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Sofia Trophy
The Sofia Trophy is an international figure skating competition held yearly in Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ..., Bulgaria. Medals may be awarded in men's and ladies' singles on the senior, junior, and novice levels. It is part of the European Criterium. Senior medalists Men Ladies Junior medalists Men Ladies Advanced novice medalists Men Ladies References {{Reflist, refs= {{cite web , url= http://www.isu.org/media/264192/sofiatrophy-2016_announcement.pdf , title= Announcement: 2016 Sofia Trophy , publisher= International Skating Union {{cite web , url= http://europeancriterium.eu/competitions_list , title= Competitions list , publisher= European Criterium {{cite web , url= http://clubdenkovastaviski.com/SofiaTrophy/SofiaT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating Competition
A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating. Types of figure skating competitions International International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) are governed by the union's rules. Skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations. * ISU Championships: World Figure Skating Championships, World, European Figure Skating Championships, European, Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents, and World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Championships, as well as the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, World Synchronized Skating Championships. * Figure skating at the Olympic Games * Senior invitational international competitions, such as the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. * ISU Challenger Series such as Nebelhorn Trophy, Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and Finlandia Trophy, started in the 2014–15 figure skating season, 2014-15 season. ISU decided to support a restr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Shaidorov
Mikhail Stanislavovich Shaidorov ( kz, Михаил Станиславович Шайдоров; born 25 June 2004) is a Kazakhstani figure skater. He is the 2023 Cup of China bronze medalist, 2021 Sofia Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time fifth-place finisher at the Four Continents Championships (2022, 2023), and a three-time Kazakhstani national champion (2020, 2021, 2023). Shaidorov finished fourth at the 2023 Winter World University Games. He is also the 2022 World Junior and 2021 JGP Poland silver medalist. Personal life Shaidorov was born on June 25, 2004 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He is a student at the Kazakh Academy of Sports & Tourism. Career Shaidorov began figure skating in 2010. 2019–20 season Shaidorov won his first national title at the Kazakhstani Figure Skating Championships, 2020 Kazakhstani Championships. He was then selected to compete at the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2020 World Junior Championships, finishing in twenty-second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrezia Beccari
Lucrezia Beccari (born 18 December 2003) is an Italian figure skater. With pair partner, Matteo Guarise, they are the 2023 Italian national bronze medalists. As a single skater, she is the 2019 Italian national silver medalist on the senior level and 2018 junior champion. She has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships – the 2018 and 2019 World Junior Championships. Career Early years Beccari began learning to skate in 2009. In 2014 and 2015, she competed in novice ice dancing with Pietro Turbiglio. In 2016, she was off the ice for several months due to an injury. Competing in the advanced novice ladies' category, Beccari became the Italian national champion in March 2017 and took silver at the Rooster Cup in April, coached by Edoardo De Bernardis. 2017–18 season Beccari became age-eligible for junior international events and made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September, placing seventh in Minsk, Belarus. After winning the national juni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Conti
Sara Conti (born 2 August 2000) is an Italian pair skater. With her skating partner, Niccolò Macii, she is the 2023 World bronze medalist, the 2023 European champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, two-time Grand Prix medalists (silver at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy; bronze at the 2022 Skate Canada International), and the 2023 Italian national champion. They are the first (and to date, only) Italian pair to medal at the World Championships and to win gold at the European Championships. As a singles skater, Conti is the 2019 Sofia Trophy bronze medalist and the 2018 Denkova-Staviski Cup bronze medalist. Programs With Macii Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ...; CS: Challenger Series'' Pairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrezia Gennaro
Lucrezia Gennaro (born 25 July 2001) is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2018 Triglav Trophy champion, the 2018 EduSport Trophy champion, the 2018 Denkova-Staviski Cup silver medalist, the 2019 Sofia Trophy silver medalist, and the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup silver medalist. She has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships – the 2016 World Junior Championships and 2019 European Championships. Career Early career Gennaro began learning to skate in 2004. She competed in the advanced novice ranks during the 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 seasons. In February 2015, she became the Italian national junior champion. 2015–2016 season Coached by Ludmila Mladenova in Padova, Gennaro made her junior international debut in August 2015, placing seventh at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Bratislava, Slovakia. In December, she won her second junior national title. In February, she represented Italy at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. She placed 9th i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Feigin
Alexandra Feigin ( bg, Александра Фейгин; born 22 December 2002) is a Bulgarian figure skater. She is a two-time Sofia Trophy champion (2019, 2020), the 2019 Denkova-Staviski Cup champion, the 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania champion, and a five-time Bulgarian national champion (2016, 2018–2020, 2022). Career Early years Feigin started learning to skate in 2009. She began appearing internationally for Bulgaria in 2010. From November 2013 through February 2016, she competed in the advanced novice ranks. Her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in August 2016. In March, she competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. She was ranked 25th in the short program and missed the cutoff for the free skate. Feigin qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; she finished fifteenth overall after placing seventeenth in the short program and fifteenth in the free skate. 2018–2019 season Feigin b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Ing
