Sophia "Sonia" Baram (born November 24, 2008) is an American
pair skater. With former partner,
Daniel Tioumentsev
Daniel Tioumentsev (born March 14, 2002) is an American pair skater. With former skating partner, Sophia Baram, he is the 2023 World Junior champion, 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2022 JGP Czech Republic champion, t ...
, she is the
2023 World Junior champion,
2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the
2022 JGP Czech Republic champion, the
2022 JGP Poland II bronze medalist, and the
2022 U.S. junior national champion.
Personal life
Baram was born on November 24, 2008, in
Beverly Hills, California, to parents Pavel and Anna. She has a brother, Alex. Baram homeschools through Connections Academy, an online program.
Career
Early career
Baram began figure skating in 2010 at the age of one.
Her first pair skating partner was Blake Edwards whom she competed with from 2019 to early 2021. She ultimately teamed up with
Daniel Tioumentsev
Daniel Tioumentsev (born March 14, 2002) is an American pair skater. With former skating partner, Sophia Baram, he is the 2023 World Junior champion, 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2022 JGP Czech Republic champion, t ...
in April 2021.
2021–22 season
Baram/Tioumentsev made their debut together at the 2021 USCS Nevada and 2021 USCS Massachusetts, winning both events.
They then went on to win gold at the
2022 U.S. Junior Championships by over twenty points. Simultaneously, Baram competed in the junior women's singles event, finishing thirteenth.
2022–23 season
Baram/Tioumentsev debuted internationally on the
2022–23 Junior Grand Prix series. They won the gold medal at the
2022 JGP Czech Republic and the bronze medal at the
2022 JGP Poland II, ultimately qualifying for the
2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final in
Turin,
Italy.
The pair went on to compete at the
2023 Midwestern Sectional Championships, winning the gold medal.
At the Final, Baram/Tioumentsev won the short program, 3.43 points over
Anastasia Golubeva
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Hektor Giotopoulos Moore
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On the junior level, Golubeva/Giotopoulos Moore are two-time World silver medalists (2022 and 2023) an ...
of
Australia
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. They then went on to place second in the free skate and won the silver medal behind the
Australians.
Competing as a senior pair team at the
2023 U.S. Championships, Baram/Tioumentsev won the pewter medal. Baram also competed in the junior women's singles event, where she finished eighth.
Selected to represent the United States at the
2023 World Junior Championships, Baram/Tioumentsev won the short program, scoring a personal best in the process. The morning of the free skate, Baram/Tioumentsev's coach,
Todd Sand, suffered a
heart attack and had to be hospitalized in the
Intensive Care Unit. As a result, Baram/Tioumentsev had to skate the free skate without a coach. Despite this, the pair won the free skate and ultimately won the event, scoring personal best free skate and combined total scores in the process. Following the event, Baram said, "We are sending a lot of prayers, and today we skated for him and for everyone who supported us. We love you Todd."
Arizona State University
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as well as his job at SpaceX
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. Baram stated that she would be looking for a new pair partner as well as continue to train for singles skating.[
]
Programs
With Tioumentsev
Competitive highlights
''JGP: Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...
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Pairs with Tioumentsev
Women's singles
Pairs with Edwards
Detailed results
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
''Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.''
With Tioumentsev
Junior results
References
External links
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2008 births
Living people
American female figure skaters
American female pair skaters
Sportspeople from Beverly Hills, California