Serafima Sakhanovich

Personal Information

Country Represented

Russia

Full Name

Serafima Andreyevna Sakhanovich

Native Name

Серафима Андреевна Саханович

Nickname

Sima

Born

February 9, 2000

Home Town

St. Petersburg

Age

25 years

Club

Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy

Languages

English, Russian

Religion

Theism

Career Info

Former Coaches

Alina Pisareno, Angelina Turenko, Eteri Tutberidze, Evgeni Plushenko, Evgeni Rukavicin, Sergei Dudakov

Former Choreographers

Alexei Vasilievski, Eteri Tutberidze, Irina Sushchenko, Nikita Mikhailov, Olga Glinka, Svetlana Korol, Valentin Molotov

Former Training Locations

Moscow
St. Petersburg
Italy

Began Skating

2007 (Aged 6-7)

Retired

November 5, 2021 (Aged 21)

Physical Description

Height

160 cm (5' 3")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Green

Ethnicity

Russian

Personal International Bests

Serafima Andreyevna Sakhanovich (born February 9, 2000) is a Russian retired competitive figure skater. She is a two-time World Junior silver medalist (2014 & 2015), a two-time JGP Final silver medalist (2013-14 & 2014-15), and a 2014 Russian junior national champion.

Personal Life[]

Sakhanovich's hobbies include poetry and literature.

Programs[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2019-2020	Megapolis _{by Evgeny Sokolovsky performed by Bel Suono choreo. by Svetlana Korol}	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg _{by Michel Legrand choreo. by Svetlana Korol}
2018-2019	And The Waltz Goes On _{by Anthony Hopkins choreo. by Alexei Vasilievski}	Oblivion _{by Ástor Piazzolla}
2017-2018	And The Waltz Goes On _{by Anthony Hopkins choreo. by Alexei Vasilievski}	Concierto de Aranjuez _{by Joaquín Rodrigo choreo. by Alexei Vasilievski}
2016-2017	Goodbye (from Hachi: A Dog's Tale) _{by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek choreo. by Olga Glinka}	Man With a Harmonica (from Once Upon a Time in the West) _{by Ennio Morricone} Amélie _{by Yann Tiersen choreo. by Olga Glinka}
2015-2016	Sixteen Tons _{by Merle Travis covered by LeAnn Rimes} Can't Touch It _{by Ricki-Lee Coulter, Brian Kierulf, & Josh Schwartz performed by Ricki-Lee Coulter choreo. by Nikita Mikhailov}	Man With a Harmonica (from Once Upon a Time in the West) _{by Ennio Morricone performed by Apollo 440} Amélie _{by Yann Tiersen choreo. by Olga Glinka}
2015-2016		Initial FS: Requiem _{by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart} Symphony No. 7 _{by Dmitri Shostakovich choreo. by Nikita Mikhailov}
2014-2015	A Hunting Accident _{by Eugen Doga choreo. by Eteri Tutberidze}	Oblivion _{by Ástor Piazzolla} Hasta Que Te Concí _{by Juan Gabriel covered by Raúl di Blasio choreo. by Eteri Tutberidze}
2013-2014	You Don't Give Up on Love _by_{Mark Minkov} _{choreo. by Irina Sushchenko}	Eternidad (from Closed School) _{by Mark Erman choreo. by Irina Sushchenko}
2012-2013	Once Upon a December (from Anastasia) _{by David Newman & Stephen Flaherty}	Seventeen Moments of Spring _{by Mikael Tariverdiev}
2011-2012	Unsuccessful Date _{by Alexander Tsfasman}	Seventeen Moments of Spring _{by Mikael Tariverdiev}
2010-2011	Unsuccessful Date _{by Alexander Tsfasman}	Yakety Sax _{by Spider Rich & Boots Randolph}
2009-2010	Swan Lake _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (modern arrangement)}	Yakety Sax _{by Spider Rich & Boots Randolph}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2019-2020	Adagio in G Minor _{by Remo Giazotto performed by Lara Fabian}
2017-2018	Adagio in G Minor _{by Remo Giazotto performed by Lara Fabian}
2017-2018	And The Waltz Goes On ^{by Anthony Hopkins}
2014-2015	Chandelier _{by Sia & Jesse Shatkin performed by Sia}
2013-2014	Once Upon a December (from Anastasia) _{by David Newman & Stephen Flaherty}
2012-2013	Once Upon a December (from Anastasia) _{by David Newman & Stephen Flaherty}
2010-2011	Unsuccessful Date _{by Alexander Tsfasman}

Competitive Results[]

