Sofja Stepčenko
| Sofja Stepčenko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 December 2006 Riga, Latvia |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Coach | Olga Kovalkova |
| Skating club | Kristal Ice |
| Began skating | 2010 |
Sofja Stepčenko (born 21 December 2006) is a Latvian figure skater. She is the 2022 Latvia Trophy and 2023 Volvo Open Cup champion. She placed eleventh at the 2023 European Championships.
Career
Early years
Stepčenko competed in the advanced novice category for two seasons and then moved up to the junior ranks.[1] She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2021.
2022–23 season
Stepčenko began her season on the JGP series, appearing at two events. In November, making her senior international debut, she placed fourth at the Volvo Open Cup and seventh at the Tallinn Trophy. Her first senior international medal, gold, came in December 2022 at the Latvia Trophy.[2] The second-best Latvian woman at the event was Angelīna Kučvaļska, who finished in fifth place.
Stepčenko was nominated to represent Latvia at the 2023 European Championships, which took place in January in Helsinki, Finland. Ranked 14th in the short program, she qualified to the free skate and climbed to 11th overall.[3] This is the best European result by a Latvian woman since Kučvaļska's fourth place at the 2016 edition.[4] Stepčenko came twenty-third at the 2023 World Championships.[5]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [6] |
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| 2022–2023 [7] | ||
| 2021–2022 [8] |
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Worlds | 23rd | ||||||
| Europeans | 11th | ||||||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 11th | ||||||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 12th | ||||||
| Jelgava Cup | 1st | ||||||
| Latvia Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Tallinn Trophy | 7th | ||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st[a] | ||||||
| 4th[b] | |||||||
| Wolmar Spring Cup | 1st | ||||||
| International: Junior[5][1] | |||||||
| JGP Armenia | 10th | ||||||
| JGP Austria | 26th | ||||||
| JGP France | 21st | ||||||
| JGP Latvia | 12th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 17th | ||||||
| JGP Turkey | 6th | ||||||
| Kurbada Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Petrenko Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 5th | 2nd | |||||
| International: Advanced novice[1] | |||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 10th | 16th | 10th | ||||
| National[1] | |||||||
| Latvia | 5th N | 3rd N | 1st | ||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||||
Detailed results
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
| 2023–24 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| October 13-15, 2023 | 2023 CS Budapest Trophy | Senior | 7 56.81 |
18 91.38 |
11 148.19 |
| October 4–7, 2023 | 2023 JGP Armenia | Junior | 13 46.23 |
10 93.78 |
10 140.01 |
| September 28-30 2023 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | Senior | 15 47.48 |
11 94.75 |
12 142.23 |
| September 28-30 2023 | 2023 Jelgava Cup | Senior | 1 62.05 |
1 109.85 |
1 171.90 |
| September 6–8, 2023 | 2023 JGP Turkey | Junior | 15 56.78 |
11 100.63 |
12 157.41 |
| 2022–23 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| April 7–9, 2023 | 2023 Wolmar Spring Cup | Senior | 1 60.80 |
2 99.07 |
1 159.87 |
| March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Senior | 18 58.87 |
24 99.51 |
23 158.38 |
| January 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | Senior | 14 55.32 |
11 104.02 |
11 159.34 |
| January 19–22, 2023 | 2023 Volvo Open Cup | Senior | 3 56.10 |
1 118.56 |
1 174.66 |
| December 16–18, 2022 | 2022 Latvia Trophy | Senior | 2 58.64 |
1 119.07 |
1 177.71 |
| November 24–27, 2022 | 2022 Tallinn Trophy | Senior | 9 47.80 |
4 97.66 |
7 145.46 |
| November 3–4, 2022 | 2022 Volvo Open Cup | Senior | 10 48.65 |
2 111.62 |
4 160.27 |
| September 7–10, 2022 | 2022 JGP Latvia | Junior | 18 43.24 |
9 96.75 |
12 139.99 |
| August 24–27, 2022 | 2022 JGP France | Junior | 22 34.11 |
20 66.07 |
21 100.18 |
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| April 8–10, 2022 | 2022 Kurbada Cup | Junior | 3 44.83 |
2 90.73 |
2 135.56 |
| November 3–7, 2021 | 2021 Volvo Open Cup | Junior | 2 48.51 |
6 78.36 |
2 126.87 |
| October 20–23, 2021 | 2021 Petrenko Cup | Junior | 2 48.55 |
2 97.23 |
2 145.78 |
| October 6–9, 2021 | 2021 JGP Austria | Junior | 16 46.16 |
31 60.48 |
26 106.64 |
| September 29–October 2, 2021 | 2021 JGP Poland | Junior | 22 35.38 |
14 74.18 |
17 109.56 |
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 7–8, 2020 | 2020 Volvo Open Cup | Junior | 5 41.20 |
5 66.32 |
5 107.52 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Sofja STEPCHENKO". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Druvietis, Gatis (18 December 2022). "Daiļslidotāja Stepčenko pārsteidzoši triumfē "Latvia Trophy", uzvar arī Vasiļjevs". sportacentrs.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Stepčenko izcīna 11. vietu Eiropas daiļslidošanas čempionātā". LETA (in Latvian). sports.tvnet.lv. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023.
- ^ Dilāns, Kristiāns (2 February 2023). "Daiļslidotājas Stepčenko trenere: "Būtu ļoti priecīgas arī par 24. vietu"". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Sofja STEPCENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Sofja STEPCHENKO: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Sofja STEPCENKO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Sofja STEPCENKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022.