Nikola Fomchenkova
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| Other names | Nikola Fomčenkova | |||||
| Born | 6 January 2008 | |||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||
| Country |  Latvia | |||||
| Discipline | Women's singles | |||||
| Coach | Ekaterina Platonova | |||||
| Skating club | Kaskads | |||||
| Began skating | 2012 | |||||
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Nikola Fomchenkova (also spelled Fomčenkova; born 6 January 2008) is a Latvian figure skater. She is the 2025 Latvian national champion and the 2026 ISU Silver Skate Winter Cup bronze medalist.
Biography
Nikola Fomchenkova was born on January 6, 2008 in an ethnic Russian working class family in Riga. In 2012, she began training at "Kaskads" figure skating club.[1][2]
Fomchenkova competed in numerous ISU Junior Grand Prix events, achieving her personal best total score of 172.34 at the 2022 JGP Baltic Cup. Her best short program score is 55.79 (2022 JGP Riga Cup), and her best free skate score is 118.40 (2022 JGP Baltic Cup). In 2023, she placed 13th at the World Junior Championships in Calgary.[3][4]
Fomchenkova became Latvian national champion in 2025, finishing with 143.15 points in total.[5][6]
In 2026, she made her senior international championship debut at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, finishing 37th in the short program with 42.76 points.[7][8]
As of 2026, Nikola Fomchenkova works with Latvian figure skating coach Ekaterina Platonova.[9]
References
- ↑ "Никола Фомченкова: информация о фигуристке". figure-skaters.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "Nikola Fomchenkova (Figure Skating) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "Daiļslidotāja Fomčenkova pasaules junioru čempionātu noslēdz 13. vietā". Delfi (in Latvian). 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "Latvijas daiļslidotāja Fomčenkova aizsniedzas līdz 13. vietai pasaules junioru čempionātā". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "Jaunie Latvijas čempioni daiļslidošanā – Fomčenkova un Kulišs – skatelatvia.lv". Latvijas Slidošanas asociācija (in Latvian). Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "Kulišs, Baranovska, Znotiņš un Fomčenkova triumfē LČ daiļslidošanā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2025-12-07. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
- ↑ "Latvijas daiļslidotāja Fomčenkova par debiju Eiropas čempionātā: Man ļoti patika slidot tik lielai auditorijai". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "Latvijas sportiste Nikola Fomčenkova Eiropas čempionātā daiļslidošanā aizvadījusi īso programmu". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "Tracings: A figure skating resource". www.tracings.net. Retrieved 2026-08-10.