21 Facts About Sofia Samodurova

Sofia Vyacheslavovna Samodurova is a Russian retired figure skater.

Sofia Samodurova is the 2019 European champion, the 2019 CS Ice Star champion, the 2018 Rostelecom Cup silver medalist, and the 2018 Skate America bronze medalist.

Sofia Samodurova finished sixteenth at the 2015 Russian Junior Championships and sixth the following year at the 2016 Russian Junior Championships.

Sofia Samodurova culminated her season by winning a silver medal behind teammate Elizaveta Nugumanova at the Triglav Trophy.

Sofia Samodurova's season ended at the 2018 Russian Championships, where she finished eleventh.

Sofia Samodurova started her season off at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy.

Sofia Samodurova made her Grand Prix debut at Skate America, where she won the bronze medal behind Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto with a personal best score of 198.70 points.

At the 2019 Russian Championships, Sofia Samodurova placed sixth in both programs and overall.

Sofia Samodurova was the third-ranked skater eligible to compete at senior international competitions, behind Stanislava Konstantinova and Alina Zagitova.

At the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Sofia Samodurova placed second in the short program behind Zagitova, passed the 70-point mark for the first time.

Sofia Samodurova was assigned to the World Championships in Saitama along with Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva.

Sofia Samodurova placed ninth in the short program, and expressed disappointment that her scores were lower than those at the European Championships.

Sofia Samodurova rose to eighth place in the free skate, making only one minor error on a double jump, and said she felt "only happiness" with the result.

Sofia Samodurova concluded the season as part of the bronze medal-winning Team Russia at the 2019 World Team Trophy.

Sofia Samodurova admitted to having some issues in training for the new season after falling multiple times at the Russian test skate events.

Sofia Samodurova performed her short program at the senior Russian test skates, but withdrew from the free skate due to a cold.

Sofia Samodurova placed fourth at both the second and third stages of the Russian Cup series, qualifying for the 2020 Russian Championships.

Sofia Samodurova was assigned to the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, the ISU having run the Grand Prix based mainly on geographic location.

Sofia Samodurova was sixth in the short program, but dropped to seventh place after the free skate.

Sofia Samodurova placed seventh at the event, and pronounced herself "really happy" with her free skate despite a triple flip error.

At the 2022 Russian Championships, Sofia Samodurova finished in eleventh place.