 Anastasiia Gubanova at the2022 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | ანასტასია გუბანოვა (Georgian) Анастасия Витальевна Губанова (Russian) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Anastasiia Vitalyevna Gubanova | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Anastasia Gubanova | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Georgia (since 2021) Russia (2013–20) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Evgeni Rukavicin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | St. Petersburg Figure Skating Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Anastasiia Vitalyevna Gubanova (Georgian: ანასტასია გუბანოვა,Russian:Анастасия Витальевна Губанова; born 2 December 2002), is a Russian-Georgianfigure skater who representsGeorgia in women's singles.[1] She is the2023 European champion, a two-timeEuropean silver medalist (2024,2025), a two-timeISU Grand Prix bronze medalist, and a four-timeISU Challenger Series gold medalist.
Competing for Russia, she is the2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist. On the junior level, she is the2016 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the2016 JGP Czech Republic champion, and the2016 JGP Germany champion.
At the 2016 Junior Grand Prix Final, Gubanova became the first junior lady to break the 130-points barrier for the free program, a record beaten few minutes later by teammateAlina Zagitova.
Gubanova was born on December 2, 2002 inTolyatti,Samara Oblast, Russia. In addition to figure skating, Gubanova took part in bothartistic andrhythmic gymnastics as a child. Until the age of fifteen, she also took ballet lessons at theVaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. Gubanova obtained Georgian citizenship in 2021.[2]
In November 2023, during the2023 NHK Trophy, Gubanova's boyfriend,Roman Galay, proposed to her. The couple married on July 26, 2024.[2][3]
In 2024, Gubanova opened up about her past struggles withdisordered eating from the ages of fourteen to eighteen.[2]
She citesCarolina Kostner andKaori Sakamoto as her biggest skating inspirations.[2]
Gubanova began skating in 2006 at the age of four after doctors advised her parents to enroll her in an outdoor sport to combat her allergies. A few months later, the family moved fromTolyatti toSt. Petersburg in the hopes that Gubanova could join a stronger skating school.Angelina Turenko would become her coach at the age of six.[4][2]
Gubanova began competing internationally in the advanced novice category in November 2013, taking gold at theWarsaw Cup. In the following years, she won the Rooster Cup,Gardena Spring Trophy, andNRW Trophy.
Gubanova's junior international debut came at the2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition inOstrava, Czech Republic; she won the gold medal by a margin of 0.08 over Japan'sRika Kihira, after placing second in the short program and first in the free skate. At the JGP inDresden, Germany, she ranked first in both segments, setting a new world record for the free skate and outscoring the silver medalist,Yuna Shiraiwa, by 17.91 points. Gubanova qualified for theJGP Final inMarseille, France, where she won the silver medal scoring a new personal best in free skate of 133.77 and with a total of 194.07 points, just behind teammateAlina Zagitova who won the gold medal respectively.[5]
At the2017 Russian Championships, she placed seventh both on the senior level and at the junior event.[5]
At the2018 Russian Championships, Gubanova placed sixth on the senior level and fourth at the junior event. During the season she won two international junior events,2017 Cup of Nice and2017 Tallinn Trophy.[5] In March, it was announced that Gubanova had moved toMoscow, whereElena Buianova became her new coach.[6]
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In late November, Gubanova made her senior international debut at the2018 CS Tallinn Trophy where she finished fourth. One week later she competed at2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where she won her first international senior andChallenger Series medal (silver) with a personal best score of 198.65 points. She would finish ninth at the2019 Russian Championships.[5]
Prior to the2019–20 season, Gubanova moved back toSt. Petersburg and began training underEvgeni Rukavicin.
