Anastasia Ilyankova

2017

Ilyankova was injured at the beginning of the 2017 season, competing only on uneven bars at the Russian Championships and finishing fourth.^[16] She made her senior international debut at the Osijek World Challenge Cup where she won gold on the uneven bars and silver on the balance beam behind Thaís Fidélis.^[17] She then competed at the Russian Cup, winning the uneven bars title and finishing fourth on the balance beam.^[18] She was then named to the Russian World Championships team.^[19] Although she struggled with a back injury in training, she still competed on the uneven bars and balance beam at the World Championships.^[20] She qualified for the uneven bars final in second place with a score of 15.066, less than a tenth of a point behind Elena Eremina.^[21] In the final, her foot hit the bar on her Shang release, incurring a 3-tenth deduction, leading her to take fourth place behind Nina Derwael of Belgium, Eremina, and Fan Yilin of China.^[22]

2018

Ilyankova began the season at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge, but the Russian team finished fifth and did not advance into the four-team team final.^[23] At the City of Jesolo Trophy, she competed in the all-around for the first time since 2016 and helped the Russian team win the gold medal. Individually, she won the all-around behind Americans Ragan Smith and Emma Malabuyo. In the event finals, she won the gold medal on the uneven bars and finished eighth on the balance beam.^[24] She finished sixth in the all-around at the Russian Championships, and she placed seventh on both the uneven bars and balance beam.^[25] Then at the Russian Cup, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Angelina Melnikova. In the event finals, she won bronze medals on both balance beam and floor exercise.^[26]

2019

Ilyankova began the season at the Russian Championships and won the uneven bars title. As a result, she was chosen to compete at the European Championships alongside Angelina Simakova, Angelina Melnikova, and Maria Paseka.^[27] A week later, she competed at the Baku World Cup and won the silver medal on the uneven bars.^[28] Then at the Doha World Cup, she won the uneven bars bronze medal behind Nina Derwael and Fan Yilin.^[29] At the European Championships, Ilyankova won the gold medal on the uneven bars.^[30] In June, she was named as Aliya Mustafina's replacement for the European Games; she competed alongside Angelina Melnikova and Aleksandra Shchekoldina.^[31] During qualifications, she finished third on uneven bars behind Becky Downie of Great Britain and Nina Derwael of Belgium, qualifying to the event final. She later had to withdraw from the event final due to an allergic reaction.^[32] In August, she competed at the Russian Cup where she finished fourth on the uneven bars behind Daria Spiridonova, Vladislava Urazova, and Melnikova.^[33] She then competed at the Cottbus World Cup where she placed sixth on the uneven bars.^[34]

2020

Ilyankova began the 2020 season at the Melbourne World Cup, and she placed sixth on the uneven bars.^[35] She then competed at the Baku World Cup and during qualifications she finished second on uneven bars behind Fan Yilin.^[36] However, the event finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.^[37] She did not compete again until November when she successfully defended her uneven bars title at the Russian Championships.^[38]

2021

Ilyankova competed at the Russian Championships where she finished seventh on uneven bars after falling off the apparatus, and she placed fifth on the balance beam.^[39] She next competed at the Russian Cup in June where she finished third on uneven bars behind Vladislava Urazova and Angelina Melnikova.^[40] Ilyankova was selected to represent the Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics as an individual athlete.^[41] At the Olympic Games, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind two-time World champion Nina Derwael.^[42]

2022–23

Ilyankova did not compete in any international competitions in 2022 due to the International Gymnastics Federation banning Russian and Belarusian athletes for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[43] She chose to not compete at the Russian Championships.^[44] She returned to competition in July at the Russian Cup and finished eighth on the uneven bars.^[45] Then at the Spartakiade she finished fifth on the uneven bars.^[46]

Ilyankova finished eighth on the uneven bars at the 2023 Russian Championships.^[47]

In 2025, following the December 2023 death of her father (an army soldier) during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and her continuing health problems, she announced her retirement.^[48]