Oksana Slavova

Slavova was born into an academic family. Her father is the philologist Dmitry Slavov, her mother is the mathematics lecturer Tatyana Slavova,^[1] her grandfather Ivan Bejko mathematician and bearer of the Order of Prince Yaroslav. Her brother Vadym is a former professional football player,^[2] her other brother Myroslav Slavov still plays football professionally.^[3] Her cousin Marta Kostyuk is a professional tennis player.^[4]

Oksana Slavova first took ballet lessons as a child, and her older sister Maria introduced her to rhythmic gymnastics. In 2011 and 2012 Slavova became Austrian Junior Champion.^[5] In 2018 she took part in the 36th World Championships, the Austrian team ended 26th among 61 nations. In the individual competition, Slavova finished 96th out of a total of 161 gymnasts at the World Championships.^[6]