Anastasia Shpilevaya
| Anastasia Shpilevaya | |||||||||||||
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| Native name | Анастасия Андреевна Шпилевая | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Anastasia Andreyevna Shpilevaya | ||||||||||||
| Country represented | Russia | ||||||||||||
| Born |
26 June 1999 Odessa, Ukraine | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Partner | Grigory Smirnov | ||||||||||||
| Former partner | Andrei Lebed | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk | ||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Alena Samarskaia | ||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | Moscow UOR 4 | ||||||||||||
| Training locations | Moscow | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||
| Combined total |
146.55 2016 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||
| Short dance |
59.15 2016 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||
| Free dance |
87.40 2016 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anastasia Andreyevna Shpilevaya (Russian: Анастасия Андреевна Шпилевая, born 26 June 1999) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With partner Grigory Smirnov, she is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion and 2016 Russian junior national bronze medalist.
Personal life
Anastasia Andreyevna Shpilevaya was born on 26 June 1999 in Odessa, Ukraine.[1][2] She resides in Moscow, Russia.
Early years in skating
Shpilevaya began learning to skate in 2005.[1] During the 2011–12 season, she competed with Andrei Lebed on the advanced novice level, winning silver at the Volvo Open Cup in Latvia and bronze at the Baltic Cup in Poland.[3]
Partnership with Smirnov
Shpilevaya teamed up with Grigory Smirnov ahead of the 2012–13 season. Competing on the junior level, they placed fifth at the Ice Challenge and won silver at the Pavel Roman Memorial. The following season, they qualified for the 2014 Russian Junior Championships, where they finished 7th.
2014–15 season
Shpilevaya/Smirnov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2014–15 season. They won bronze in late August at the JGP in Courchevel, France, but finished 9th the following month in Tallinn, Estonia. The two placed fifth at the 2015 Russian Junior Championships.
2015–16 season
Shpilevaya/Smirnov's first event of the 2015 JGP series took place in October in Logroño, Spain. They finished fourth, outscored for the bronze medal by Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit, resulting in the loss of their provisional assignment to Zagreb, Croatia. In January 2016, they won the bronze medal at the Russian Junior Championships, behind Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd and Betina Popova / Yuri Vlasenko. They were named in Russia's teams to the Youth Olympics and World Junior Championships.
In February, Shpilevaya/Smirnov won gold at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway, having placed first in both segments.[4] Assigned to Team Courage for the mixed NOC team event, they placed first in their segment and their team finished sixth.[5] In March, they will compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.
Programs
(with Smirnov)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2015–16 [1] |
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| 2014–15 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Smirnov
| International[5][7] | ||||
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| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| Junior Worlds | 5th | |||
| Youth Olympics | 1st | |||
| JGP Estonia | 9th | |||
| JGP France | 3rd | |||
| JGP Spain | 4th | |||
| DS Cup | 1st J. | |||
| Ice Challenge | 5th J. | |||
| Pavel Roman | 2nd J. | |||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st J. | |||
| National[3] | ||||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 7th | 5th | 3rd | |
| Team events[5] | ||||
| Youth Olympics | 6th T (1st P) | |||
| J. = Junior level; TBD = Assigned T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. | ||||
With Lebed
| International | |
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| Event | 2011–12 |
| Baltic Cup | 3rd N. |
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd N. |
| N. = Advanced novice level | |
References
- 1 2 3 "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
- ↑ СПИСОК кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по фигурному катанию на коньках на 2015-2016 гг. [List of candidates for 2015-2016 Russian national team] (PDF) (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Анастасия Андреевна Шпилевая" [Anastasia Andreyevna Shpilevaya] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ↑ Lupano, Emma; Bayci, Emily (16 February 2016). "All smiles for Russian ice dancers Shpilevaya and Smirnov". lillehammer2016.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Lillehammer 2016 Athletes: SHPILEVAYA Anastasia". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV". International Skating Union.