Sofia Sula (born 27 December 2002) is a former competitive Finnish figure skater. She lives in Torino, Italy.[1]

Sofia Sula
Sofia Sula
Full nameSofia Sula
Born (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 21)
Lahti, Finland
HometownPukkila, Finland[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Figure skating career
CountryFinland
CoachEdoardo De Bernardis
Claudia Masoero[1]
Skating clubTuusulan Luistelijat[2]
Began skating2007
RetiredAugust 3, 2020
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Figure skating: Junior Ladies
Nordics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rovaniemi, Finland Junior Ladies
Silver medal – second place 2017 Reykjavik, Iceland Junior Ladies
Finnish Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Vantaa, Finland Junior Ladies
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tampere, Finland Junior Ladies

On the junior level, she is a two-time Nordics silver medalist (2017, 2018), and a two-time Finnish junior national champion (2017, 2018).

Career

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Her coaches were Italian Edoardo De Bernardis and Claudia Masoero. Sula practiced at Ice Club Torino in Italy. Her choreographer was Italian Edoardo De Bernardis.[1]

Sula started her skating career in 2007 in Mäntsälä, Finland.

Sula was part of Finnish Figure Skating Association national team.[6]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[1]
  • The Path of Silence
  • Shining Horizon
  • The Power of Mind
    by Anne Sofie Versnaeyen, Gabriel Saban, P. Briand
2018–2019
2017–2018
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Competitive highlights

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International[8]
Event 16-17 17–18 18–19 19-20
CS Finlandia 13th 9th
CS Lombardia 13th
CS Tallinn Trophy WD
EduSport Trophy WD
Golden Bear 6th
Int. Challenge Cup 12th
Nordics 6th
Tallinn Trophy 7th
Volvo Open Cup WD
International: Junior [8]
Junior Worlds 21st
JGP Croatia 8th
JGP Italy 16th
JGP Poland 17th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 3rd
Nordics 2nd 2nd WD
Tallinn Trophy 4th
National
Finnish Champ. 1st J 1st J 5th

Track record

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Sula performed in Les Stars de la Glace show with Florent Amodio, Miki Ando and Philippe Candeloro at Christmas 2017 in Vaujany, France.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Sofia Sula". ISU.
  2. ^ "Siniset" (in Finnish). Tuusulan Luistelijat.
  3. ^ "Junior Ladies - Free Skating - Online results".
  4. ^ "Sula neljänneksi Tallinnassa ennätyspistein" (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 Tallinn Trophy Junior Ladies Results".
  6. ^ "Yksinluistelu - Sofia Sula" (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association.
  7. ^ "Sofia SULA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b "ISU JGP Croatia Cup 2017" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Les Stars De La Glace - Gala International De Patinage" (in French).