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Sofiia Holichenko

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuriyivna and the family name is Holichenko.
Sofiia Holichenko
Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi at the 2024 World Championships
Full nameSofiia Yuriyivna Holichenko
Native nameСофія Юріївна Голіченко (Ukrainian)
Other namesSofia/Sofiya Golichenko
Born (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 20)
Kyiv, Ukraine
HometownDnipro, Ukraine
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Ukraine
DisciplinePair skating
PartnerArtem Darenskyi (since 2020)
Ivan Pavlov (2018–19)
CoachIhor Marchenko
Skating clubMDUSH of Winter Sport, Dnipro
Began skating2007
Medal record
Ukrainian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kyiv Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bohuslav Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bohuslav Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kyiv Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kyiv Pairs

Sofiia Yuriyivna Holichenko (Ukrainian: Софія Юріївна Голіченко; born 23 November 2004) is a Ukrainian pair skater. With her skating partner, Artem Darenskyi, she competed in the final segment at the 2022 European Championships and is a three-time Ukrainian national champion (2022–24) and the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist.

Career

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Early career

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As a singles skater, Holichenko most notably won the bronze medal at the 2018 Ukrainian junior championships.[1] She competed a single season in pairs with Ivan Pavlov, winning a bronze medal at the senior Ukrainian championships.[2]

2020–21 season

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In June, it was announced that she had formed a new partnership with Artem Darenskyi.[3]

After obtaining the required minimum technical elements scores, Holichenko/Darenskyi were nominated to represent Ukraine at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm. They withdrew a few days before the start of the competition, having tested positive for coronavirus.[4]

2021–22 season

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Holichenko with Darenskyi at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Holichenko/Darenskyi began the season at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, attempting to qualify a berth for Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed eleventh at the event, outside the qualifications.[5] However, Ukraine qualified to the Olympic team event due to Anastasiia Shabotova qualifying to the women's competition at Nebelhorn, allowing for a Ukrainian pair to be sent for that.[6] Holichenko/Darenskyi went on to finish fifth at the Budapest Trophy.[5]

After winning their first Ukrainian national title, Holichenko/Darenskyi placed fifteenth at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn.[5] Days later, they were named to the Ukrainian Olympic team.[7] They finished ninth among nine pairs entered in the short program of the Olympic team event.[8] This was their only performance at the Games, as Team Ukraine did not advance to the second stage of the competition and finished tenth.[9]

The team returned home to Dnipro after the Olympics and immediately found themselves in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] They enlisted Canadian music editor Hugo Chouinard to change their short program music in advance of the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, hoping to inspire the country with Ukrainian music.[11] They undertook a six-day journey to France, via Romania, Italy, and Poland, with Darenskyi saying that their goal was "to show that Ukrainian athletes are fighting for their country." On arrival, they received a standing ovation and placed thirteenth in the short program with very limited training. In light of this, they opted not to compete in the free skate. They temporarily left home to live and train in Toruń for the foreseeable future.[10]

2022–23 season

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Prior to the season beginning, it was announced that Holichenko/Darenskyi had left Toruń and returned to Dnipro to train.[12]

Holichenko/Darenskyi's lone competitive appearance for the season came at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished in twelfth place. They missed the rest of the season due to injury and only returned to compete at the 2023 Ukrainian Championships in April, which they won.[5][13][14]

2023–24 season

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In August 2023, it was announced that Holichenko/Darenskyi had switched coaches from Lilia Batutina to Ihor Marchenko.[15]

Starting the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Holichenko/Darenskyi came in eighth place.[5] At the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Holichenko/Darenskyi placed third in the short program and third in the free skate, placing third overall and earning their first ISU Challenger Series medal.[5]

In the second half of the season, Holichenko/Darenskyi came eleventh at the 2024 European Championships and seventeenth at the 2024 World Championships.[5]

2024–25 season

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Due to the constant shelling taking place in Ukraine as a result of the ongoing war, Holichenko and Darenskyi had limited access to ice rinks where they could train in throughout the off-season. Their first competition of the season was on the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. Competing at the 2024 JGP Poland, Holichenko and Darenskyi won the silver medal.[16][5]

Programs

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Holichenko and Darenskyi performing a pair spin during their free skate at the 2024 World Championships

Pair skating with Artem Darenskyi

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Season Short program Free skating
2024–25
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2023–24
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2022–23
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  • Zhiva (Alive)
    by Hardkiss
    choreo. by Ivan Lytvynenko
2021–22
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  • Zhiva (Alive)
    by Hardkiss
    choreo. by Ivan Lytvynenko
  • Pina
  • Glasshouse
  • Lilies of the Valley
    (from Pina)
    by Thomas Hanreich, Jun Miyake
    choreo. by Ivan Lytvynenko
2020–21
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Competitive highlights

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Pair skating with Artem Darenskyi

