Sophia Shifrin (Russian: áþÃÂøàèøÃÂÃÂøý, Hebrew: áÃÂäÃÂàéÃÂäèÃÂÃÂ; born 11 August 2009) is a Russian-Israeli figure skater who competes for Israel. She is a three-time junior Israeli national champion (2024, 2025, 2026), a two-time junior Grand Prix bronze medalist and the NRW Trophy champion.
She has represented Israel at the Junior World Championships three times (2024âÂÂ26), finishing as high as fourth in 2026.
She is the first Israeli woman to medal on the ISU Grand Prix circuit.
Sophia was born in Moscow, Russia on 11 August 2009.
Shifrin began skating at 5 years of age and competed domestically for Russia. She achieved a bronze and silver medal at the Moscow Championships.
She has trained at the Angels of Plushenko Figure Skating Academy.
Sophia debuted internationally for Israel on the advanced novice level in 2022 at the Santa Claus Cup in Budapest. She won the gold medal. She later went on to win her first Israeli national title on the advanced novice level.
Sophia debuted on the junior Grand Prix circuit finishing 6th and 7th place in her 2 assignments.
In January, Shifrin represented Israel at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea. She finished the event in 12th place. At the 2024 Junior World Championships, she concluded the event in 22nd overall.
In early April, she won her first national title as a junior skater.
Shifrin was allocated to two Grand Prix assignments; she placed 9th and 13th. She went onto earn the silver medal at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup behind Logan Higase-Chen of the United States. 2 weeks later, Sophia won her second national title as a junior.
In early January, she won the gold medal at 2025 Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany.
At the 2025 Junior World Championships, Sophia achieved a new personal best score and finished the event in 17th place.
Shifrin was assigned to compete at two Grand Prix's in Baku, Azerbaijan and Abu Dhabi, UAE. She took first place in the short program in Baku, dropping to third place after the free skate and winning the bronze medal. This made her the first Israeli woman to medal on the ISU Grand Prix circuit in both the junior and senior categories. 2 weeks later, she won the bronze medal in Abu Dhabi behind Australias' Hana Bath and Japans' Mao Shimada.
Sophia went onto win gold at the NRW Trophy and silver at Volvo Open. In December, she won her third junior national title.
In March, she competed at the 2026 World Junior Championships. Placing 4th in the short program and 3rd in the free skate, she concluded the event in 4th overall. She won a small bronze medal for the free skate segment. Sophia achieved new personal bests across both segments. âÂÂI am really, really happy!â said Shifrin after the free skate, âÂÂI was nervous before my skate, but I am so happy now. I just locked in and did everything that I had to do.âÂÂ