13 Facts About Natalia Zabiiako

Natalia Aleksandrovna Zabiiako is a Russian-Estonian competitive pair skater.

Natalia Zabiiako's mother is an Estonian citizen, and her father holds an Estonian alien's passport.

From 2010 to 2014, Natalia Zabiiako lived in the United States with a Russian emigrant family.

Natalia Zabiiako became a Russian citizen on 19 December 2014.

Natalia Zabiiako was briefly engaged to Russian film director, Danil Grinkin.

In 2022, Natalia Zabiiako came out as queer, revealing that she was in a relationship with Russian tennis player, Daria Kasatkina.

Later in 2010, Natalia Zabiiako teamed up with Ukrainian skater Sergei Kulbach to represent Estonia.

Natalia Zabiiako injured her back as a result of a fall at the NRW Trophy in December 2011, preventing them from competing at the 2012 European Championships.

In October 2012, Natalia Zabiiako teamed up with Russian-born skater Alexandr Zaboev to compete for Estonia.

In late March 2014, Natalia Zabiiako ended their partnership, saying he was too difficult to work with and the Estonian Skating Federation did not provide them with equal financial support.

In July 2015, the Russian media reported that Natalia Zabiiako had teamed up with Alexander Enbert and that she had been released to represent Russia internationally.

In second after the short program, an underrotated side-by-side jump from Natalia Zabiiako followed by an aborted lift toward the end of their program dropped them to fourth in the free skate and fourth overall.

On May 18,2022, it was announced that Natalia Zabiiako "is resuming her career and will compete for Canada" with Zachary Daleman as her partner under the guidance of a coach Bruno Marcotte.