Sofia Akateva | |
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Full name | Sofia Dmitrievna Akateva |
Native name | Софья Дмитриевна Акатьева (Russian)[1] |
Other names | Akatyeva, Akatieva |
Born | Moscow, Russia | July 7, 2007
Hometown | Moscow |
Height | 1.51 m (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Russia |
Coach | Eteri Tutberidze Sergei Dudakov |
Skating club | Sambo 70 (Khrustalny) |
Began skating | 2011 |
Sofia Dmitrievna Akateva (Russian: Софья Дмитриевна Акатьева, born 7 July 2007) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2023 Russian champion. At the junior level, she is the 2021 JGP Russia champion, the 2021 JGP Poland champion, a two-time Russian junior national champion (2021, 2022), and currently holds the junior women's world records for the highest total and free skate scores.
Akateva is the 11th woman to land a quad jump and the 14th to land a triple Axel in international competition. She is the second woman after American skater Alysa Liu to land a quad jump and triple Axel in one program successfully.