Career
Donskova started training in gymnastics when she was five years old. She started competing with the Russian Group in 2008. She competed in her first World Championship on August 12, 2009 in Japan, in Mie.
She was again part of the Russian Group at the European Championships in Bremen and at the 2010 and 2011 World Championships.
Donskova said: "We had no idea that we were going for four in a row." When asked to explain the secret of Russia"s success in rhythmic gymnastics, she added: "We"re born as rhythmic gymnasts." Foreign six months leading up to the Olympic Games, the Russian gymnasts ate only buckwheat. Donskova retired from rhythmic gymnastics after the 2012 Olympics.
In June 25 2014, Donskova married former CSKA Mosvka Ice Hockey player Ruben Begunts. Donskova is a student at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Culture, Sport & Health in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia.