Dmitry Sopot
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| Country represented | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 May 1998 Tver, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Perm, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Ekaterina Borisova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Alexandra Evsiukova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Valentina Tiukova, Valeri Tiukov, Pavel Sliusarenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Olga Volozhinskaya, Ksenia Vaskina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Perm Krai Sports Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Training locations | Perm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combined total |
171.86 2015–16 JGP Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short program |
60.80 2016 Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free skate |
111.57 2015–16 JGP Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dmitry Vladimirovich Sopot, (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Сопот, born 1 May 1998) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Ekaterina Borisova, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 World Junior bronze medalist, and 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.
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. In 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.
Programs
(with Borisova)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2015–2016 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Borisova
| International[3] | ||
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| Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | |
| Youth Olympics | 1st | |
| JGP Final | 1st | |
| JGP Latvia | 3rd | |
| JGP Poland | 1st | |
| National[2] | ||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 8th | 3rd |
| Team events | ||
| Youth Olympics | 4th T (1st P) | |
| J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result Medals awarded for team result only. | ||
References
- 1 2 "Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
- 1 2 Дмитрий Владимирович Сопот [Dmitry Sopot] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Borisova and Sopot: ‘We did not expect so much’". Golden Skate. 13 December 2015.
External links
Media related to Dmitry Sopot at Wikimedia Commons