Complex sentence: However, only two athletes from each country may compete in the event finals, and her teammates, Anna Pavlova (gymnast) and Ksenia Afansyeva, qualified in sixth and seventh place, edging her out of the competition.
Split into simpler sentences: However, only two athletes from each country may compete in the event finals. Her teammates, Anna Pavlova (gymnast) and Ksenia Afansyeva, qualified in sixth and seventh place, edging her out of the competition.