Anastasia Gozhva

Anastasia Gozhva or Hozhva (Ukrainian: Анастасія Володимирівна Гожва, born 5 December 2001) is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2019 Jégvirág Cup champion and a two-time Ukrainian national champion (2016, 2023).

Anastasia Gozhva
Gozhva at the 2017 World Junior Championships
Full nameAnastasia Volodimirovna Gozhva
Native nameАнастасія Володимирівна Гожва
Other namesAnastasiya Hozhva
Born (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001
Kyiv, Ukraine
HometownKyiv
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country Ukraine
CoachMarina Amirkhanova
Irina Kononova
Skating clubLeader Kyiv
Began skating2004

Personal life

Gozhva was born on 5 December 2001 in Kyiv. Her sister, Daria (one year older), is also a competitive figure skater.[1]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gozhva and her family fled to Tallinn, Estonia and moved into a shared apartment. Some close friends of Gozhva were fatally shot by Russian soldiers during the invasion.[2]

She is currently a student at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.[3][2]

She has a pet Beagle named Ronya.[2]

Career

Early career

Gozhva began learning to skate in 2004.[4] In the 2015–16 season, she won both the junior and senior Ukrainian national titles.[5][6] Too young to compete in senior internationals, she was sent to the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. She qualified for the free skate by placing 13th in the short program and finished 17th overall.

In February 2017, Gozhva won the silver medal at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Erzurum, Turkey. She made her senior international debut in September at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.[7]

2018–2019 season

Gozhva placed fourth at the 2019 Ukrainian Championships. Because none of the medalists met the minimum age or TES requirements, she was named in Ukraine's team to the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Ranked 36th in the short program, she did not advance to the free skate. In February, she outscored Nicole Schott by 1.16 points to win gold at the Jégvirág Cup in Hungary.[7]

2019–20 season

Gozhva began her season at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where she finished sixteenth.

She went on to compete at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, where she placed thirty-fourth in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[7]

2020–21 season

Gozhva sat out the 2020–21 figure skating season.

2021–22 season

Gozhva began the season with finishing fifteenth at the 2021 Budapest Trophy. She went on to win silver at the 2021 Autumn Talents Club and finish nineteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup.

She finished the season with a silver medal at the 2022 Ukrainian Championships.

In late February, Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing.[8] Gozvha was at home in Kyiv during the first attacks. As a result, Gozhva relocated to Tallinn, Estonia, where she began trainng under Irina Kononova, in addition to continuing to work with her longtime coach, Marina Amirkhanova.[7][2]

2022–23 season

Gozhva began the season with thirteenth-place finish at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. She went on to compete at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup and the 2022 Tallinn Trophy, placing fifth and sixth, respectively.

At the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Gozhva placed tenth, scoring a personal best free program and combined total score in the process.

Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter University Games, Gozhva scored a personal best in the short program placed eighth overall.

Competing at her third European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Gozhva placed twenty-second in the short program and seventeenth in the free skate, placing twentieth overall.

Gozhva closed her season by winning her second national title at the 2023 Ukrainian Championships.[9]

2023–24 season

Gozhva began the season with a thirteenth-place at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial.[9]

Programs
Gozhva at the 2016 World Junior Championships
Season Short program Free skating
2023–24
[10]
  • Proud
    by Tamara Todevska, Darko Dimitrov, Robert Bilbilov, Lazar Cvetkoski
2022–23
[7]
  • Am I the One
    by Beth Hart
    choreo. by Irina Chubarets
2021–22
2020–21 Did not compete this season
2019–2020
[4]
  • Please
    by Elijah Bossenbroek
    choreo. by Irina Chubarets
2018–2019
[4][1]
2017–2018
[4][1]
2016–2017
[11]
  • Cha Cha Cha
  • Banto
    by Kaoma
    choreo. by Irina Chubarets
2015–2016
[12]
2014–2015

    Competitive highlights

    CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[9]
    Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
    Europeans36th34th20th
    CS Budapest TrophyWD
    CS Golden Spin10th
    CS Ondrej Nepela14th13th
    CS Nebelhorn16th13th
    CS Warsaw Cup19th
    Budapest Trophy15th
    Jelgava Cup7th
    Jégvirág Cup1st
    Tallink Hotels CupWD
    Tallinn Trophy6th
    Volvo Open Cup5th
    Autumn Talents Cup2nd
    Universiade8th
    International: Junior[9]
    Junior Worlds17th26th
    JGP Germany22nd
    JGP Latvia9th
    JGP Poland14th
    JGP Slovenia14th
    EYOF2nd
    Bavarian Open3rd
    Tallinn Trophy4th
    National
    Ukraine1st2nd3rd4th3rdWD2nd1st
    Ukraine: Junior2nd1st3rd2nd
    TBD = Assigned

    Detailed results

    ISU Personal best highlighted in bold.

