# Anastasia Gozhva

Anastasia Volodymyrivna Gozhva or Anastasiia Volodymyrivna Hozhva (Ukrainian: Анастасія Володимирівна Гожва, born 5 December 2001) is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2019 Jégvirág Cup champion and a three-time Ukrainian national champion (2016, 2023–24).

## Personal life

Gozhva was born on 5 December 2001 in Kyiv. Her sister, Daria (one year older), is also a competitive figure skater. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gozhva and her family fled to Tallinn, Estonia and moved into a shared apartment. She would return to Ukraine one year later.
Gozhva is currently a student at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.
She has a pet Beagle named Ronya.

## Career
### Early career

Gozhva began learning to skate in 2004. In the 2015–16 season, she won both the junior and senior Ukrainian national titles. 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.

### 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.

### 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.

### 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. Gozvha was at home in Kyiv during the first attacks. As a result, Gozhva relocated to Tallinn, Estonia, where she began training under Irina Kononova, in addition to continuing to work with her longtime coach, Marina Amirkhanova.

### 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.

### 2023–24 season

Prior to the season, it was announced that Gozhva had returned to her hometown of Kyiv and had resumed training there. She began the season by finishing seventh, thirteenth, and fifth at the 2023 Jelgava Cup, the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial, and the Tirnavia Ice Cup, respectively. She went on to win silver at the 2023 Denkova Staviski Cup and gold at 2023 Skate Celje. At the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Gozhva would place fourth.
Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, Gozhva finished twentieth. Two months later, making her debut at the World Championships, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gozhva finished in thirty-fourth place.
She closed the season by winning her third national title at the 2024 Ukrainian Championships.

### 2024–25 season

Gozhva began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing eighteenth at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy and ninth at the 2024 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2024–25 | Passion (Arubinoni: Adagio) by Tomaso Albinoni performed by Ikuko Kawai choreo. by Iryna Chubarets | Proud by Tamara Todevska, Darko Dimitrov, Robert Bilbilov, & Lazar Cvetkoski choreo. by Iryna Chubarets |
| 2023–24 | Vuelvo al Sur by Astor Piazzolla & Fernando Solanas performed by Gotan Project choreo. by Iryna Chubarets | Proud by Tamara Todevska, Darko Dimitrov, Robert Bilbilov, & Lazar Cvetkoski choreo. by Iryna Chubarets |
| 2022–23 | Am I the One by Beth Hart choreo. by Irina Chubarets | Love and War by Fleurie Lacrymosa by Evanescence choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika |
| 2021–22 | Am I the One by Beth Hart choreo. by Irina Chubarets | Love and War by Fleurie Lacrymosa by Evanescence choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika |
| 2019–20 | Please by Elijah Bossenbroek choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika | Love and War by Fleurie Lacrymosa by Evanescence choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika |
| 2018–19 | Please by Elijah Bossenbroek choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika | Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika |
| 2017–18 | Please by Elijah Bossenbroek choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika | Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika |
| 2016–17 | Cha Cha Cha Banto by Kaoma choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika | Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika |
| 2015–16 | Cha Cha Cha Banto by Kaoma choreo. by Mariia Tumanovska-Chaika | Harem (Canção do Mar) by Sarah Brightman Harem by Pariso choreo. by Irina Chubarets |
| 2014–15 | | Harem (Canção do Mar) by Sarah Brightman Harem by Pariso choreo. by Irina Chubarets |

## Competitive highlights

* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* WD – Withdrew from competition
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | | | | | | | | | 34th | TBD |
| European Championships | | | | 36th | 34th | | | 20th | 20th | 27th |
| Ukrainian Championships | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | WD | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | | | | | | 15th | | | |
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | | | | | | | | | | 9th |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | | | | | | 10th | 4th | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | | | | | | | | 18th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | | 16th | | | 13th | | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | | 14th | | | | | | 13th | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | | | | 19th | | | |
| Autumn Talents Cup | | | | | | | 2nd | | | |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 11th |
| Diamond Spin | | | | | | | | | | 9th |
| Jégvirág Cup | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Jelgava Cup | | | | | | | | | 7th | |
| Skate Celje | | | | | | | | | 1st | 4th |
| Tallink Hotels Cup | | | | | | | | WD | | |
| Tallinn Trophy | | | | | | | | 6th | | |
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | | | | | | | | | 5th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | | | | | 5th | | |
| Winter University Games | | | | | | | | 8th | | TBD |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| World Junior Championships | | 17th | 26th |
| Ukrainian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| JGP Germany | | | 22nd |
| JGP Latvia | | 9th | |
| JGP Poland | | 14th | |
| JGP Slovenia | | | 14th |
| Bavarian Open | | 3rd | |
| European Youth Olympic Festival | | | 2nd |
| Tallinn Trophy | | 4th | |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 163.77 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | TSS | 57.83 | 2024 European Championships |
| Short program | TES | 32.41 | 2024 European Championships |
| Short program | PCS | 26.13 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| Free skating | TSS | 109.58 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free skating | TES | 56.99 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free skating | PCS | 52.73 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |

### Senior level

Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 13–15, 2024 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 19 | 41.30 | 17 | 79.17 | 18 | 120.47 |
| Oct 3–6, 2024 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 9 | 53.64 | 8 | 100.58 | 9 | 154.22 |
| Oct 15–20, 2024 | 2024 Diamond Spin | 13 | 36.53 | 7 | 88.13 | 9 | 124.66 |
| Nov 5–10, 2024 | 2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup | 10 | 51.21 | 10 | 99.05 | 11 | 150.26 |
| Nov 14–17, 2024 | 2024 Skate Celje | 6 | 43.42 | 2 | 95.82 | 4 | 139.24 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 27 | 42.21 | — | — | 27 | 42.21 |
2023-24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 18–24 March 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 34 40.28 | - | 34 40.28 |
| 10–14 January 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 11 57.83 | 20 93.67 | 20 151.50 |
| 6–9 December 2023 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 5 54.19 | 4 109.58 | 4 163.77 |
| 16–19 November 2023 | 2023 Skate Celje | 1 59.91 | 1 100.79 | 1 160.70 |
| 7–12 November 2023 | 2023 Denkova-Staviski Cup | 3 55.38 | 2 107.23 | 2 162.61 |
| 27–29 October 2023 | 2023 Tirnavia Ice Cup | 7 48.05 | 5 95.47 | 5 143.52 |
| 28–30 September 2023 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | 13 49.04 | 13 85.17 | 13 134.21 |
| 16–17 September 2023 | 2023 Jeglava Cup | 9 40.87 | 4 102.29 | 7 143.16 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 8–9 April 2023 | 2023 Ukrainian Championships | 1 61.35 | 1 100.95 | 1 162.30 |
| 16–19 February 2023 | 2023 Tallink Hotels Cup | 8 51.34 | WD | WD |
| 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 level

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 |