paris, France.

She helped the Russian team win the gold medal and individually she won the all around final with a score of 38.749.

In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.837 and first on balance beam scoring 9.837.

In September, Khorkina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

In qualifications, the Russian team placed first and individually Khorkina placed first in the all around with a score of 39.005.

At the opening ceremony of the 2019 Winter Universiade she lit the fire, together with bandy player Sergey Lomanov.