Isadora Williams

Isadora Marie Williams (born 8 February 1996) is a Brazilian-American figure skater who represents Brazil in ladies' singles. She is the 2017 Sofia Trophy champion, the 2019 Toruń Cup silver medalist, the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, the 2016 Santa Claus Cup silver medalist, and the 2016 Sportland Trophy silver medalist.

Isadora Williams
Williams in 2012
Personal information
Full nameIsadora Marie Williams
Country represented Brazil
Born (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Home townAshburn, Virginia, U.S.
ResidenceNew Jersey, U.S.
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
CoachIgor Lukanin, Kristin Fraser
Former coachAndrei Kriukov, Natasha Timoshenko
Skating clubBrazilian Ice Sports Federation
Training locationsFloyd Hall Arena, Montclair State University, NJ, U.S. Ashburn, Virginia, U.S.
Began skating2001
World standing61 (As of 25 March 2019)[1]
Season's bests80 (2017–18)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total151.79
2020 Bavarian Open
Short program55.20
2019 World
Free skate102.56
2020 Bavarian Open

She placed 30th at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 24th at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Williams was born in Marietta, Georgia.[2] Isadora was raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She has Brazilian citizenship through her mother, who is from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and also lived in Brazil for two years as a child.[3] Isadora Williams also has a very large family that lives in Brazil, which she visits frequently.[4] She attends Montclair State University in New Jersey.[3]

Career

Isadora Williams began skating at the age of 5 falling in love with the sport[4] while skating in a public session at the Cooler Ice Rink in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Williams trains four hours a day with coach Andrei Kriukov. She has all five triple jumps (Salchow, toe loop, loop, flip, and Lutz) since Worlds 2010. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Golden Spin of Zagreb.

At the 2010 World Junior Championships, Williams became the third skater in any discipline to represent Brazil at the event. Her highest Junior Worlds placement was 16th in 2012[5].

In September 2013, Williams competed at the Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She placed 8th in the short program and 14th in the free skate, finishing 12th overall. As a result of her placement, Brazil received one of the six remaining spots for countries which had not previously qualified for a ladies' entry. This was the first ever ladies' figure skating Olympics entry for Brazil.[6] Williams finished in last place (30th) at the Olympic contest.

In the 2016-2017 season, Williams earned the first gold medal for a Brazilian skater in an international competition at the 2017 Sofia Trophy. In 2017, she placed 5th overall at Nebelhorn to once again qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics[7]. Also in 2017 she placed 2nd at Volvo Open Cup, competition held in Riga, Latvia.[8] During the Olympic tournament, Williams made history by finishing 17th in the short program, enough to become the first Brazilian and South American to ever take part in the skating final. She placed 24th in the Free Skate and placed 24th overall. [9] She also became the first Brazilian and South American female skater to ever advance to the final segment of a senior World Championship at 2019 Worlds in Japan. She placed 24th in the short and in the free, finishing 24th overall.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2018-2019
2017–2018
[10]
  • Hallelujah
    performed by K. D. Lang
2016–2017
[11]
  • Nyah
    (from Mission: Impossible II)
    by Hans Zimmer
2015–2016
[12]
  • Brazilian medley
    by Jorge Ben Jor
2014–2015
[13]
  • Brazilian medley
    by Jorge Ben Jor
2013–2014
[14]
2012–2013
[15]
  • Maria and the Violin's String
    by Ashram
  • Memoirs of a Geisha
    by John Williams
2011–2012
[16]
2009–2011
[17][18]
  • Sheherazade
    by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[19]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Olympics30th24th
Worlds25th30th35th24thC
Four Continents18th17th
CS Golden SpinWD
CS Nebelhorn5th
CS U.S. Classic14th12th
CS Volvo Cup8th
Asian Open5th
Autumn Classic7th
Bavarian Open5th
Golden Spin3rd6th
Ice Star4th5th
Nebelhorn Trophy11th12th
Philadelphia2nd8th6th
Santa Claus Cup4th2nd5th
Sofia Trophy1st
Sportland Trophy2nd
Toruń Cup2nd6th
U.S. Classic5th
Volvo Open2nd10th
International: Junior[19]
Junior Worlds41st16th26th
JGP Germany27th
JGP Italy18th
WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

References
  1. "World Standings". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. "Isadora WILLIAMS". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. "N.J. college student seeks Olympic glory for Brazil". NJ.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  4. Luchianov, Vladislav (October 7, 2013). "Williams puts Brazil on Olympic skating map". IceNetwork.com.
  5. http://www.isuresults.com/results/wjc2012/
  6. "Nebelhorn Trophy – Olympic Qualifying Event – Review". International Skating Union. September 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013.
  7. "Craine seals Pyeongchang 2018 place with women's Nebelhorn Trophy success". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. "Isadora Williams leva ouro e prata em competição preparatória na Letônia". Globoesporte. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. "Brasileira faz história em PyeongChang e vai à final da patinação". Folha de S.Paulo. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  10. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
  11. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  12. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  13. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  14. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  15. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  16. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  17. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  18. "Isadora WILLIAMS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2010.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  19. "Competition Results: Isadora WILLIAMS". International Skating Union.
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