Sofia Frank

In this Philippine name, the family name is Frank.
Sofia Frank
Full nameSofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank
Born (2005-10-06) October 6, 2005 (age 19)
Los Angeles, United States
HometownColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Philippines (since 2021)
 United States (until 2021)
CoachTammy Gambill
Nicole Larsen
Damon Allen
Eddie Shipstad
Skating clubPasadena Figure Skating Club
Began skating2009

Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank (born October 6, 2005) is a Filipino-American figure skater. She is a two time Philippine national (2023, 2024) champion and has competed in the free skate segment of the 2022 Four Continents Championships and the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Early life and education

Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank was born on October 6, 2005, in Los Angeles, United States.[1] She is the third child of former Filipino beauty queen Precious Tongko, who was crowned 1990 Binibining Pilipinas Maja International, and Noah Frank, an American.[2][3]

Frank attends online classes at the elite athlete track program of Cheyenne Mountain High School.[2][4]

Career

Early years

Frank was introduced to skating at the age of three, with her family later moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado to be able to train at the World Arena.[2]

2021–2022 season

Having previously represented the United States, Frank began to compete for the Philippines in 2021.[5]

At the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Frank attempted but failed to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics, placing twenty-fourth overall.[6] Her results allowed her to qualify for the 2022 Four Continents Championships.[7]

In October, Frank placed eighteenth at the Finlandia Trophy, becoming the Philippines' highest scorer in the short program, free skate, and overall for a female skater. She scored 53.30 points in the short program and 94.79 points in the free skate for a total of 148.09 points. As a result, she broke the national record previously held by Alisson Perticheto, who had posted an overall score of 139.70 at the 2019 ISU Challenger Series Warsaw Cup.[8][9] Frank then ranked fifth at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy the following month.[10]

Competing at the junior level, Frank qualified for the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championshipsafter finishing thirteenth at the 15th Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.[11]

In January, Frank participated at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where she placed sixteenth overall.[12] She finished twenty-second at the 2022 World Junior Championships to end the season.[10]

2022–2023 season

Frank began the season by competing at the senior-level 2022 Philadelphia Summer International, where she placed tenth overall.[10] She then participated in the 2022 U.S. Classic, finishing eleventh in the event.[10]

Making her Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut at the 2022 JGP Poland I, Frank placed sixteenth.[10]

In December, Frank placed first in both the short program and free skate segments of the 2022 Asian Open Trophy in Jakarta, Indonesia, winning her first international competition.[13][14] She shortly followed the victory with her first national title at the 2022 Philippine Figure Skating Championships.[15]

At the 2023 World Junior Championships, Frank ranked forty-first in the short program. Since she did not place in the top twenty-fourth of the competition, she was not able to qualify for the free skate.[10]

2023–2024 season

Frank began the season with a ninth-place finish at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy.[10] In the same month Frank competed at the 2023 JGP Bangkok where she placed nineteenth. In the next month, Frank participated in the 2023 Skate Canada Autumn Classic and ranked ninth overall.

In January, Frank competed at the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships where she placed nineteenth. In February, Frank competed at the 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, where she placed 45th out of 46 junior competitors in the short program. Her season abruptly ended as she did not qualify for the free skate program with only the top-24 junior women moving forward.[10]

2024–2025 season

Frank began the season with a first-place finish at the 2024 Southeast Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy. In November, she would go on to win the bronze medal at the 2025 Philippine Championships and finish seventeenth at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup.[16]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2024–2025
[17][18]
2023–2024
[19][20]
2022–2023
[21]
2021–2022
[1]

Competitive highlights

For the Philippines

CS: Challenger Series

International[1]
Event 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25
Four Continents 16th WD 19th
CS Autumn Classic 9th
CS Finlandia Trophy 18th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 24th
CS U.S. Classic 11th
Asian Open 1st 9th
Philadelphia 10th
SEA Open Trophy 1st
Tallinn Trophy 5th
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds 22nd 41st 45th
JGP Poland I 16th
JGP Thailand 19th
Santa Claus Cup 13th
National[1]
Philippine Champ. 1st 1st 3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

