Viktoriia Safonova

Viktoriia Andreevna Safonova (Russian: Виктория Андреевна Сафонова; born 8 May 2003) is a Russian-born figure skater who competes for Belarus. She is the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, the 2020 Ice Star champion, the 2019 Volvo Open Cup champion, and the 2020 Belarusian national champion.

Viktoriia Safonova
Personal information
Native nameВиктория Андреевна Сафонова
Full nameViktoriia Andreevna Safonova
Alternative namesViktoria/Victoria/Viktoriya
Country represented Belarus
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003
Moscow, Russia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
CoachOksana Matveeva[2]
Former coachElena Selivanova
ChoreographerSergei Verbillo
Nina Vershinina
Former skating clubSambo-70
Training locationsMoscow, Russia
Minsk, Belarus
ISU personal best scores
Combined total192.49
2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short program64.35
2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free skate128.14
2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb

Competing on the junior level for Russia, she is the 2018 Ice Star champion.

Personal life

Viktoriia Safonova was born on 8 May 2003 in Moscow.[2]

Career

Early career

Safonova placed fourteenth at the 2018 Russian Junior Championships and eighth at the 2019 Russian Junior Championships. Competing for Russia, she was the 2018 Ice Star junior champion.[3]

2019–2020 season

Safonova switched to representing Belarus in August 2019, alongside former Russian national teammates Konstantin Milyukov and Victoria Yatsenko / Daniel Parkman.[4][5] She placed fourth at a Russian domestic event earlier in the summer, but was not included into the national team.[5] Safonova won the Summer Cup of the Skating Union of Belarus in her domestic debut.[6]

According to International Skating Union rules for switching nationalities, Safonova was required to sit out international competition for a year dating from her last international appearance, ruling her ineligible for Junior Grand Prix events. Safonova made her international debut for Belarus at the 2019 Volvo Open Cup, where she won the gold medal ahead of Azerbaijan's Ekaterina Ryabova and Alina Urushadze of Georgia. She then placed seventh at 2019 CS Warsaw Cup. Safonova earned personal bests in all segments to win the silver medal at 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, behind Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia and ahead of Germany's Nicole Schott.[5]

Safonova won the national title in her first attempt at the 2020 Belarusian Championships, ahead of Milana Ramashova and Anastasiya Sidorenko.[5] She then finished fourteenth at the 2020 European Championships.[7] Safonova had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but those were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

2020–2021 season

Safonova opened her season at the 2020 Ice Star in October, winning gold ahead of Russians Anastasiia Guliakova and Sofia Samodurova. She was assigned to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, placing eighth at the event.[9]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[10]
2019–2020
[11]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

For Belarus
International[3]
Event 19–20 20–21
WorldsC
Europeans14th
GP Rostelecom8th
CS Golden Spin2nd
CS Warsaw Cup7th
Ice Star1st
Tallink Hotels Cup3rd
Volvo Open Cup1st
Winter Star1st
National[3]
Belarusian Champ.1st
TBD = Assigned; C = Cancelled

For Russia
International: Junior[3]
Event 17–18 18–19
Ice Star1st
National[3]
Russian Champ.14th J8th J
Russian Cup Final8th J6th J
Levels: J = Junior

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

For Belarus
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
11–13 December 2020 2020 Winter Star 1
67.79		 1
126.56		 1
194.35
20–22 November 2020 2020 Rostelecom Cup 7
64.25		 7
120.32		 8
184.57
29 Oct. – 1 Nov. 2020 2020 Ice Star 3
66.56		 1
134.10		 1
200.66
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
13–16 February 2020 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup 3
62.23		 2
114.82		 3
177.05
20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships 20
53.33		 13
106.58		 14
159.91
14–15 December 2019 2020 Belarusian Championships 2
60.42		 1
120.52		 1
180.94
4–7 December 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2
64.35		 2
128.14		 2
192.49
14–17 November 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 7
55.55		 7
115.88		 7
171.43
5–10 November 2019 2019 Volvo Open Cup 2
64.19		 1
117.69		 1
181.88

For Russia
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
31 Jan. – 4 Feb. 2019 2019 Russian Junior Championships 8
69.25		 9
122.20		 8
191.45
18–21 October 2018 2018 Ice Star 1
61.60		 1
112.47		 1
174.07
2017–18 season
23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships 15
60.40		 13
116.94		 14
177.34

References
  1. Kuznetsov, Dmitry (14 April 2020). ""В чем-то Лукашенко прав про вирусы на катке". Самая высокая фигуристка — о запрете родителей на тренировки в Белоруссии" [“In some ways, Lukashenko is right about viruses at the rink.” The tallest figure skater – about the prohibition of parents on training in Belarus] (in Russian). Sport Express.
  2. "Сафонова Виктория Андреевна" [Safonova, Viktoria Andreevna]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2019.
  3. "Viktoriia SAFONOVA: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  4. Skating Union of Belarus (9 August 2019). "У белорусских фигуристов начинается соревновательный период!" [Belarusian skaters begin the competitive period!] (Instagram) (in Russian).
  5. "Новые имена и сенсации. На каких фигуристов делают ставку в Беларуси?" [New names and sensations. Which skaters are we betting on in Belarus?] (in Russian). CTV. 15 December 2019.
  6. Lotsik, Lena (10 August 2019). "Сафонова победила на летнем кубке Белорусского союза конькобежцев" [Safonova won the Summer Cup of the Belarusian Union of Skaters] (in Russian). Sports.ru.
  7. "2020 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Results". International Skating Union.
  8. Ewing, Lori (11 March 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  9. "ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2020". International Skating Union.
  10. "Viktoriia SAFONOVA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
  11. "Viktoriia SAFONOVA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.
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