She competed at the2020 Russian Championships, where she finished tenth.[5]
During the2020–21 season she competed only at the Saint Petersburg Championships,[7] and in August 2021, it was announced that she would continue her career competing for Georgia.[8]
Gubanova opened the2021–22 season at the2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, her first international assignment since 2018. She placed fourth in the short program, scoring just shy of her personal best, but fell to seventh in the free skate and fifth overall, despite setting new personal bests for both the free program and total score.[5] She was initially scheduled to compete next at the2021 CS Cup of Austria in November, but withdrew from the event after contractingCOVID-19.[9]
After recovering from illness, Gubanova returned to competition in December at the2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where she earned her first international senior title. She won the short program despite a mistake on her final spin but fell to third in the free program. However, her lead from the short was enough to keep her narrowly in the lead, and she took the gold medal ahead of American skaterAmber Glenn and EstonianNiina Petrõkina. She stated in an interview after the event with Russian media outlet Sports.ru, "I'm not in full shape after the illness, the COVID damaged my lungs and respiratory system...but of course, I'm very happy that I got the gold medal here, even if it's not quite ideal yet."[9]
Making her debut at theEuropean Championships inTallinn, Gubanova placed sixth in the short program with a clean skate. She struggled in the free skate, making several errors and dropping to seventh overall. Despite this, she said that the "impressions, however, are amazing after such a competition. It’s a huge experience for me and for my future career."[10]
Gubanova was officially named to theGeorgian team for the2022 Winter Olympics by the Georgian Figure Skating Federation on 19 January.[11] She began the Olympics on 5 February as the women's entry for Georgia in theteam event, where she skated a clean program to place fourth in the segment, and earn 7 points towards Team Georgia's combined score. However, despite scoring 22 team points overall to tie for fifth place with Team China going into the free skate, Team Georgia lost the tie-breaker and did not advance.[12] In thewomen's event, Gubanova was tenth in the short program.[13] She was tenth in the free skate as well and finished tenth overall.[14]
At2022 World Championships, the field was noticeably affected by the banning of all Russian skaters as a result of theRusso-Ukrainian War.[15] In this more open contest, Gubanova placed sixth.[16]
Gubanova began the new season at the2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, where she won the bronze medal, finishing 7.95 points behind South Korean silver medalistKim Chae-yeon.[5] She was then invited to make her seniorGrand Prix debut at the2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. She finished third in the short program and, while fifth in the free skate, remained third overall and won the bronze medal. She said she was "very pleased with my performance today and very happy to be here and glad I could do my job. I'm happy that my work has paid off!"[17] Gubanova then finished seventh at the2022 Grand Prix of Espoo.[18]
Entering the2023 European Championships as a podium contender, Gubanova unexpectedly placed first in the short program after pre-event favouriteLoena Hendrickx of Belgium made a jump error.[19][20] Hendrickx fell twice in the free skate, while Gubanova made only a minor jump error, finishing first in that segment as well and taking the gold medal. This was the first ISU championship title for a Georgian skater.[21] She said that "at the end of my performance, there were a lot of emotions. Mostly I was happy that I was able to overcome myself. This medal means a lot to me."[22]
Gubanova entered the2023 World Championships inSaitama as a potential medal contender, but struggled at the event and finished fourteenth.[23]
Gubanova won the gold medal at the2023 CS Lombardia Trophy to start the season, before taking bronze at the2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[5] On theGrand Prix, she placed second in the short program at the2023 Grand Prix de France, but errors in the free skate dropped her to sixth place.[24] She was sixth as well at the2023 NHK Trophy, after coming tenth in the short program and rising to fourth in the free skate, which she considered an improvement after "disappointment" in France.[25]
Seeking to defend her title at the2024 European Championships, Gubanova finished third in the short program, behind BelgiansLoena Hendrickx andNina Pinzarrone. A strong free skate with five clean triple jumps lifted her above Pinzarrone to second place overall, reaching her second European podium. She claimed afterward that due to her difficulties in the first half of the season she "didn't expect a medal here at all," and was "really happy" with the result.[26]
Gubanova ended the season at the2024 World Championships, coming in thirteenth place.[5]
Gubanova started the season by competing on the2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fourth at the2024 CS Lombardia Trophy and winning gold at the2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. Going on to compete on the2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Gubanova finished eighth at the2024 Grand Prix de France and at the2024 Cup of China.[5][27]
