Daniel Samohin

Daniel Samohin (Hebrew: דניאל סמוכין‎; born 12 March 1998) is an Israeli figure skater. He is the 2016 World Junior champion, and has won two ISU Challenger Series medals, including a gold medal at the 2015 U.S. International Classic. Samohin is one of the few skaters to have landed two quad jumps in a short program, three quads in a free program, and five quads in one competition. He was a member of the Israeli delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Daniel Samohin
Samohin in December 2015
Personal information
Country represented Israel
Born (1998-03-12) March 12, 1998
Tel Aviv, Israel
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
CoachIgor Samohin
Former coachIgor Pashkevich
ChoreographerIrina Samohin, Olga Volozhinskaia, and Nikolai Morozov
Skating clubIsrael ISF
Training locationsPoway, California
Former training locationsYorba Linda, California
Began skating2003
World standing20 (2017–18)
16 (2016–17)
20 (2015–16)
42 (2014–15)
87 (2013–14)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total230.54
2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short program86.48
2019 European
Free skate145.44
2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Junior Championships
2016 DebrecenMen's singles

Personal life

Samohin was born on March 12, 1998, in Tel Aviv, Israel, is Jewish, and speaks two languages. [1][2] His parents – Irina, a former rhythmic gymnast, and Igor Samohin, a former figure skater who had competed internationally in pairs for the Soviet Union and who as a figure skating coach coached Israel's national team for five years in the 1990s – had arrived in Israel from Russia in 1996.[3][4][5][6][7] He has a grandfather who lives in Russia, and a grandmother who lives in Israel.[6] His brother, Stanislav, is ​7 1⁄2 years older and competed in figure skating for both Russia and Israel.[8] When he was ​3 1⁄2 years old, Samohin moved with his mother to California in the United States, joining the rest of the family, who had moved earlier.[3][5] His hometown is San Diego, California.[9]

Skating career

Samohin began skating in 2003.[1] His club is Ice Holon Israel.[5] His father is his coach, and his mother has worked as his choreographer, as have Olga Volozhinskaia and Nikolai Morozov.[5]

2013–14 season

Samohin made his international debut in September 2013 at an ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Mexico. He ranked sixth in the short program, and placed third in the free skate and was awarded the bronze medal, outscoring Canada's Nam Nguyen by 1.85 points. He finished fourth at his second JGP assignment, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In March 2014, he finished 12th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, having placed 17th in the short program and 10th in the free.

2014–15 season

During the 2014 JGP series, Samohin placed 8th in Ljubljana, Slovenia and 16th in Zagreb, Croatia. In September 2014, he debuted on the senior international level, finishing 11th at the Nebelhorn Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. After placing fourth at another CS event, the Volvo Open Cup, he took silver at a regular senior international, the Tallinn Trophy, behind fellow Israeli Oleksii Bychenko. Ranked 12th in the short and 5th in the free, he finished 8th overall at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2015–16 season

Samohin withdrew from a senior Grand Prix event, the 2015 Cup of China, in order to continue competing on the junior level. Competing in September at the Junior Grand Prix in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he placed 7th in the short and second in the free; he won the silver medal, finishing almost 30 points behind Nathan Chen of the United States and 3.49 ahead of Japan's Sota Yamamoto. Later that month, he won his first CS medal, outscoring Keiji Tanaka by 11.33 points to take gold at the U.S. International Classic.

After winning a silver medal at his second JGP event in Logroño, Spain, Samohin qualified for the JGP Final. His second CS medal, silver, came in October at the 2015 Mordovian Ornament, where he scored 1.24 points less than Maxim Kovtun. Samohin finished fifth at the JGP Final. His next event was the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships, where he set a new personal best in the short program and finished 7th overall.

In March, Samohin won a gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, winning the Single Skating Championship.[10] He ranked 9th in the short program, but moved up to win the title after a personal-best free skate in which he landed three quadruple jumps. Samohin was the first Israeli skater to medal at Junior Worlds, and the first to win an ISU championship.[11][12]

2016–17 season

Samohin started his season off at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International. he placed sixth overall. He then competed at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy where he finished thirteenth. Making his Grand Prix debut, Samohin placed 5th at the 2016 Skate Canada International and 8th at the 2016 Cup of China. In December, he won the silver medal behind Oleksii Bychenko at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, having ranked first in the short program and 7th in the free skate.

