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Biography
Polina Sergeevna Khonina (Russian: Полина Сергеевна Хонина, born December 15, 1998 in Kirov, Russia) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast.
Career
Khonina has been member of the Russian National reserve team since 2014, She finished 9th in the all-around at the 2016 Russian Championships and 4th at the 2017 Russian Championships.
Khonina made her breakthrough in the 2017 Season, she debuted in the Grand Prix series at the 2017 Kiev Grand Prix where she won the all-around gold medal ahead of teammate Iuliia Bravikova, she also qualified to all the apparatus finals winning 3 silver medals in ribbon, clubs, ball and finished 4th in hoop. On June 2-4, Khonina competed in her first World Challenge Cup at the 2017 Guadalajara World Cup where she won the gold medal in the all-around ahead of teammate Ekaterina Selezneva, she qualified to all the apparatus finals taking gold medals in ball, clubs, finished 4th in ribbon and 8th in hoop. On June 23-25, Khonina competed at the 2017 Grand Prix Holon finishing 5th in the all-around.