Sofia Frank Explained

Sofia Frank
Fullname:Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank
Country: (since 2021)
(until 2021)
Birth Date:October 6, 2005
Birth Place:Los Angeles, United States
Hometown:Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Coach:Tammy Gambill
Nicole Larsen
Damon Allen
Eddie Shipstad
Formercoach:Natasha Adler De Guzman
Ouida Robins
Choreographer:Catarina Lindgren
Drew Meekins
Skating Club:Pasadena Figure Skating Club
Currenttraininglocations:Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Beganskating:2009
Combined Total:148.09
Combined Date:2021 Finlandia Trophy
Sp Score:53.86
Sp Date:2022 World Junior Championships
Fs Score:94.79
Fs Date:2021 Finlandia Trophy

Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank (born October 6, 2005) is a Filipino-American figure skater. She is a two time Philippine national (2023, 2024) champion and has competed in the free skate segment of the 2022 Four Continents Championships and the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Early life and education

Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank was born on October 6, 2005, in Los Angeles, United States.[1] She is the third child of former Filipino beauty queen Precious Tongko, who was crowned 1990 Binibining Pilipinas Maja International, and Noah Frank, an American.[2] [3]

Frank attends online classes at the elite athlete track program of Cheyenne Mountain High School.[2] [4]

Career

Early years

Frank was introduced to skating at the age of three, with her family later moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado to be able to train at the World Arena.[2]

2021–2022 season

Having previously represented the United States, Frank began to compete for the Philippines in 2021.[5]

At the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Frank attempted but failed to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics, placing twenty-fourth overall.[6] Her results allowed her to qualify for the 2022 Four Continents Championships.[7]

In October, Frank placed eighteenth at the Finlandia Trophy, becoming the Philippines' highest scorer in the short program, free skate, and overall for a female skater. She scored 53.30 points in the short program and 94.79 points in the free skate for a total of 148.09 points. As a result, she broke the national record previously held by Alisson Perticheto, who had posted an overall score of 139.70 at the 2019 ISU Challenger Series Warsaw Cup.[8] [9] Frank then ranked fifth at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy the following month.

Competing at the junior level, Frank qualified for the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championshipsafter finishing thirteenth at the 15th Santa Claus Cup in Hungary.[10]

In January, Frank participated at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where she placed sixteenth overall.[11] She finished twenty-second at the 2022 World Junior Championships to end the season.

2022–2023 season

Frank began the season by competing at the senior-level 2022 Philadelphia Summer International, where she placed tenth overall. She then participated in the 2022 U.S. Classic, finishing eleventh in the event.

Making her Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut at the 2022 JGP Poland I, Frank placed sixteenth.

In December, Frank placed first in both the short program and free skate segments of the 2022 Asian Open Trophy in Jakarta, Indonesia, winning her first international competition.[12] [13] She shortly followed the victory with her first national title at the 2022 Philippine Figure Skating Championships.[14]

At the 2023 World Junior Championships, Frank ranked forty-first in the short program. Since she did not place in the top twenty-fourth of the competition, she was not able to qualify for the free skate.

2023–2024 season

Frank began the season with a ninth-place finish at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy. In the same month Frank competed at the 2023 JGP Bangkok where she placed nineteenth. In the next month, Frank participated in the 2023 Skate Canada Autumn Classic and ranked ninth overall.

In January, Frank competed at the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships where she placed nineteenth. In February, Frank competed at the 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, where she placed 45th out of 46 junior competitors in the short program. Her season abruptly ended as she did not qualify for the free skate program with only the top-24 junior women moving forward.

2024–2025 season

Frank began the season with a first-place finish at the 2024 Southeast Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy. In November, she would go on to win the bronze medal at the 2025 Philippine Championships and finish seventeenth at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2024–2025
2023–2024
2022–2023
2021–2022
  • Wedding Vow

Competitive highlights

For the Philippines

CS: Challenger Series

International
Event
align=left 16th WD 19th
align=left 9th
align=left 18th
align=left 24th
align=left 11th
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st 9th
10th
align=left SEA Open Trophy bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left 5th
International: Junior
align=left 22nd 41st 45th
align=left 16th
19th
align=left 13th
National
align=left bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

