Anastasia Mishina

At the2019 Internationaux de France
Personal information
Native name	Анастасия Викторовна Мишина
Full name	Anastasia Viktorovna Mishina
Born	(2001-04-24)24 April 2001 (age 24) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Home town	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Russia
Partner	Aleksandr Galliamov
Coach	Tamara Moskvina Artur Minchuk Nikolai Moroshkin
Skating club	Tamara Moskvina Figure Skating Club
Began skating	2006
Medal record Figure skating:Pairs Representing ROC (with Galliamov) Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Team[a][1] 2022 Beijing Pairs RepresentingFSR (with Galliamov) World Championships 2021 Stockholm Pairs Representing Russia (with Galliamov) European Championships 2022 Tallinn Pairs World Team Trophy 2021 Osaka Team Russian Championships 2022 Saint Petersburg Pairs 2024 Chelyabinsk Pairs 2025 Omsk Pairs 2023 Krasnoyarsk Pairs World Junior Championships 2019 Zagreb Pairs 2018 Sofia Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2018–19 Vancouver Pairs Representing Russia (with Mirzoev) World Junior Championships 2016 Debrecen Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final 2016–17 Marseille Pairs

Anastasia Viktorovna Mishina (Russian:Анастасия Викторовна Мишина, born 24 April 2001) is a Russianpair skater. With her skating partner,Aleksandr Galliamov, she is the2022 Olympic pairs bronze medalist and the2022 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event,^[a]2021 World champion, the2022 European champion, the2019–20 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a three-timeGrand Prix event champion, and a three-timeRussian national champion (2022, 2024–25). She is also the2019 World Junior champion, the2018 World Junior bronze medalist,2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and2019 Russian national junior champion.

Mishina/Galliamov won the gold medal in their Worlds debut at the2021 World Championships, becoming the second youngest pair to win the World Championships afterEkaterina Gordeeva /Sergei Grinkov.

With her former partner,Vladislav Mirzoev, she is the2016 World Junior silver medalist,2016 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and2016 Russian national junior champion.

Mishina was born on 24 April 2001 inSaint Petersburg, Russia.^[2] In December 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament sanctioned Mishina for her support of the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[3]

Mishina began skating in 2006.^[2] As a single skater, she was coached byFedor Klimov's mother, who suggested that she try pairs like her son.^[4] Mishina skated two seasons with Maxim Kudryavtsev, from 2012 to 2014.^[5]

Mishina teamed up withVladislav Mirzoev in early 2014.^[4] Coached byNikolai Velikov andLudmila Velikova, they won the junior pairs' title at the 2015Bavarian Open, their first international event.^[6]

Mishina/Mirzoev made their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2015, placing fifth inColorado Springs, Colorado. It was the pair's sole assignment of the2015–16 JGP series. In January 2016, they won gold at theRussian Junior Championships after placing first in both segments and outscoring silver medalistsAtakhanova/Spiridonov by a margin of 6.89 points. In February, they won their second consecutiveBavarian Open junior title, finishing ahead ofOhanesian/Bardei (silver) by 7.12 points.

In March, Mishina/Mirzoev won the silver medal at the2016 World Junior Championships inDebrecen, Hungary, after placing second in both segments. They finished 9.22 points behind gold medalistsAnna Dušková /Martin Bidař of theCzech Republic and 3.6 points ahead of teammatesEkaterina Borisova /Dmitry Sopot.

Mishina/Mirzoev were awarded gold at both of their2016–17 JGP assignments, inSaransk, Russia, andDresden, Germany. They were the top qualifiers at theJGP Final and won gold at the event, which was held in December inMarseille, France.^[7]

In January 2017, Mishina stated that they would likely split due to disagreements but that they intended to complete the season.^[8] She said that he was struggling with her weight but that it was not possible for her to lose more.^[8]

Mishina teamed up withAleksandr Galliamov in February 2017.^[9] Coached byNikolai Velikov andLudmila Velikova, the pair won the junior title at the2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb, their first international event.^[10]

Mishina/Galliamov placed seventh at the2018 Russian Championships and took silver at the junior event. In March 2018, they won bronze at the2018 World Junior Championships inSofia, Bulgaria. They were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium, along with their training partnersKostiukovich/Ialin (silver) andPavliuchenko/Khodykin (gold).

Mishina/Galliamov started their season by competing in the2018 JGP series. At their first JGP event of the season, they won the gold medal inBratislava,Slovakia. They were ranked first in both the short program and the free skate and won the gold medal by a margin of more than 11 points over the silver medalists, their teammatesPanfilova/Rylov.^[11] At their second JGP event of the season they won another gold medal, now inVancouver,Canada. Again they were ranked first in both the short program and the free skate, and again they beat the same silver medalists, Panfilova/Rylov. This time they beat them by about 10 points.^[12] Mishina/Galliamov also upgraded their earlier short program, free skate, and combined total record scores. With two JGP gold medals, they qualified for the2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Mishina/Galliamov made their international senior debut at the2018 CS Alpen Trophy, where they won the gold medal with a personal best score of 192.75 points.

