Sophie Joline von Felten

Sophie Joline von Felten
Sophie at the 2026 U.S. Championships
Personal information
Full nameSophie Joline von Felten
Born (2009-04-19) 19 April 2009
Zürich, Switzerland
Home townCanton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States (since 2023)
 Switzerland (until 2022)
CoachVladimir Petrenko
Elena Petrenko
Skating clubISCC Skating Club
Began skating2012

Sophie Joline von Felten (born April 19, 2009) is a Swiss figure skater who currently competes for the United States.[1][2] She is the 2025 U.S. Junior champion and a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist. She has represented the United States at the World Junior Championships two times (2025, 2026).[3][4]

In 2024, she became the first junior woman to land a triple Axel at the U.S. Championships. Additionally, she was the first U.S. woman to land a quadruple Salchow in competition at any level, and the third U.S. woman to land any quadruple jump.[1][5]

Personal life

Sophie was born in Zürich, Switzerland on April 19, 2009, the only child of Daniel and Inna von Felten. Her mother, who is originally from Russia, was a competitive pairs figure skater as a child.[6][7] Von Felten played competitive tennis until the age of 10.[8]

Von Felten is fluent in English, German, Swiss German, and Russian. She is in the process of obtaining a green card with the eventual goal of gaining U.S. citizenship.[6]

Career

Skating for Switzerland

Early years

Von Felten began skating at three years old after her mother took her to a rink in Paris.[6][8][9] One of her early coaches was Yulia Lavrenchuk.[10]

2022–23 season: Junior international debut

Splitting her time between training under Patrick Addeo in Luzern, Switzerland and Rafael and Vera Arutyunyan in Irvine, California, United States, Von Felten made her junior international debut for Switzerland on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix series. She finished twenty-fifth at 2022 JGP Latvia and twenty-third at 2022 JGP Poland.[11][12]

She subsequently went on to finish eighth on the junior level at the 2022 NRW Trophy before closing her season with a silver medal at the 2023 Swiss Junior Championships.[11]

Following the season, Von Felten made the decision to permanently remain in the United States with her mother and ultimately begin representing the country. Her father continues to live in Lucerne and supports her skating from afar.[13]

Skating for the United States

2023–24 season

Prior to the season, Von Felten moved to Norwood, Massachusetts to train under Olga Ganicheva and Alexey Letov at the Skating Club of Boston.[14] After competing in several U.S. domestic competitions in the fall, Von Felten made her national debut in January at the 2024 U.S. Junior Championships where she finished in ninth place.[15]

2024–25 season: Junior Grand Prix gold

Von Felten made her junior international debut for the United States at 2024 Cranberry Cup, where she placed sixth.[15] She then went on to compete on the Junior Grand Prix series, winning the gold medal at 2024 JGP Slovenia. The following week, she placed thirteenth at 2024 JGP China.[15]

In January, Von Felten won the national title at the 2025 U.S. Junior Championships. Her free skate at the event included two cleanly landed triple Axels and an attempted quadruple Salchow that was deemed as landed on the quarter.[16]

Selected to compete at the 2025 World Junior Championships, Von Felten concluded her season by finishing the event in eighteenth place.[15]

2025–2026 season: Two Junior Grand Prix medals

Von Felten performing a catchfoot layback spin at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Before start of the season, Von Felten joined the Skating Club of Boston's junior Theatre On Ice team, Act I of Boston, to engage in performance skating, aiming to improve her presentation skills when competing. She also worked with choreographer, Adam Solya, to create a short program in dedication of the skaters that lost their lives in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision as two of her former training mates, Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, were among the victims.[17]

Von Felten's first international event of the season was the 2025 Cranberry Cup, where she won the gold medal in the junior category. She then went on to win bronze at both of her assigned Junior Grand Prix events in Turkey and Poland.[15] Following the latter event, it was announced that former ice dancers, Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov had joined Von Felten's coaching team.[18]

In January, Von Felten made her senior national debut at the 2026 U.S. Championships. She placed tenth in the short program after falling on an under-rotated triple Axel and sixth in the free skate after successfully landing two clean triple Axel jumps to finish sixth overall.[19][20][15]

Selected to compete at the 2026 World Junior Championships, Von Felten placed eighth in the short program which included a triple Axel-triple toe combination. Although the triple toe was deemed under rotated, she became the first junior woman to successfully backload a triple axel in the short program.[21] She went on to place fourteenth in the free skate segment and twelfth overall.[15]

In May, it was announced that Von Felten had changed skating clubs, electing to continue her training at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, Connecticut under Vladimir and Elena Petrenko.[22]

Programs

Competition and exhibition programs by season 
Season Short program Free skate program Exhibition program
2022–23
[10]
  1. My Life Is Going On (Burak Yeter Remix)
  2. My Life Is Going On
    • Performed by Cecilia Krull
  3. Bella ciao (Elyella Remix)
    • Performed by Manu Pilas & ELYELLA
  4. Bella ciao
  5. Lacrimosa
  • Choreo. by Nadezda Kanaeva & Alina Milevskaia
 N/a
2024–25
[23]
  1. O Verona
  2. Kissing You
    • From Romeo + Juliet
    • Performed by Des'ree
  3. Forbidden Love
  4. Montagues and Capulets
  • Choreo. by Adam Solya
 N/a
2025–26
 [18]
"Tribute"
  1. I Will Never Abandon You
    • Composed by Efisio Cross
  2. Cassiopeia
    • Composed by Jonathon Deering, Power-Haus, & Ros Stephen
  • Choreo. by Adam Solya
  1. Benediction and Dream
  2. Self-Portrait With Hair Down
  3. The Floating Bed
  4. Alcoba Azul
N/a
2026–27
 [24][25]
Medley:
  1. The Power of Mind
    • Composed by Philippe Briand, Gabriel SABAN, & Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen
  2. Motion III
N/a

