# Anastasia Vaipan-Law

Anastasia Kristina Vaipan-Law (born 31 August 1999) is a Scottish figure skater who currently represents Great Britain in pairs. With her partner, Luke Digby, she is a four-time British national champion (2022–2025) and the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist.

## Personal life

Vaipan-Law was born on 31 August 1999 in Blackpool, England.

## Career
### Early years and singles career

Vaipan-Law began learning how to skate in 2007 at the age of eight in Dundee, Scotland. She made her junior international debut in women's single skating at the 2013 NRW Trophy in December 2013 where she finished twenty-first.
Throughout her career as a single skater, Vaipan-Law competed at three ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments and placed second at the 2016 Open d'Andorra in the junior women's event. She is a three-time British junior national silver medalist (2017-2019).

### Pair skating career
#### 2021–22 season: Pairs debut with Digby

Vaipan-Law began contemplating switching to pair skating after suffering a knee injury and undergoing surgery. She officially began her pair skating career in December 2019 when she teamed up with fellow singles skater, Luke Digby.
Vaipan-Law/Digby made their international debut as a team at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy. They finished twelfth overall and recorded personal bests in all three segments of competition. The team competed at three more events throughout the fall, winning the 2021 Tayside Trophy and finishing fourth at both the 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup respectively.
At their first British Championships in November, Vaipan-Law/Digby narrowly took the title ahead of the long-dominant team Jones/Boyadji. Jones/Boyadji initially received the assignment to Great Britain's single berth in the pairs' field at the 2022 European Figure Skating Championships, but after Jones recorded a positive COVID-19 test shortly before the event, Vaipan-Law/Digby were assigned to replace them.
Vaipan-Law/Digby set a new personal best in the short program at 2022 Europeans but finished eighteenth in the segment and did not advance to the free skate.

#### 2022–23 season: World Championship debut

Vaipan-Law/Digby began the 2022–23 figure skating season with a tenth-place finish at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy and a silver medal at the 2022 Tayside Trophy. On the 2022-23 ISU Grand Prix, they were the host-picked pair team for the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy in Sheffield, where they finished seventh. Following this, the pair finished seventh at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup.
Vaipan-Law/Digby went on to defend their title at the 2023 British Championships and were selected to compete at the European and World Championships. The pair finished in tenth place at the European Championships in Espoo, Finland. They then went on to place tenth at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.
Making their World Championship debut in Saitama, Japan, Vaipan-Law/Digby qualified for the free skate after placing seventeenth in the short program and went on to place sixteenth in the free skate, finishing in sixteenth place overall.

#### 2023–24 season

Beginning the season with two Challenger series assignments, Vaipan-Law/Digby came eighth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy and fifth at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International. They received an unexpected opportunity to compete on the Grand Prix when reigning world champions Miura/Kihara withdrew from the 2023 Skate America. They finished seventh at the event. Vaipan-Law/Digby subsequently took gold at the 2024 British Championships for a third time.
In January, the pair finished ninth at the 2024 European Championships. At the 2024 World Championships, they attempted a more difficult jump in the short program than at the European Championships. Despite a mistake on it, they qualified for the free skate, and they ended in twentieth place.

#### 2024–25 season

Vaipan-Law/Digby started the season by finishing sixth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, the pair placed sixth at 2024 Skate America, earning personal best scores in the process. They subsequently placed sixth at the 2024 NHK Trophy.
In late November, the pair won their first ISU medal, a silver at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup before going on to win their fourth consecutive national title at the 2025 British Championships.

## Programs
### With Digby

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Lighthouse by Patrick Watson choreo. by Christopher Dean | Arrival of the Birds by The Cinematic Orchestra & Rob Colling Carry You by Ruelle ft. Fleurie choreo. by Mark Hanretty | Your Song (from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Ewan McGregor & Alessandro Safina |
| 2023–2024 | Never Tear Us Apart by INXS performed by Bishop Briggs choreo. by Mark Pillay | Survivor by Destiny's Child performed by 2WEI ft. Edda Hayes Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio ft. L.V. performed by 2WEI choreo. by Christopher Dean | Never Tear Us Apart by INXS performed by Bishop Briggs choreo. by Mark Pillay |
| 2022–2023 | Never Tear Us Apart by INXS performed by Bishop Briggs choreo. by Mark Pillay | The Eternal City Los Muertos Vivos Estan by Thomas Newman Writing's on the Wall (from Spectre) by Sam Smith The Name's Bond...James Bond (from Casino Royale) by David Arnold choreo. by Andrew Smith | Another Love by Tom Odell |
| 2021–2022 | Ghost: The Musical Unchained Melody (Dance) / The Love Inside Sam's Murder by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart, & Glen Ballard choreo. by Andrew Smith | The Eternal City Los Muertos Vivos Estan by Thomas Newman Writing's on the Wall (from Spectre) by Sam Smith The Name's Bond...James Bond (from Casino Royale) by David Arnold choreo. by Andrew Smith | |
| 2020–2021 | Ghost: The Musical Unchained Melody (Dance) / The Love Inside Sam's Murder by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart, & Glen Ballard choreo. by Andrew Smith | Writing's on the Wall (from Spectre) by Sam Smith No Time to Die (from No Time to Die) by Billie Eilish Skyfall (from Skyfall) by Adele choreo. by Andrew Smith | |

