Anastasia Kristina Vaipan-Law (born 31 August 1999) is a British figure skater who currently represents Great Britain in pairs. With her partner, Luke Digby, she is a five-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 to an English mother and Ukrainian father. She has a younger sister, Daria, who is also a figure skater. == Career == === Early years and singles career === Vaipan-Law began learning how to skate in 2007 at the age of eight. When she was thirteen, she made the move to Dundee to work with coaches, Simon and Debbie Briggs. She went on to make 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 the 2022 European Championships 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. “We feel like we are exactly at the right place we want to be at this point of the season,” said Digby. “We now want to keep the level, and of course, keep improving.” 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. Going on to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Vaipan-Law/Digby placed fourth in the short program. On the day of the free skate, Vaipan-Law took a fall on a lift and paramedics were called onto the scene. Medically cleared to compete that day, Vaipan-Law/Digby placed sixth in the free skate segment and finished fifth overall. Delighted with the result, Vaipan-Law said in an interview following the event, "If someone would have told me that I would be top five at Europeans, I would have probably said, ‘yeah, that’s a good one.' Our goal was to make top 10." The team also talked about their next goals and the steps needed to close the gap to the top teams next season. The following month, they competed at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, where the placed twelfth overall after finishing thirteenth in the short program and eleventh in the free skate. With this placement, Vaipan-Law/Digby won Great Britain a quota for pair skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics. ==== 2025–26 season ==== Vaipan-Law/Digby opened the season by competing on the 2025–26 Challenger Series, placing eleventh at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and fifth at the 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy. Selected to compete at 2025 Skate Canada International, the pair placed eighth of the eight pair teams in the short program after missing their opening split triple twist. They rallied back with a strong free skate, however, placing fourth in that segment and moving up to sixth place overall. Vaipan-Law/Digby then went on to win silver at the 2025 Warsaw Cup. In December, the team won their fifth consecutive national title at the 2026 British Championships. Following the event, Vaipan-Law and Digby were named in the Great Britain team for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The following month, the pair competed at the 2026 European Championships in Digby's hometown of Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. They placed fifth in the short program and ninth in the free skate to finish seventh overall. "It wasn’t quite the best performance we could put out there," Digby admitted. "But overall we are proud of what we were able to do in front of that home crowd. Still such special moments that will last for a lifetime." On February 6, Vaipan-Law and Digby competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Team Event where they placed ninth in the short program. “Stepping onto the Olympic ice was a really special feeling and something we truly enjoyed,” said Vaipan-Law. “Unfortunately, today was a bit of a mixed performance for us, but that’s something we’ll take forward and work hard on over the next week.” == Programs == === Pair skating with Luke Digby === == Competitive highlights == === Pair skating with Luke Digby === === Women's singles === == Detailed results == === Pair skating with Luke Digby === == References == == External links == Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby at the International Skating Union Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby at Skating Scores Anastasia Vaipan-Law at the International Skating Union Anastasia Vaipan-Law at Team GB Anastasia Vaipan-Law at Milano Cortina 2026 Anastasia Vaipan-Law at Olympics.com Anastasia Vaipan-Law at Olympedia Anastasia Kristina Vaypan-Law on Instagram