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Competition placements at senior level [21]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Winter Olympics
(Team event) 		10th
World Championships WD 17th
European Championships 15th 11th 11th
Ukrainian Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3rd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11th 12th 8th
CS Warsaw Cup 7th
Budapest Trophy 5th
Denis Ten Memorial 6th
Competition placements at junior level [21]
Season 2024–25
JGP Poland 2nd

Pair skating with Ivan Pavlov

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Competition placements at senior level [22]
Season 2018–19
Ukrainian Championships 3rd
Ice Star 6th
Volvo Open Cup 3rd

Single skating

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Competition placements at junior level [23]
Season 2018–19
Ukrainian Championships 3rd
Ice Star 15th

Detailed results

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Pair skating with Artem Darenskyi

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [21]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 164.95 2025 European Championships
Short program TSS 59.34 2024 World Championships
TES 33.64 2024 World Championships
PCS 25.70 2024 World Championships
Free skating TSS 108.22 2025 European Championships
TES 56.67 2025 European Championships
PCS 52.55 2025 European Championships

Senior level

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Results in the 2020–21 season [21]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Feb 23–24, 2021 Ukraine 2024 Ukrainian Championships 2 48.39 2 88.51 2 136.90
Results in the 2021–22 season [21]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–25, 2021 Germany 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 10 52.63 10 89.75 11 142.38
Oct 14–17, 2021 Hungary 2021 Budapest Trophy 4 51.99 5 95.65 5 147.64
Oct 27–31, 2021 Kazakhstan 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 7 55.89 6 106.28 6 162.17
Dec 7–8, 2021 Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian Championships 1 49.58 1 92.45 1 142.03
Jan 10–16, 2022 Estonia 2022 European Championships 14 55.15 15 92.46 15 147.61
Feb 4–7, 2022 China 2022 Winter Olympics (Team event) 9 53.65 — — 10 —
Mar 21–27, 2022 France 2022 World Championships 13 44.95 — — – WD
Results in the 2022–23 season [21]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–24, 2022 Germany 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 12 44.07 12 80.79 12 124.86
Apr 5–7, 2023 Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian Championships 1 — 1 — 1 —
Results in the 2023–24 season [21]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 20–23, 2023 Germany 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8 50.71 8 105.77 8 156.48
Dec 6–9, 2023 Croatia 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3 55.92 3 106.25 3 162.17
Jan 8–14, 2024 Lithuania 2024 European Championships 12 52.95 10 101.42 11 154.37
Mar 18–24, 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 16 59.34 18 100.05 17 159.39
Apr 4–6, 2024 Ukraine 2024 Ukrainian Championships 1 — 1 — 1 —
Results in the 2024–25 season [21]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 20–24, 2024 Poland 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 5 54.45 7 96.82 7 151.27
Jan 28–Feb 2, 2025 Estonia 2025 European Championships 10 56.73 11 108.22 11 164.95

Junior level

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Results in the 2024–25 season [21]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 25–28, 2024 Poland 2024 JGP Poland 2 51.81 5 84.77 2 136.58

References

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  1. ^ "Sofiia GOLICHENKO". RinkResults.
  2. ^ "Competition Results: Sofiia Holichenko / Ivan PAVLOV". International Skating Union.
  3. ^ Danyliuk, Ivan (June 17, 2020). "Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi to compete in pairs together". Skating.com.ua.
  4. ^ "Українська спортивна пара не братиме участі у ЧС-2021 через коронавірус" [Ukrainian pair out of 2021 Worlds due to coronavirus] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Competition Results: Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi". International Skating Union.
  6. ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 25, 2021). "Liu pockets Nebelhorn gold; seals third spot for U.S. women". Golden Skate.
  7. ^ "Затверджено склад збірної України на Ігри-2022, в числі олімпійців – шестеро фігуристів" [The composition of the national team of Ukraine for the 2022 Games has been approved, among the Olympians - six skaters] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. 22 January 2022.
  8. ^ Slater, Paula (February 4, 2022). "Team USA leads Olympic Figure Skating Team Event". Golden Skate.
  9. ^ Slater, Paula (February 7, 2022). "ROC wins Olympic figure skating team event". Golden Skate.
  10. ^ a b "Ukraine skaters' six-day trip to worlds, 'fighting for our country'". France 24. March 23, 2022.
  11. ^ Russell, Susan D. (March 17, 2022). "Skating community rallies for Ukraine". International Figure Skating.
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  13. ^ "Голіченко та Даренський вперше за рік виступили на змаганнях з фігурного катання". UA Tribuna. UA Tribuna. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  14. ^ Вагнер, Ольга. "Спортсмени з Дніпропетровщини Софія Голіченко та Артем Даренський стали чемпіонами України з фігурного катання". Suspline. Suspline. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI (UKR) - Junior Pairs Short Program - Gdansk 2024". YouTube. International Skating Union. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi: 2021/2022 (1st SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi: 2021/2022 (2nd SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.
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  22. ^ "UKR–Sofiia Holichenko/Ivan Pavlov". SkatingScores.
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