Maria Sotskova
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Full name | Maria Romanovna Sotskova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Native name | Мария Романовна Сотскова (Russian) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Reutov, Russia | 12 April 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Reutov, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Russia Olympic Athletes from Russia (Russia not recognised in 2018 Olympics Winter Games[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Elena Buianova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maria Romanovna Sotskova (pron. SOT-skoh-vah; Russian: Мария Романовна Сотскова; born 12 April 2000) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2017 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a winner of three ISU Challenger Series events, and a two-time Russian national medalist (silver in 2018, bronze in 2017). She represented OAR (Olympic Athletes from Russia) at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Earlier in her career, she won gold at the 2013 Junior Grand Prix Final, silver at the 2016 Youth Olympics, and silver at the 2016 World Junior Championships.
Personal life
Maria Romanovna Sotskova was born on 12 April 2000 in Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russia.[2] As a young child, she was engaged in both skating and rhythmic gymnastics but dropped gymnastics after her coach said that she needed to choose.[3]
Skating career
Early years
Sotskova began skating as a four-year-old, after her mother decided to bring her to an ice rink.[4] Her first coach was Svetlana Panova.[2] She won a bronze medal behind Serafima Sakhanovich at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships.
2013–2014 season: JGP Final champion
Sotskova made her junior international debut at the 2013 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Riga, Latvia; she won the silver medal behind Evgenia Medvedeva by a margin of 3.03 points. At her next JGP assignment, in Ostrava, Czech Republic, she finished 2nd to Alexandra Proklova by over 15 points. Sotskova's silver medals qualified her for the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where she defeated teammates Sakhanovich and Medvedeva for the gold. She then took silver behind Sakhanovich at the 2014 Russian Junior Championships and was assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She withdrew due to a meniscus injury.[5][6]
2014–2015 season
During the 2014 JGP series, Sotskova took silver in Tallinn, Estonia, finishing second to Japan's Miyu Nakashio by 0.97, and then won gold in Zagreb, Croatia, by a margin of 1.4 points over Karen Chen of the United States. She finished 4th in Barcelona, Spain at her second JGP Final. Making her senior national debut, she placed 6th at the Russian Championships before winning the junior silver medal. Concluding her season, she placed 5th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn.
2015–2016 season: World Junior silver medalist
In June 2015, Sotskova travelled to Artesia, California to have her programs choreographed, and to work with Rafael Arutyunyan on her jumps.[7] Competing in the 2015 JGP series, she won gold in Riga, Latvia, and Linz, Austria, resulting in qualification to her third JGP Final. Her first senior gold medal came at the Tallinn Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event in November. In December, at the JGP Final in Barcelona, Sotskova placed fourth in the short and second in the free skate, which brought her the silver medal ahead of Japan's Marin Honda.
At the Russian Championships, she finished fifth on the senior level, in December, and went on to win the junior silver medal, in January. In February, Sotskova represented Russia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway, winning the silver medal behind teammate Polina Tsurskaya.[8] In March, she was awarded silver at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, after finishing between Honda and Higuchi. Following the end of the season, she switched from Svetlana Panova to Elena Buianova due to CSKA Moscow's better training conditions.[9]
2016–2017 season: Grand Prix debut
Sotskova began her season at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial; she placed second in the short and first in the free skate to win the gold medal ahead of teammate Yulia Lipnitskaya.[10] Making her Grand Prix debut, she won silver at the 2016 Trophée de France and bronze at the 2016 NHK Trophy, earning qualification to the Grand Prix Final in Marseille. In December, she finished 5th in France and then received the bronze medal at the Russian Championships, having ranked second in the short and third in the free skate.
2017–2018 season
After winning silver at the 2017 Skate Canada International and 2017 Internationaux de France, Sotskova qualified to her second Grand Prix Final. In December, she won two more silver medals, at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan, and 2018 Russian Championships in Saint Petersburg.
At the 2018 European Championships, held in January in Moscow, Sotskova finished fourth, losing to teammates Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva and Italy's Carolina Kostner. On the next day, she was named to the Russian Olympic team (together with Medvedeva and Zagitova).[11] In February, Sotskova represented OAR (Olympic Athletes from Russia) in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[12] She was not selected for the team event. Competing in individual ladies' singles, she placed 12th in the short program, 7th in the free skate, and 8th overall. The following month, she ended up with the same final result at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, after placing 5th in the short and 9th in the free.
Personal life
Sotskova plans to work in choreography and will begin an undergraduate degree at the Russian University of Theatre Arts - GITIS its the Ballet Masters program, from which graduates become either choreographers or tutors in the field of theatre, variety or sports choreography.
