Anastasiia Shabotova
| Anastasiia Shabotova | |
|---|---|
 Shabotova in 2019 | |
| Full name | Anastasiia Sergeevna Shabotova |
| Native name | Анастасия Сергеевна Шаботова |
| Other names | Anastasia |
| Born | 17 January 2006 Moscow, Russia |
| Hometown | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Coach | Svetlana Panova Tatiana Moiseeva Marina Amirkhanova |
| Skating club | Sport School "Leader" |
| Began skating | 2009 |
Anastasiia Sergeevna Shabotova (Russian: Анастасия Сергеевна Шаботова; Template:Lang-uk; born 17 January 2006) is a Russian-Ukrainian figure skater who represents Ukraine in ladies' singles. She is the 2020 Ukrainian national champion on the senior and junior levels and the 2020 Ice Star junior champion. She finished 20th at the 2020 World Junior Championships.
Personal life
Shabotova was born in Moscow, Russia on 17 January 2006. Her mother, Irina, is Ukrainian and her maternal grandparents continue to live in Ukraine.[1]
Doping comments controversy
On 21 January 2019, in an Instagram live question-and-answer session with her followers, then 13-year-old Shabotova claimed: "How to perform consistently? Drink a lot of dope and you perform stably. That's all. You just need to drink the right dope."[2] When asked if the skaters at Khrustalny (skaters coached by Eteri Tutberidze, Daniil Gleikhengauz, and Sergei Dudakov, including 2018 Olympic Champion Alina Zagitova) were doping, Shabotova responded: "Of course they do."[3] In response, Tutberidze told media that she was disappointed that younger skaters viewed doping as the key to success, rather than putting in hard work on the ice.[2]
Shabotova's comments led to her being cyberbullied by the Russian figure skating community.[1] Representatives of the Sambo-70 club, home of Khrustalny, demanded punishment for her and many coaches and prominent figures around the sport regarded her as a persona non grata.[2] However, several fellow athletes and fans came to Shabotova's defense, including two-time World Champion Irina Slutskaya.[3]
Figure Skating Federation of Russia president Aleksandr Gorshkov and Shabotova's coach, Svetlana Panova, both dismissed Shabotova's comments as nonsense. They attributed her comments to her youth and naivety, as well as being asked leading questions.[4] Panova disciplined the skater over her comments, but expressed that she did not wish to see Shabotova seriously punished for comments obviously meant in jest.[3] Shabotova's mother also insisted that her daughter did not understand the severity of her comments and was repeating words she may have incorrectly interpreted from gossip around her, and implied that her daughter did not know the difference between doping and taking vitamin supplements.[5] As punishment for her words, her mother confiscated her smartphone and asked that Shabotova's career not be ruined over her careless comments.[5]
Russian Anti-Doping Agency head Yuri Ganus promised to hold an explanatory conversation with Shabotova and announced that RUSADA was investigating whether there was any truth to her comments.[2][6] Representatives of the Moscow City Sports Department also spoke to Shabotova about the validity of her comments.[7]
Shabotova later posted a video on her Instagram account to apologize, stating that: "I said something stupid, maybe because I lost in my latest competition. I didn't think they'd misunderstand me."[3]
Career
Early career
Shabotova began skating in 2009 under Irina Strahova in Moscow at the Moskvich School.[2] She moved to train Svetlana Panova and Tatiana Moiseeva at the Snow Leopards Sports School in the 2017–18 season. Shabotova had limited domestic success in Russia, with her highest result being 14th at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships.[8][7]
On 23 May 2019, Shabotova's request to switch nationalities from Russia to represent her mother's native Ukraine was unanimously approved by the executive committee of the Moscow Federation of Figure Skating.[6]
2019–2020 season
Shabotova spent the summer training with Rafael Arutyunyan in the United States, while keeping Panova as her head coach.[1] In August, Ukrainian national team head coach Marina Amirkhanova invited her to Ukrainian test skates, where she performed several triple axel jumps.[1] Despite being age eligible for international competition, Shabotova was unable to compete on the Junior Grand Prix due to delays from the International Skating Union in processing her nationality transfer.[1][7]
In October 2019, Shabotova made her international debut at Ice Star, winning the junior gold medal over Niina Petrokina of Estonia and former Russian teammate Kamila Sultanmagomedova.[7] Shabotova then won the silver medal at the Volvo Open Cup in November, behind Russian Ksenia Sinitsyna and ahead of Maria Bolsheva of Latvia.[9]
