Anastasia Mishina
Anastasia Viktorovna Mishina (, born 24 April 2001) is a Russian pair skater. With her skating partner, Aleksandr Galliamov, she is the 2022 Olympic champion in the team event and 2022 Olympic pairs bronze medalist, 2021 World champion, the 2022 European champion, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix event champion, and the 2022 Russian national champion. She is also the 2019 World Junior champion, the 2018 World Junior bronze medalist, 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2019 Russian national junior champion. Mishina/Galliamov won the gold medal in their Worlds debut at the 2021 World Championships, becoming the second youngest pair to win the World Championships after Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov. With her former partner, Vladislav Mirzoev, she is the 2016 World Junior silver medalist, 2016 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2016 Russian national junior champion. Personal life Mishina was born on 24 April 2001 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In December 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament sanctioned Mishina for her support of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Career Early years and teaming up with Mirzoev Mishina began skating in 2006. As a single skater, she was coached by Fedor Klimov's mother, who suggested that she try pairs like her son. Mishina skated two seasons with Maxim Kudryavtsev, from 2012 to 2014. Mishina teamed up with Vladislav Mirzoev in early 2014. Coached by Nikolai Velikov and Ludmila Velikova, they won the junior pairs' title at the 2015 Bavarian Open, their first international event. 2015–2016 season: Silver at Junior Worlds Mishina/Mirzoev made their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2015, placing fifth in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was the pair's sole assignment of the 2015–16 JGP series. In January 2016, they won gold at the Russian Junior Championships after placing first in both segments and outscoring silver medalists Atakhanova/Spiridonov by a margin of 6.89 points. In February, they won their second consecutive Bavarian Open junior title, finishing ahead of Ohanesian/Bardei (silver) by 7.12 points. In March, Mishina/Mirzoev won the silver medal at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, after placing second in both segments. They finished 9.22 points behind gold medalists Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař of the Czech Republic and 3.6 points ahead of teammates Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot. 2016–2017 season: Gold at JGP Final Mishina/Mirzoev were awarded gold at both of their 2016–17 JGP assignments, in Saransk, Russia, and Dresden, Germany. They were the top qualifiers at the JGP Final and won gold at the event, which was held in December in Marseille, France. In January 2017, Mishina stated that they would likely split due to disagreements but that they intended to complete the season. She said that he was struggling with her weight but that it was not possible for her to lose more. 2017–2018 season: Teaming up with Galliamov, bronze at Junior Worlds Mishina teamed up with Aleksandr Galliamov in February 2017. Coached by Nikolai Velikov and Ludmila Velikova, the pair won the junior title at the