Anna Scherbakova

Professional figure skater, Anna Scherbakova is a two-time Russian national champion and one of the world’s highest-ranking female ice skating competitors.

Learning to skate in Moscow at the age of three, Scherbakova went on to win her first gold medal at the Russian Youth Championships in 2016. Returning to the event the following year, Scherbakova successfully took home the silver medal. Following a break from competing professionally due to injury, Scherbakova made her Junior Grand Prix debut during the 2018-19 season. Becoming the JGP Slovakia and Canada champion that season, enabling Scherbakova to qualify for the finals, at which Scherbakova finished fifth overall. Scherbakova soon went on to enjoy a highly successful year during 2019, winning the silver medal at the World Junior Championships, followed by gold at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival. Making her senior international debut in 2019, Scherbakova has gone on to achieve a silver medal at the Grand Prix Final in Torino and is a two-time Russian national figure skating champion. More recently Scherbakova took home the silver medal at the European Championships during 2020 in Graz.

Of her other career highlights, Scherbakova is the current record holder for the second-highest free skating score in the ladies singles competition and was also the first lady to land a quad lutz, which she achieved at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy. As of the 2019-20 season, Scherbakova is the third-highest ranked female figure skater.