Anastasia Shpilevaya

Anastasia Shpilevaya
Personal information
Native name Анастасия Андреевна Шпилевая
Full name Anastasia Andreyevna Shpilevaya
Country represented Russia
Born (1999-06-26) 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 151.50
2016 JGP Japan
Short dance 61.00
2016 JGP Germany
Free dance 90.62
2016 JGP Japan

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 15-20, they competed at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary where they finished 5th.

2016–17 season

In the 2016–17 Season, Shpilevaya/Smirnov's first assignment was at the 2016 JGP Japan where they won the silver medal with a total of 151.50 points.

Programs

(with Smirnov)

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
2015–16
[1]
2014–15
[6]
  • Samba:
  • Rhumba:
  • Samba:

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Smirnov

International[5][7]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Junior Worlds 5th
Youth Olympics 1st
JGP Final TBD
JGP Estonia 9th
JGP France 3rd
JGP Germany 2nd
JGP Japan 2nd
JGP Spain 4th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 1st J
Ice Challenge 5th J
Ice Star 1st 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
Event 2011–12
Baltic Cup 3rd N
Volvo Open Cup 2nd N
N = Advanced novice level

Detailed results

With Smirnov

2016–17 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
18–20 November 2016 2016 Ice Star Junior 1
66.49
1
93.43
1
159.92
5–9 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 2
61.00
2
87.02
2
148.02
7–11 September 2016 2016 JGP Japan Junior 2
60.88
2
90.62
2
151.50
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 4
59.15
6
87.40
5
146.55
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event Junior
-
1
86.48
6
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 1
57.93
1
83.95
1
141.88
19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
63.73
3
92.23
3
155.96
20–25 October 2015 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup Junior 1
57.78
1
90.33
1
148.11
30 September – 4 October 2015 2015 JGP Spain Junior 4
57.15
4
83.24
4
140.39
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
55.47
4
84.39
5
139.86
5–9 November 2014 2014 Volvo Open Cup Junior 1
57.05
1
82.96
1
140.01
24–28 September 2014 2014 JGP Estonia Junior 8
42.96
9
68.70
9
111.66
20–24 August 2014 2014 JGP France Junior 3
47.94
4
73.48
3
121.42
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SD FD Total
22–25 January 2014 2014 Russian Junior Championships Junior 6
56.96
7
75.52
7
132.48

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 "Анастасия Андреевна Шпилевая" [Anastasia Andreyevna Shpilevaya] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lillehammer 2016 Athletes: SHPILEVAYA Anastasia". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
  6. "Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  7. "Competition Results: Anastasia SHPILEVAYA / Grigory SMIRNOV". International Skating Union.

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