She is the reigning Olympic champion in women's singles , the World champion, the European champion, and a three-time Russian national champion β Shcherbakova was the first female figure skater to land a quad Lutz in senior competition and the first woman to land two quad Lutz jumps in a single program. She was also the first to land a quad flip in combination with a triple jump, as well as the first to land two quad flips in one program.
She remains the only Olympic champion in women's single skating to have performed quad jumps. Shcherbakova is also the European silver medalist, the β20 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the Skate America champion, the Cup of China champion, the Internationaux de France champion, the Gran Premio d'Italia champion, the CS Lombardia Trophy champion, the Budapest Trophy silver medalist, and the Russian national silver medalist.
Shcherbakova was born in Moscow on 28 March As a result of the accident she missed most of the β18 season , including her planned Junior Grand Prix debut. This injury would continue to affect her knees throughout the course of her career. Shcherbakova returned to competition in January at the Russian Junior Championships , finishing thirteenth with a total score of Shcherbakova debuted internationally on the Junior Grand Prix circuit in August.
At the JGP Slovakia , she placed first in both the short program and free skate, winning the gold medal by a margin of over 18 points over the silver medalist and fellow Russian competitor Anna Tarusina. At the JGP Canada , Shcherbakova once again placed first in both the short program and free skate and won the gold medal by a margin of five points over the silver medalist, Anastasia Tarakanova. Shcherbakova then competed at the Russian Junior National Championships.
After placing second in the short program and third in the free skate, she won the bronze medal. After the short program, she was in third place behind Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and You Young.
