Ekaterina Vedeneeva

Ekaterina Olegovna Vedeneeva (; ; born 23 June 1994) is a Russian-born Slovenian individual rhythmic gymnast (competing for Slovenia since 2018, having previously competed for Russia).

She made her debut for Slovenia in August 2018 at the World Cup event in Kazan, Russian Federation. On the national level, she is a four-time (2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) Slovenian National all-around champion. In 2021, she became the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to compete at the Olympics when she competed at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and she competed again at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she qualified for the final. She is the first Slovenian rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the European and World Championships, and the first Slovenian gymnast of any discipline to win a medal in the history of The World Games. Provided by Wikipedia