Introduction
Dmitry Vladimirovich Sopot, (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Сопот, born 1 May 1998) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Ekaterina Borisova, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2016 World Junior bronze medalist, and 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.
Career
Sopot began learning to skate in 2001. He competed as a single skater before teaming up with Alexandra Evsiukova, in 2013. They skated together for one season.
Partnership with Borisova
Sopot teamed up with Ekaterina Borisova in the summer of 2014. The two qualified for the 2015 Russian Junior Championships and finished in 8th place.
Borisova/Sopot made their international debut competing in the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. They took the bronze medal at their first assignment, the JGP in Latvia, before winning gold at the JGP in Poland. These results qualified them for the 2015–16 JGP Final in Barcelona. In Spain, they outscored the Czech Republic's Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař by 9.53 points for the gold medal.
In January 2016, Borisova/Sopot were awarded the bronze medal at the Russian Junior Championships, having finished third to Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev (gold) and Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov (silver). In February, they represented Russia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. Ranked second in the short program and first in the free skate, they won the gold by a margin of 2.53 points over Dušková/Bidař. In March 17-21, competing at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Borisova/Sopot placed fourth in the short and third in the free, taking the bronze medal overall behind Czech pair skaters Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař and teammates Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev who took the gold and silver medals respectively.
Programs
(with Borisova)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2016–17 |
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| 2015–16 |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Borisova
| International | |||
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| Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | ||
| Youth Olympics | 1st | ||
| JGP Final | 1st | WD | |
| JGP Estonia | 3rd | ||
| JGP Latvia | 3rd | ||
| JGP Poland | 1st | ||
| JGP Russia | 3rd | ||
| National | |||
| Russian Jr. Champ. | 8th | 3rd | |
| Team events | |||
| Youth Olympics | 4th T 1st P | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result Medals awarded for team result only. | |||
Detailed results
With Borisova
| 2016–17 season | |||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
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| 28 September – 2 October 2016 | 2016 JGP Estonia | Junior | 4 56.34 | 3 93.91 | 3 150.25 | ||
| 14–18 September 2016 | 2016 JGP Russia | Junior | 3 54.74 | 2 96.02 | 3 150.76 | ||
| 2015–16 season | |||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
| 14–20 March 2016 | 2016 World Junior Championships | Junior | 4 58.56 | 3 110.44 | 3 169.00 | ||
| 12–21 February 2016 | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics - Team Event | Junior | - | 1 104.80 | 4 | ||
| 12–21 February 2016 | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Junior | 1 60.80 | 1 107.86 | 1 168.66 | ||
| 19–23 January 2016 | 2016 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 2 64.73 | 3 105.52 | 3 170.25 | ||
| 10–13 December 2015 | 2015−16 JGP Final | Junior | 1 60.29 | 1 111.57 | 1 171.86 | ||
| 23–27 September 2015 | 2015 JGP Poland | Junior | 2 55.40 | 1 103.42 | 1 158.82 | ||
| 26–30 August 2015 | 2015 JGP Latvia | Junior | 2 49.77 | 4 85.65 | 3 135.42 | ||
| 2014–15 season | |||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | ||
| 4–7 February 2015 | 2015 Russian Junior Championships | Junior | 6 50.98 | 11 82.71 | 8 133.69 | ||