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Ana Sofia Beşchea
Personal information
Full nameAna Sofia Beşchea
Born (2004-05-14) 14 May 2004 (age 22)
Bucharest, Romania
Home townBucharest, Romania
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRomania Romania
CoachAndreea Pascu
Skating clubUlisse Bucharest
Began skating2010
Medal record
Romanian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Otopeni Singles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Miercurea Ciuc Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Miercurea Ciuc Singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Otopeni Singles
Silver medal – second place 2025 Otopeni Singles
Silver medal – second place 2026 Székesfehérvár Singles

Ana Sofia Beşchea is a Romanian figure skater.

Career

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Early years

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Beşchea began learning to skate in 2010 in Bucharest. She competed internationally from a young age, initially in the novice categories. In the 2016–17 season, she competed as an advanced novice, winning the Romanian Youth Championships and the Olympic Hopes competition in Romania.[1]

In the following season she moved to the junior level. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2017 JGP Egna, finishing 23rd. During the season, she also won the junior event at the Edu Sport Trophy and finished second at the Romanian Junior Championships.[1]

2018–19 season

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Beşchea competed at the Junior Grand Prix event in Bratislava, placing 25th with a total score of 101.87 points.[2]

She represented Romania at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Sarajevo, finishing 25th. She was subsequently selected for the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb. Beşchea scored 39.95 points in the short program and finished 37th, failing to advance to the free skate.[3]

2019–20 season

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Beşchea continued on the Junior Grand Prix circuit at the 2019 JGP Egna/Neumarkt, where she placed 23rd with 97.33 points.[1] She also competed at several international events, including the Denkova-Staviski Cup, Edu Sport Trophy, Skate Helena and Sofia Trophy.

At the Romanian championships she won both the senior and junior women's titles.[4]

Beşchea represented Romania for a second consecutive year at the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, where she placed 47th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.[4]

2020–21 season

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The international season was substantially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Beşchea had limited opportunities to compete internationally but retained her Romanian senior national title.[4]

2021–22 season

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Returning to the ISU Junior Grand Prix, Beşchea competed at the 2021 JGP Austria in Linz, finishing 29th. Later in the season, she won the Romanian junior title and took the silver medal in the senior competition.[4]

She competed internationally as a senior at Skate Helena before winning the Bellu Memorial in Otopeni, scoring 156.51 points.[1]

Beşchea represented Romania at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn. She placed 42nd in the short program and did not qualify for the free skate.[4]

2022–23 season

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Beşchea opened her international season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, finishing 30th at the 2022 JGP Latvia in Riga. In December, she won the junior women's competition at the Cupa Magie de Crăciun in Romania.[1]

She also competed at senior level, finishing fifth at the Edu Sport Trophy and participating in the Bellu Memorial.

At the 2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Calgary, Beşchea placed 44th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate. It was her fourth appearance at the World Junior Championships.[4]

2023–24 season

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Beşchea competed exclusively at senior level internationally during the season. Her early events included the Denkova-Staviski Cup, where she finished 13th, Skate Celje, where she placed seventh, and the Bosphorus Cup, where she finished tenth.[1]

At the Edu Sport Trophy in Otopeni, she placed fifth with a total score of 147.33 points.[4] She also finished as the Romanian national silver medalist.[5]

Beşchea made her senior European debut at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. She scored 37.52 points in the short program and finished 33rd, failing to advance to the free skate.[6]

She concluded the season with a tenth-place finish at the Bellu Memorial.[1]

2024–25 season

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Beşchea began the season by finishing fifth at the Crystal Skate of Romania. This also served as the Romanian national championships; she finished second among the competitors from Romania and won the silver medal.[7] She subsequently placed eleventh at the NRW Trophy in Dortmund and fourth at the Edu Sport Trophy, where she scored 140.88 points.[1]

Beşchea was selected to represent Romania at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn. She scored 36.60 points in the short program and finished 31st, missing qualification for the free skate.[8]

2025–26 season

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Beşchea began the season at the 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series, competing at the 2025 Nepela Memorial in Bratislava. She finished 21st with a total score of 103.42 points. Her free-skating score of 66.77 points became an ISU personal best.[4]

