Anastasia Vaipan-Law

Anastasia Vaipan-Law
Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
Full nameAnastasia Kristina Vaipan-Law
Born (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25)
Blackpool, England,
United Kingdom
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain
DisciplinePair skating (since 2021)
Women's singles (2013–19)
PartnerLuke Digby
CoachSimon Briggs
Debi Briggs
Jason Briggs
Skating clubDundee Ice Skating Club
Began skating2007
Medal record
British Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sheffield Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2023 Sheffield Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sheffield Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2025 Sheffield Pairs

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

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Vaipan-Law was born on 31 August 1999 in Blackpool, England.[1]

Career

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Early years and singles career

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Vaipan-Law began learning how to skate in 2007 at the age of eight in Dundee, Scotland.[2] 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

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2021–22 season: Pairs debut with Digby

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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.[3]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

2022–23 season: World Championship debut

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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.[1]

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.[4] The pair finished in tenth place at the European Championships in Espoo, Finland.[5] They then went on to place tenth at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.[1]

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.[6][7]

Vaipan-Law and Digby during their short program at the 2024 World Championships

2023–24 season

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Vaipan-Law and Digby during their free skate at the 2024 World Championships

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.[1] 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.[8] Vaipan-Law/Digby subsequently took gold at the 2024 British Championships for a third time.[1]

In January, the pair finished ninth at the 2024 European Championships.[9] 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.[10]

2024–25 season

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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.[11][1]

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.[1]

Programs

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With Digby

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
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2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2021–2022
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2020–2021
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Competitive highlights

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Pair skating with Luke Digby

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Competition placements at senior level [11]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 16th 20th
European Championships 18th 10th 9th TBD
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

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Competition placements at junior level [18][19]
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

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Pair skating with Luke Digby

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [11]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 182.37 2024 CS Warsaw Cup
Short program TSS 66.54 2024 CS Warsaw Cup
TES 37.15 2024 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS 29.39 2024 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skating TSS 118.82 2024 Skate America
TES 61.05 2024 Skate America
PCS 59.01 2024 Skate America
Results in the 2024–25 season[11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 19–21, 2024 Germany 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 6 60.05 4 114.63 6 174.68
Oct 12–13, 2024 United Kingdom 2024 Tayside Trophy 2 61.96 2 109.80 2 171.76
Oct 18–20, 2024 United States 2024 Skate America 6 61.31 6 118.82 6 180.13
Nov 8–10, 2024 Japan 2024 NHK Trophy 7 58.17 6 116.28 6 174.45
Nov 20–24, 2024 Poland 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 2 66.54 2 115.83 2 182.37
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2024 United Kingdom 2025 British Championships 1 65.28 1 123.39 1 188.67
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

References

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  2. ^ "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ Knight, Sarah (18 November 2022). "License to Thrill: Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby on their new journey together". Anything GOEs.
  4. ^ "British Figure Skating Championships". British Ice Skating. British Ice Skating. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships". ISU results. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Dundee figure skating stars Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby hailed after 'brilliant' World Championships debut in Japan". The Courier. The Courier. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. ^ "World Figure Skating Championships". ISU results. International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Vaipan-Law & Digby Reflect on Skate America". British Ice Skating. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  9. ^ Slater, Paula (11 January 2024). "Beccari and Guarise clinch unexpected gold at 2024 Europeans". Golden Skate. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ Cran, Georgi (26 March 2024). "Olympic champion Christopher Dean helps Dundee figure skaters at World Championships". The Courier.
  11. ^ a b c d "GBR–Anastasia Vaipan-Law/Luke Digby". SkatingScores.
  12. ^ "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024.
  14. ^ Vaipan-Law, Anastasia. "2023/24 Free Program". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.
  18. ^ "GBR–Anastasia Vaipan-Law". SkatingScores.
  19. ^ "Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW: Competition Results". International Skating Union. 4 May 2019.
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