Ekaterina Sokolova | |
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Full name | Ekaterina Sokolova |
Other names | Ekaterina Sosinova |
Born | (1990-08-29)29 August 1990 (age 34) Moscow |
Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Israel |
Partner | Fedor Sokolov |
Coach | Nikolai Velikov |
Ekaterina Sokolova (néeSosinova) (Hebrew:אקטרינה (סוזינובה) סוקולובה,Russian:Екатерина (Сосинова) Соколова) (born 29 August 1990) is a formerpair skater. She competed internationally forIsrael with pairs partner and husbandFedor Sokolov. They are two-timeIsraeli national champions.
Ekaterina Sokolova was born inMoscow,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union and was raised in Russia. Sokolova and Sokolov were married in March 2008 in Moscow.[1]
Sokolov and Sokolova began skating together in 2003. They originally represented Russia. They decided to representAzerbaijan internationally in the 2006–2007 season but withdrew from the2007 European Championships due to a problem with paperwork regarding their country change. They never successfully represented Azerbaijan in ISU competition.
They decided to compete for Israel in 2007.[2] They won the 2008Israeli national pairs title and placed 12th at the2008 European Championships. The pair made their Grand Prix debut at the2008 Cup of Russia, where they placed 8th. At the 2008-2009Israeli Championships, they won the Israeli national title for the second time.
She began using her married name professionally in the 2008–2009 season.
They withdrew from the2009 European Championships mid-competition due to injury.
Season | Short Program | Free Skating |
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2008-2009 | The Nutcracker byPeter I. Tchaikovski | Snow Storm (soundtrack) byGeorgi Sviridov |
2007-2008 | ||
2006-2007 | Flamenco byDidulia | Spider-Man soundtrack byDanny Elfman |
(with Sokolov for Israel)
Competition | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
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World Championships | 21st | |
European Championships | 12th | WD |
Israeli Championships | 1st | 1st |
Cup of Russia | 8th | |
Coupe de Nice | 5th |
(with Sokolov for Azerbaijan)
Competition | 2006-2007 |
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European Championships | WD |