Anastasia Grebenkina


Anastasia Yuryevna Grebenkina 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

SeasonOriginal danceFree dance
2007–2008

by Ara Gevorgyan

by Nino Rota
2006–2007

by Jerzy Petersburski
  • Libertango
by Astor Piazzolla

  • Air
by Johann Sebastian Bach
2005–2006

by Vim
by Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velazquez
  • Samba: Ritmo de Bom Bom
by Vim

  • Worshipping Govinda
by George Harrison
2004–2005

  • Symphony No. 25
  • by Mozart
    • Music
    by P. Glass
    • Symphony No. 25
    by Mozart
    2003–2004

    • Blues
    • Swing
  • Ani
  • by Ara Gevorkian
    2002–2003

    • March: Persicher Marsch op. 289
    by Johann Strauss II

    by Giuseppe Verdi

    • Scandinavian Dances

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix

    With Azrojan for Armenia and Russia

    With Novikov for Russia

    With Samovich for Latvia