Sofja Stepčenko

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.

Sofja Stepčenko
Personal information
Country represented Latvia
Born (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006
Riga, Latvia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
CoachOlga Kovalkova
Skating clubKristal Ice
Training locationsRiga, Latvia
Began skating2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total159.34
2023 Europeans
Short program58.87
2023 Worlds
Free skate104.02
2023 Europeans

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
2021–2023
[6][7]
  • All Eyes On Me
    by Victor McKnight, SquigglyDigg

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
Worlds23rd
Europeans11th
Latvia Trophy1st
Tallinn Trophy7th
Volvo Open Cup1st[lower-alpha 1]
4th[lower-alpha 2]
Wolmar Spring Cup1st
International: Junior[5][1]
JGP Austria26th
JGP France21st
JGP Latvia12th
JGP Poland17th
Kurbada Cup2nd
Petrenko Cup2nd
Volvo Open Cup5th2nd
International: Advanced novice[1]
Volvo Open Cup10th16th10th
National[1]
Latvia5th N3rd N
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. 48th Volvo Cup Open
  2. 47th Volvo Cup Open
  1. "Sofja STEPCHENKO". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. Druvietis, Gatis (18 December 2022). "Daiļslidotāja Stepčenko pārsteidzoši triumfē "Latvia Trophy", uzvar arī Vasiļjevs". sportacentrs.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022.
  3. "Stepčenko izcīna 11. vietu Eiropas daiļslidošanas čempionātā". LETA (in Latvian). sports.tvnet.lv. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. "Competition Results: Sofja STEPCENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023.
  6. "Sofja STEPCENKO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023.
  7. "Sofja STEPCENKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022.
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