She subsequently finished 20th at the Denkova-Staviski Cup and eighth at Skate Fehérvár in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.[1] The Romanian national championships were held concurrently with Skate Fehérvár; Beşchea finished second among the Romanian competitors.[9]

In January 2026, Beşchea finished fourth at the Crystal Skate of Romania with 120.17 points. The following month, she was fourth at the Bellu Memorial, scoring 113.57 points.[1]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2025–26
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2024–25
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  • Per Te
    performed by Josh Groban
    choreo. by Maria Andreea Coroama, Andrea Vaturi
2023–24
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  • Caruso
    performed by Jackie Evancho
    choreo. by Maria Andreea Coroama, Andrea Vaturi
2022–23
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2021–22
[14]

Competitive highlights

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Event[4][1] 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25 25–26
European Championships 33rd31st
Romanian Championships 1st[15] 1st[16] 2nd[17] 2nd[5] 2nd[7] 2nd[9]
Romanian Championships (Junior) 2nd[18] 3rd[19] 1st[20] 2nd[16] 1st[17]
CS Nepela Memorial 21st
Bellu Memorial 1st8th10th4th
Crystal Skate of Romania 5th4th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 13th20th
EduSport Trophy 5th5th4th
NRW Trophy 11th
Skate Celje 7th
Skate Fehérvár 8th
Bosphorus Cup 10th
Skate Helena 6th
Sofia Trophy 10th
World Junior Championships 37th47th42nd44th
JGP Austria 29th
JGP Italy 23rd23rd
JGP Latvia 30th
JGP Slovakia 25th
European Youth Olympic Festival 25th
Cupa Magie de Crăciun 1st
EduSport Trophy 1st7th2nd
Crystal Skate of Romania 2nd4th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 4th6th
Skate Celje 4th
Skate Helena 10th
Black Sea Ice Cup 7th

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [4]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS103.422025 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
Short program TSS39.952019 World Junior Championships
TES66.772025 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
PCS
Free skating TSS'
TES
PCS

Senior level

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2025–26 season
Date Event SP FS Total
25–28 February 2026 2026 Bellu Memorial 5
40.21		 4
73.36		 4
113.57
14–17 January 2026 2026 Crystal Skate of Romania 4
41.27		 4
78.90		 4
120.17
4–7 December 2025 2025 Skate Fehérvár 8
39.99		 8
67.93		 8
107.92
4–9 November 2025 2025 Denkova-Staviski Cup 15
46.76		 23
74.21		 20
120.97
25–27 September 2025 2025 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 22
36.65		 21
66.77		 21
103.42
2024–25 season
Date Event SP FS Total
28–31 January 2025 2025 European Figure Skating Championships 31
36.60		 — 31
9–12 December 2024 2024 Edu Sport Trophy 6
48.47		 5
92.41		 4
140.88
13–17 November 2024 2024 NRW Trophy 12
37.00		 11
72.79		 11
109.79
23–26 October 2024 2024 Crystal Skate of Romania 5
40.99		 5
71.97		 5
112.96
2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20–25 February 2024 2024 Bellu Memorial 9
42.02		 10
69.17		 10
111.19
8–14 January 2024 2024 European Figure Skating Championships 33
37.52		 — 33
6–10 December 2023 2023 Edu Sport Trophy 5
53.90		 4
93.43		 5
147.33
27 November – 3 December 2023 2023 Bosphorus Cup 10
40.15		 6
86.77		 10
126.92
16–19 November 2023 2023 Skate Celje 7
37.46		 7
69.56		 7
107.02
7–12 November 2023 2023 Denkova-Staviski Cup 11
43.52		 13
84.18		 13
127.70
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
22–26 February 2023 2023 Bellu Memorial 8
43.45		 — 8
11–15 January 2023 2022 Edu Sport Trophy 5
44.98		 5
83.61		 5
128.59
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
23–27 February 2022 2022 Bellu Memorial 1
53.58		 1
102.93		 1
156.51
19–23 January 2022 2022 Skate Helena 5
46.78		 5
88.95		 6
135.73
11–12 December 2021 2022 Romanian Championships 2
40.95		 2
88.83		 2
129.78
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
2020–21 2021 Romanian Championships — — 1
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
12–16 February 2020 2020 Sofia Trophy 12
41.05		 10
79.43		 10
120.48