Chloe Ing (Chinese: 伍宣菱, born 12 September 1998) is a Singaporean-Canadian figure skater. She is the 2019 Southeast Asian Games champion, 2017 Southeast Asian Games silver medalist and a four-time senior national champion. She has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships – the 2017 Four Continents, 2018 Four Continents, and 2018 Junior Worlds. At the 2017 Merano Cup, she became the first skater representing Singapore to win a senior ladies medal in an ISU-recognized international competition. She won her second international medal at the 2018 Sofia Trophy. Personal life Chloe Ing was born on September 12, 1998, in Singapore, together with her twin sister, Chantelle. She is studying health sciences at the University of Toronto. Skating career Early years Ing began learning to skate in 2006. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in 2013 and would also compete on the JGP series during the following four seasons. She placed 20th at the 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Leccardi
Elisabetta Leccardi (born 26 November 2001) is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2018 Jégvirág Cup champion, the 2018 Sofia Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 Christmas Cup bronze medalist, and the 2017 Italian national bronze medalist. She has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships, including the 2018 World Championships. Personal life Leccardi was born on 26 November 2001 in Segrate, Italy. She attends a Liceo delle Scienze Umane. Career Early years Leccardi began learning to skate in 2005. Marilù Guarnieri became her coach around 2013. Leccardi competed internationally on the advanced novice level in 2014. She placed 5th in the junior ladies' event at Skate Helena in January 2015 but was subsequently disqualified because she was too young to compete in that category. Leccardi became age-eligible for junior international competitions at the start of the 2015–2016 season and placed 6th in the junior ranks at the Italian Championships. She debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micol Cristini
Micol Cristini (born 3 June 1997) was an Italian figure skater. She has won senior international medals, including gold at the 2017 Denkova-Staviski Cup. She stopped skating in 2019, she started performing on a cruise ship and the next year she will marry Mattia, her fiance. Career Early career Micol began learning to skate in 2006. She trained at the Olympic Dream Ice School in Zanica, Province of Bergamo. She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in September 2011, placing 11th in Romania. In January 2012, she competed at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Ranked 9th in the short program and 12th in the free skate, she finished 11th overall. 2013–2014 season Making her senior international debut, Micol placed fourth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb in December 2013. She placed sixth at the Italian Championships. She trained under Silvia Martina in Zanica. 2014–2015 season Cristini decided to be coached by Franca Bianconi and Rosanna Murante in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Östlund
Anita Östlund (born 30 January 2001) is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2017 Nordic bronze medalist, 2017 Sofia Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time Swedish national champion (2017, 2019). She represented Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics and has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships. Personal life Anita Östlund was born on 30 January 2001 in Odessa, Ukraine. She is the daughter of Yulia, an ethnic Russian, and Peter Östlund. She has three younger sisters – Nicole, Melina, and Michelle. Career Early years Östlund started learning to skate in 2006. For two seasons beginning in 2012–2013, she competed internationally on the advanced novice level. She won gold at the 2013 Ice Challenge, silver at the 2014 Nordics, and silver at the 2014 Bavarian Open. 2014–2015 season: Junior debut Östlund made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2014–2015 season, placing 17th in Courchevel and 14th in Ostrava. She won the junior ladies' silv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isadora Williams
Isadora Marie Williams (born 8 February 1996) is a Brazilian-American figure skater who represents Brazil in ladies' singles. She is the 2017 Sofia Trophy champion, the 2019 Toruń Cup silver medalist, the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, the 2016 Santa Claus Cup silver medalist, and the 2016 Sportland Trophy silver medalist. She placed 30th at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 24th at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Williams is the first figure skater from Brazil to compete at the Olympics. Personal life Williams was born in Marietta, Georgia. Isadora was raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She has Brazilian citizenship through her mother, who is from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and also lived in Brazil for two years as a child. Isadora Williams also has a very large family that lives in Brazil, which she visits frequently. She attends Montclair State University in New Jersey. Career Isadora Williams began skating at the age of 5 falling in love with the sport while skati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giada Russo
Giada Russo (born 25 May 1997) is an Italian figure skater. A two-time Italian national champion, she has won nine senior international medals and qualified for the free skate at two ISU Championships. Personal life Giada Russo was born 25 May 1997 in Turin, Italy. She is studying psychopedagogy. Career Russo's parents, having met while skating, introduced her to the activity when she was three and a half years old. She is coached by Edoardo De Bernardis and Claudia Masoero in Turin. In the 2011–12 season, she won the Italian national junior title and a pair of junior international medals – bronze at the 2012 International Challenge Cup and gold at the Coupe du Printemps. 2012–13 season In 2012–13, Russo received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment and placed 13th at the event, in Chemnitz, Germany, before taking the senior bronze medal at the Italian Championships in December 2012. Making her senior international debut, Russo placed fourth at the Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |