Isadora Williams
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Full name | Isadora Marie Williams |
Born | Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | 8 February 1996
Hometown | Ashburn, Virginia, U.S. |
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Figure skating career | |
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Coach | Igor Lukanin, Kristin Fraser |
Skating club | Brazilian Ice Sports Federation |
Began skating | 2000 |
Retired | October 23, 2021 |
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[1] and the first South American skater to ever reach the free skating segment at the games.[2] She retired from competition in October 2021, after failing to qualify to the 2022 Winter Olympics due to a foot injury.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Williams was born in Marietta, Georgia.[3] 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.[1] Isadora Williams also has a very large family that lives in Brazil, which she visits frequently.[4] She attends Montclair State University in New Jersey.[1]
Career
[edit]Isadora Williams began skating at the age of 5 falling in love with the sport[4] while skating in a public session at the Cooler Ice Rink in Alpharetta, Georgia. She competed domestically for the United States as a child at the juvenile through the intermediate levels until 2009.[5]
Williams trains four hours a day with coach Andrei Kriukov. She has all five triple jumps (Salchow, toe loop, loop, flip, and Lutz) since Worlds 2010. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
At the 2010 World Junior Championships, Williams became the third skater in any discipline to represent Brazil at the event. Her highest Junior Worlds placement was 16th in 2012.[6]
In September 2013, Williams competed at the Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She placed 8th in the short program and 14th in the free skate, finishing 12th overall. As a result of her placement, Brazil received one of the six remaining spots for countries which had not previously qualified for a ladies' entry. This was the first ever ladies' figure skating Olympics entry for Brazil.[7] Williams finished in last place (30th) at the Olympic contest.
In the 2016-2017 season, Williams earned the first gold medal for a Brazilian skater in an international competition at the 2017 Sofia Trophy.
In 2017, she placed 5th overall at Nebelhorn to once again qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[8] Also in 2017 she placed 2nd at Volvo Open Cup, competition held in Riga, Latvia.[9]
During the Olympic tournament, Williams made history by finishing 17th in the short program, enough to become the first Brazilian and South American to ever take part in the skating final.[2] She placed 24th in the Free Skate and placed 24th overall.[10]
She also became the first Brazilian and South American female skater to ever advance to the final segment of a senior World Championship at 2019 Worlds in Japan. She placed 24th in the short and in the free, finishing 24th overall.
In 2021, Williams failed to qualify to the Olympic Games for a third time after withdrawing from the free skating at Nebelhorn, where she placed 32nd after the short program. Later, she claimed her foot had become injured during the off season and it was taking a long time to heal. This was her last international competition, as she announced her retirement plans shortly after.[2] She stated her wish was that the last competition of her career would be the 2021 Brazilian Nationals,[2] but she didn't manage to recover in time and withdrew her entry.[11]
Programs
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2021–2022 [12] |
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2019–2021 |
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2018–2019 [13] |
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2017–2018 [14] |
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2016–2017 [15] |
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2015–2016 [16] |
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2014–2015 [17] |
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2013–2014 [18] |
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2012–2013 [19] |
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2011–2012 [20] |
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2009–2011 [21][22] |
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Results
[edit]CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[23] | |||||||||||||
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Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
Olympics | 30th | 24th | |||||||||||
Worlds | 25th | 30th | 35th | 24th | C | ||||||||
Four Continents | 18th | 17th | |||||||||||
CS Golden Spin | WD | ||||||||||||
CS Nebelhorn | WD | 5th | WD | ||||||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 14th | 12th | |||||||||||
CS Volvo Cup | 8th | ||||||||||||
Asian Open | 5th | ||||||||||||
Autumn Classic | 7th | ||||||||||||
Bavarian Open | 5th | ||||||||||||
Cranberry Cup | WD | ||||||||||||
Golden Spin | 3rd | 6th | |||||||||||
Ice Star | 4th | 5th | |||||||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | 12th | |||||||||||
Philadelphia | 2nd | 8th | 6th | ||||||||||
Santa Claus Cup | 4th | 2nd | 5th | ||||||||||
Sofia Trophy | 1st | ||||||||||||
Sportland Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||||||
Toruń Cup | 2nd | 6th | |||||||||||
U.S. Classic | 5th | ||||||||||||
Volvo Open | 2nd | 10th | |||||||||||
International: Junior[23] | |||||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 41st | 16th | 26th | ||||||||||
JGP Germany | 27th | ||||||||||||
JGP Italy | 18th | ||||||||||||
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Brazilian Champs. | 1st | 1st | |||||||||||
WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "N.J. college student seeks Olympic glory for Brazil". NJ.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ a b c d e Vieira, Sheila (2021-10-25). "Patinadora brasileira Isadora Williams revela planos de aposentadoria" [Brazilian skater Isadora Williams reveal retirement plans]. Olympics.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Luchianov, Vladislav (October 7, 2013). "Williams puts Brazil on Olympic skating map". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS". RinkResults.com. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2012".
- ^ "Nebelhorn Trophy – Olympic Qualifying Event – Review". International Skating Union. September 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013.
- ^ "Craine seals Pyeongchang 2018 place with women's Nebelhorn Trophy success". www.insidethegames.biz. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Isadora Williams leva ouro e prata em competição preparatória na Letônia". Globoesporte. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Brasileira faz história em PyeongChang e vai à final da patinação". Folha de S.Paulo. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Longo, Gustavo (2021-12-21). "Sem Isadora, patinação artística do Brasil encontra seu caminho" [Without Isadora, Brazilian figure skating finds its way]. Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
- ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Isadora WILLIAMS". International Skating Union.
External links
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of Brazil
- Brazilian female single skaters
- Olympic figure skaters for Brazil
- Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Brazilian people of American descent
- Sportspeople from Marietta, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Ashburn, Virginia
- American female single skaters
- American sportspeople of Brazilian descent
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 21st-century American sportswomen