Ryabova was born on 27 March 2003 in Moscow, Russia.[1] Her younger sister Anna is also a skater. Ryabova became engaged to French ice dancer Geoffrey Brissaud on 23 April 2022.[2] She announced the end of their relationship in June 2023.
Career
Early years
Ryabova began learning to skate in 2006 as a three-year-old.[1] As a child, she trained under her father, Alexei Ryabov, at the Dynamo Moscow sports club. In 2015, she moved to Sambo 70 to be coached by Sergei Davydov. She changed coaches after a year, joining Alexander Volkov and Evgeni Plushenko at the Angels of Plushenko rink.[3]
Ryabova made her debut for Russia in 2014 at the advanced novice level.[4] She made no junior international appearances for Russia.[5]
2018–2019 season
Ryabova made her international debut for Azerbaijan in September 2018 at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Kaunas, Lithuania. She finished sixth overall after placing seventh in both segments. She had the same final result at her second assignment, 2018 JGP Slovenia.[5]
In January 2019, Ryabova was named to Azerbaijan's team for the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Ranked seventh in the short program, she qualified to the free skate. She placed thirteenth in the free skate and finished twelfth overall.[5]
In March 2019, at the 2019 World Championships, Ryabova placed seventeenth in the short program and qualified to the free skate. She placed thirteenth in the free skate and thirteenth overall.[5]
With the pandemic continuing to limit international events, Ryabova competed at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, placing ninth.[9] In December, she left coaches Evgeni Plushenko and Alexander Volkov, citing being "no longer satisfied with the training conditions." She returned to her previous coaches, her parents, Alexei Ryabov and Ekaterina Bandurina.[10][11]
Days after the Olympics concluded, Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing at the 2022 World Championships. However, Ryabova was still allowed to compete since she represented Azerbaijan. Ryabova placed ninth in the short program.[19] Eleventh in the free skate, she remained ninth overall.[20]
Retirement
Ryabova announced her retirement from competitive figure skating on Instagram on 6 September 2022.[21]