    Senior results
    2022–23 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    28-30 September 2023 2023 CS Nepela Memorial 13
    49.04    		 13
    85.17    		 13
    134.21
    2022–23 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    8–9 April 2023 2023 Ukrainian Championships 1
    61.35    		 1
    100.95    		 1
    162.30
    25–29 January 2023 2023 European Championships 22
    46.78    		 17
    96.91    		 20
    143.69
    13–15 January 2023 2023 Winter World University Games 9
    57.50    		 9
    95.99    		 8
    153.49
    7–10 December 2022 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7
    52.35    		 10
    102.88    		 10
    155.23
    24–27 November 2022 2022 Tallinn Trophy 8
    48.76    		 5
    97.58    		 6
    146.34
    3–4 November 2022 2022 Volvo Open Cup 2
    56.31    		 7
    98.77    		 5
    155.08
    21–24 September 2022 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 16
    37.67    		 13
    91.64    		 13
    129.31
    2021–22 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    7–8 December 2021 2022 Ukrainian Championships 2
    62.18    		 2
    118.80    		 2
    180.98
    17–20 November 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 24
    42.95    		 15
    96.58    		 19
    139.53
    27–30 October, 2021 2021 Autumn Talents Cup 4
    41.69    		 2
    82.84    		 2
    129.34
    14–17 October 2021 2021 Budapest Trophy 17
    39.85    		 15
    84.60    		 15
    124.45
    2019–20 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships 34
    40.49    		 – 34
    40.49
    17–19 December 2020 2020 Ukrainian Championships 2
    50.08    		 5
    89.26    		 3
    139.34
    25–28 September 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 16
    44.21    		 15
    83.59    		 16
    127.80
    2018–19 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    15–17 February 2019 2019 Jégvirág Cup 3
    46.69    		 2
    89.46    		 1
    136.15
    21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships 36
    35.51    		 – 36
    35.51
    17–20 December 2018 2019 Ukrainian Championships 4
    47.54    		 5
    84.57    		 4
    132.11
    2017–18 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    17–20 December 2017 2018 Ukrainian Championships 3
    48.26    		 3
    77.98    		 3
    126.24
    21–23 September 2017 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 14
    42.73    		 14
    85.64    		 14
    128.37
    2016–17 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    1–2 December 2016 2017 Ukrainian Championships 2
    55.51    		 2
    93.27    		 2
    148.78
    2015–16 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    18–19 December 2015 2016 Ukrainian Championships 2
    50.07    		 1
    116.70    		 1
    166.77

    Junior results
    2018–19 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    4–7 February 2019 2019 Ukrainian Junior Championships 2
    58.53    		 2
    92.45    		 2
    150.98
    2016–17 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    15–19 March 2017 2017 World Junior Championships 26
    44.21    		 – 26
    44.21
    27 February–2 March 2017 2017 Ukrainian Junior Championships 3
    51.59    		 3
    89.92    		 3
    141.51
    13–15 February 2017 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival 2
    49.78    		 7
    77.40    		 2
    127.18
    5–8 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany 22
    42.71    		 20
    75.21    		 22
    117.92
    21–24 September 2016 2016 JGP Slovenia 12
    47.33    		 17
    69.36    		 14
    116.69
    2015–16 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships 13
    50.99    		 18
    81.28    		 17
    132.27
    17–21 February 2016 2016 Bavarian Open 3
    54.02    		 5
    82.68    		 3
    136.70
    19–21 January 2016 2016 Ukrainian Junior Championships 2
    47.03    		 1
    96.85    		 1
    143.88
    17–22 November 2015 2015 Tallinn Trophy 5
    46.67    		 4
    105.72    		 4
    152.39
    23–26 September 2015 2015 JGP Poland 15
    40.39    		 12
    79.33    		 14
    119.72
    26–30 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia 7
    53.09    		 13
    86.13    		 9
    139.22
    2014–15 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    12–14 February 2015 2015 Ukrainian Junior Championships 3
    44.85    		 1
    90.50    		 2
    135.35

    References
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    3. "Anastasiia Gozhva SP Winter Universiade 2023". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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    8. "Figure skating latest sport to ban Russian participation". CBC Sports. March 1, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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