At theJGP Final, Mishina/Galliamov won the gold medal after placing third in the short program and first in the free skate. They were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium. Mishina/Galliamov beat the bronze medalists, Panfilova/Rylov, by about 4 points, but the race for the gold medal was tight. Mishina/Galliamov won the gold medal by a margin of only 1.1 points over the silver medalists, their training partners Kostiukovich/Ialin. At this event, Mishina/Galliamov also upgraded their junior-level pairs' record for thecombined total (190.63 points) andfree program (126.26 points).^[9]

At the2019 Russian Championships, they competed as seniors domestically, placing fourth in the short program with upgraded jump and throw content.^[13] They slipped to fifth place overall after placing fifth in the free skate when Mishina fell on the side-by-side combination jump attempt.^[14] Mishina/Galliamov subsequently won the Russian junior national title.

Assigned to the2019 World Junior Championships, Mishina/Galliamov placed third in the short program after Galliamov struggled on their side-by-side spin.^[15] They won the free skate, despite another fall by Mishina on the jump combination, and narrowly took gold over Panfilova/Rylov by a margin of 0.57 points. Galliamov said that being third after the short program had motivated them to perform better in the free.^[16]

Mishina/Galliamov began their first full senior season on theChallenger series, competing and winning at the2019 CS Finlandia Trophy after placing first in both segments.^[17]

Making theirsenior Grand Prix debut at the2019 Internationaux de France, Mishina/Galliamov were second in the short program behindPavliuchenko/Khodykin.^[18] They won the free skate to take the gold medal, despite Mishina botching their planned three-jump combination.^[19] At their second Grand Prix, the2019 NHK Trophy, they placed third in the short program after a jump problem from Galliamov.^[20] They were clean in the free skate, winning the bronze medal and qualifying for theGrand Prix Final.^[21] Competing at the Final, Mishina/Galliamov were fourth in the short program, skating cleanly but for their side-by-side spins not receiving a level due to errors.^[22] Third in the free skate, they won the bronze medal overall, the highest-ranked Russian team in the competition.^[23]

Mishina/Galliamov ran into trouble in the short program at the2020 Russian Championships, with Mishina falling on their throw triple flip, stumbling in the step sequence, and exiting the pair spin too early. Consequently, they placed eighth in the segment.^[24] The free skate proved much more successful, with them placing third and rising to fourth place overall. She observed, "we were not in a good mood, but we were able to recover."^[25]

In the spring of 2020, Mishina/Galliamov moved to train underTamara Moskvina, the coach of numerousOlympic pairs champions, and choreographer Alexander Stepin.^[26][27] They debuted their programs at the senior Russian test skates, earning particular notice for an innovative lift in their short program toCesare Pugni'sLa Esmeralda.^[27] They were scheduled to compete in the second stage of the domestic Russian Cup, but had to withdraw after Galliamov contractedCOVID-19.^[28] Subsequently, they were able to compete in the fourth stage of the Russian Cup inKazan, winning the gold medal over former national championsTarasova/Morozov and their fellow Moskvina studentsBoikova/Kozlovskii.^[29][30]

Competing on theGrand Prix at the2020 Rostelecom Cup shortly after that, they placed first in the short program, narrowly ahead of Boikova/Kozlovskii, after both teams made errors.^[31] In the free skate, Mishina singled a planned triple Salchow, resulting in a second-place finish in that segment and the silver medal overall, behind Boikova/Kozlovskii.^[32]

At the2021 Russian Championships, Mishina/Galliamov entered with expectations of vying for the top of the podium but encountered problems in the short program when Galliamov skated through his attempt at a side-by-side jump. As a result, they placed fifth in that segment.^[33] The free skate also proved difficult, with both making jump errors and Galliamov almost dropping Mishina in their final lift. Galliamov was uncertain as to why they had performed poorly but suggested his being unwell the week before may have been a factor.^[34]

Following their disappointment at the national championships, Mishina/Galliamov participated in the2021 Channel One Trophy, a televised competition organized in lieu of the cancelledEuropean Championships. They were selected for the Time of Firsts team captained byEvgenia Medvedeva and placed second in both segments, while the team finished in second place.^[35][36] After this, they competed at the Russian Cup Final, which was widely viewed as a contest between them and national bronze medalistsPavliuchenko/Khodykin for the third Russian pairs berth at the2021 World Championships inStockholm.^[37] Mishina/Galliamov won both segments of the competition to take the gold medal, their only minor mistake being a free skate jump step out from Mishina.^[38][39]

