Anastasia Vasilyevna Martiusheva (; born 17 March 1995) is a Russian pair skater. With Alexei Rogonov, she is the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, a two-time (2010, 2011) Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, and the 2009 World Junior silver medalist. They are the 2012 Russian national senior bronze medalists and 2009 junior champions.
Career Martiusheva began skating at the age of five-and-a-half. Initially a singles skater, she switched to pair skating at age ten.
Partnership with Rogonov
Martiusheva and Alexei Rogonov first met in Perm, skating in the same group but with different partners. After she relocated to Moscow and he made the same journey six months later, Natalia Pavlova paired them together, in 2006. The pair won the 2009 Russian Junior title. At the 2009 World Junior Championships, they were 11th after the short program but finished first in the long program, ahead of Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze. They moved up to second overall and took the silver medal.
Martiusheva/Rogonov made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2009 Cup of Russia, where they finished seventh. They finished 9th at Russian Nationals. During the 2010–11 season, they were assigned to 2010 Skate Canada International but withdrew from the event. They won the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they placed 9th in the short program and 7th in the long, to finish 9th overall.
During the 2011–12 season, Martiusheva/Rogonov won the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb and Warsaw Cup. At the 2012 Russian Nationals, they placed second in the short program and third in the free skate and won the bronze medal.
In the 2012–13 season, Martiusheva/Rogonov won gold at the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They competed on the Grand Prix series for the first time since 2009, finishing 5th at both of their events, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup and the 2012 NHK Trophy. They set their personal best overall score of 162.25 points. They finished 6th at the 2013 Russian Championships.
In 2013–14, Martiusheva/Rogonov began their season by taking silver at the Lombardia Trophy, followed by another silver at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. They were seventh at their first Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Cup of China. A week later, the pair replaced the injured Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov at the 2013 NHK Trophy. Two days before the 2014 Russian Championships, Martiusheva injured a leg muscle in a bad fall and doctors ordered the pair to withdraw. The partnership ended soon after.
In January 2014, Martiusheva began searching for a new partner. In June 2014, she tried out with Alexander Korovin.
Programs (with Rogonov)
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2013–2014 Sarabande performed by Escala choreo. by Sergei Komolov, Alexei Zhelezniakov Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves) performed by André Rieu choreo. by Sergei Komolov, Alexei Zhelezniakov Milord by Marguerite Monnot 2012–2013 Cornish Rhapsody by Hubert Bath The Mission by Ennio Morricone Hello by Lionel Richie 2011–2012 Winter by Antonio Vivaldi Leningrad by William Joseph Ange et Démon by Maxime Rodriguez 2010–2011 Flamenco by unknown The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Luciano Pavarotti 2009–2010 We Are the Champions by Queen 2008–2009 Korobushka (Russian folk music) performed by Bond The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Pájaro Campana by Raúl Di Blasio
Competitive highlights (with Rogonov)
Results International Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 GP Cup of China 7th GP NHK Trophy 5th 7th GP Rostelecom 7th 5th GP Skate Canada WD Golden Spin 2nd 1st 1st Lombardia 2nd Ondrej Nepela 1st 2nd Warsaw Cup 1st International: Junior Junior Worlds 2nd JGP Final 4th JGP Great Britain 1st JGP Mexico 3rd National Russian Champ. 6th 9th 9th 3rd 6th WD Russian Junior 3rd 1st
References
External links
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