Sophia Payne

15.03.2025: My saturdays: warmup 6h30am, lesson onice 7h00-9h00am, gym 9h15-10h00; ballet 13h00-14h00, jumps office 15h00-16h00...2compets before the end of the season,but I am already thinking about next year. I have my new music for the long programme and my ballet teacher helps me with some moves on the music. My new programme will be done in May with 2 fantastic choreographers, Corrado and Luca..they work with big big athletes :-)..I am very lucky and I can't wait as I love working with them!

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12.03.2025: 2 more competitions to go before the end of the season...one is next week!
I am also finalising the music for next year with my coach... I am so excited that I will have 2 new programmes... and 2 new dresses!!!!
I am working very hard at the moment as I would really include a double Axel in the last competition.... it's a big goal, probably not realistic.... but I like dreaming and I am trying everything to reach that goal!

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09.03.2025: I am happy to share some news!
1) after the final of the Swiss Champ, my name (and photos) finished on the newspapers :-)
2) I will spend my Easter holidays in Florida (like last year) and I will be training with 2 great coaches, John Kerr and Artem Torgashev (and former great athletes). I worked with them last year (John did my long programme) and I am very happy to see them again and to put together my next season's short programme with them! I will have so much fun!

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01.03.2025: Two more competitions (one in March and one in April), then off to Florida for some holidays and for some exciting skating training - I will say goodbye to my jungle book programme and work on my new short programme there. Can't wait!!!!

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01.03.2025: ... test de piste, for the selection of the local, regional (A or B) or national teams. My objective is to enter in the A regional team!

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01.03.2025: The long programme didn't go as I wished.... I was very nervous and already in the morning, during the official training, I didn't have a good feeling. I made several mistakes costing me 4 positions, so I finished my 1st final of the Swiss Champs with a 28th place (out of 41).
I cannot hide my disappointment, as I really wanted to be under 25 place.. but I see this also happening sometimes to big champions too.
The season is not finished. Tomorrow I have the test de piste .... to continue

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22.02.2025: Final of the Swiss National Chanpionships.
I just finished my short programme. I made a mistake in the double lutz, but overall I am quite happy. I finished 24th out of 41. Tomorrow I have the long programme and if I manage to keep this position I will be SUPER happy! ... let's see!

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16.02.2025: I am one of the 40 finalists (among 100 skaters) of the final of the Swiss National Championships, in Abeldoben next weekend. I am so excited! Be in the final was my big big objective for this year! Now I just want to enjoy it and if I can finish within the first 25, that will be a big big result! Friday evening after the official draw I will share the link where you can watch me live and the exact time of the short programme. Thank you in advance for your support!

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02.02.2025: I am so proud to announce that I've qualified to the the final of the Swiss National Chiampionships (20-23 February)!!!!!
I can't describe the joy! This is a dream, at the beginning of the season I would have never imagined this could be possible.... but it's happening ??????
I am sooo looking forward to it! Thank you all for your support!

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28.01.2025: Sunday I was invited to perform at the skating rink in Carouge. I really enjoyed skating in front of the public!
Next weekend I will know if I am qualified for the final of the National Championships! Countdown starts now!

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19.01.2025: Last weekend I decided to take part in a Swiss Cup, even if I had been very ill the all week and was still not at 100% and very weak.
The short program did't go well.. I didn't have the energy to jump and I messed up 2/3 jumps. Still managed to be 21/39 as I did the spins and steps very well. For my long program I was very very worried and stressed... but stress apparently helped :-) ... I did it very well (13/39) and finished overall 15th with a new personal best of 70.63 points! I am so happy!

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06.01.2025: Last week I had the opportunity to train at the Skating School of Switzerland in Champery with Stephane Lambiel.
I enjoyed my lessons so much and I hope I will be able again to train there!

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27.12.2024: Today I re-started my training after a short Christmas break.
This morning I had 2 lessons on ice in Champery - one was with Stephane Lambiel ??
This afternoon I did some pilates and stretching. Here a photo of my biellmann

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19.12.2024: Today we had a little party after training... it was so much fun ??

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