Russian junior skater Dzepka wins Grand Prix in Xi'an
Figure skater Sofia Zhepka became the winner of the junior Grand Prix ISU in Xi'an.
Consensus
- Sofia Dzepka won gold at the junior Grand Prix ISU in Xi'an
- Dzepka scored 213.28 total points across two programs
- Dzepka led after both the short and free programs
- The event was the first junior Grand Prix ISU for Russian athletes since 2022
- Russian athletes are competing in a neutral status
- Dzepka replaced Elena Kostyleva, who withdrew for medical reasons
- The competition took place in Xi'an, China
- The event concluded on August 22
Points of divergence
- Dzepka is 17 years old and was born on August 7, 2009 — fontanka
- Dzepka previously won the junior Grand Prix final in Chelyabinsk in March 2026 with 223.55 points — fontanka
- Dzepka trained at the Spartak School of Olympic Reserve named after S.A. Zhuk under coaches Yekaterina Moiseeva, Maxim Zavozin, and Olga Simonova — fontanka
- Dzepka was the only competitor to land a quadruple toe loop in the free program — kommerant
- Dzepka landed multiple elements including triple flip-triple toe loop, triple flip, triple Lutz-triple Salchow-double Axel, triple Lutz, and triple Rittberger — kommerant
- The ISU began allowing Russian athletes to compete in neutral status from the 2026/2027 season — kommerant
- Marina Fefelova and Artem Valov won gold in ice dancing earlier in the week — kommerant
Coverage (4 sources)
- Second gold after return: Russian figure skater defeated rivals at junior ISU Grand Prix — Фонтанка
- Figure skater Sofia Zhepka won the junior Grand Prix ISU event — Коммерсантъ
- Figure skater Sofia Zeppa became the winner of the junior ISU Grand Prix in Xi'an — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Figure skater Zepka leads after short program at junior Grand Prix event — Коммерсантъ