2024–25 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
November 27–December 2, 2024 2024 Santa Claus CupSenioralign=center 16
37.42		align=center 18
63.42		align=center 17
100.84
November 7–8, 20242024 Philippine ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 3
41.53		align=center 4
67.26		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
108.79
July 27–29, 20242024 Southeast Asian Open TrophySenioralign=center 1
39.60		align=center 2
60.15		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
99.75
2023–24 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 26– March 3, 20242024 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 45
32.83		align=center DNQ align=center 45
32.83
February 1–4, 20242024 Four Continents ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 21
42.43		align=center 17
92.36		align=center 19
134.79
September 14–17, 20232023 CS Autumn Classic InternationalSenioralign=center 9
48.02		align=center 9
80.91		align=center 9
128.93
August 23–26, 20232023 JGP ThailandJunioralign=center 16
42.85		align=center 18
70.21		align=center 19
113.06
August 16–19, 20232023 Asian Open TrophySenioralign=center 9
39.65		align=center 10
73.95		align=center 9
113.60
2022–23 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 27– March 5, 20232023 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 41
37.05		align=center DNQ align=center 41
37.05
December 19–20, 20222022 Philippine ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 1
53.32		align=center 1
98.31		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
151.63
December 7–10, 20222022 Asian Open TrophySenioralign=center 1
50.19		align=center 1
93.78		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
143.97
September 28 – October 1, 20222022 JGP Poland IJunioralign=center 18
49.99		align=center 16
92.76 		align=center 16
142.75
September 13–16, 20222022 CS U.S. ClassicSenioralign=center 13
37.62		align=center 10
78.27		align=center 11
115.89
August 4–7, 20222022 Philadelphia Summer InternationalSenioralign=center 8
43.59		align=center 10
66.86		align=center 10
110.45
2021–22 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
March 7–13, 20222022 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 19
53.86		align=center 21
83.14		align=center 22
137.00
January 18–23, 20222022 Four Continents ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 14
52.74		align=center 17
86.52		align=center 16
139.26
December 6–12, 20212021 Santa Claus CupJunioralign=center 23
42.97		align=center 9
99.94		align=center 13
142.91
November 16–21, 20212021 Tallinn TrophySenioralign=center 5
50.64		align=center 5
97.22		align=center 5
147.86
October 7–10, 20212021 CS Finlandia TrophySenioralign=center 18
53.30		align=center 18
94.79		align=center 18
148.09
September 22–25, 20212021 CS Nebelhorn TrophySenioralign=center 22
47.65		align=center 29
81.13		align=center 24
128.78

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISU Results Bio – Sofia Lexi Jacqueline FRANK . International Skating Union . 22 January 2022 . 19 January 2022.
  2. News: Nepales . Janet Susan . Meet figure skater Sofia Frank, Philippines' representative to Nebelhorn Olympic qualifier . 22 January 2022 . GMA News Online . en.
  3. News: Giongco . Mark . Filipino figure skater Sofia Frank wins bronze in Colorado ahead of Olympic qualifier . 22 January 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 14 September 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Sofia Frank. US Figure Skating Fanzone. 20 May 2023.
  5. 1425345238084718596. phskating. The Philippine Skating Union welcomes the newest addition to its roster of Senior Women!. Philippine Skating Union. August 11, 2021.
  6. News: Masoy . Niel Victor . Sofia Frank bids Winter Olympics dream goodbye . 22 January 2022 . Manila Times . 27 September 2021.
  7. 1441945629392048132. phskating. Congratulations #SofiaFrank for placing 24th place in the #NebelhornTrophy with 128.78 and for qualifying for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships!. Philippine Skating Union. September 26, 2021.
  8. News: Ramos . Josef . Frank keeps 18th spot in Finland . 22 January 2022 . BusinessMirror . 11 October 2021.
  9. News: Anolin . Carlo . Sofia Frank breaks PH women's figure skating records . 22 January 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 11 October 2021.
  10. News: Yumol . David Tristan . Sofia Frank breaks 8-year spell for PH, qualifies for junior skating worlds. Sofia is the 1st South East Asian Lady to qualify for Junior Worlds Finals.. 22 January 2022 . CNN Philippines . 10 December 2021 . en . January 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122204919/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/12/10/Sofia-Frank-qualifies-junior-skating-worlds.html . dead .
  11. News: Valderrama . Aeron Paul . Sofia Frank ends 4CC debut at 16th place . 23 January 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . 23 January 2022.
  12. News: Carandang . Justin Kenneth . Philippines' Sofia Frank wins gold in Asian Open Figure Skating Championship . 20 December 2022 . GMA News . 10 December 2022 . en.
  13. News: Pinoy Pride Sofia Frank snatches gold medal in 2022 Asian Open Figure Skating competition . 20 December 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 19 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Results of the 2022 Philippine National Figure Skating Championships . Philippine Skating Union . 20 December 2022.

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