International
Event	11-12	12-13	13-14	14-15	15-16	16-17	17-18	18-19	19-20
GP Skate America						7th	5th
GP Skate Canada									8th
CS Alpen Trophy								2nd
CS Finlandia						8th
CS Ice Challenge					4th
CS Ice Star							2nd
CS Nebelhorn						6th
CS Tallinn Trophy						2nd		1st
CS Warsaw Cup					2nd		1st		4th
Bavarian Open								5th
Denis Ten MC									1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds			2nd	2nd
JGP Final			2nd	2nd
JGP Croatia					WD
JGP Estonia			1st
JGP Japan				1st
JGP Slovakia			4th
JGP Slovenia				1st
JGP Spain					7th
Volvo Open Cup			1st
National
Russian Champ.		4th	6th	5th	10th	12th	9th		12th
Russian Jr. Champ.	12th	2nd	1st	3rd	17th
Russian Cup Final								11th

Detailed International Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, current personal bests italicized)

2019-2020 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 14 - 17	2019 Warsaw Cup	6 56.62	3 121.65	4 178.27
October 24 - 27	2019 Skate Canada	7 62.63	8 113.34	8 175.97
October 9 - 12	2019 Denis Ten Memorial	1 69.54	1 114.91	1 184.45
2018-2019 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 5 - 10	2019 Bavarian Open	7 53.23	5 104.19	5 157.42
November 25 - December 2	2018 Tallinn Trophy	1 70.33	1 132.29	1 202.62
November 11 - 18	2018 Alpen Trophy	4 58.16	2 116.20	2 174.36

2017-2018 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 24 - 26	2017 Skate America	5 66.28	5 123.47	5 189.75
November 16 - 19	2017 Warsaw Cup	1 61.23	1 115.16	1 176.39
October 26 - 29	2017 Ice Star	2 60.63	2 113.86	2 174.47
2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 20 - 27	2016 Tallinn Trophy	2 60.78	2 116.57	2 177.35
October 21 - 23	2016 Skate America	8 56.52	7 107.32	7 163.84
October 6 - 10	2016 Finlandia Trophy	14 42.88	5 100.49	8 143.37
September 22 - 24	2016 Nebelhorn Trophy	6 52.69	5 101.99	6 154.68

2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 26 - 29	2015 Warsaw Cup	Senior	3 53.89	2 122.52	2 176.41
October 27 - November 1	2015 Ice Challenge	Senior	5 54.39	4 103.34	4 157.73
September 30 - October 3	2015 JGP Spain	Junior	4 60.10	9 92.36	7 152.46
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 2 - 8	2015 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 63.09	3 123.06	2 186.15
December 11 - 14	2014-15 JGP Final	Junior	2 66.05	2 119.96	2 186.01
September 10 - 14	2014 JGP Japan	Junior	2 56.03	1 121.66	1 177.69
August 27 - 31	2014 JGP Slovenia	Junior	1 66.58	1 125.38	1 191.96
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 10 - 16	2014 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 64.75	2 117.38	2 182.13
December 5 - 6	2013-14 JGP Final	Junior	2 60.56	3 112.30	2 172.86
November 7 - 10	2013 Volvo Open Cup	Junior	1 63.46	1 126.69	1 190.15
October 9 - 12	2013 JGP Estonia	Junior	4 55.17	1 109.31	1 164.48
September 11 - 14	2013 JGP Slovakia	Junior	6 49.24	3 112.48	4 161.72

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2019 Denis Ten Memorial	2019-20	Senior
Silver	2019 Russian Cup Stage I	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2018 Tallinn Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018 Alpen Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Gold	2017 Warsaw Cup	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2017 Ice Star	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2016 Tallinn Trophy	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2016 St. Petersburg Cup Stage I	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2016 Championships of SPB	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Russian Cup Stage V	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Warsaw Cup	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 Russian Cup Stage IV	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 World Junior Championships	2014-15	Junior
Bronze	2015 Russian Championships	2014-15	Junior
Silver	2014-15 JGP Final	2014-15	Junior
Gold	2014 Russian Cup Stage IV	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Russian Cup Stage III	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 JGP Japan	2014-15	Junior
Gold	2014 JGP Slovenia	2014-15	Junior
Silver	2014 World Junior Championships	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2014 Russian Championships	2013-14	Junior
Silver	2013-14 JGP Final	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2013 Russian Cup Stage IV	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2013 Volvo Open Cup	2013-14	Junior
Gold	2013 JGP Estonia	2013-14	Junior
Silver	2013 Russian Championships	2012-13	Junior
Gold	2012 Rostelecom Crystal Skate	2011-12	Junior
Gold	2012 Russian Cup Final	2011-12	Junior
Bronze	2011 Russian Youth Champ.	2010-11	Novice

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Bronze	2015 World Junior Championships	2014-15	Freeskate	Junior
Silver	2015 World Junior Championships	2014-15	Short Program	Junior
Silver	2014 World Junior Championships	2013-14	Freeskate	Junior
Silver	2014 World Junior Championships	2013-14	Short Program	Junior