Dmitry Sopot

Dmitry Sopot
Poluianova/Sopot in December 2017
Born (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26)
Tver, Russia
HometownPerm, Russia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia
PartnerAnastasia Poluianova
CoachValentina Tiukova, Valeri Tiukov, Pavel Sliusarenko
Skating clubPerm Krai Sports Center
Began skating2001
RetiredAugust 22, 2019
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  Russia
(with Poluianova)
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2019 Krasnoyarsk Pairs
Representing  Russia
(with Borisova)
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Pairs
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Debrecen Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2015–16 Barcelona Pairs

Dmitry Vladimirovich Sopot, (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Сопот, born 1 May 1998) is a Russian retired pair skater. With former partner Ekaterina Borisova, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 World Junior bronze medalist, and 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final champion. He later competed with Anastasia Poluianova.

Career

Sopot began learning to skate in 2001.[1] He competed as a single skater before teaming up with Alexandra Evsiukova, in 2013. They skated together for one season.[2]

Partnership with Borisova

Sopot teamed up with Ekaterina Borisova in the summer of 2014. The two qualified for the 2015 Russian Junior Championships and finished in 8th place.

Borisova/Sopot made their international debut competing in the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. They took the bronze medal at their first assignment, the JGP in Latvia, before winning gold at the JGP in Poland.[3] These results qualified them for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona.[4] In Spain, they outscored the Czech Republic's Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař by 9.53 points for the gold medal.

In January 2016, Borisova/Sopot were awarded the bronze medal at the Russian Junior Championships, having finished third to Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev (gold) and Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov (silver). In February, they represented Russia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. Ranked second in the short program and first in the free skate, they won the gold by a margin of 2.53 points over Dušková/Bidař. On March 17–21, competing at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Borisova/Sopot placed fourth in the short and third in the free, taking the bronze medal overall behind Czech pair skaters Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař and teammates Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev who took the gold and silver medals respectively.

2017–2018 season: Partnership with Poluianova

Sopot teamed up with Anastasia Poluianova in 2017.[5] They made their international debut at the 2017–18 JGP event in Minsk, Belarus where they placed 2nd behind teammates Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin. They placed 3rd at their second JGP assignment, in Gdańsk, Poland. Their results qualified them for the 2017–18 JGP Final in Nagoya, Japan, where they placed 6th.

In November 2017 Poluianova/Sopot made their international senior debut at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy where they won the bronze medal.

At the 2018 Russian Championships, they placed 10th on the senior level and 8th at the junior event.

2018–2019 season

Poluianova/Sopot started their season by competing in the 2018 JGP series. At their first JGP event of the season they won the silver medal in Linz, Austria. They were ranked 3rd in the short program and 2nd in the free skate and they were part of a Russian sweep of the pairs' podium. Poluianova/Sopot were more than 14 points behind the gold medalists, Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin but they beat the bronze medalists, Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov, by more than 7 points.[6]

At their 2nd JGP event of the season they placed 4th in Ostrava, Czech Republic. With these results they qualified for the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final where they finished 5th.

According to Tamara Moskvina, head coach of the Tamara Moskvina skating school where Anastasia and Dmitri trained, they have split up. He went on a cruise ship to skate in shows there. She apparently is not looking for a partner to continue her competitive career but plans to join the cruise ship once she is old enough.

Programs

With Poluianova

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[5]
2017–2018
[7]
  • Gabriel's Realm
    by Nathalie Manser

With Borisova

Borisova/Sopot at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final pairs' medal ceremony
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[8]
2014–2015

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Poluianova

International[9]
Event 2017–18 2018–19
CS Tallinn Trophy 3rd
Universiade 2nd
International: Junior
JGP Final 6th 5th
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Belarus 2nd
JGP Czech Republic 4th
JGP Poland 3rd
National[2]
Russian Champ. 10th 12th
Russian Jr. Champ. 8th WD
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Borisova

International[3]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Junior Worlds 3rd
Youth Olympics 1st
JGP Final 1st WD
JGP Estonia 3rd
JGP Latvia 3rd
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Russia 3rd
National[2]
Russian Jr. Champ. 8th 3rd 8th
Team events
Youth Olympics 4th T
1st P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result
Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

With Poluianova

2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
7–9 March 2019 2019 Winter Universiade Senior 1
58.92 		2
111.07 		2
169.99
19–23 December 2018 2019 Russian Championships Senior 11
59.08 		11
113.81 		12
172.89
6–9 December 2018 2018–19 JGP Final Junior 5
59.28 		5
99.05 		5
158.33
26–29 September 2018 2018 JGP Czech Republic Junior 3
59.80 		4
95.81 		4
155.61
29 August – 1 September 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 3
54.07 		2
112.04 		2
166.11
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
23–26 January 2018 2018 Russian Junior Championships Junior 7
58.42 		9
106.77 		8
165.19
21–24 December 2017 2018 Russian Championships Senior 10
56.10 		9
118.02 		10
174.12
7–10 December 2017 2017–18 JGP Final Junior 5
57.28 		6
103.19 		6
160.47
21–26 November 2017 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 4
53.86 		2
107.74 		3
161.60
4–7 October 2017 2017 JGP Poland Junior 3
56.81 		3
102.37 		3
159.18
20–24 September 2017 2017 JGP Belarus Junior 1
56.37 		2
105.77 		2
162.14

With Borisova

Borisova/Sopot at YOG 2016 in Lillehammer
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
1–5 February 2017 2017 Russian Junior Championships Junior 11
53.02 		6
104.87 		8
157.89
28 September – 2 October 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 4
56.34 		3
93.91 		3
150.25
14–18 September 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior 3
54.74 		2
96.02 		3
150.76
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 4
58.56 		3
110.44 		3
169.00
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event Junior
- 		1
104.80 		4
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 1
60.80 		1
107.86 		1
168.66
19–23 January 2016 2016 Russian Junior Championships Junior 2
64.73 		3
105.52 		3
170.25
10–13 December 2015 2015−16 JGP Final Junior 1
60.29 		1
111.57 		1
171.86
23–27 September 2015 2015 JGP Poland Junior 2
55.40 		1
103.42 		1
158.82
26–30 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 2
49.77 		4
85.65 		3
135.42
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
4–7 February 2015 2015 Russian Junior Championships Junior 6
50.98 		11
82.71 		8
133.69

References

  1. ^ a b "Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ a b c Дмитрий Владимирович Сопот [Dmitry Vladimirovich Sopot]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ a b "Competition Results: Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT". International Skating Union.
  4. ^ "Borisova and Sopot: 'We did not expect so much'". Golden Skate. 13 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Anastasia POLUIANOVA / Dmitry SOPOT: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  6. ^ "2018 JGP Austria: Junior Pairs Result". International Skating Union. 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Anastasia POLUIANOVA / Dmitry SOPOT: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Competition Results: Anastasia POLUIANOVA / Dmitry SOPOT". International Skating Union.

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