Sofja Stepčenko

Sofja Stepčenko (born 21 December 2006) is a Latvian figure skater. She is and a two-time Latvian national champion (2022-23) and 2023 Volvo Open Cup champion. She placed eleventh at the 2023 European Championships.

Sofja Stepčenko
Stepčenko at the 2024 World Championships
Born (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006
Riga, Latvia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country Latvia
CoachOlga Kovalkova
Skating clubKristal Ice
Began skating2010

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 Junior Grand Prix series, finishing twenty-first at the 2022 JGP France and twelfth at the 2022 JGP Latvia. 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 fourteenth in the short program, she qualified to the free skate and climbed to eleventh overall.[3] This was the best European result by a Latvian woman since Angelina Kučvaļska's fourth place at the 2016 edition.[4] Stepčenko came twenty-third at the 2023 World Championships.[5]

2023–24 season

Stepčenko started the season by competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, finishing sixth at the 2023 JGP Turkey. She went on to compete on the senior international level as well, winning the 2023 Jelgava Cup and placing twelfth at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial.[5]

Appearing again on the Junior Grand Prix, Stepčenko finished tenth at the 2023 JGP Armenia. Her next event was the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy, where she finished eleventh. Going on to compete at two events in Latvia, Stepčenko won silver at the 2023 Volvo Open Cup and gold at the 2023 Latvia Trophy.[5]

Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, Stepčenko placed twenty-first in the short program and thirteenth in the free skate, finishing thirteenth overall. At this event, Stepčenko scored a new personal best free skate score. [6] Soon after, Stepčenko competed on the junior level at the 2024 Volvo Open Cup, winning the gold medal.[5]

Competing at the 2024 Youth Olympics, Stepčenko finished sixteenth.[5]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2021–2024
[7][8][9]
  • All Eyes On Me
    by Victor McKnight, SquigglyDigg
    choreo. by Ruslan Kuzlovich

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 24-25
Worlds23rd31st
Europeans11th13th
GP Skate AmericaTBD
CS Budapest Trophy11th
CS Nepela Memorial12th
Jelgava Cup1st
Latvia Trophy1st1st
Tallinn Trophy7th
Volvo Open Cup1st[lower-alpha 1]2nd
4th[lower-alpha 2]
Wolmar Spring Cup1st
International: Junior[5][1]
JGP Youth Olympics16th
JGP Armenia10th
JGP Austria26th
JGP France21st
JGP Latvia12th
JGP Poland17th
JGP Turkey6th
Kurbada Cup2nd
Petrenko Cup2nd
Volvo Open Cup5th2nd1st
International: Advanced novice[1]
Volvo Open Cup10th16th10th
National[1]
Latvian Champ.5th N3rd N1st1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results
ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [6]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS159.342023 European Championships
Short program TSS58.872023 World Championships
TES34.842023 World Championships
PCS25.502024 European Championships
Free skating TSS105.162024 European Championships
TES56.062024 European Championships
PCS49.512023 European Championships

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 18–24, 2024 2024 World Championships Senior 31
46.74
-		 31
46.74
January 28–30, 2024 2024 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 16
44.77		 16
76.02		 16
120.79
January 10–14,2024 2024 Volvo Open Cup Junior 1
56.67		 2
103.31		 1
159.98
January 10–14,2024 2024 European Chamipnships Senior 21
52.53		 13
105.16		 13
157.69
December 8–10, 2023 2023 Latvia Trophy Senior 1
60.01		 1
110.75		 1
170.76
November 2–5, 2023 2023 Volvo Open Cup Senior 2
53.60		 1
110.77		 2
164.37
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
  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. "LAT-Sofja STEPCENKO". Skating Scores.
  7. "Sofja STEPCENKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022.
  8. "Sofja STEPCENKO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023.
  9. "Sofja STEPCHENKO: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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