Sophia Baram

Sophia Baram
Sophia Baram
	Baram at the 2022–23 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in 2022
Other names	Sonia
Born	November 24, 2008 (age 16); Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Hometown	Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Pair skating; Women's singles
Coach	Todd Sand, Jenni Meno, Chris Knierim, Christine Fowler-Binder
Skating club	LAFSC
Began skating	2010
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Junior Grand Prix Final

Sophia "Sonia" Baram (born November 24, 2008) is an American pair skater. With former partner, Daniel Tioumentsev, she is the 2023 World Junior champion, 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2022 JGP Czech Republic champion, the 2022 JGP Poland II bronze medalist, and the 2022 U.S. junior national champion.

Personal life

Baram was born on November 24, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California, to parents Pavel and Anna. She has a brother, Alex. Baram homeschools through Connections Academy, an online program.^[1]

Career

Early career

Baram began figure skating in 2010 at the age of one.

Her first pair skating partner was Blake Edwards whom she competed with from 2019 to early 2021. She ultimately teamed up with Daniel Tioumentsev in April 2021.^[1]

2021–22 season

Baram/Tioumentsev made their debut together at the 2021 USCS Nevada and 2021 USCS Massachusetts, winning both events.

They then went on to win gold at the 2022 U.S. Junior Championships by over twenty points. Simultaneously, Baram competed in the junior women's singles event, finishing thirteenth.^[1]

2022–23 season: World Junior champion and Junior Grand Prix Final silver

Baram/Tioumentsev debuted internationally on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix series. They won the bronze medal at the 2022 JGP Poland II and gold at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic, ultimately qualifying for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy and won the silver medal.

The pair went on to compete at the 2023 Midwestern Sectional Championships, winning the gold medal.

At the Final, Baram/Tioumentsev won the short program, 3.43 points over Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore of Australia. They then went on to place second in the free skate and won the silver medal behind the Australians.

Competing as a senior pair team at the 2023 U.S. Championships, Baram/Tioumentsev won the pewter medal.

Selected to represent the United States at the 2023 World Junior Championships, Baram/Tioumentsev won the short program, scoring a personal best in the process. The morning of the free skate, Baram/Tioumentsev's coach, Todd Sand, suffered a heart attack and had to be hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. As a result, Baram/Tioumentsev had to skate the free skate without a coach. Despite this, the pair won the free skate and ultimately won the event, secure a gold medal, scoring personal best free skate and combined total scores in the process. Following the event, Tioumentsev said, "We skated for Todd and for everyone that has helped us through the season. It was very hard, and we tried to remember what Todd told us – to stay in the moment."^[2]^[3]

In August 2023, Baram/Tioumentsev announced that they ended their partnership due to Tioumentsev wishing to focus on his studies at Arizona State University as well as his job at SpaceX. Regardless, Tioumentsev stated that he had no plans to retire but rather take a break from figure skating.^[4]^[5]

Programs

Pair skating with Daniel Tioumentsev

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2022–2023 ^[3]	Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha by Petty Booka choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Pilgrims on a Long Journey by Cœur de Pirate Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO Everything Is Awesome (from The Lego Movie) performed by Jo Li

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Daniel Tioumentsev

JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series

Competition placements at senior level ^[6]
Season	2022–23
U.S. Championships	4th
U.S. Pairs Final	1st

Competition placements at junior level ^[6]
Season	2021–22	2022–23
World Junior Championships		1st
Junior Grand Prix Final		2nd
U.S. Championships	1st
JGP Czech Republic		1st
JGP Poland		3rd

Women's singles

Competition placements at junior level
Season	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24
U.S. Championships	13th	8th
Kings Cup			7th

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Pair skating with Daniel Tioumentsev

Senior level

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 6–10, 2022	2023 U.S. Pairs Final	1	66.80	1	127.40	1	194.20
Jan 23–29, 2023	2023 U.S. Championships	5	63.12	4	115.96	4	179.08

Junior level

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 3–9, 2022	2022 U.S. Championships (Junior)	1	62.26	1	109.10	1	171.36

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[6]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 31–Sep 3, 2022	2022 JGP Czech Republic	1	63.77	1	107.59	1	171.36
Oct 5–8, 2022	2022 JGP Poland II	2	56.33	3	96.16	3	152.49
Dec 8–11, 2022	2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final	1	63.62	2	113.16	2	176.78
Feb 27–Mar 5, 2023	2023 World Junior Championships	1	66.95	1	116.52	1	183.47