Anastasiia Gubanova

Anastasiia Vitalyevna Gubanova (Georgian: ანასტასია გუბანოვა, Russian: Анастасия Витальевна Губанова; born 2 December 2002), is a Russian-Georgian figure skater who represents Georgia in women's singles.

[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.

[4][2] Gubanova began competing internationally in the advanced novice category in November 2013, taking gold at the Warsaw Cup.

At the JGP in Dresden, 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.

[6] In late November, Gubanova made her senior international debut at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy where she finished fourth.

One week later she competed at 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where she won her first international senior and Challenger Series medal (silver) with a personal best score of 198.65 points.

[9] After recovering from illness, Gubanova returned to competition in December at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where she earned her first international senior title.

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 the European Championships in Tallinn, Gubanova placed sixth in the short program with a clean skate.

[16] Gubanova began the new season at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, where she won the bronze medal, finishing 7.95 points behind South Korean silver medalist Kim Chae-yeon.

[18] Entering the 2023 European Championships as a podium contender, Gubanova unexpectedly placed first in the short program after pre-event favourite Loena 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.

"[22] Gubanova entered the 2023 World Championships in Saitama as a potential medal contender, but struggled at the event and finished fourteenth.

[24] She was sixth as well at the 2023 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 the 2024 European Championships, Gubanova finished third in the short program, behind Belgians Loena Hendrickx and Nina Pinzarrone.

Gubanova during her short program at the 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final
Gubanova performing her short program at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy
Gubanova performing her exhibition program at the 2022 World Championships
Gubanova during her free skate at the 2016−17 Junior Grand Prix Final