Anna Shcherbakova

Olympic champion figure skater · age 22

life in chapters

9 milestones from birth to now, with Anna's age at every one.

2019 age 14 Award

Wins silver at the World Junior Championships

In Zagreb, Shcherbakova leads after the short program but settles for silver in her World Junior debut behind training partner Alexandra Trusova.
2019 age 15 Award

Wins Skate America in her Grand Prix debut

In Las Vegas, Shcherbakova lands two quad Lutzes in one free skate, a first for a woman in international competition, and takes gold at 15 on her senior Grand Prix debut.
2019 age ~15 Career milestone

Wins first Russian national title
champion
Shcherbakova won her first Russian Figure Skating Championships gold medal in the women's singles, the first of three consecutive national titles.

2021 age 16 Award

Wins gold at the 2021 World Championships
world champion
Shcherbakova won the women's singles title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm.
2022 age 17 Award

Wins gold at the 2022 European Championships
European champion
Shcherbakova won the women's singles title at the European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn.
2022 age 17 Award

Wins Olympic gold in Beijing
Olympic champion
Shcherbakova won the women's singles gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
2022 age ~18 Incident

Barred from defending her world title

After the ISU bans Russian and Belarusian skaters from international events in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Shcherbakova cannot compete at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier.
2026 age 22 Relationship

Announces engagement to Artem Shakirov
engaged
Shcherbakova announced her engagement to former ice hockey player Artem Shakirov via social media.