## Competitive highlights

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

### Pair skating with Luke Digby

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | | 16th | 20th | TBD |
| European Championships | 18th | 10th | 9th | 5th |
| British Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | 6th |
| GP Skate America | | | 7th | 6th |
| GP Wilson Trophy | | 7th | | |
| CS Autumn Classic | | | 5th | |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 12th | 10th | | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | | 8th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | 6th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 17th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Challenge Cup | | 10th | | |
| Tayside Trophy | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Trophée Métropole Nice | 4th | | | |

### Single skating

Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
| British Championships (Senior) | | | 11th | | | |
| British Championships (Junior) | 3rd | 8th | | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| JGP Austria | | | | | | 17th |
| JGP Croatia | | | | | 15th | |
| JGP Slovenia | | | | | | 14th |
| Alpen Trophy | | | | | | 4th |
| Cup of Nice | | | 13th | | 16th | |
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | | | | | | 11th |
| Merano Cup | | | | | 4th | |
| NRW Trophy | 21st | | | | | |
| Open d'Andorra | | | | 2nd | | |
| Skate Helena | | | | 5th | | |
| Sportland Trophy | | | 8th | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | 26th | | 4th | |

## Detailed results
### Pair skating with Luke Digby

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 183.76 | 2025 European Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 66.54 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TES | 37.15 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | PCS | 29.39 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free skating | TSS | 118.93 | 2025 European Championships |
| Free skating | TES | 61.05 | 2024 Skate America |
| Free skating | PCS | 59.97 | 2025 European Championships |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 19–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6 | 60.05 | 4 | 114.63 | 6 | 174.68 |
| Oct 12–13, 2024 | 2024 Tayside Trophy | 2 | 61.96 | 2 | 109.80 | 2 | 171.76 |
| Oct 18–20, 2024 | 2024 Skate America | 6 | 61.31 | 6 | 118.82 | 6 | 180.13 |
| Nov 8–10, 2024 | 2024 NHK Trophy | 7 | 58.17 | 6 | 116.28 | 6 | 174.45 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | 2 | 66.54 | 2 | 115.83 | 2 | 182.37 |
| Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2024 | 2025 British Championships | 1 | 65.28 | 1 | 123.39 | 1 | 188.67 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 4 | 64.83 | 6 | 118.93 | 5 | 183.76 |
2023–2024 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 20 54.69 | 20 98.37 | 20 153.06 |
| January 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 8 56.79 | 9 102.22 | 9 159.01 |
| November 16–19, 2023 | 2023 Warsaw Cup | 2 61.84 | 3 102.50 | 2 164.34 |
| October 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Skate America | 6 50.60 | 7 83.24 | 7 133.84 |
| October 14–15, 2023 | 2023 Tayside Trophy | 3 50.70 | 2 107.59 | 2 158.29 |
| September 14–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 6 52.64 | 4 107.18 | 5 159.82 |
| September 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 6 55.32 | 10 87.65 | 8 142.97 |
| 2022–2023 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 17 55.42 | 16 97.96 | 16 153.38 |
| February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 10 41.12 | 10 85.81 | 10 126.93 |
| January 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 9 49.43 | 10 88.06 | 10 137.49 |
| December 1–4, 2022 | 2023 British Championships | 1 55.20 | 1 105.76 | 1 160.96 |
| November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 8 48.30 | 7 99.56 | 7 147.86 |
| November 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 7 50.29 | 6 93.52 | 7 143.81 |
| October 15–16, 2022 | 2022 Tayside Trophy | 2 52.31 | 2 93.19 | 2 145.50 |
| October 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 40.79 | 10 70.89 | 10 111.68 |
| 2021–2022 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 18 51.11 | – | 18 51.11 |
| Nov. 30 – Dec. 5, 2021 | 2022 British Championships | 1 50.49 | 2 91.42 | 1 141.91 |
| November 6–7, 2021 | 2021 Tayside Trophy | 1 57.56 | 1 101.37 | 1 158.93 |
| October 20–24, 2021 | 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 40.72 | 4 81.33 | 4 122.05 |
| October 7–10, 2021 | 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy | 13 45.79 | 12 86.77 | 12 132.56 |