Career
Ziganshina was the gold medalist on vault at the 2002 European Championships in Patras and a silver medalist on vault at the 2002 World Gymnastics Championships. Her younger sister, Gulnara, was also a gymnast and competed at the 2002 Junior European Championships in Patras. She did not compete at the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim, but returned the next year to help Russia place third at the Olympic Games in Athens.