Anastasia Grebenkina Explained

Anastasia Grebenkina
Fullname:	Anastasia Yuryevna Grebenkina
Country:	Armenia Russia Latvia
Birth Date:	18 January 1979
Birth Place:	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Formerpartner:	Vazgen Azroyan (ARM) Vitali Novikov (RUS) Erik Samovich (LAT)
Formercoach:	Alexander Zhulin Alexei Gorshkov, Sergei Petukhov
Formerchoreographer:	Ludmila Vlasova
Former Skating Club:	CSKA Yerevan
Beganskating:	1985
Retired:	2008
Dance Score:	162.64
Dance Date:	2005 NHK Trophy
Cd Score:	30.04
Cd Date:	2007 Cup of Russia
Od Score:	49.86
Od Date:	2007 Trophée Eric Bompard
Fd Score:	83.90
Fd Date:	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. 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. They competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 20th.

In September 2006, Grebenkina / Azrojan changed coaches, moving from Alexei Gorshkov to Alexander Zhulin. 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. The duo retired from competition in 2008. She coaches at Moscow's Gorky Park.

In 2007, Grebenkina played Maria Feodorovna in a Russian television movie, Звезда Империи.

Personal life

Grebenkina is married to Yuri Goncharov, with whom she has a son, Ivan, who was born on May 25, 2010. Anna Semenovich is the godmother.

Programs

(with Azroyan)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–2008	Artsakh by Ara Gevorgyan	Godfather by Nino Rota
2006–2007	El Sol Sueno by Jerzy Petersburski Libertango by Astor Piazzolla	Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
2005–2006	Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom by Vim Rhumba: Bésame Mucho by Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velazquez Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom by Vim	Worshipping Govinda by George Harrison
2004–2005	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	Blues Swing	Ani (Armenian Selections) by Ara Gevorkian
2002–2003	March: Persicher Marsch (Persian March) op. 289 by Johann Strauss II Waltz: Drinking Song (from La Traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi	Scandinavian Dances

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

With Azrojan for Armenia and Russia

International
Event		97–98		03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08
align=left							20th
align=left				24th	19th	17th	WD	22nd
align=left					13th	11th	14th	14th	WD
align=left					9th		9th	9th	6th
align=left						8th		6th
align=left									6th
align=left							bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left					bgcolor=gold	1st		6th
align=left					WD
align=left									bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left							bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left			4th
align=left	PFSA Trophy	4th
National
align=left		4th	6th
WD = Withdrew

With Novikov for Russia

International
Event	1999–2000	2000–2001
align=left			9th
align=left			6th
align=left		7th
National
align=left		5th	8th

With Samovich for Latvia

External links

Grebenkina-Azroyan.com (archived from original)