Anastasia Grebenkina

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
Personal information
Full nameAnastasia Yuryevna Grebenkina
Country representedArmenia
Russia
Latvia
Born (1979-01-18) 18 January 1979
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former partnerVazgen Azroyan (ARM)
Vitali Novikov (RUS)
Erik Samovich (LAT)
Former coachAlexander Zhulin
Alexei Gorshkov, Sergei Petukhov
Former choreographerLudmila Vlasova
Former skating clubCSKA Yerevan
Began skating1985
Retired2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total162.64
2005 NHK Trophy
Comp. dance30.04
2007 Cup of Russia
Original dance49.86
2007 Trophée Eric Bompard
Free dance83.90
2005 NHK Trophy

Career

Grebenkina 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

Grebenkina 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

(with Azroyan)

Season Original dance Free dance
2007–2008
[5]
2006–2007
[3]
  • El Sol Sueno
    by Jerzy Petersburski
  • Libertango
    by Astor Piazzolla
  • Air
    by Johann Sebastian Bach
2005–2006
[2]
  • Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom
    by Vim
  • Rhumba: Besame Mucho
    by Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velazquez
  • Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom
    by Vim
  • Worshipping Govinda
    by George Harrison
2004–2005
[8]
  • Quickstep: No Me Voy Sin Bailar
  • Slow foxtrot
  • Quickstep: No Me Voy Sin Bailar
  • Symphony No. 25
    by Mozart
  • Music
    by P. Glass
  • Symphony No. 25
    by Mozart
2003–2004
[9]
  • Blues
  • Swing
  • Ani (Armenian Selections)
    by Ara Gevorkian
2002–2003
[1]
  • Scandinavian Dances

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

With Azrojan for Armenia and Russia
International[10]
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 Olympics20th
World Champ.24th19th17thWD22nd
European Champ.13th11th14th14thWD
GP Bompard9th9th9th6th
GP Cup of China8th6th
GP Cup of Russia6th
GP NHK Trophy3rd
Schäfer Memorial1st6th
Nebelhorn TrophyWD
Nepela Memorial3rd
Skate Israel3rd
Golden Spin3rd2nd
Skate Israel4th
PFSA Trophy4th
National[11]
Russian Champ.4th6th
WD = Withdrew

With Novikov for Russia
International[12]
Event 1999–2000 2000–2001
GP Skate America9th
Nebelhorn Trophy6th
Skate Israel7th
National[11]
Russian Championships5th8th

With Samovich for Latvia
International
Event 1993–1994
World Championships29th

References
  1. "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2003.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2007.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  4. Neumeyer, Joy (12 December 2011). "Smooth skating". The Moscow News. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  5. "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  6. Анастасия Гребенкина родила сына [Anastasia Grebenkina gave birth to a son] (in Russian). dni.ru. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  7. 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.
  8. "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  9. "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  10. "Competition Results: Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  11. "Гребёнкина Анастасия". fskate.ru (in Russian).
  12. "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vitali NOVIKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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