Daria Andreevna Sadkova (; born 26 June 2008) is a Russian figure skater who currently competes as an Individual Neutral Athlete. She is the 2025 Russian national silver medalist and the 2026 Russian Grand Prix final silver medalist.
Early and personal life Sadkova was born on 26 June 2008 in Yoshkar-Ola. Her mother, Anna, is a former lawyer who quit her job to move with her daughter to Moscow for figure skating. She has a younger brother Prokhor who is an artistic gymnast.
Career Sadkova began figure skating in 2013 in Yoshkar-Ola under coaches Oksana Nizova, Olga Yazkova, and Lyudmila Skvortsova. She then moved to Moscow to train under Mikhail Magerovski at the CSKA club. She was accepted into Eteri Tutberidze's training group at the Sambo 70 skating club in 2020. She missed most of the 2021–22 season due to an injury. 2022–23 season Sadkova competed at the 2023 Russian Junior Championships and finished second in the short program behind Alina Gorbacheva. However, she only finished 14th in the free skate and dropped to eighth overall. She then competed at the Russian Cup Final and won the short program with a personal best score of 72.61. She then placed third in the free skate after falling twice and received the silver medal behind Veronika Zhilina.
2023–24 season Sadkova began competing at senior domestic competitions during the 2023–24 season. She won a bronze medal at the fourth stage of the Russian Grand Prix, behind Sofia Muravieva and Alina Gorbacheva. Then at the fifth stage of the Russian Grand Prix, she won the silver medal behind Kseniia Sinitsyna. At her first senior Russian Championships, she finished in eighth place after mistakes in the short program. She then placed fifth in the Russian Cup Final.
2024–25 season: National silver medal
Sadkova won the bronze medal at the second stage of the Russian Grand Prix. She then won the silver medal at the fourth stage of the Russian Grand Prix, behind Adeliia Petrosian, after performing two clean quadruple toe loops in the free skate. At the Russian Championships, she crashed into the side of the rink and fell during the short program, finishing fifth. She then jumped up the rankings to win the silver medal behind Petrosian after performing two clean quadruple toe loops in the free skate. She then finished sixth at the Russian Cup Final after falling on a quadruple toe loop and a triple Lutz in the free skate.
2025–26 season Daria was assigned to two stages of the Russian Grand Prix. She won the gold medal in Omsk, and silver in Kazan. In December, at the 2026 Russian Championships, despite finishing 4th in the short program, Daria dropped to 14th overall after struggling in the free skate segment. Following nationals, Daria shared she had ongoing injuries in her leg and foot. At the Russian Jumping Championship in February, she reported to have re-injured the same leg while attempting a quadruple jump.
In early March, Daria placed second and won the silver medal at the 2026 Russian Grand Prix final.
2026–27 season On 30 June 2026, the International Skating Union announced that figure skaters from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete at international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each of these skaters are be required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they meet the criteria for neutral status. Sadkova's application was approved, making her eligible to compete internationally as a neutral athlete.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2025–26 Disfruto La Mordidita Warriors Balder 2024–25 The House of the Rising Sun Je t'aime Hello Someone like You Rolling in the Deep 2023–24 Bring Me to Life Hello Someone like You Rolling in the Deep 2022–23 Concerto pour une voix Unchained Melody (Dance) / The Love Inside 2021–22 Be Italian()2020–21 Goodbye Dance Rehearsal 2019–20 Big God 2018–19 Fetch
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix; CS: ISU Challenger Series
National Event 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25 25–26 Russian Champ. 8th 2nd 14th Russian Cup (Final) 2nd J. 5th 2nd Russian Junior Champ. 2nd Team events Channel One Trophy 1st
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