Junior level

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2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
27 February – 5 March 2023 2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships 44
36.06		 — 44
8–11 December 2022 Cupa Magie de Crăciun 2
49.62		 1
89.44		 1
139.06
6–10 September 2022 2022 JGP Riga 28
34.25		 31
64.99		 30
99.24
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
13–17 April 2022 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships 42
35.53		 — 42
11–12 December 2021 2022 Romanian Junior Championships 1
46.29		 1
86.64		 1
132.93
19–21 November 2021 2021 Skate Celje 6
46.48		 4
78.96		 4
125.44
7–9 October 2021 2021 JGP Austria 27
37.37		 28
64.01		 29
101.38
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships 47
33.77		 — 47
16–19 January 2020 2020 Skate Helena 13
38.29		 7
77.68		 10
115.97
8–12 January 2020 2020 Edu Sport Trophy 2
39.48		 2
76.73		 2
116.21
12–17 November 2019 2019 Denkova-Staviski Cup 8
37.09		 6
73.32		 6
110.41
2–5 October 2019 2019 JGP Egna 21
36.13		 23
61.20		 23
97.33
19–22 September 2019 2019 Black Sea Ice Cup 8
32.27		 5
71.77		 7
104.04
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships 37
39.95		 — 37
13–15 February 2019 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 23
34.82		 25
63.68		 25
98.50
9–13 January 2019 2019 Edu Sport Trophy 4
38.27		 7
68.62		 7
106.89
24–27 October 2018 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania 2
44.30		 4
72.83		 4
117.13
22–25 August 2018 2018 JGP Bratislava 26
36.28		 24
65.59		 25
101.87
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
14–17 February 2018 2018 Olympic Hopes 2
41.07		 3
81.33		 3
122.40
14–17 February 2018 2018 Romanian Junior Championships 1
41.07		 2
81.33		 2
122.40
6–11 February 2018 2018 Sofia Trophy 5
42.72		 9
77.27		 8
119.99
4–7 January 2018 2018 Edu Sport Trophy 2
40.12		 1
81.04		 1
121.16
31 October – 5 November 2017 2017 Denkova-Staviski Cup 5
45.78		 4
84.34		 4
130.12
24–27 October 2017 2017 Crystal Skate of Romania 2
44.09		 2
73.33		 2
117.42
11–14 October 2017 2017 JGP Egna 26
29.80		 23
65.64		 23
95.44


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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Ana Sofia BESCHEA". RinkResults. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "ISU JGP Bratislava 2018 – Junior Ladies Final Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "ISU World Junior Championships 2019 – Junior Ladies Final Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ana Sofia BESCHEA". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Campionat National 2023 – Results – Senior Women" (PDF). Romanian Skating Federation. 9 December 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "ISU European Championships 2024 – Women Short Program". International Skating Union. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Crystal Skate – 21st Edition". Romanian Skating Federation. 26 October 2024. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "ISU European Championships 2025 – Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Skate Fehervar 2025 – Romanian Senior Championships 2025–26" (PDF). Romanian Skating Federation. 7 December 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ana Sofia BESCHEA". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "European Championships 2025 – Preview". Anything GOEs. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "European Championships 2024 – Preview". Anything GOEs. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Junior Grand Prix Riga Cup 2022 – Preview". Anything GOEs. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "2022 Junior World Championships: Women's Free Skate". Golden Skate. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Campionatul National de Seniori" [Senior National Championships] (in Romanian). Romanian Skating Federation. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Campionat National 2021" [2021 National Championships] (in Romanian). Romanian Skating Federation. 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Romanian Championships 2021 – Campionatul National de Seniori 2021". Rink Results. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Romanian Junior Championships 2018 – Campionatul National de Juniori 2018". Rink Results. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "CN Juniori 2019" [Junior National Championships 2019] (in Romanian). Romanian Skating Federation. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Campionatul National de Juniori" [Junior National Championships] (in Romanian). Romanian Skating Federation. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "ISU European Championships 2024 – Women Short Program". International Skating Union. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "ISU European Championships 2025 – Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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