Ksenia Smetanenko or Xenia Smetanenko is a retired Russian competitive ice dancer

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

 who also competed for Armenia and Germany.

Smetanenko originally competed for Russia. With Igor Lukanin

Igor Lukanin

Igor Lukanin is an ice dancer who competes internationally for Azerbaijan with Kristin Fraser....

, she placed 3rd at the 1992 Russian National Junior Championships and 10th at the 1993 World Junior Championships

1993 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1993 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships of the 1992-1993 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from ISU Member Nations competed for the title of World Champion...

 for Russia. They also appeared twice at the German Championships

German Figure Skating Championships

The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

.

Smetanenko competed with Samuel Gezalian

Samuel Gezalian

Samuel Gezalian is an Armenian ice dancer who has represented the Soviet Union, Belarus, Germany, and Armenia in competition. He originally competed with Tatiana Navka for the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of that country, Navka and Gezalian chose to skate for Belarus...

 for Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 at the 1998 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

, where they placed 24th. Earlier that season, they placed 20th at the European Figure Skating Championships

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 and won the Golden Spin of Zagreb

Golden Spin of Zagreb

The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...

.

She is currently married to professional hockey player Sergei Gonchar

Sergei Gonchar

Sergei Viktorovich Gonchar is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League...

 of the Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

. They met at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Competitive highlights

(with Gezalian)

Event	1997–1998
Winter Olympics	24th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	27th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...	20th
Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...	1st
Karl Schäfer Memorial Karl Schäfer Memorial The Karl Schäfer Memorial is an annual elite senior-level figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition is named for figure skater Karl Schäfer. The competition is usually held in...	6th

(with Lukanin)

Event	1991–1992	1992–1993	1995–1996	1996–1997
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...		10th
Russian Junior Championships Russian Figure Skating Championships The Russian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Russia. Skaters compete at the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The first Russian national...	3rd
German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....			5th	4th