Sofiia Holichenko

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Yuriyivna and the family name is Holichenko.
Sofiia Holichenko
Personal information
Native nameСофія Юріївна Голіченко (Ukrainian)
Full nameSofiia Yuriyivna Holichenko
Alternative namesSofia/Sofiya Golichenko
Country represented Ukraine
Born (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 17)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Home townKyiv
ResidenceDnipro
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
PartnerArtem Darenskyi
Former partnerIvan Pavlov
CoachLilia Batutina
Former coachHalyna Kukhar
ChoreographerIvan Lytvynenko
Skating clubMDUSH of Winter Sport, Dnipro
Training locationsToruń, Poland
Former training locationsDnipro, Ukraine
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total147.61
2022 Europeans
Short program55.15
2022 Europeans
Free skate92.46
2022 Europeans

Sofiia Yuriyivna Holichenko (Ukrainian: Софія Юріївна Голіченко; born 23 November 2004) is a Ukrainian pair skater. With her skating partner, Artem Darenskyi, she competed in the final segment at the 2022 European Championships and is the 2022 Ukrainian national champion.

Career[]

Early career[]

As a singles skater, Holichenko most notably won the bronze medal at the 2018 Ukrainian junior championships.[1] She competed a single season in pairs with Ivan Pavlov, winning a bronze medal at the senior Ukrainian championships.[2]

2020–2021 season[]

In June, it was announced that she had formed a new partnership with Artem Darenskyi.[3]

After obtaining the required minimum technical elements scores, Holichenko/Darenskyi were nominated to represent Ukraine at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm. They withdrew a few days before the start of the competition, having tested positive for coronavirus.[4]

2021–2022 season[]

Holichenko/Darenskyi began the season at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, attempting to qualify a berth for Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed eleventh at the event, outside the qualifications.[5] However, Ukraine qualified to the Olympic team event due to Anastasiia Shabotova qualifying to the women's competition at Nebelhorn, allowing for a Ukrainian pair to be sent for that.[6] Holichenko/Darenskyi went on to finish fifth at the Budapest Trophy.[5]

After winning their first Ukrainian national title, Holichenko/Darenskyi placed fifteenth at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn.[5] Days later, they were named to the Ukrainian Olympic team.[7] They finished ninth among nine pairs entered in the short program of the Olympic team event.[8] This was their only performance at the Games, as Team Ukraine did not advance to the second stage of the competition and finished tenth.[9]

The team returned home to Dnipro after the Olympics and immediately found themselves in the midst of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.[10] They enlisted Canadian music editor Hugo Chouinard to change their short program music in advance of the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, hoping to inspire the country with Ukrainian music.[11] They undertook a six-day journey to France, via Romania, Italy and Poland, with Darenskyi saying that their goal was "to show that Ukrainian athletes are fighting for their country." They received a standing ovation on arrival, and placed thirteenth in the short program with very limited training. In light of this, they opted not to compete in the free skate. They had left home knowing they would not be able to return, instead planning to live and train in the Polish city of Toruń for the foreseeable future.[10]

Programs[]

With Darenskyi
Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[12][13]
  • Zhiva (Alive)
    by Hardkiss
    choreo. by Ivan Lytvynenko
  • Pina
  • Glasshouse
  • Lilies of the Valley
    (from Pina)
    by Thomas Hanreich, Jun Miyake
    choreo. by Ivan Lytvynenko
2020–2021
[14]

Competitive highlights[]

CS: Challenger Series

With Darenskyi[]

International[5]
Event 20–21 21–22
Worlds WD WD
Europeans 15th
CS Nebelhorn 11th
Budapest Trophy 5th
National[5]
Ukrainian Champ. 2nd 1st
Team events
Olympics 10th T
9th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Pavlov[]

International: Junior[2]
Event 2018–19
Ice Star 6th
Volvo Open Cup 3rd
National[2]
Ukrainian Champ. 3rd

Ladies' singles[]

International: Junior[1]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20
Ice Star 6th
National[1]
Ukrainian Junior 3rd
Ukrainian Novice 6th 9th

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Sofiia GOLICHENKO". RinkResults.
  2. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Ivan PAVLOV". International Skating Union.
  3. ^ Danyliuk, Ivan (June 17, 2020). "Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi to compete in pairs together". Skating.com.ua.
  4. ^ "Українська спортивна пара не братиме участі у ЧС-2021 через коронавірус" [Ukrainian pair out of 2021 Worlds due to coronavirus] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Competition Results: Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI". International Skating Union.
  6. ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 25, 2021). "Liu pockets Nebelhorn gold; seals third spot for U.S. women". Golden Skate.
  7. ^ "Затверджено склад збірної України на Ігри-2022, в числі олімпійців – шестеро фігуристів" [The composition of the national team of Ukraine for the 2022 Games has been approved, among the Olympians - six skaters] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 22 January 2022.
  8. ^ Slater, Paula (February 4, 2022). "Team USA leads Olympic Figure Skating Team Event". Golden Skate.
  9. ^ Slater, Paula (February 7, 2022). "ROC wins Olympic figure skating team event". Golden Skate.
  10. ^ a b "Ukraine skaters' six-day trip to worlds, 'fighting for our country'". France 24. March 23, 2022.
  11. ^ Russell, Susan D. (March 17, 2022). "Skating community rallies for Ukraine". International Figure Skating.
  12. ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI: 2021/2022 (1st SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI: 2021/2022 (2nd SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.

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