2024–25 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 27–December 2, 2024 2024 Santa Claus Cup Senior 16
37.42 		18
63.42 		17
100.84
November 7–8, 2024 2024 Philippine Championships Senior 3
41.53 		4
67.26 		3
108.79
July 27–29, 2024 2024 Southeast Asian Open Trophy Senior 1
39.60 		2
60.15 		1
99.75
2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 26– March 3, 2024 2024 World Junior Championships Junior 45
32.83 		DNQ 45
32.83
February 1–4, 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships Senior 21
42.43 		17
92.36 		19
134.79
September 14–17, 2023 2023 CS Autumn Classic International Senior 9
48.02 		9
80.91 		9
128.93
August 23–26, 2023 2023 JGP Thailand Junior 16
42.85 		18
70.21 		19
113.06
August 16–19, 2023 2023 Asian Open Trophy Senior 9
39.65 		10
73.95 		9
113.60
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 27– March 5, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships Junior 41
37.05 		DNQ 41
37.05
December 19–20, 2022 2022 Philippine Championships Senior 1
53.32 		1
98.31 		1
151.63
December 7–10, 2022 2022 Asian Open Trophy Senior 1
50.19 		1
93.78 		1
143.97
September 28 – October 1, 2022 2022 JGP Poland I Junior 18
49.99 		16
92.76 		16
142.75
September 13–16, 2022 2022 CS U.S. Classic Senior 13
37.62 		10
78.27 		11
115.89
August 4–7, 2022 2022 Philadelphia Summer International Senior 8
43.59 		10
66.86 		10
110.45
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 7–13, 2022 2022 World Junior Championships Junior 19
53.86 		21
83.14 		22
137.00
January 18–23, 2022 2022 Four Continents Championships Senior 14
52.74 		17
86.52 		16
139.26
December 6–12, 2021 2021 Santa Claus Cup Junior 23
42.97 		9
99.94 		13
142.91
November 16–21, 2021 2021 Tallinn Trophy Senior 5
50.64 		5
97.22 		5
147.86
October 7–10, 2021 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy Senior 18
53.30 		18
94.79 		18
148.09
September 22–25, 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Senior 22
47.65 		29
81.13 		24
128.78

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "ISU Results Bio – Sofia Lexi Jacqueline FRANK". International Skating Union. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Nepales, Janet Susan. "Meet figure skater Sofia Frank, Philippines' representative to Nebelhorn Olympic qualifier". GMA News Online. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Giongco, Mark (September 14, 2021). "Filipino figure skater Sofia Frank wins bronze in Colorado ahead of Olympic qualifier". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sofia Frank". US Figure Skating Fanzone. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Philippine Skating Union [@phskating] (August 11, 2021). "The Philippine Skating Union welcomes the newest addition to its roster of Senior Women!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Masoy, Niel Victor (September 27, 2021). "Sofia Frank bids Winter Olympics dream goodbye". Manila Times. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Philippine Skating Union [@phskating] (September 26, 2021). "Congratulations #SofiaFrank for placing 24th place in the #NebelhornTrophy with 128.78 and for qualifying for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Ramos, Josef (October 11, 2021). "Frank keeps 18th spot in Finland". BusinessMirror. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Anolin, Carlo (October 11, 2021). "Sofia Frank breaks PH women's figure skating records". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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  11. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (December 10, 2021). "Sofia Frank breaks 8-year spell for PH, qualifies for junior skating worlds. Sofia is the 1st South East Asian Lady to qualify for Junior Worlds Finals". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (January 23, 2022). "Sofia Frank ends 4CC debut at 16th place". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  13. ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (December 10, 2022). "Philippines' Sofia Frank wins gold in Asian Open Figure Skating Championship". GMA News. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  14. ^ "Pinoy Pride Sofia Frank snatches gold medal in 2022 Asian Open Figure Skating competition". Manila Bulletin. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  15. ^ "Results of the 2022 Philippine National Figure Skating Championships". Philippine Skating Union. December 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank". Skating Scores. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  17. ^ "Sofia Lexi Jacqueline FRANK: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ^ Frank, Sofia. "Rumor has it that I have a new short program?!?". Instagram. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  19. ^ "Sofia Lexi Jacqueline FRANK: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ^ Frank, Sofia. "2023/24 Short Program". Instagram. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  21. ^ "Sofia Lexi Jacqueline FRANK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)