Sophia Shifrin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | София Шифрин |
| Full name | Sophia Shifrin |
| Other names | Sonya Shifrina |
| Born | 11 August 2009 Moscow, Russia |
| Home town | Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Israel |
| Coach | Svetlana Panova, Tatiana Moiseeva, Ilona Protasenya, Maria Kasumova |
| Skating club | Ice Peaks Holon |
| Began skating | 2014 |
Sophia Shifrin (Russian: София Шифрин, Hebrew: סופיה שיפרין; born 11 August 2009) is a Russian-Israeli figure skater who competes for Israel. She is a three-time junior Israeli national champion (2024, 2025, 2026),[1] a two-time junior Grand Prix bronze medalist and the NRW Trophy champion.[2]
She has represented Israel at the Junior World Championships three times (2024–26), finishing as high as fourth in 2026.[3][2]
She is the first Israeli woman to medal on the ISU Grand Prix circuit.[4]
Personal life
Sophia was born in Moscow, Russia on 11 August 2009.[5]
Career
Early career
Skating for Russia (domestically)
Shifrin began skating at 5 years of age and competed domestically for Russia.[6] She achieved a bronze and silver medal at the Moscow Championships.[7][8]
She has trained at the Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy. [9]
2022-2023 season: International debut
Skating for Israel
Sophia debuted internationally for Israel on the advanced novice level in 2022 at the Santa Claus Cup in Budapest. She won the gold medal. She later went on to win her first Israeli national title on the advanced novice level.[10]
2023-2024 season: Youth Olympic Games and junior Grand Prix debut
Sophia debuted on the junior Grand Prix circuit finishing 6th and 7th place in her 2 assignments.
In January, Shifrin represented Israel at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea.[11] She finished the event in 12th place. At the 2024 Junior World Championships, she concluded the event in 22nd overall.[12]
In early April, she won her first national title as a junior skater.[2]
2024-2025 season: Second junior Israeli national title
Shifrin was allocated to two Grand Prix assignments; she placed 9th and 13th.[2] She went onto earn the silver medal at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup behind Logan Higase-Chen of the United States.[2] 2 weeks later, Sophia won her second national title as a junior.[2]
In early January, she won the gold medal at 2025 Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany.[2]
At the 2025 Junior World Championships, Sophia achieved a new personal best score and finished the event in 17th place.[13]
2025-2026 season: Two Grand Prix medals, small world bronze, third consecutive national title
Shifrin was assigned to compete at two Grand Prix's in Baku, Azerbaijan and Abu Dhabi, UAE. She took first place in the short program in Baku, dropping to third place after the free skate and winning the bronze medal. This made her the first Israeli woman to medal on the ISU Grand Prix circuit in both the junior and senior categories.[14] 2 weeks later, she won the bronze medal in Abu Dhabi behind Australias' Hana Bath and Japans' Mao Shimada.[2]
Sophia went onto win gold at the NRW Trophy and silver at Volvo Open.[2] In December, she won her third junior national title.[1]
In March, she competed at the 2026 World Junior Championships. Placing 4th in the short program and 3rd in the free skate, she concluded the event in 4th overall.[15] She won a small bronze medal for the free skate segment. Sophia achieved new personal bests across both segments.[16] “I am really, really happy!” said Shifrin after the free skate. “I was nervous before my skate, but I am so happy now. I just locked in and did everything that I had to do.”[17]
Programs
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26[5] | "Big Spender The Music of Fosse"
by Bianca Marroquin, Rema Webb and The Fandango Girls, Cy Coleman "Rich Man's Frug" by Fosse Orchestra, Cy Coleman |
"Remembrances" (from Schindler's List soundtrack) by John Williams | |
| 2024-25[18] | "Prelude in E minor" by Frederic Chopin
"Prelude in E minor (orchestral version)" by Frederic Chopin |
"That Certain" by Charlie Feathers
"Good Night Moon" by Shivarec choreo by Ilona Protasenia, Mariia Kasumova, Nedezda, Kanaeva |
|
| 2023-24[19][20] | "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish | "Exogenesis: Symphony (Redemption;Part 4)" |
Competitive highlights
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 22nd | 17th | 4th |
| Israeli Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Youth Olympic Games | 12th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 1st | ||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 6th | 2nd | |
| Volvo Open | 2nd | ||
| JGP Armenia | 7th | ||
| JGP Azerbaijan | 3rd | ||
| JGP Latvia | 9th | ||
| JGP Poland | 13th | ||
| JGP Thailand | 6th | ||
| JGP United Arab Emirates | 3rd |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 193.80 | 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 65.38 | 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships |
| TES | 37.46 | 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
| PCS | 27.92 | 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
| Free skating | TSS | 128.42 | 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships |
| TES | 68.83 | 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
| PCS | 59.59 | 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships |
Sophia Shifrin at Skating Scores
References
- ^ a b "Israel National Championship". iisfevents.online. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". skatingscores.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "ISU Figure Skating Junior World Championships 2026 - Junior Women". results.isu.org. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "ISU JGP Baku 2025". results.isu.org. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ a b "Sophia SHIFRIN - International Skating Union". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Sonya_Shifrina (Sophia Shifrin)". Telegram. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Sonya_Shifrina (Sophia Shifrin)". Telegram. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Sophia SHIFRIN | RinkResults". www.rinkresults.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024 - Women Single Skating". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Class | RinkResults". www.rinkresults.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Championships 2025". results.isu.org. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "ISU JGP Baku 2025". results.isu.org. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "ISU Figure Skating Junior World Championships 2026". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Recap – 2026 ISU Junior World Championships – Figure Skaters Online". Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ Slater, Paula (March 7, 2026). "Japan's Mao Shimada wins fourth straight Junior World title". Golden Skate.
- ^ "2024-25 Programs by Discipline". Golden Skate. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ ISU Junior Grand Prix (2023-10-07). Sophia SHIFRIN (ISR) | Junior Women Free Skating | Yerevan 2023 | #JGPFigure. Retrieved 2026-03-11 – via YouTube.
- ^ ISU Junior Grand Prix (2023-08-30). Sophia SHIFRIN (ISR) | Junior Women Short Program | Bangkok 2023 | #JGPFigure. Retrieved 2026-03-11 – via YouTube.