In January, Gubanova competed at the2025 European Championships inTallinn, Estonia, where she won the short program and placed second in the free skate, winning the silver medal overall behind home favorite,Niina Petrõkina.[28][29] “I’m very happy with my short program,” said Gubanova after the free skate. “Today, I made a small mistake, but overall, I’m really satisfied with this competition.”[29]
Two months later, during the2025 World Championships inBoston, Massachusetts, United States, Gubanova failed to perform a jump combination and popped a planned double Axel into a single during the short program. As a result, she only placed twenty-eighth in that segment and did not advance to the free skate.[30]
With Georgia qualifying a team to compete at the2025 World Team Trophy, Gubanova was selected to compete in the women's singles event. She delivered two clean skates and scored new personal bests in the free skate and combined total segments to finish in fourth place overall. Team Georgia went on to finish sixth overall.[31][32][33][34] “I’m so happy and today it was not really hard because I really have big support from my group,” said Gubanova after the free skate.[34]
Gubanova opened her season by competing at theISU Skate to Milano, the final qualifying competition for the2026 Winter Olympics. At the event, she won the silver medal behindAdeliia Petrosian as well as earning a quota for Georgia in the women's singles discipline at the upcoming Winter Olympics.[35] She subsequently competed at the2025 CS Trialeti Trophy, winning the gold medal.[31]
Going on to compete on the2025–26 Grand Prix series, Gubanova finished fourth at the2025 Cup of China.[31] "Naturally, there were some nerves, as there always are, but it was all within an acceptable limit," said Gubanova after the free skate.[36]
The following month, she competed at2025 Skate America where she moved from fourth after the short program to third place overall to win the bronze.[37] “This medal means a lot to me because all these past seasons, for some reason, I didn’t skate so well at the Grand Prix,” she said. “But finally everything here went well, so I’m really happy."[37]
Note: Because of the introduction of the new +5 / -5 GOE (Grade of Execution) system which replaced the previous +3 / -3 GOE system, ISU has decided that all statistics start from zero for the season 2018–19. All previous records are now historical.[38]
| Date | Score | Event | Note |
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| 8 October 2016 | 129.14 | 2016 JGP Germany | Gubanova brokeMarin Honda's record from September 2016. |
| 9 December 2016 | 133.77 | 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final | Gubanova upgraded her record from October 2016. At the same event, it was later broken byAlina Zagitova. |
| Season | Short program | Free skate program | Exhibition program |
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| 2012-13 | À Paris (Valzer)by Barimar |
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| 2013-14 |
| Limelightby Charlie Chaplin | — |
| 2014-15 | Samson and Delilah | 42nd Street Soundtrack
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| 2015-16 | "Snowstorm"
| Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack
| — |
| 2016-17 [42] |
| Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack | — |
| 2017-18 [43] | Medley
| Hope
Tracks used
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| 2018-19 [44] |
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| 2019-20 [4] |
| "Couple in a Cafe"
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| 2020-21 | "I'll Take Care of You" | "Couple in a Cafe" | — |
2021-22 [45] |
| W.E. Soundtrack
| Dangerous WomanbyAriana Grande |
| 2022-23 [46] | Fabrizio Paterlini Medley
| Bollywood Medley
| Dangerous WomanbyAriana Grande |
| Barbie GirlbyAqua | |||
| 2023-24 [47] | "Mojo"byClaire Laffut
| "Caruso"
| Barbie GirlbyAqua |
| 2024-25 [48][2] |
| Medley
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Medley
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| 2025-26 [49][50] | Bollywood Medley
| "Unchained Melody/The Love Inside"
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| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 10th | ||||
| Winter Olympics (Team event) | 6th | ||||
| World Championships | 6th | 14th | 13th | 28th | |
| European Championships | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
| World Team Trophy | 6th (4th) | ||||
| GPCup of China | 8th | 4th | |||
| GPGrand Prix of Finland | 7th | ||||
| GPFrance | 6th | 8th | |||
| GPNHK Trophy | 6th | ||||
| GPSkate America | 3rd | ||||
| GPWilson Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| CSDenis Ten Memorial | 1st | ||||
| CSFinlandia Trophy | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | 1st | ||||
| CSLombardia Trophy | 1st | 4th | |||
| CSTrialeti Trophy | 1st | ||||
| Skate to Milano | 2nd |
| Season | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Championships | 7th | 6th | 9th | 10th |
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd | |||
| CSTallinn Trophy | 4th |
| Season | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 2nd | ||||
| Russian Championships | 7th | 6th | 12th | 7th | 4th |
| JGPAustria | 4th | ||||
| JGPCzech Republic | 1st | ||||
| JGPGermany | 1st | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 1st | ||||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 1st | ||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 1st | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 211.19 | 2025 World Team Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 69.81 | 2023 European Championships |
| TES | 39.75 | 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy | |
| PCS | 32.92 | 2025 Skate to Milano | |
