Ksenia Caesar

Ksenia Caesar
Caesar in 1913
Personal information
BornKsenia Genrikhovna Caesar
1889
DiedFebruary 1942(1942-02-00) (aged 52–53)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
CoachNikolai Panin[1][2]
Medal record
Russian Championships
1911 Saint Petersburg Ladies’ Singles
1912 Saint Petersburg Ladies’ Singles
1913 Saint Petersburg Ladies’ Singles
1914 Saint Petersburg Ladies’ Singles
1915 Petrograd Ladies’ Singles

Ksenia Genrikhovna Caesar (Russian: Ксения Генриховна Цезар; 1889 – February 1942) was a Russian and Soviet figure skater.

She was a five-time champion of Russia in ladies' single skating (in 1911, 1912, 1914, 1914, and 1915) and the 1939 champion of the USSR.[3] She was a graduate of the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health and taught there, and she also coached figure skating. During World War II, she worked as an army medic.[4]

Her coach was Nikolai Panin. They were both caught in the Siege of Leningrad, where Caesar died in 1942.[4][5] She is buried in Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.[4]

Competitive highlights

Event 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1939
World Championships 7th
Russian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Soviet Championships 1st

References

  1. ^ Алексей Николаевич Мишин (Alexei Mishin) (2007). Фигурное катание в России: факты, события, судьбы. Severo-Vostok. ISBN 978-5-903255-07-8.
  2. ^ Дмитрий Юрьевич Шерих (1995). Книга рекордов Петербурга: всё самое-самое в истории и жизни города. Ivanov / Leshinsky. ISBN 978-5-86467-015-6.
  3. ^ "Ксения Генриховна Цезар". Fskate.ru. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "КНИГА ПАМЯТИ и СЛАВЫ профсоюзного спорта Ленинграда" [BOOK OF MEMORY and GLORY of the Leningrad trade union sports] (PDF) (in Russian). 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Чемпион из села Хреновое" [Champion from the village of Khrenovoe]. Советский Спорт. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2025.