Anastasia Yuryevna Grebenkina (Russian: Анастасия Юрьевна Гребёнкина, born 18 January 1979) is a former competitive ice dancer. She is best known for her partnership with Vazgen Azrojan with whom she represented Armenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics and won the bronze medal at the 2005 NHK Trophy.
| Anastasia Grebenkina | |
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| Full name | Anastasia Yuryevna Grebenkina |
| Born | 18 January 1979 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Armenia Russia Latvia |
| Began skating | 1985 |
| Retired | 2008 |
Career
editGrebenkina teamed up with Vazgen Azrojan in 1996 and skated with him until 1998, representing Russia.[1] After their partnership ended, she skated with Vitali Novikov, also representing Russia.
Grebenkina and Azrojan reformed their partnership in 2002, this time representing Armenia. They became the first skaters to medal for Armenia at a Grand Prix event, obtaining bronze at the NHK Trophy in 2005.[2] They competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 20th.
In September 2006, Grebenkina / Azrojan changed coaches, moving from Alexei Gorshkov to Alexander Zhulin.[3] At the 2006 Cup of China, Grebenkina cut her leg with her own blade during practice, requiring stitches, but was able to compete and finished 6th with Azrojan.[3] The duo retired from competition in 2008. She coaches at Moscow's Gorky Park.[4]
In 2007, Grebenkina played Maria Feodorovna in a Russian television movie, Звезда Империи.[5]
Personal life
editGrebenkina is married to Yuri Goncharov, with whom she has a son, Ivan, who was born on May 25, 2010.[6][7] Anna Semenovich is the godmother.[6]
Programs
edit(with Azroyan)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2007–2008 [5] |
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| 2006–2007 [3] |
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| 2005–2006 [2] |
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| 2004–2005 [8] |
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| 2003–2004 [9] |
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| 2002–2003 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix
With Azrojan for Armenia and Russia
edit| International[10] | ||||||||
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| Event | 96–97 (RUS) |
97–98 (RUS) |
02–03 (ARM) |
03–04 (ARM) |
04–05 (ARM) |
05–06 (ARM) |
06–07 (ARM) |
07–08 (ARM) |
| Winter Olympics | 20th | |||||||
| World Champ. | 24th | 19th | 17th | WD | 22nd | |||
| European Champ. | 13th | 11th | 14th | 14th | WD | |||
| GP Bompard | 9th | 9th | 9th | 6th | ||||
| GP Cup of China | 8th | 6th | ||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 6th | |||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | |||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 1st | 6th | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | WD | |||||||
| Nepela Memorial | 3rd | |||||||
| Skate Israel | 3rd | |||||||
| Golden Spin | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||
| Skate Israel | 4th | |||||||
| PFSA Trophy | 4th | |||||||
| National[11] | ||||||||
| Russian Champ. | 4th | 6th | ||||||
| WD = Withdrew | ||||||||
With Novikov for Russia
edit| International[12] | ||
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| Event | 1999–2000 | 2000–2001 |
| GP Skate America | 9th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | |
| Skate Israel | 7th | |
| National[11] | ||
| Russian Championships | 5th | 8th |
With Samovich for Latvia
edit| International | |
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| Event | 1993–1994 |
| World Championships | 29th |
References
edit- ^ a b "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2003.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Neumeyer, Joy (12 December 2011). "Smooth skating". The Moscow News. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Анастасия Гребенкина родила сына [Anastasia Grebenkina gave birth to a son] (in Russian). dni.ru. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ Paderina, Ksenia. Анастасия Гребенкина: первые три дня после родов были для меня как страшный сон [Anastasia Grebenkina: "The first three days after giving birth were like a nightmare for me"]. teleweek.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Competition Results: Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Гребёнкина Анастасия". fskate.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vitali NOVIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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