Anastasia Gimazetdinova
# Anastasia Gimazetdinova

Anastasia Dmitrievna Gimazetdinova, married surname: Kipnis (Russian: Анастасия Дмитриевна Гимазетдинова Кипнис, born 5 May 1980) is an Uzbekistani former competitive figure skater. She is the 2008 Asian Trophy champion and a three-time Uzbekistani national champion. At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, she finished in 23rd place.

## Personal life

Gimazetdinova was born 5 May 1980 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union. In June 2008, she married Eduard Kamynin, a Russian track and field athlete, whom she later divorced. In 2012, she married Gregory Kipnis. Their daughter, Anastasia, was born on 30 November 2012.

## Career

Gimazetdinova was coached by Igor Ksenofontov until his death in the summer of 1999. She then trained without a coach until the end of the 2000–01 season. In the 2001–02 season, she began working with Peter Kiprushev in Pervouralsk.

A foot injury caused Gimazetdinova to withdraw after the short program from the 2006 Four Continents. She competed at the 2006 Olympics, finishing 29th. In 2009, she received an Olympic Solidarity scholarship. She placed 23rd at her second Olympics.

Gimazetdinova last competed internationally at the 2011 Asian Winter Games. She continues to skate in shows and also works as a coach in Yekaterinburg.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2010–2011 | Leeloo's Tune by Maksim Mrvica | |
| 2009–2010 | Standing the Storm by William Joseph | Otoñal by Raúl di Blasio |
| 2007–09 | Yes, I Loved You by Vladimir Kuzmin arranged by Vladimir Elzarov | Oriental selection |
| 2006–2007 | From a Distance by Richard Clayderman | Soundtrack medley by Vladimir Cosma |
| 2005–2006 | The Godfather II by Nino Rota | Medley by Vladimir Cosma |
| 2003–2004 | Tango (from Cirque du Soleil) by Rene Dupere | Caravan of Light by David Arkenstone |
| 2002–2003 | Music by Cirque de Soleil | Caravan of Light by David Arkenstone |
| 2000–2001 | Music by Richard Clayderman | Caravan of Light by David Arkenstone |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

International :

| Event | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympics | | | | | | | | | | 29th | | | | 23rd | |
| Worlds | | | | 28th | | | 23rd | | | 21st | 19th | 21st | 31st | 23rd | |
| Four Continents | | | 8th | 12th | 26th | 14th | 9th | 18th | | WD | 12th | 9th | 12th | 11th | |
| GP Bompard | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 8th | | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | | | | 11th | | | | | | | |
| GP Cup of Russia | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 11th | | | 12th | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | | |
| Golden Spin | | | | 6th | | | 10th | | | | | | | | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | | | | | | | 12th | | | WD | 14th | |
| Nepela Memorial | | | | 8th | | 8th | | | | 15th | | | | | |
| Schäfer Memorial | | | | | 8th | | | | | 7th | | | | | |
| Skate Israel | | | | | | | | 4th | | | | | | | |
| Asian Games | | | 5th | | | | 6th | | | | 6th | | | | WD |
| Asian Trophy | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | | |
| Pajovic Cup | | | | | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistani | | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | | | | | 1st | 1st |
| WD: Withdrew ||||||||||||||||