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2018–2019 [13] |
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2017–2018 [14] |
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2016–2017 [9][16][17] |
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2015–2016 [18][19] |
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2014–2015 [20] |
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2013–2014 [21][22][23] |
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2012–2013 |
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2011–2012 |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[24] | |||||||
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Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
Olympics | 8th | ||||||
Worlds | 8th | 8th | |||||
Europeans | 4th | 4th | |||||
GP Final | 5th | 2nd | |||||
GP Skate Canada | 2nd | ||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | TBD | |||||
GP France | 2nd | 2nd | TBD | ||||
CS Finlandia | 1st | TBD | |||||
CS Ondrej Nepela | 1st | ||||||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 1st | ||||||
International: Junior[24] | |||||||
Youth Olympics | 2nd | ||||||
Junior Worlds | WD | 5th | 2nd | ||||
JGP Final | 1st | 4th | 2nd | ||||
JGP Austria | 1st | ||||||
JGP Croatia | 1st | ||||||
JGP Estonia | 2nd | ||||||
JGP Czech Republic | 2nd | ||||||
JGP Latvia | 2nd | 1st | |||||
National[25] | |||||||
Russian Champ. | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |||
Russian Junior Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
2017–18 season | |||||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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19–25 March 2018 | 2018 World Championships | 5 71.80 |
9 124.81 |
8 196.61 | |||
14–25 February 2018 | 2018 Winter Olympics | 12 63.86 |
7 134.24 |
8 198.10 | |||
15–21 January 2018 | 2018 European Championships | 4 68.70 |
3 132.11 |
4 200.81 | |||
21–24 December 2017 | 2018 Russian Championships | 2 76.39 |
2 145.37 |
2 221.76 | |||
7–10 December 2017 | 2017–18 Grand Prix Final | 4 74.00 |
2 142.28 |
2 216.28 | |||
24–26 November 2017 | 2017 ISU Shanghai Trophy | – | 3 128.18 |
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17–19 November 2017 | 2017 Internationaux de France | 2 67.79 |
2 140.99 |
2 208.78 | |||
27–29 October 2017 | 2017 Skate Canada | 3 66.10 |
2 126.42 |
2 192.52 | |||
6–8 October 2017 | 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy | 2 67.69 |
1 137.61 |
1 205.30 | |||
2016-17 season | |||||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
29 March – 2 April 2017 | 2017 World Championships | 6 69.76 |
11 122.44 |
8 192.20 | |||
25–29 January 2017 | 2017 European Championships | 4 72.17 |
5 120.35 |
4 192.52 | |||
20–26 December 2016 | 2017 Russian Championships | 2 74.39 |
3 145.51 |
3 219.90 | |||
8–11 December 2016 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | 6 65.74 |
5 133.05 |
5 198.79 | |||
25–27 November 2016 | 2016 NHK Trophy | 2 69.96 |
3 125.92 |
3 195.88 | |||
11–13 November 2016 | 2016 Trophée de France | 3 68.71 |
2 131.64 |
2 200.35 | |||
29 September - 1 October | 2016 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 2 61.58 |
1 128.38 |
1 189.96 |
2015–16 season | |||||||
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Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
14–20 March 2016 | 2016 World Junior Championships | Junior | 3 64.78 |
3 123.94 |
2 188.72 | ||
12–21 February 2016 | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Junior | 8 53.40 |
2 116.10 |
2 169.50 | ||
19–23 January 2016 | 2016 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 2 67.70 |
2 124.11 |
2 191.81 | ||
24–27 December 2015 | 2016 Russian Championships | Senior | 8 66.14 |
4 135.18 |
5 201.32 | ||
10–13 December 2015 | 2015−16 JGP Final | Junior | 4 62.64 |
2 121.37 |
2 184.01 | ||
17–22 November 2015 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy | Senior | 1 64.82 |
1 121.48 |
1 186.30 | ||
9–12 September 2015 | 2015 JGP Austria | Junior | 2 62.97 |
1 122.47 |
1 185.44 | ||
27–30 August 2015 | 2015 JGP Latvia | Junior | 2 62.73 |
1 121.72 |
1 184.45 | ||
2014–15 season | |||||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
2–8 March 2015 | 2015 World Junior Championships | Junior | 10 53.95 |
5 115.09 |
5 169.04 | ||
4–7 February 2015 | 2015 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 2 65.93 |
3 120.37 |
2 186.30 | ||
24–27 December 2014 | 2015 Russian Championships | Senior | 8 61.66 |
6 124.40 |
6 186.06 | ||
11–14 December 2014 | 2014–15 JGP Final | Junior | 4 62.28 |
4 113.71 |
4 175.99 | ||
8–11 October 2014 | 2014 JGP Croatia | Junior | 2 58.48 |
1 112.33 |
1 170.81 | ||
24–27 September 2014 | 2014 JGP Estonia | Junior | 2 52.06 |
2 107.61 |
2 159.67 | ||
2013–14 season | |||||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
23–25 January 2014 | 2014 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 2 64.26 |
2 127.43 |
2 191.69 | ||
5–6 December 2013 | 2013–14 JGP Final | Junior | 1 61.29 |
1 115.46 |
1 176.75 | ||
3–5 October 2013 | 2013 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 3 57.74 |
2 107.85 |
2 165.59 | ||
29–30 August 2013 | 2013 JGP Latvia | Junior | 1 59.45 |
2 107.04 |
2 166.49 | ||
2012–13 season | |||||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
2–3 February 2013 | 2013 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 7 58.83 |
3 122.29 |
3 181.12 | ||
2010–11 season | |||||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
24–25 April 2010 | Rostelecom Crystal Skate | Novice | 2 39.80 |
2 80.88 |
2 120.68 |
References
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- ^ Ermolina, Olga (20 March 2014). Мария Сотскова: «У меня поврежден мениск, но операция не понадобится» [Maria Sotskova: "I injured the meniscus but an operation is not necessary"] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014.
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- ^ "Top two Tsurskaya and Sotskova cap a memorable day at Hamar for Russia". Olympic. 16 February 2016.
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- ^ Renee, Felton (30 September 2016). "Sotskova roars back in free to win Ondrej Nepela". Ice network.
- ^ "Объявлены имена российских фигуристов, которые поедут на Олимпиаду в Пхенчхане" (in Russian). R-Sport / RIA Novosti. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ "Athlete Profile - Maria SOTSKOVA". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (16 May 2018). "Sotskova: 'I'll remain in skating for many years to come'". goldenskate.com.
- ^ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018.
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- ^ Luchianov, Vladislav (17 October 2016). "Sotskova feels confident ahead of Grand Prix debut". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017.
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- ^ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
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- ^ Сотскова Мария Романовна [Maria Romanovna Sotskova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
External links
Media related to Maria Sotskova at Wikimedia Commons