Sofia Samodelkina
| Sofia Samodelkina | |
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 Samodelkina in 2021 | |
| Full name | Sofia Vladimirovna Samodelkina |
| Native name | Софья Владимировна Самоделкина |
| Other names | Sofya |
| Born | 18 February 2007[1] Moscow, Russia[1] |
| Hometown | Moscow, Russia[1] |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Coach | Evgeni Plushenko |
| Skating club | FS Academy Angels of Plushenko[1] |
| Began skating | 2011[1] |
Sofia Vladimirovna Samodelkina (
Samodelkina is the ninth woman to land a
Personal life
Samodelkina was born in Moscow on 18 February 2007. She is a junior high school student, and her hobbies include drawing.[1]
Career
Early years
Samodelkina placed fourth at the 2020 Russian Junior Championships and 2021 Russian Junior Championships. She was second at the 2021 Russian Cup Final and first at the 2020 Russian Cup Final on the junior level.
2021–22 season: International junior debut
Samodelkina made her junior international debut at the 2021 JGP Russia held in Krasnoyarsk in mid-September. She fell on an underrotated triple Axel jump in the short program, missing her combination as a result, ending up sixth in that segment. In the free skate, she placed second behind Sofia Akateva, landing a quadruple Salchow with positive GOE and becoming the ninth woman in history to land a quad. She also landed a quad Salchow-double toe loop combination and quad Lutz in the program, although called a quarter short, taking the bronze medal overall.[3] At the 2021 JGP Slovenia, she made a mistake on the opening triple Axel and placed fourth. She won the free skate after landing a quad Salchow and rose to second place overall.[4]
Later in autumn, at the
Samodelkina made her debut at the senior national championships at the 2022 Russian Championships, where she placed fifth. She underrotated two of her three quad attempts but expressed enthusiasm at the overall results and qualifying for the national team for the following season.[6]
At the
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2023-2024 |
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| 2022–2023 |
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| 2020–2021 |
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| 2019-2020 |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[5] | |||||
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| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | |
| JGP Russia | 3rd | ||||
| JGP Slovenia | 2nd | ||||
| Denis Ten Memorial | 1st J | ||||
| National[5] | |||||
| Russian Championship | 4th | 11th | |||
| Russian Junior Championship | 4th | 4th | 2nd | ||
| Russian Cup Final[a] | 1st J | 2nd J | 11th | ||
| GPR Velvet Season | 2nd | ||||
| GPR Volga Pirouette | 1st | ||||
| Team events[5] | |||||
| Channel One Trophy | 1st T 4th P |
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| Levels: J = Junior | |||||
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Personal ICU bests highlighted in bold. Personal bests highlighted in italic.
Senior results
| 2022–2023 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-5 March 2023 | 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final |
11 61.28 |
11 124.26 |
11 185.54 |
| 21-22 January 2023 | 2023 Channel One Trophy |
7 66.04 |
6 143.78 |
2T/6P 209.82 |
| 20–25 December 2022 | 2023 Russian Championships |
8 71.64 |
11 128.08 |
11 199.72 |
| 18–21 November 2022 | 2022 Cup of Russia Series, 5th Stage |
1 73.15 |
1 144.72 |
1 217.87 |
| 29–30 October 2022 | 2022 Cup of Russia Series, 2nd Stage |
5 63.66 |
2 155.07 |
2 218.73 |
Junior-level
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–27 March 2022 | 2022 Channel One Trophy | Senior | 6 74.68 |
4 145.31 |
1T/4P 219.99 |
| 18–22 January 2022 | 2022 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 2 75.51 |
4 138.22 |
2 213.73 |
| 21–26 December 2021 | 2022 Russian Championships | Senior | 4 76.74 |
4 156.35 |
4 233.09 |
| 8–12 November 2021 | 2021 Cup of Russia Series, 4th Stage, Kazan domestic competition |
Senior | 1 78.86 |
1 149.68 |
1 228.54 |
| 27–31 October 2021 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | Junior | 1 70.29 |
1 145.30 |
1 215.59 |
| 24–28 October 2021 | 2021 Cup of Russia Series, 3rd Stage, Sochi domestic competition |
Senior | 1 75.21 |
1 150.74 |
1 225.95 |
| 22–25 September 2021 | 2021 JGP Slovenia | Junior | 4 65.56 |
1 140.11 |
2 205.67 |
| 15–18 September 2021 | 2021 JGP Russia | Junior | 6 60.76 |
2 141.63 |
3 202.39 |
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| 26 February – 3 March 2021 | 2021 Russian Cup Final domestic competition |
Junior | 3 71.00 |
2 152.67 |
2 223.67 |
| 1–5 February 2021 | 2021 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 4 71.37 |
3 136.27 |
4 207.64 |
| 9–12 December 2020 | 2020 Moscow Championships | Junior | 1 73.25 |
1 127.73 |
1 200.98 |
| 5–8 December 2020 | 2020 Cup of Russia Series, 5th Stage, Moscow domestic competition |
Junior | 1 81.23 |
1 156.05 |
1 237.28 |
| 2019–20 season | |||||
| 18–22 February 2020 | 2020 Russian Cup Final domestic competition |
Junior | 1 77.05 |
1 147.47 |
1 224.52 |
| 4–8 February 2020 | 2020 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 4 68.38 |
4 139.12 |
4 207.50 |
| 20–24 November 2019 | 2019 Cup of Russia Series, 5th Stage, Moscow domestic competition |
Junior | 7 60.04 |
1 151.32 |
1 211.36 |
References
- ^ The 2023 Russian Cup Final was renamed as the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "ISU. Women. Sofia Samodelkina". isu.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "ISU. Personal bests. Sofia Samodelkina". isu.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Russia dominates ISU Junior Grand Prix on home ice". International Skating Union. September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Russia sweeps gold medals at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ljubljana (SLO)". International Skating Union. September 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "ISU. Competition Results. Sofia Samodelkina". isu.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (December 25, 2021). "Incredible Valieva cruises to gold at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.