She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the group all-around event together with other group members (Ksenia Dudkina, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Alina Makarenko, Anastasia Nazarenko, Karolina Sevastyanova).

[1] Donskova admitted the group believed they would win gold in London "It was a long time with hard work.

"[3] For six months leading up to the Olympic Games, the Russian gymnasts ate only buckwheat.

Donskova is a student at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Culture, Sport & Health in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

On June 25, 2014, Donskova married former CSKA Moskva Ice Hockey player Ruben Begunts.