At the 2020 Ukrainian Championships in December, Shabotova won the senior gold medal by over 46 points ahead of Taisiya Spesivtseva and Anastasia Gozhva.[10] In her free skating program, she unsuccessfully attempted a triple axel. In February, Shabotova again won gold at the 2020 Ukrainian Junior Championships, this time ahead of Dariya Kotenko and Mariia Andriichuk.[11] She finished her season at the 2020 World Junior Championships, finishing 20th overall after placing 17th in the short program and 20th in the free skating. She again unsuccessfully attempted a triple axel jump in the free skating.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 [12] |
Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
For Ukraine
| International: Junior[13] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2019–20 | |
| Junior Worlds | 20th | |
| Ice Star | 1st | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd | |
| National[13] | ||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 1st | |
| Ukrainian Junior Champ. | 1st | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: J = Junior | ||
For Russia
| National[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2018–19 | |
| Russian Junior Champ. | 14th | |
Detailed results
Junior results
| 2019–2020 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–8 March 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | Junior | 17 52.68 |
20 92.17 |
20 144.85 |
| 4–6 February 2020 | 2020 Ukrainian Junior Championships | Junior | 1 60.47 |
1 118.52 |
1 178.99 |
| 17–19 December 2019 | 2020 Ukrainian Championships | Senior | 1 66.80 |
1 122.43 |
1 189.23 |
| 5–10 November 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | Junior | 1 62.40 |
2 105.41 |
2 167.81 |
| 14–17 October 2019 | 2019 Ice Star | Junior | 1 58.73 |
1 116.03 |
1 174.76 |
| 2018–2019 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| 31 Jan. – 4 Feb. 2019 | 2019 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 15 57.13 |
14 111.32 |
14 168.45 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Dymov, Vyacheslav (16 October 2019). "Она говорила о допинге в Хрустальном, после чего стала выступать за Украину. Как дела у той самой Анастасии Шаботовой?" [She talked about doping in Khrustalny, after which she began to play for Ukraine. How's that Anastasia Shabotova doing?]. Sports Day by Day (in Russian).
- ^ a b c d e Tokarev, Georgy (22 August 2019). "В копилку Украины: фигуристка из России исполнила тройной аксель" [In the piggy bank of Ukraine: a figure skater from Russia performed a triple axel] (in Russian). Gazeta.Ru.
- ^ a b c d Luxmoore, Matthew (22 January 2019). "'Of Course They Take It': Russian Teen Figure Skater Regrets Claims Of Widespread Doping". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- ^ Bespalova, Ekaterina (8 July 2019). "Шаботова в сборной Украины: наказание за "правильный допинг" или стратегия?" [Shabotova in the Ukrainian national team: a punishment for "correct doping" or a strategy?] (in Russian). Sport Express.
- ^ a b "Мама фигуристки, сказавшей о пользе допинга: она не понимает, в чём её обвиняют" [The mother of the skater who spoke about the benefits of doping: she does not understand what she is accused of]. Championat. 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Рассказавшая о "правильном допинге" фигуристка сможет выступать за Украину" [The skater who has told about "right doping" will be able to play for Ukraine] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 8 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Русская фигуристка Шаботова будет выступать за Украину. Она говорила о допинге в группе Тутберидзе" [Russian figure skater Shabotova will compete for Ukraine. She talked about doping in the Tutberidze group]. Sport24 (in Russian). 8 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Шаботова Анастасия Сергеевна" [Shabotova Anastasiia Sergeevna]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Анастасия Шаботова выиграла короткую программу на Volvo Open Cup в Риге" [Anastasia Shabotova won the short program at the Volvo Open Cup in Riga]. SportOnline.ua (in Russian). 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Фигуристка, рассказавшая о правильном допинге в группе Тутберидзе, стала чемпионкой Украины" [The figure skater who spoke about the correct doping in the Tutberidze group became the champion of Ukraine] (in Russian). Eurosport. 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Скандальная российская фигуристка отобралась на юниорский ЧМ от Украины" [The scandalous Russian figure skater was selected for the Junior World Championships from Ukraine]. iSport.ua (in Russian). 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Anastasiia SHABOTOVA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Anastasiia SHABOTOVA: Competition Results". International Skating Union.