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Gorbacheva was born on 23 July 2007 in Krasnodar, Russia.[6] Since the age of nine, she has lived with her figure skating coach, Sofia Fedchenko, in Moscow, while her family remains in her hometown of Tver.[7]
On August 29, 2023, Gorbacheva was reported missing after not returning home following a training session at Chkalov Arena in Moscow. Having gotten in a fight with Fedchenko, Gorbacheva left the rink with a phone, tablet, dark blue backpack, and about 20 thousand rubles in cash. She first headed in the direction of St Vladimir's Church before walking through a park, where her trail disappeared. As a result, law enforcement agencies as well as a Liza Alert search and rescue team were called up to aid in the search efforts for Gorbacheva. The following day, she was caught on a surveillance camera at a bread store and was found at a shopping center movie theater that same evening. During an interrogation with the Investigative Committee of Russia, she shared that she had spent the night on the stairs of a residential building. Gorbacheva was ultimately sent home after it was determined that she was healthy and not in any immediate danger.[8][9][10][11]
In addition to figure skating, Gorbacheva also enjoys horseback riding. She looks up to Anna Shcherbakova as a role model.[12]
Career
Early career
Gorbacheva in 2020
Gorbacheva began figure skating in 2014 at the age of six and a half in Krasnodar. There, she was initially coached by Oksana Grishchenko before switching to Vitaly Malakhov following Grishchenko's maternity leave.[6][13] One day, while Malakhov needed to travel with his other skaters to a competition, he asked his colleague, Sofia Fedchenko to work with Gorbacheva while he was gone. During this time, Gorbacheva decided that she enjoyed working with Fedchenko and wished to continue doing so. Thus, Gorbacheva and her family moved to Tver so that she could begin training at the SShOR Skating Club, where Fedchenko coached at the time.[14]
When Gorbacheva was nine years old, Fedchenko relocated to Moscow to begin coaching at the Triumph Academy. As a result, her parents made arrangements for Gorbacheva to move there and live with Fedchenko.[13][14]
Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Skating Union banned the participation of Russian and Belarusian figure skaters at international competitions.[16] Thus, Gorbecheva was only able to compete at domestic events.
Moving up to the senior level, Gorbacheva began the season by finishing fourth at the 2022 Russian Grand Prix Stage 1 in Moscow and winning the bronze medal at 2023 Russian Grand Prix Stage 6 in Perm. She then went on to make her senior national debut at the 2023 Russian Championships, finishing in eighth place.[15]
The following month, Gorbacheva competed on the junior level at the 2023 Russian Championships. Gorbacheva skated a clean short program and ranked in first place, 3.05 points ahead of Daria Sadkova.[17] In the free skate Gorbacheva successfully landed her opening quadruple Salchow and skated the rest of the program cleanly. She placed second in that competition segment and first overall, winning the gold medal ahead of Veronika Zhilina and Maria Gordeeva.[18][19]
She then closed the season by finishing sixth at the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final.[15]
2023–24 season
Gorbacheva at the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Stage 3
Gorbacheva started off by winning silver at the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Stages 2 and 4. She then went on to place sixth at the 2024 Russian Championships.[15]
She finished the season by placing fourth at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix Final.[15]
2024–25 season
Assigned to compete at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix Stages 3 and 5, Gorbacheva respectively won silver and gold. In December, at the 2025 Russian Championships, Gorbacheva placed second in the short program and sixth in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall behind Adeliia Petrosian and Daria Sadkova.[20]
Two months later, Gorbacheva won the silver medal at the 2025 Russian Grand Prix Final behind Petrosian.[21]
2025–26 season
In May 2025, the International Skating Union announced that Gorbacheva and Adeliia Petrosian had both been approved as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN). Petrosian will be able to compete at the 2025 ISU Olympic Qualifying Competition to vie for a spot to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics, while Gorbacheva is the reserve.[22][23][24]
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