Sofya Titova
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | София Титова |
| Born | 27 January 2009 Moscow, Russia |
| Home town | Yerevan, Armenia Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Armenia (since 2024)  Russia (until 2023) |
| Coach | Evgeni Plushenko, Sergei Alexeev |
| Skating club | Viktoria Skating School |
| Began skating | 2013 |
Sofya Titova (Russian: Софья Титова, Armenian: Սոֆյա Տիտովա; born 27 January 2009) is a Russian-Armenian figure skater who currently competes for Armenia. Competing for Armenia, she is the 2025 Armenian Junior National champion.
Competing for Russia, she is the 2019–20 junior Moscow champion.[1][2] She has performed the triple Axel[3] and quadruple Salchow in domestic competition.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Sofya was born in Moscow, Russia on 27 January 2009. Her mother is a former figure skater.[4]
Career
[edit]Skating for Russia
[edit]Early career
[edit]Titova began skating at the age of four after her mother brought her to the rink before training with Irina Nifontova at CSKA. She trained at CSKA for four years before switching to train with Eteri Tutberidze whom asked her to leave the academy after two sessions. "I remember I went to the ice. Eteri Georgievna asked to jump a triple loop. And at that time I had no triple jumps at all – I only jumped double. Well, I under rotated it... She looked at it and immediately left... I was kicked out... Many weren't taken, they kicked them out. It turned out that in two seasons I did not jump ... Well, nothing. With what I came, with that I left."[4]
Titova later began to train with Evgeni Plushenko at the Angels of Plushenko Academy during the 2018–19 season. She began to perform triple jumps, including the triple Axel.[5][1][6]
At the 2020 Moscow Championships, Sofya won the gold medal on the junior level.[1]
2021–2022 season
[edit]Sofya competed at stages 1 and 3 of the Russian Cup, winning the gold medal in both competitions.[7] In January, she placed 8th at the 2022 Russian Junior Championships. In February, she placed 8th at the Russian Cup Final.[2]
2022–2023 season
[edit]Sofya opened her season by competing at stages 1 and 3 of the Russian Cup, winning the gold medal in both competitions. She placed 4th at the 2023 Russian Junior Championships as well as the Russian Cup Final.[2]
2023–2024 season: Request to represent Armenia
[edit]Sofya competed at stage 2 of the Russian Cup where she won the bronze medal. She later went onto place 10th at stage 4.[2]
In May 2024, it was announced that Titova requested to represent Armenia. The Figure Skating Federation of Russia approved her transfer request. The Armenian Figure Skating Federation has not confirmed yet the transition of Sofia Titova. "Our federation has no information on Titova's change of citizenship. We know nothing about this", said the president of the Armenian Figure Skating Federation, Melania Stepanyan.[8]
Titova's citizenship was later approved, "The issue of Titova's Armenian citizenship has been resolved. The figure skater can legally represent Armenia," the Armenian Federation said."[9]
Skating for Armenia
[edit]2024–2025 season
[edit]Sofya made her debut for Armenia at the junior national championships in December 2024 where she won the gold medal.[10] She later won the bronze medal at the 2025 Volvo Open behind Kira Baranovska and Iida Karhunen.[2] Titova additonally earned her technical minimums for the upcoming Junior World Championships.[2]
At the 2025 World Junior Championships, Sofya placed 20th overall with a total score of 159.79.[11]
2025–2026 season
[edit]Titova was assigned to two competitions on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She made her JGP debut in September in Italy finishing in 16th place overall.[12] In October she competed at the JGP in Abu Dhabi placing 24th overall.[13]
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 |
by Guiliano Taviani and Carmelo Travia choreo. by Dmitrii Mikhailov |
by Machina Del Tango, Anna Derezowska, Sting, Mariano Martinez choreo. by Dmitrii Mikhailov |
| 2024–2025 | ||
| 2023–2024 |
by Indila |
by Beethoven |
| 2022–2023 |
by Rånya | |
| 2021–2022 |
|
by Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt |
| 2020–2021 |
by Lara Fabian | |
| 2019–2020 |
Competitive highlights
[edit]- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
Single skating (for Armenia)
[edit]| Season | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 20th | |
| Armenian Championships | 1st | |
| JGP Italy | 16th | |
| JGP United Arab Emirates | 24th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd |
Single skating (for Russia)
[edit]| Season | 2021-22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Championships | 8th | 4th | |
| Russian JGP Final | 8th | 4th | |
| Russian JGP Stage 1 | 1st | 1st | |
| Russian JGP Stage 2 | 3rd | ||
| Russian JGP Stage 3 | 1st | 1st | |
| Russian JGP Stage 4 | 10th |
Detailed results
[edit]Single skating (for Armenia)
[edit]| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 159.79 | 2025 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 55.13 | 2025 World Junior Championships |
| TES | 32.81 | 2025 World Junior Championships | |
| PCS | 23.60 | 2026 JGP Italy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 104.66 | 2025 World Junior Championships |
| TES | 55.19 | 2025 World Junior Championships | |
| PCS | 49.47 | 2025 World Junior Championships |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Dec 18-19, 2024 | 2025 Armenian Championships |
1 | 62.02 | 1 | 119.91 | 1 | 181.93 |
| Jan 16-19, 2025 |  2025 Volvo Open Cup |
3 | 58.97 | 4 | 102.67 | 3 | 161.64 |
| Feb 24 - Mar 2, 2025 |  2025 World Junior Championships |
20 | 55.13 | 20 | 104.66 | 20 | 159.79 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 3-6, 2025 |  2025 JGP Italy |
15 | 53.10 | 14 | 92.84 | 16 | 145.92 |
| Oct 8-11, 2025 |  2025 JGP United Arab Emirates |
28 | 39.17 | 23 | 78.98 | 24 | 118.15 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Titova Sofia — Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy". en.angelsofplushenko.com. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". skatingscores.com. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Satanovskii, Sergei (March 24, 2023). "Figure skaters fleeing Russia as Ukraine war rages on". dw.com. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- 1 2 "Sofia Titova: "When I was kicked out from Tutberidze's group the first time, I was suggested going and working on my triples somewhere else and then return"". FS Gossips - blog about figure skating. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Tzar on Ice fan video (2023-02-23). 3,5 A и 4 S на разминке. Софья Титова и ее тренер Евгений Плющенко. Retrieved 2026-04-16 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Tzar on Ice fan video (2020-03-14). Sofia Titova, FS, trying 3A. Сoach Evgeni Plushenko : " Good job, great". Retrieved 2026-04-16 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Plushenko congratulated Titova on winning the Russian Cup stage – Den Norske Klubben Torrevieja" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "15-year-old Sofia Titova is going to change sport citizenship and represent Armenia". FS Gossips - blog about figure skating. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Russian champion figure skater refuses to perform for Russia and changes her citizenship". OBOZ.UA. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Junior Women - Free Skating - Armenian National Championships 2025 | Skater Stats". skater-stats.com. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "ISU World Junior Championships 2025 - Junior Women". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2025, Varese". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Inside ISU". Inside ISU. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sofia Titova". Golden Skate. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Фигурное катание (2022-10-19). Софья Титова. Короткая программа. Девушки. Москва. Гран-при России по фигурному катанию 2022/23. Retrieved 2026-04-16 – via YouTube.
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