Who Is Alex Ovechkin's Wife? All About Anastasia Shubskaya

Professional hockey player Alex Ovechkin and his wife, model Anastasia Shubskaya, have been married since 2016.

Alex and Anastasia, who also goes by Nastasiya or Nastya, met for the first time at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, when they exchanged numbers. After a little while, they lost contact but reconnected in early 2015 when the hockey player began commenting on her Instagram posts.

After they started FaceTiming and met in person for dinner from time to time, the athlete then invited her to come to Washington.

“I came and after this, I stayed till now," Nastya told The Washington Post in 2020. The couple later wed in 2016 and have since welcomed two sons.

So, who is Alex Ovechkin's wife? Here's everything to know about Nastya Shubskaya and her relationship with the professional hockey player.

She works as a model

Before marrying Alex, Nastya worked as a model. Most of her work has been done in her home country of Russia.

Her Instagram boasts over half a million followers and showcases most of her portfolio.

Alex proposed to her while she was in the shower

In an interview with The Washington Post, the model shared the unconventional story of how her husband popped the question. One day, while she was lathering her hair with shampoo, Alex busted into the bathroom and got down on one knee.

“I was like, ‘What! Do you understand I am just ...’ and he didn’t stop, so I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh’ and I got a towel, and I opened the door, and he is on one knee with the flowers and with the ring,” Nastya said.

“At first when I opened the door I thought I would kill him. Can you imagine you were in the shower and then you need to get out ... Oh my God. Why you couldn’t just wait? He said: ‘No, no, no. I wanted to right now,’ ” she continued.

She and Alex had an intimate wedding in 2016

Despite the couple’s public nature, their wedding was very private. According to The Washington Post, the pair signed a marriage certificate in Russia and held a much more lavish celebration the following year.

The wedding celebration was held at the Barikvah Concert Hall in Moscow. Family friend Yana Rudkovskaya posted a video on Instagram of the professional athlete singing a rendition of Boney M’s “Rasputin" during the wedding.

They share two sons

The couple share two sons together: Sergei and Ilya.

“I was kind of waiting for that moment when my kid is going to be around with me in the locker room,” Alex told The Washington Post. “The culture that we have here, it is something special, and all the guys love the kids, and it is going to be fun for him as well.”

The day they welcomed their second son, the athlete paid tribute to the new baby and his wife on Instagram.

"Thank you, my beloved @nastyashubskaya, for our charming baby! I am the happiest !!" the athlete captioned his post in Russian. "I love you very much! Ilya Aleksandrovich Ovechkin, welcome to this beautiful world, our boy!"

She hates when Alex plays Candy Crush

In a 2020 interview with Men’s Journal, the Stanley Cup winner revealed his wife’s biggest pet peeve in their relationship. When asked what drives his wife nuts, Alex had an answer at the ready.

”When I go to sleep, I always, like, try to play [on the] phone, I think that’s what she hates most ... Clash of Clans, Candy Crush, all those games,” he admitted. “I’m not addicted, I just like the video games.”

Alex is so thankful for all the work she does taking care of their family

The national champion never wastes an opportunity to praise his wife.

“Right now all I think about is family. ... She is my one, and she takes care of me, takes care of my son and gives me everything I need,” Alex told The Washington Post. “I think I can’t find a better one. If I had a chance, I would never change it.”

She was by Alex's side when he broke the NHL's all-time goal record

When Alex broke Wayne Gretzky's seemingly unbreakable goal record on Sunday, April 6 during a Washington Capitals game in New York, Nastya and their two sons came down to the ice for a special mid-game celebration to mark the historic moment.

In Alex's speech, after thanking his teammates and fans, he turned to his wife and kids.

"And the most important thing — to my mom, my family, my beautiful wife, my father-in-law, my beautiful kids: Thank you so much, and without you, without your support, I would never stand here. Love you, guys."