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 2021–22 British national champion.

Anastasia Vaipan-Law
Personal information
Full nameAnastasia Kristina Vaipan-Law
Country representedUnited Kingdom Great Britain
Born (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Home townDundee, Scotland
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
PartnerLuke Digby
CoachSimon, Debi, and Jason Briggs
ChoreographerMark Pillay, Andrew Smith
Skating clubDundee ISC
Training locationsDundee
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total153.38
2023 Worlds
Short program55.42
2023 Worlds
Free skate99.56
2022 CS Warsaw Cup

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.[1] She made her junior international debut in women's single skating at the 2013 NRW Trophy in December 2013 where she finished 21st.

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).

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 partner Luke Digby.[2]

2021–22 season: Pairs debut with Digby

Vaipan-Law/Digby made their international debut as a team at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy. They finished 12th 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 and 17th at the 2021 Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur and the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup respectively.[3]

At their first British Championships in November, Vaipan-Law/Digby narrowly took the title ahead of the long-dominant team Zoe Jones / Christopher 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 18th in the segment and did not advance to the free skate.

Programs

With Digby
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[4]
2021–2022
[5]

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Digby

GP: ISU Grand Prix; CS: ISU Challenger Series

International[3]
Event 21–22 22–23
Worlds16th
Europeans18th10th
GP Wilson Trophy7th
CS Finlandia Trophy12th10th
CS U.S. ClassicWD
CS Warsaw Cup7th
Challenge Cup10th
Tayside Trophy1st2nd
Trophée Métropole Nice17th
National
British Champ.1st1st
TBD = Assigned, WD = Withdrew

Women's singles

JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior [6]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
JGP Austria17th
JGP Croatia15th
JGP Slovenia14th
Alpen Trophy4th
Cup of Nice13th16th
Golden Bear11th
Merano Cup4th
NRW Trophy21st
Open d'Andorra2nd
Skate Helena5th
Volvo Open Cup26th4th
International: Advanced novice [6]
Triglav Trophy4th
National [6]
British Champ.27th N6th N3rd J8th J11th2nd J2nd J2nd J
Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior

References
  1. "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. 4 May 2019.
  2. Knight, Sarah (18 November 2022). "License to Thrill: Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby on their new journey together". Anything GOEs.
  3. "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022.
  6. "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW: Competition Results". International Skating Union. 4 May 2019.
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