Anastasia Grebenkina

Anastasia Grebenkina

Personal information
Full name	Anastasia Yuryevna Grebenkina
Country represented	Armenia Russia Latvia
Born	(1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former partner	Vazgen Azroyan (ARM) Vitali Novikov (RUS) Erik Samovich (LAT)
Former coach	Alexander Zhulin Alexei Gorshkov, Sergei Petukhov
Former choreographer	Ludmila Vlasova
Former skating club	CSKA Yerevan
Began skating	1985
Retired	2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	162.64 2005 NHK Trophy
Comp. dance	30.04 2007 Cup of Russia
Original dance	49.86 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard
Free dance	83.90 2005 NHK Trophy

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.

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]	Artsakh by Ara Gevorgyan	Godfather by Nino Rota
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]	March: Persicher Marsch (Persian March) op. 289 by Johann Strauss II Waltz: Drinking Song (from La Traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi	Scandinavian Dances

Competitive highlights

With Azrojan for Armenia

Results^[10]
International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08
Olympics				20th
Worlds	24th	19th	17th	WD	22nd
Europeans		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
Karl Schäfer		1st		6th
Nebelhorn		WD
Ondrej Nepela						3rd
Skate Israel				3rd
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

With Azrojan for Russia

Results^[10]
International
Event	1996–1997	1997–1998
Golden Spin of Zagreb	3rd	2nd
Skate Israel		4th
Trophy of the Polish FSA	4th
National
Russian Championships	4th	6th

With Novikov for Russia

Results^[1]
International
Event	1999–2000	2000–2001
GP Skate America		9th
Nebelhorn Trophy		6th
Skate Israel	7th
National
Russian Championships	5th	8th
GP = Grand Prix

With Samovich for Latvia

Event	1993–1994
World Championships	29th FNR
FNR = Free dance not reached

References

1 2 3 "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2003.
1 2 "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
1 2 3 "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2007.
↑ Neumeyer, Joy (12 December 2011). "Smooth skating". The Moscow News. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
1 2 "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008.
1 2 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). Retrieved 12 December 2011.
↑ "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005.
↑ "Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
1 2 "Competition Results: Anastasia GREBENKINA / Vazgen AZROJAN". International Skating Union.

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