Samohin's luggage containing his skates was mislaid by the airline and did not arrive with him at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, so he tried a borrowed new pair of skates four hours before the short program.[13][14][15] He placed 33rd in the short, and did not advance to the free skate. His skates were found two and a half weeks later.[13] He ranked 16th in the short program, second in the free skate, and sixth overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. He said that he was working on additional quads – loop, flip, and Lutz – but that they were not yet consistent for him.[13]

In March 2017 he won the bronze medal at the Cup of Tyrol in Innsbruck, Austria.[9] He also won a bronze medal in the ISU CS Minsk Arena Ice Star 2017, in Minsk, Belarus.[9]

2017–18 season

Samohin withdrew from the 2017 Skate America in November 2017, after dislocating his left shoulder when he fell on a quad Salchow.[16] He noted: "I like to take risks, because I skate for Israel."[7]

He competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Men's Singles Figure Skating in Pyeongchang, South Korea, at the age of 19.[17] He came in 13th, with 251.44 points, additionally setting a personal best score of 170.75 in the free skate.[18]

He finished 20th at Worlds after scoring 20th in the short program and 18th in the free skate.

2018–19 season

Samohin started his season off at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. Placing 7th in the short program and 6th in the free skate, he placed 6th overall, He then competed at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy where he finished 6th. He withdrew from the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy. In his Grand Prix events, he placed 8th at 2018 Skate Canada International and 10th at 2018 Internationaux de France.

2019–20 season

Samohin began the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, before placing tenth at the 2019 Internationaux de France. Samohin withdrew from the 2019 Rostelecom Cup after placing eleventh in the short program, citing injury.[19] He won the silver medal at the Israeli championships, concluding his season.

2020–21 season

With the coronavirus pandemic leading to the ISU assigning Grand Prix events based primarily on training location, Samohin was assigned to the 2020 Skate America following the withdrawal of Stephen Gogolev.[20] He placed twelfth of twelve skaters at the event.[21]

Records and achievements

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[22]
2019–2020
[23]
  • Fastidious Horses
    (from White Night)
    by Vladimir Vysocki
2018–2019
[24]
    2017–2018
    [25]
    • Two Angels
      by S. Erdenko, performed by Loyko
    2016–2017
    [1]
    • Crazy Santa
    2015–2016
    [26][4]
    2014–2015
    [27]
    2013–2014
    [28]
    • Road of the Gypsies
      by Nikolai Erdenko
      choreo. by Irina Samohina
    • Hip Hop Tango
      by DJ
      choreo. by Irina Samohina

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[29]
    Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
    Olympics13th
    Worlds20th24th
    Europeans10th7th33rd26th13th
    GP Cup of ChinaWD8th
    GP France10th10th
    GP Rostelecom Cup12thWD
    GP Skate AmericaWD12th
    GP Skate Canada5th8th
    CS Autumn Classic6th
    CS Finlandia13thWD
    CS Golden Spin2nd4th15th
    CS Ice Star3rd
    CS Mordovian2nd
    CS Nebelhorn11th6th5th
    CS Ondrej Nepela6th
    CS Volvo Cup4th
    CS U.S. Classic1st10th
    Challenge Cup9thTBD
    Cup of Tyrol3rd
    Open Ice Mall1st
    Philadelphia1st
    Tallinn Trophy2nd
    International: Junior[29]
    Junior Worlds12th8th1st6th
    JGP Final5th
    JGP Croatia16th
    JGP Czech Republic4th
    JGP Mexico3rd
    JGP Slovenia8th
    JGP Spain2nd
    JGP U.S.2nd
    Bavarian Open2nd J
    Toruń Cup1st J
    National
    Israeli Champ.1st2nd2nd1st2nd
    U.S. Champ.4th N
    Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    Detailed results

    Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

    2020–21 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    October 23–24, 2020 2020 Skate America 12
    61.60    		 12
    122.94    		 12
    184.54
    2019–20 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    February 20–23, 2020 2020 Challenge Cup 9
    66.54    		 6
    126.20    		 9
    192.74
    December 4–7, 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 11
    71.45    		 20
    115.90    		 15
    187.35
    November 15–17, 2019 2019 Rostelecom Cup 11
    56.94    		 WD –
    November 1–3, 2019 2019 Internationaux de France 8
    70.84    		 10
    122.82    		 10
    193.66
    September 25–28, 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3
    69.52    		 5
    135.59    		 5
    205.11
    2018–19 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    March 18–24, 2019 2019 World Championships 15
    82.00    		 24
    123.28    		 24
    205.28
    20–23 February 2019 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup 1
    91.32    		 2
    147.29    		 1
    238.61
    21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships 6
    86.48     		14
    130.69    		 13
    217.17
    December 5–8, 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 4
    85.10    		 6
    145.44    		 4
    230.54
    November 23–25, 2018 2018 Internationaux de France 10
    72.33    		 9
    133.66    		 10
    205.99
    October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International 5
    84.90    		 9
    140.99    		 8
    225.89
    September 26–29, 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4
    71.60    		 6
    117.43    		 6
    189.04
    19–22 September 2018 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 7
    70.93    		 6
    126.87    		 6
    197.80
    2017–18 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 20
    72.78    		 18
    141.23    		 20
    214.01
    16–17 February 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 18
    80.69    		 11
    170.75    		 13
    251.44
    15–21 January 2018 2018 European Championships 26
    59.18    		 – 26
    59.18
    24–26 November 2017 2017 Skate America 5
    82.28    		 WD –
    26–29 October 2017 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star 6
    72.76    		 4
    146.99    		 3
    219.75
    20–22 October 2017 2017 Rostelecom Cup 12
    62.02    		 12
    121.77    		 12
    183.79
    13–17 September 2017 2017 CS U.S. International Classic 11
    64.74    		 9
    126.46    		 10
    191.20
    2016–17 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    25–29 January 2017 2017 European Championships 33
    50.33    		 – 33
    50.33
    7–10 December 2016 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1
    82.35    		 7
    143.77    		 2
    226.12
    18–20 November 2016 2016 Cup of China 2
    83.47    		 10
    130.04    		 8
    213.51
    28–30 October 2016 2016 Skate Canada 5
    74.62    		 7
    152.91    		 5
    226.53
    6–10 October 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 14
    52.03    		 13
    108.94    		 13
    160.97
    29 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2016 2016 CS Autumn Classic International 7
    60.81    		 7
    129.09    		 6
    189.90

    Junior level

    Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Previous ISU world best highlighted in bold.

    2016–17 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    15–19 March 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 16
    67.00    		 2
    165.63    		 6
    232.63
    2015–16 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 9
    71.27    		 1
    165.38    		 1
    236.65
    26–31 January 2016 2016 European Championships Senior 5
    82.73    		 8
    149.35    		 7
    232.08
    9–13 December 2015 2015 JGP Final Junior 5
    69.48    		 5
    115.20    		 5
    184.68
    16–19 October 2015 2015 Mordovian Ornament Senior 1
    79.66    		 2
    155.48    		 2
    235.14
    30 Sept. – 3 Oct. 2015 2015 JGP Spain Junior 2
    67.96    		 1
    159.23    		 2
    227.19
    16–20 September 2015 2015 CS U.S. Classic Senior 3
    71.52    		 2
    152.15    		 1
    223.67
    2–5 September 2015 2015 JGP United States Junior 7
    58.53    		 2
    148.64    		 2
    207.17
    3–5 August 2017 2015 Philadelphia Summer International Senior 3
    63.41    		 1
    125.36    		 1
    188.77
    2014–15 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    2–8 March 2015 2015 World Junior Championships Junior 12
    67.00    		 5
    135.39    		 8
    202.39
    26 Jan. – 1 Feb. 2015 2015 European Championships Senior 8
    72.65    		 9
    137.28    		 10
    209.93
    3–7 December 2014 2014 Tallinn Trophy Senior 2
    60.40    		 2
    124.54    		 2
    184.94
    5–9 November 2014 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup Senior 3
    61.91    		 4
    121.56    		 4
    183.47
    9–10 October 2014 2014 JGP Croatia Junior 16
    50.04    		 16
    95.88    		 16
    145.92
    24–27 September 2014 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Senior 11
    49.67    		 14
    94.86    		 11
    144.53
    2013–14 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    10–16 March 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 17
    58.84    		 10
    120.64    		 12
    179.48
    29 January – February 2 2014 2014 Bavarian Open Junior 2
    60.09    		 2
    105.57    		 2
    165.66
    8 January – January 11 2014 2014 Toruń Cup Junior 1
    65.24    		 1
    125.19    		 1
    190.43
    2–5 October 2013 2013 JGP Czech Skate Junior 9
    51.80    		 4
    117.18    		 4
    168.98
    Sept. 4–8, 2013 2013 JGP Mexico Junior 6
    59.36    		 3
    123.53    		 3
    182.89
    • Personal best highlighted in bold.

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