Anna Shcherbakova

About Anna Shcherbakova

Born on March 28, 2004, Anna Stanislavovna Shcherbakova stands as a prominent figure in Russian figure skating. Her impressive career boasts the ultimate prize: the 2022 Olympic gold medal. Her accolades extend to the 2021 World Championship title, a testament to her skill on the global stage. Shcherbakova has secured the silver medal at the European Championships on two occasions, in 2020 and 2022. Her success also includes a silver medal at the 2019 Grand Prix Final. In that same year, she claimed victories at Skate America and the Cup of China. The 2021 season saw her triumph at the Internationaux de France and the Gran Premio d'Italia. Her early career was marked by winning the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy. Furthermore, she has demonstrated consistent dominance domestically, earning the Russian national championship title three times consecutively from 2019 to 2021. Remarkably, every competition Shcherbakova has entered at the senior level has resulted in a podium finish.

At the junior level, her achievements are equally noteworthy. She earned the silver medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships. Her junior Grand Prix circuit victories include the 2018 JGP Slovakia and JGP Canada events. She also captured the championship title at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival and secured a bronze medal at the 2019 Russian junior national championships. Shcherbakova holds the third-highest free skate score ever recorded by a female skater, with an impressive 175.75 points, a score surpassed only by her fellow Russian skaters, Kamila Valieva and Alexandra Trusova. She made history as the first senior woman to successfully execute a quad Lutz jump, following her training mate Alexandra Trusova who was the first woman to achieve this feat. Shcherbakova also holds the distinction of being the first woman to perform two quad Lutz jumps within a single program. Additionally, she is among an elite group of female skaters who have landed a quad flip, both in international and national competitions. Her innovative spirit is further highlighted by being the first woman to execute a quad flip in combination with a triple toe loop.