The key facts
- Shcherbakova appeared with two rings on her ring finger on November 4 in Nizhny Novgorod
- The couple has not publicly announced a wedding; the engagement was announced back in July
- Shakirov's relatives denied the couple's romance in the spring
Rings on the ring finger and wedding rumors
Olympic figure skating champion Anna Shcherbakova has apparently married former hockey player Artyom Shakirov — at least, that is how the rings she has appeared with are being interpreted. The talk was sparked by footage from the Znanie.Yedinstvo (Knowledge.Unity) marathon held on November 4 in Nizhny Novgorod: there the athlete appeared with two rings on her ring finger — one, as Life.ru notes, citing Super.ru,, looks like an engagement ring,and the second like a wedding band. Shcherbakova and Shakirov themselves have not yet publicly announced a wedding, so there are no grounds to speak of the marriage as a confirmed fact.
What is known about the couple's relationship
The figure skater's engagement to the hockey player became known back in July,so fans have long been awaiting news of a wedding. Meanwhile, this spring, when the couple's romance was being actively discussed in the press, Shakirov's relatives completely denied it. The 27-year-old Shakirov previously played for the Atlanty junior team, and in the 2019/20 season he played for Ryazan in the Higher Hockey League. Despite the denials from his relatives, Artyom personally supported Shcherbakova at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan and, according to Life.ru, was constantly by her side.
