Viktoriia Safonova
| Viktoriia Safonova | |
|---|---|
 Safonova at the 2020 European Championships | |
| Full name | Viktoriia Andreevna Safonova |
| Native name | Виктория Андреевна Сафонова |
| Other names | Viktoria/Victoria/Viktoriya |
| Born | 8 May 2003 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Coach | Oksana Matveeva[2] |
Viktoriia Andreevna Safonova (Template:Lang-ru; born 8 May 2003) is a Russian-born figure skater who competes for Belarus. She is the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, the 2020 Ice Star champion, the 2019 Volvo Open Cup champion, and the 2020 Belarusian national champion.
Competing on the junior level for Russia, she is the 2018 Ice Star champion.
Personal life
Viktoriia Safonova was born on 8 May 2003 in Moscow.[2]
Career
Early career
Safonova placed fourteenth at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships and eighth at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships. Competing for Russia, she was the 2018 Ice Star junior champion.[3]
2019–2020 season
Safonova switched to representing Belarus in August 2019, alongside former Russian national teammates Konstantin Milyukov and Victoria Yatsenko / Daniel Parkman.[4][5] She placed fourth at a Russian domestic event earlier in the summer, but was not included into the national team.[5] Safonova won the Summer Cup of the Skating Union of Belarus in her domestic debut.[6]
According to International Skating Union rules for switching nationalities, Safonova was required to sit out international competition for a year dating from her last international appearance, ruling her ineligible for Junior Grand Prix events. Safonova made her international debut for Belarus at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup, where she won the gold medal ahead of Azerbaijan's Ekaterina Ryabova and Alina Urushadze of Georgia. She then placed seventh at 2019 CS Warsaw Cup. Safonova earned personal bests in all segments to win the silver medal at 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, behind Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia and ahead of Germany's Nicole Schott.[5]
Safonova won the national title in her first attempt at the 2020 Belarusian Championships, ahead of Milana Ramashova and Anastasiya Sidorenko.[5] She then finished fourteenth at the 2020 European Championships.[7] Safonova had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but those were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
2020–2021 season
Safonova opened her season at the 2020 Ice Star in October, winning gold ahead of Russians Anastasiia Guliakova and Sofia Samodurova. She was assigned to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, placing eighth at the event.[9]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 [10] |
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| 2019–2020 [11] |
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
For Belarus
| International[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 |
| Worlds | C | |
| Europeans | 14th | |
| GP Rostelecom | 8th | |
| CS Golden Spin | 2nd | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 7th | |
| Ice Star | 1st | |
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 3rd | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | |
| Winter Star | 1st | |
| National[3] | ||
| Belarusian Champ. | 1st | |
| TBD = Assigned; C = Cancelled | ||
For Russia
| International: Junior[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | ||||
| Ice Star | 1st | |||||
| National[3] | ||||||
| Russian Champ. | 14th J | 8th J | ||||
| Russian Cup Final | 8th J | 6th J | ||||
| Levels: J = Junior | ||||||
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
For Belarus
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11–13 December 2020 | 2020 Winter Star | 1 67.79 |
1 126.56 |
1 194.35 | |
| 20–22 November 2020 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup | 7 64.25 |
7 120.32 |
8 184.57 | |
| 29 Oct. – 1 Nov. 2020 | 2020 Ice Star | 3 66.56 |
1 134.10 |
1 200.66 | |
| 2019–20 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| 13–16 February 2020 | 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup | 3 62.23 |
2 114.82 |
3 177.05 | |
| 20–26 January 2020 | 2020 European Championships | 20 53.33 |
13 106.58 |
14 159.91 | |
| 14–15 December 2019 | 2020 Belarusian Championships | 2 60.42 |
1 120.52 |
1 180.94 | |
| 4–7 December 2019 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2 64.35 |
2 128.14 |
2 192.49 | |
| 14–17 November 2019 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup | 7 55.55 |
7 115.88 |
7 171.43 | |
| 5–10 November 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | 2 64.19 |
1 117.69 |
1 181.88 | |
For Russia
| 2018–19 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan. – 4 Feb. 2019 | 2019 Russian Junior Championships | 8 69.25 |
9 122.20 |
8 191.45 | |
| 18–21 October 2018 | 2018 Ice Star | 1 61.60 |
1 112.47 |
1 174.07 | |
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| 23–26 January 2018 | 2018 Russian Junior Championships | 15 60.40 |
13 116.94 |
14 177.34 | |
References
- ^ Kuznetsov, Dmitry (14 April 2020). ""В чем-то Лукашенко прав про вирусы на катке". Самая высокая фигуристка — о запрете родителей на тренировки в Белоруссии" [“In some ways, Lukashenko is right about viruses at the rink.” The tallest figure skater – about the prohibition of parents on training in Belarus] (in Russian). Sport Express.
- ^ a b "Сафонова Виктория Андреевна" [Safonova, Viktoria Andreevna]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Viktoriia SAFONOVA: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ Skating Union of Belarus (9 August 2019). "У белорусских фигуристов начинается соревновательный период!" [Belarusian skaters begin the competitive period!] (Instagram) (in Russian).
- ^ a b c d "Новые имена и сенсации. На каких фигуристов делают ставку в Беларуси?" [New names and sensations. Which skaters are we betting on in Belarus?] (in Russian). CTV. 15 December 2019.
- ^ Lotsik, Lena (10 August 2019). "Сафонова победила на летнем кубке Белорусского союза конькобежцев" [Safonova won the Summer Cup of the Belarusian Union of Skaters] (in Russian). Sports.ru.
- ^ "2020 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (11 March 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
- ^ "ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2020". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Viktoriia SAFONOVA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Viktoriia SAFONOVA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.