Sofia Sula

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Sofia Sula
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Sofia Sula
Full nameSofia Sula
Born (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 21)
Lahti, Finland
Hometown Pukkila, Finland [1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Figure skating career
Country Finland
Coach Edoardo De Bernardis
Claudia Masoero [1]
Skating club Tuusulan Luistelijat [2]
Began skating2007
RetiredAugust 3, 2020
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Figure skating: Junior Ladies
Nordics Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Rovaniemi, Finland Junior Ladies
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Reykjavik, Iceland Junior Ladies
Finnish Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Vantaa, Finland Junior Ladies
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tampere, Finland Junior Ladies

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

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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

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. [3]

Programs

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
[4]

Competitive highlights

International [5]
Event 16-17 17–18 18–19 19-20
CS Finlandia 13th9th
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 [5]
Junior Worlds 21st
JGP Croatia 8th
JGP Italy 16th
JGP Poland 17th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 3rd
Nordics 2nd2ndWD
Tallinn Trophy 4th
National
Finnish Champ. 1st J1st J5th

Track record

Sula performed in Les Stars de la Glace show with Florent Amodio, Miki Ando and Philippe Candeloro at Christmas 2017 in Vaujany, France. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sofia Sula". ISU.
  2. "Siniset" (in Finnish). Tuusulan Luistelijat.
  3. "Yksinluistelu - Sofia Sula" (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association.
  4. "Sofia SULA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 "ISU JGP Croatia Cup 2017" (PDF).
  6. "Les Stars De La Glace - Gala International De Patinage" (in French).