| Free skating | TSS | 141.39 | 2025 World Team Trophy |
| TES | 73.68 | 2025 World Team Trophy | |
| PCS | 69.00 | 2025 Skate to Milano |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 194.57 | 2016 JGP Germany |
| Short program | TSS | 65.43 | 2016 JGP Germany |
| TES | 37.58 | 2016 JGP Germany | |
| PCS | 29.40 | 2016−17 Junior Grand Prix Final | |
| Free skating | TSS | 133.77 | 2016−17 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| TES | 71.27 | 2016−17 Junior Grand Prix Final | |
| PCS | 62.50 | 2016−17 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 7–10, 2021 |  2021 CS Finlandia Trophy | 4 | 69.50 | 7 | 134.41 | 5 | 203.91 |
| Dec 7–11, 2021 |  2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1 | 65.68 | 3 | 118.61 | 1 | 184.29 |
| Jan 10–16, 2022 |  2022 European Championships | 6 | 67.02 | 9 | 121.15 | 7 | 188.17 |
| Feb 4–7, 2022 |  2022 Winter Olympics (Team event) | 4 | 67.56 | — | — | 6 | — |
| Feb 15–17, 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics | 9 | 65.40 | 9 | 135.58 | 10 | 200.98 |
| Mar 21–27, 2022 |  2022 World Championships | 14 | 62.59 | 5 | 134.02 | 6 | 196.61 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 2 | 68.03 | 4 | 129.53 | 3 | 197.56 |
| Nov 11–13, 2022 |  2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 3 | 66.82 | 5 | 126.29 | 3 | 193.11 |
| Nov 25–27, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo | 9 | 56.03 | 8 | 110.54 | 7 | 166.57 |
| Jan 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 1 | 69.81 | 1 | 130.10 | 1 | 199.91 |
| Mar 22–26 |  2023 World Championships | 11 | 65.40 | 15 | 119.52 | 14 | 184.92 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 8–10, 2023 |  2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 1 | 69.65 | 4 | 115.95 | 1 | 185.60 |
| Oct 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 4 | 60.62 | 2 | 118.99 | 3 | 179.61 |
| Nov 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | 2 | 66.73 | 7 | 120.93 | 6 | 187.66 |
| Nov 24–26, 2023 | 2023 NHK Trophy | 10 | 55.80 | 4 | 128.52 | 6 | 184.32 |
| Jan 10–14, 2024 |  2024 European Championships | 3 | 68.96 | 2 | 137.59 | 2 | 206.52 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 |  2024 World Championships | 20 | 58.66 | 7 | 123.76 | 13 | 182.42 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 13–15, 2024 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 4 | 66.78 | 3 | 128.96 | 4 | 195.74 |
| Oct 3–5, 2024 |  2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 1 | 69.07 | 2 | 126.84 | 1 | 195.91 |
| Nov 1-3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 9 | 56.77 | 7 | 116.44 | 8 | 173.21 |
| Nov 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China | 11 | 52.11 | 7 | 125.23 | 8 | 177.34 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 1 | 68.99 | 2 | 129.62 | 2 | 198.61 |
| Mar 26–30, 2025 |  2025 World Championships | 28 | 47.31 | — | — | 28 | 47.31 |
| Apr 17–20, 2025 | 2025 World Team Trophy | 3 | 69.80 | 4 | 141.39 | 6 (4) | 211.19 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 18–21, 2025 | Skate to Milano | 2 | 68.08 | 2 | 138.15 | 2 | 206.23 |
| Oct 8–11, 2025 | 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy | 1 | 65.76 | 1 | 137.93 | 1 | 203.69 |
| Oct 24–26, 2025 | 2025 Cup of China | 5 | 66.28 | 3 | 131.60 | 4 | 197.88 |
| Nov 14–16, 2025 | 2025 Skate America | 4 | 68.07 | 2 | 136.62 | 3 | 204.69 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–29 December 2019 | 2020 Russian Championships | 12 60.87 | 8 129.19 | 10 190.06 |
| 2018–19 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 19–23 December 2018 | 2019 Russian Championships | 8 70.54 | 11 133.22 | 9 203.76 |
| 5–8 December 2018 | 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2 69.56 | 2 129.09 | 2 198.65 |
| 26 Nov. – 2 Dec. 2018 | 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy | 4 60.29 | 4 120.44 | 4 180.73 |
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23–26, 2018 | 2018 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 2 72.10 | 4 133.82 | 4 205.92 |
| December 21–24, 2017 | 2018 Russian Championships | Senior | 5 71.69 | 5 134.91 | 6 206.60 |
| November 21–26, 2017 | 2017 Tallinn Trophy | Junior | 1 64.63 | 1 124.68 | 1 189.31 |
| October 11–15, 2017 | 2017 Cup of Nice | Junior | 1 63.28 | 1 125.02 | 1 188.30 |
| Aug. 31 – Sep. 2, 2017 | 2017 JGP Austria | Junior | 6 53.99 | 4 106.76 | 4 160.75 |
| 2016–17 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| April 6–9, 2017 | 2017 Egna Spring Trophy | Junior | 1 57.75 | 1 117.24 | 1 174.99 |
| February 1–5, 2017 | 2017 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 11 62.18 | 6 123.61 | 7 185.79 |
| December 20–26, 2016 | 2017 Russian Championships | Senior | 10 63.34 | 6 133.92 | 7 197.26 |
| December 8–11, 2016 | 2016−17 JGP Final | Junior | 3 60.30 | 2 133.77 | 2 194.07 |
| November 9–13, 2016 | 2016 Volvo Open Cup | Junior | 1 65.96 | 1 125.22 | 1 191.18 |
| October 6–8, 2016 | 2016 JGP Germany | Junior | 1 65.43 | 1 129.14 | 1 194.57 |
| September 1–4, 2016 | 2016 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 2 63.51 | 1 122.08 | 1 185.59 |
| 2015–16 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| January 21–23, 2016 | 2016 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 9 60.26 | 16 96.47 | 12 156.73 |
| 2014–15 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 4–7, 2015 | 2015 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 7 60.77 | 5 117.67 | 6 178.44 |
| 2013–14 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| January 22–25, 2014 | 2014 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 9 58.75 | 7 114.96 | 7 173.71 |