At the 2021 World Championships in March, Mishina/Galliamov skated both of their programs cleanly to earn new personal bests in both individual segments as well as overall. In the short program, the team ranked third behind training-mates Boikova/Kozlovskii in first and Chinese teamSui/Han in second, but in the free skate overtook the two leading teams to win the segment and claim the title unexpectedly. Mishina/Galliamov are the first team to win gold in their Worlds debut sinceGordeeva/Grinkov of theSoviet Union in1986, and the second-youngest pair to win Worlds after Gordeeva/Grinkov.^[40] They then concluded the season at the2021 World Team Trophy, where they easily placed first in both segments to help Team Russia win the gold medal.^[41][42][43]

Entering the Olympic season as the reigning World champions, Mishina and Galliamov opted to retain theirLa Esmeralda program from the previous season, with revisions to account for new technical elements and choreography. Coach Moskvina designed their new free program to the music of Georgi Sviridov to express how "the youth is striving for something new and different than the past generation."^[44] Making their season debut at the2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, they won the gold medal over rivalsTarasova/Morozov.^[10]

At their firstGrand Prix assignment, the2021 NHK Trophy, Mishina/Galliamov won both segments of the competition to take the gold medal, again over Tarasova/Morozov. They skated without error in the short program and the free skate and had only a minor issue with their throw triple loop landing, requiring Mishina to put a hand down. Galliamov said they were "satisfied" with the result but "not the maximum yet; there is still room to grow."^[45] At their second event, the2021 Rostelecom Cup, they were second in the short program after a jump error but won the free skate easily to take another gold medal.^[46] The results qualified them for theGrand Prix Final, to be held inOsaka, but it was subsequently cancelled due to restrictions prompted by theOmicron variant.^[47]

At the2022 Russian Championships, Mishina/Galliamov placed first in both segments of the competition to take the gold medal, 3.87 points ahead of silver medalists and training partner rivalsBoikova/Kozlovskii. Mishina remarked afterward, "out of principle, we wanted to be on the podium here. This is our fourth time at Nationals, and we've never made the podium before, and I didn't make it with my previous partner either."^[48]

Making theirEuropean Championship debut at the2022 edition inTallinn, Mishina/Galliamov won the short program, prevailing over a clean skate by Tarasova/Morozov by 0.78 points, and breaking their training partners Boikova/Kozlovskii's world record in the process. Clean in the free skate as well, they won the gold medal and broke Chinese pairSui/Han's world record in that segment. Despite this, Mishina said, "we don't really pay attention to the scores and haven't even seen the protocols, but this isn't the best we can do. We can still do better than that."^[49] On 20 January, they were officially named to theRussian Olympic team.^[50]

Mishina/Galliamov began theOlympic Games as the Russian entry in the pairs' short program of theOlympic team event, facing off against Chinese rivals Sui/Han for the first time since the 2021 World Championships. Both teams skated cleanly, with Sui/Han reclaiming their world record with a new high score of 82.83. Mishina/Galliamov scored 82.64, 0.19 less. This result secured nine points for the Russian team.^[51] They also performed in the free skate segment, winning it despite a double-fall on their final lift, and together with the rest of Team Russia, won the gold medal.^[52] In thepairs event, Mishina/Galliamov skated two clean programs to win the bronze medal, with a total score 2.17 points back of gold medalists Sui/Han and 1.54 points behind silver medalists Tarasova Morozov. Mishina said afterward that while they had hoped to win, "we were just happy with the fact that we managed to do everything well. If an athlete does everything that he can, there is more happiness than disappointment. We will keep working. Third place gives us motivation to work harder."^[53][54]

In early March 2022, the ISU banned all figure skaters and officials from Russia and Belarus from attending theWorld Championships due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine; therefore Mishina/Galliamov were not allowed to participate and defend their title.^[55]

(with Galliamov)

• Set the junior-level pairs' record of the new +5 / -5 GOE (Grade of Execution) system for thecombined total (184.80 points),short program (64.38 points) andfree program (120.42 points) at the2018 JGP Slovakia.
• They became the first junior pair to score above 120 points in the free skate and above 180 points in combined total at the2018 JGP Slovakia.
• Upgraded their junior-level pairs' record for thecombined total (187.71 points),short program (65.22 points) andfree program (122.49 points) at the2018 JGP Canada.
• Upgraded their junior-level pairs' record for thecombined total (190.63 points) andfree program (126.26 points) at the2018–19 JGP Final.
• They became the first junior pair to score above 190 points in combined total at the2018–19 JGP Final.

GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only atISU Championships.

Senior results

Junior results

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• Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov at theInternational Skating Union
• Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev at theInternational Skating Union
• Anastasia Mishina atOlympedia
• Anastasia Mishina atOlympics.com

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