Anastasiia Smirnova (figure skater)

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Anastasiia Smirnova
Personal information
Native nameАнастасія Смірнова  (Ukrainian)
Alternative namesAnastasiya
Country represented United States
Former country(ies) represented Ukraine
Born (2004-04-20) April 20, 2004 (age 17)
Dnipro, Ukraine
Home townShakopee, Minnesota
ResidenceShakopee, Minnesota
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
PartnerDanil Siianytsia
Former partnerArtem Darenskyi
CoachTrudy Oltmanns
Former coachLilia Batutina
ChoreographerRandi Strong
Trudy Oltmanns
Former choreographerMichael Lueck
Rohene Ward
Julia Gorbacheva
Skating clubYarmouth Ice Club
Former skating clubMDUSH Dnipro
Training locationsShakopee, Minnesota
Former training locationsSioux Center, Iowa
Dnipro, Ukraine
Began skating2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total145.05
2020 Junior Worlds
Short program51.19
2020 Junior Worlds
Free skate93.86
2020 Junior Worlds

Anastasiia Smirnova (Ukrainian: Анастасія Смірнова; born April 20, 2004) is a Ukrainian-born pair skater who represents the United States. With her skating partner, Danil Siianytsia, she is the 2021 U.S. junior national champion, the 2020 U.S. junior national silver medalist, and finished in the top ten at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

Personal life[]

Smirnova was born on April 20, 2004 in Dnipro, Ukraine in a Russian-speaking family. As of 2021, she is in her last year of an online Ukrainian high school. Smirnova came to the United States in mid-2018 on a P-1 visa and hopes to gain U.S. citizenship.[1]

Smirnova has a pet kitten named Bunny.[2] She previously coached Learn to Skate lessons at the Shakopee Ice Arena where she trains.[3]

Career[]

Early career[]

Smirnova began skating in 2010 in Dnipro. Her first pairs partner was Artem Darenskyi. Coached by Lilia Batutina, Smirnova/Darenskyi were the 2015 Ukrainian junior national silver medalists and the 2016 Ukrainian junior national champion.[4] They competed at two Junior Grand Prix events, placing ninth at 2017 JGP Latvia and 11th at 2017 JGP Belarus, before splitting in fall 2017.[5]

Smirnova teamed up with Danil Siianytsia in mid-2018 after he found her profile on IcePartnerSearch and asked his coach, Trudy Oltmanns, to arrange a tryout.[1] She moved from Ukraine to train with Siianytsia under Oltmanns in Shakopee, Minnesota. In their first season together, they won the novice bronze medal at the 2019 U.S. Championships.

2019–20 season[]

Smirnova/Siianytsia made their junior international debut at 2019 JGP Russia, where they finished seventh overall. They then competed at the 2019–20 U.S. Pairs Final and won the bronze medal, qualifying them to the 2020 U.S. Championships. At the 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb in December, Smirnova/Siianytsia earned their first international medal, silver behind Georgia's Alina Butaeva / Luka Berulava.

At the 2020 U.S. Championships, Smirnova/Siianytsia were third in the short program, but won the free skate to earn the silver medal behind Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy. As a result, they were named to the 2020 World Junior Championships team, alongside Finster/Nagy and Winter Deardorff / Mikhail Johnson.[3] Smirnova/Siianytsia finished tenth at the World Junior Championships.

2020–21 season[]

After the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota caused their training rink to close, Smirnova/Siianytsia temporarily relocated with their coach to her old rink in Sioux Center, Iowa.[6] The Junior Grand Prix, where they would have competed, was also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and cancelled.

In January, Smirnova/Siianytsia won the junior title at the 2021 U.S. Championships by over 20 points ahead of Isabelle Martins / Ryan Bedard and Valentina Plazas / Maximiliano Fernandez, despite Smirnova suffering a high ankle sprain on her right leg in practice the day before competition began.[7] Siianytsia reflected that they were "pretty excited" about the win and "hopefully it won't be our last one."[7]

Programs[]

With Siianytsia[]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
2020–2021
[2]
  • Dixie Biscuits
    by Tape Five
    choreo. by Randi Strong
2019–2020
[8]

With Darenskyi[]

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[9]

Competitive highlights[]

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Siianytsia for the United States[]

International[10]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Cranberry Cup 9th
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds 10th
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Poland 4th
JGP Russia 7th
Golden Spin 2nd
National[10]
U.S. Champ. 3rd N 2nd J 1st J WD
U.S. Pairs Final 3rd J
Eastern Sect. 2nd N
ISP Points Chall. 1st J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

With Darenskyi for Ukraine[]

International: Junior[4]
Event 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
JGP Belarus 9th
JGP Latvia 11th
National[4]
Ukrainian Junior 2nd 1st

Detailed results[]

ISU Personal Best highlighted in bold.

With Siianytsia

Junior results[]

2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 1
59.07 		1
110.78 		1
169.85
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 2–8, 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 11
51.19 		10
93.86 		10
145.05
January 20–26, 2020 2020 U.S. Championships 3
54.56 		1
108.48 		2
163.04
December 4–7, 2019 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb 1
52.17 		3
80.53 		2
132.70
November 12–16, 2019 2019–20 U.S. Pairs Final 3
47.81 		3
87.79 		3
135.60
September 11–14, 2019 2019 JGP Russia 7
45.69 		7
81.20 		7
126.89

Novice results[]

2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 18–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships 3
44.92 		2
84.53 		3
129.45
November 13–17, 2018 2019 Eastern Sectionals 3
38.99 		2
66.34 		2
105.33

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cloutier, Claire (January 17, 2020). "Smirnova and Siianytsia's Skating Journey: From Ukraine to the United States". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating.
  2. ^ a b "Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia". U.S. Figure Skating.
  3. ^ a b "Skating to Worlds". City of Shakopee. March 16, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Anastasiia SMIRNOVA / Artem DARENSKYI". International Skating Union.
  5. ^ "Смірнова/Даренський – Дев'яті hа Турнірі Юніорського Гран Прі У Ризі" [Smirnova / Darenskyi – Ninth at the Riga Junior Grand Prix Tournament] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. September 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Sandbulte, Eric (December 10, 2020). "All Seasons Center hosts champions". Sioux Center News.
  7. ^ a b Penny, Brandon (January 21, 2020). "Junior Champions Crowned as the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships Conclude". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating.
  8. ^ "Anastasiia SMIRNOVA / Danylo SIIANYTSIA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Anastasiia SMIRNOVA / Artem DARENSKYI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
  10. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Anastasiia SMIRNOVA / Danylo SIIANYTSIA". International Skating Union.

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