Maria Sotskova

Maria Sotskova
2015 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Junior ladies singles medal ceremonies IMG 9279.JPG
Sotskova at the 2015−16 JGP Final
Personal information
Native name Мария Романовна Сотскова
Full name Maria Romanovna Sotskova
Country represented Russia
Born (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000
Reutov, Russia
Home town Reutov, Russia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Elena Buianova
Former coach Svetlana Panova
Choreographer Nikita Mikhailov, Peter Tchernyshev
Former choreographer Ilona Protasenia, Vera Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva
Skating club CSKA Moscow
Former skating club Snow Leopards SC
Training locations Moscow, Novogorsk
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 200.35
2016 Trophée de France
Short program 69.96
2016 NHK Trophy
Free skate 131.64
2016 Trophée de France
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Winter Youth Olympics
2016 Lillehammer Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
2016 Debrecen Ladies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
2013–14 Fukuoka Ladies' singles
2015–16 Barcelona Ladies' singles

Maria Romanovna Sotskova (Russian: Мария Романовна Сотскова; born 12 April 2000) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist, the 2016 World Junior silver medalist, the 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time Russian national junior medalist.

Personal life

Maria Romanovna Sotskova was born on 12 April 2000 in Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russia.[1] As a young child, she was engaged in both skating and artistic gymnastics but dropped gymnastics after her coach said that she needed to choose.[2]

Skating career

Sotskova began skating at the age of four after her mother decided to bring her to the ice rink.[3] Her first coach was Svetlana Panova.[1] Her figure skating idol is Carolina Kostner.[4]

2012–13 season

In the 2012–13 season, Sotskova won a bronze medal behind Serafima Sakhanovich at the 2013 Russian Junior Championships.

2013–14 season: JGP Final champion

Sotskova made her junior international debut at the 2013–14 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]

2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 JGP season, 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.

2015–16 season: World Junior silver medalist

In June 2015, Sotskova went to Artesia, California to get her programs choreographed, and work with Rafael Arutyunyan on her jumps.[7] In the 2015–16 JGP season, she won gold at her events 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.

At the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona, Sotskova placed fourth in the short and second in the free skate, taking 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 Vodorezova (Buyanova) because CSKA Moscow has better training conditions.[9]

2016–17 season: Grand Prix debut

In 2016–17, 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] She has received invitations to two Grand Prix events – the 2016 Trophée de France and 2016 NHK Trophy.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[9][11][12]
2015–16
[13][14]
2014–15
[15]
2013–14
[16][17][18]
  • Winter
    (from The Four Seasons)
    by Antonio Vivaldi
    choreo. by Ilona Protasenia
  • Nuevo Tango
    by Viejos Aires
    choreo. by Ilona Protasenia
  • Pina
    by Thomas Hanreich
    choreo. by Ilona Protasenia
  • Nuevo Tango
    by Viejos Aires
    choreo. by Ilona Protasenia
2012–13
  • Nuevo Tango
    by Viejos Aires
    choreo. by Ilona Protasenia
  • Pina
    by Thomas Hanreich
    choreo. by Ilona Protasenia
    choreo. by Ilona Protasenia
2011–12
  • Nuevo Tango
    by Viejos Aires
    choreo. by Ilona Protasenia

Competitive highlights

Sotskova with her former coach, Svetlana Panova

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[19]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
GP Final TBD
GP NHK Trophy 3rd
GP Trophée de France 2nd
CS Nepela Memorial 1st
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st
International: Junior[19]
Junior Worlds WD 5th 2nd
Youth Olympics 2nd
JGP Final 1st 4th 2nd
JGP Austria 1st
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Czech Republic 2nd
JGP Estonia 2nd
JGP Latvia 2nd 1st
National[20]
Russian Champ. 6th 5th
Russian Junior 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Senior level

2016-17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
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

Junior level

Sotskova at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final podium
Sotskova at the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final
Sotskova at the 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final
2015–16 season
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

  1. 1 2 Сотскова Мария Романовна [Maria Romanovna Sotskova] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "«Больше не прошу забрать меня домой». Как Мария Сотскова полюбила соревноваться" [How Maria Sotskova began to love competing]. sovsport.ru (in Russian). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. ↑ Ermolina, Olga (6 December 2013). Мария Сотскова: Положила свой страх в рюкзак [Maria Sotskova cast aside her fear] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Maria SOTSKOVA RUS Interview -ISU 2015 Jr. Grand Prix Riga Ladies Free Skate". Youtube. Youtube. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Фигуристка Медведева заменила Сотскову на юниорском ЧМ в Болгарии [Figure skater Medvedeva replaces Sotskova at the World Junior Championships in Bulgaria] (in Russian). R-Sport. 11 March 2014.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Мария Сотскова: приехала в США специально и целенаправленно для занятий у Рафаэля Арутюняна". All Sports Info. All Sports Info. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Top two Tsurskaya and Sotskova cap a memorable day at Hamar for Russia". Olympic. 16 February 2016.
  9. 1 2 Flade, Tatjana (26 July 2016). "New beginnings for Russia's Maria Sotskova". Golden Skate.
  10. ↑ Renee, Felton (30 September 2016). "Sotskova roars back in free to win Ondrej Nepela". Ice network.
  11. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (17 October 2016). "Sotskova feels confident ahead of Grand Prix debut". IceNetwork.com.
  12. ↑ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  13. ↑ Мария Сотскова: в короткой программе у меня Black Magic Woman Карлоса Сантаны, в произвольной – музыка из балета "Ромео и Джульетта" [Maria Sotskova: For short program I have Black Magic Woman by Carlos Santana, for free - music from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet"]. Team Russia 2014 (in Russian). 28 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Maria SOTSKOVA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  18. ↑ Ermolina, Olga (30 January 2014). Мария Сотскова: «Спортсмены – это лицо тренера» [Maria Sotskova interview] (in Russian). Russian Figure Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
  19. 1 2 "Competition Results: Maria SOTSKOVA". International Skating Union.
  20. ↑ Сотскова Мария Романовна [Maria Romanovna Sotskova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.

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