Competitive highlights

Skating for the United States

Competition placements at senior level [4][26]
Season 2025–26 2026–27
U.S. Championships 6th
GP Cup of China TBD
Competition placements at junior level [4][26]
Season 2024–25 2025–26
World Junior Championships 18th 12th
U.S. Championships 1st
JGP China 13th
JGP Poland 3rd
JGP Slovenia 1st
JGP Turkey 3rd
Cranberry Cup 6th 1st

Skating for Switzerland

Competition placements at junior level [11]
Season 2022–23
Swiss Junior Championships 2nd
NRW Trophy 8th
JGP Poland 23rd
JGP Latvia 25th

Detailed results

Skating for the United States

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [15]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS197.412024 JGP Slovenia
Short program TSS68.172025 JGP Turkey
TES40.062024 JGP Slovenia
PCS29.382025 JGP Turkey
Free skating TSS132.432025 JGP Poland
TES76.772024 JGP Slovenia
PCS56.182025 JGP Poland

Senior level

Results in the 2025–26 season [15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 4–11, 2026 United States 2026 U.S. Championships 10 60.68 6 130.12 6 190.80

Junior level

Results in the 2023–24 season [15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 22–28, 2024 United States 2024 U.S. Championships (Junior) 7 56.31 11 94.26 9 150.57
Results in the 2024–25 season [15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 8–11, 2024 United States 2024 Cranberry Cup 9 48.92 6 103.80 6 152.72
Oct 2–5, 2024 Slovenia 2024 JGP Slovenia 4 66.65 1 130.76 1 197.41
Oct 9–12, 2024 China 2024 JGP China 11 51.41 14 98.84 13 150.25
Jan 20–26, 2025 United States 2025 U.S. Championships (Junior) 7 57.02 1 131.82 1 188.84
Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2025 Hungary 2025 World Junior Championships 23 53.93 17 111.47 18 165.40
Results in the 2025–26 season [15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 7–10, 2025 United States 2025 Cranberry Cup 1 62.21 1 131.00 1 193.21
Aug 27–30, 2025 Turkey 2025 JGP Turkey 1 68.17 4 118.75 3 186.92
Oct 1–4, 2025 Poland 2025 JGP Poland 5 58.24 2 132.43 3 190.67
Mar 3–8, 2026 Estonia 2026 World Junior Championships 8 62.62 14 113.48 12 176.10

Skating for Switzerland

Junior level

Results in the 2022–23 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 7–10, 2022 Latvia 2022 JGP Latvia 30 32.62 18 81.01 25 113.63
Oct 5–8, 2022 Poland 2022 JGP Poland 24 44.06 21 84.21 23 128.27
Nov 24–27, 2022 Germany 2022 NRW Trophy 7 42.71 10 75.06 8 117.77
15–16 Dec, 2022 Switzerland 2023 Swiss Junior Figure Skating Championships 2 54.10 2 103.96 2 158.06

References

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  2. ↑ "Sophie Joline von Felten heads to figure skating nationals free from Olympic pressure | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics". skatingscores.com. Archived from the original on 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  4. 1 2 3 "USA – Sophie Joline von Felten". SkatingScores.
  5. ↑ "Von Felten Targets Power, Emotion in a Defining Season". U.S. Figure Skating. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  6. 1 2 3 "Sophie Joline von Felten heads to figure skating nationals free from Olympic pressure | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  7. ↑ "Globetrotting by Philip Hersh". Globetrotting by Philip Hersh. 2026-01-10. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  8. 1 2 "Von Felten Transforming Herself Into A Complete Skater". U.S. Figure Skating. 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  9. ↑ Hersh, Philip (2026-01-05). "Sophie Joline von Felten heads to figure skating nationals free from Olympic pressure". Globetrotting by Philip Hersh. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  10. 1 2 "Sophie Joline VON FELTEN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "SUI–Sophie Joline VON FELTEN". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Von Felten Targets Power, Emotion in a Defining Season". U.S. Figure Skating. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  13. ↑ "Von Felten Targets Power, Emotion in a Defining Season". U.S. Figure Skating. 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  14. ↑ "Sophie Joline VON FELTEN: 2022/2023 (Coaching Change)". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "USA–Sophie Joline VON FELTEN". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Von Felten Targets Power, Emotion in a Defining Season". U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Sophie Joline VON FELTEN: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025.
  19. ↑ "2026 PREVAGEN U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN SHORT PROGRAM" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "2026 PREVAGEN U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN FREE SKATING" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Sophie Joline's 3A+3T attempt in the second half!". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  23. ↑ "Sophie Joline VON FELTEN: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024.
  24. ↑ "She's bad….but sooo good! SP 2026/27". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  25. ↑ Von Felten, Sophie Joline. "2026–27 Free Skate Program ✅". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Sophie Joline VON FELTEN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
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