Meda Variakojytė
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Meda Variakojytė during her free skate at the 2025 World Championships | |||||||||
| Born | 3 May 2007 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||
| Hometown | Kaunas | ||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||
| Country | Lithuania | ||||||||
| Discipline | Women's singles | ||||||||
| Coach | Dmitrij Kozlov | ||||||||
| Skating club | Startas, Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||
| Began skating | 2012 | ||||||||
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Meda Variakojytė (born 3 May 2007) is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the 2024 EduSport Trophy champion, the 2023 Kaunas Ice Autumn Cup champion, and a two-time Lithuanian national champion (2024–25). At the 2025 World Championships, Variakojytė became the first Lithuanian women's single skater to qualify a berth for the country in an Olympic Games.
Variakojytė is the 2023 Lithuanian junior national champion and the 2022 Lithuanian junior national silver medalist.
Career
Variakojytė began figure skating in 2012 in her hometown, Kaunas.[1]
2023–24 season
Variakojytė began the season by finishing fifteenth at the 2023 Junior Grand Prix Turkey.[2] She then competed at the 2023 Jelgava Cup in the senior level and won the silver medal with a score of 155.95. Additionally, she met the technical elements score requirement to compete at the 2024 World Championships.[3] At the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial, she finished ninth and scored a personal best in the free skate.[4][5] She then placed fourth at the senior 2023 Volvo Open Cup.[6] She won a silver medal at the 2023 Bosphorus Cup behind Ting Tzu-Han.[7]
Variakojytė won her first senior national title at the 2024 Lithuanian Championships.[8] She competed at the 2024 World Junior Championships and finished thirty-ninth in the short program with a score of 43.57, failing to advance to the free skate segment.[9] She also competed at the senior-level World Championships and finished thirty-fifth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.[10]
2024–25 season
Variakojytė started the season at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Poland and finished seventeenth.[11] She then finished sixth at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial,[12] earning new personal bests in the short program and total.[5] At the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy, she finished thirteenth.[13] She then successfully defended her Lithuanian national title.[14] She won another gold medal at the 2024 EduSport Trophy,[15] and she won a silver medal at the 2025 Volvo Open Cup.[16] She then finished fourth at the 2025 Tallink Hotels Cup.[17]
Variakojytė competed at the 2025 World Championships and scored 50.98 points. She finished twenty-fourth in the short program and advanced to the free skate by only 0.01 points. As a result, Lithuania received a quota for the 2026 Winter Olympics, marking the first time Lithuania qualified a skater for the Olympics in women's singles.[18] She went on to finish twenty-fourth overall.[19]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2024–2025 [1] |
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| 2023–2024 [20] |
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| 2022–2023 [21] |
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| 2021–2022 [22] |
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Competitive highlights
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix
| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 35th | 24th | |
| Lithuanian Championships | 1st | 1st | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | 9th | 6th | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 13th | ||
| Bosphorus Cup | 2nd | ||
| EduSport Trophy | 4th | 1st | |
| Jelgava Cup | 2nd | ||
| Kaunas Cup | 1st | ||
| Latvia Trophy | 7th | ||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 4th | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 14th | 4th | 2nd |
| Wolmar Cup | 3rd |
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 39th | |||
| Lithuanian Championships | 2nd | 1st | ||
| JGP Italy | 27th | |||
| JGP Latvia | 19th | |||
| JGP Poland | 17th | |||
| JGP Turkey | 15th | |||
| Dragon Trophy | 11th | 5th | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 13th | 3rd |
Detailed results
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 153.01 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial |
| Short program | TSS | 54.81 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial |
| TES | 31.00 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial | |
| PCS | 23.81 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial | |
| Free skating | TSS | 102.24 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial |
| TES | 55.85 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | |
| PCS | 47.79 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial |
Senior level
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 24–30 March 2025 | 2025 World Championships | 24 | 50.98 | 24 | 88.83 | 24 | 139.81 |
| 13–16 Feb. 2025 | 2025 Tallink Hotels Cup | 4 | 53.45 | 5 | 95.19 | 4 | 148.64 |
| 16–19 Jan. 2025 | 2025 Volvo Open Cup | 2 | 51.42 | 2 | 102.89 | 2 | 154.31 |
| 12–15 Dec. 2024 | 2024 EduSport Trophy | 1 | 54.45 | 1 | 101.23 | 1 | 155.68 |
| 30 Nov. – 1 Dec. 2024 | 2025 Lithuanian Championships | 1 | 51.30 | 1 | 102.68 | 1 | 153.98 |
| 12–17 Nov. 2024 | 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy | 9 | 49.61 | 14 | 82.69 | 13 | 132.30 |
| 25–27 Oct. 2024 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial | 4 | 54.81 | 7 | 98.20 | 6 | 153.01 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 18–24 March 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 35 | 40.04 | — | — | 35 | 40.04 |
| 16–17 Dec. 2023 | 2024 Lithuanian Championships | 1 | 53.94 | 1 | 106.03 | 1 | 159.97 |
| 27 Nov. – 3 Dec. 2023 | 2023 Bosphorus Cup | 5 | 48.86 | 1 | 114.46 | 2 | 163.32 |
| 2–5 Nov. 2023 | 2023 Volvo Open Cup | 6 | 50.33 | 5 | 101.31 | 4 | 151.64 |
| 20–22 Oct. 2023 | 2023 Kaunas Cup | 2 | 51.36 | 1 | 105.89 | 1 | 157.25 |
| 28–30 Sept. 2023 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | 10 | 50.34 | 9 | 102.24 | 9 | 152.58 |
| 16–17 Sept. 2023 | 2023 Jelgava Cup | 5 | 48.49 | 2 | 107.46 | 2 | 155.95 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 7–9 April 2023 | 2023 Wolmar Cup | 3 | 41.73 | 3 | 88.91 | 3 | 130.64 |
| 19–22 Jan. 2023 | 2023 Volvo Open Cup (Winter) | 9 | 43.95 | 8 | 85.41 | 8 | 129.36 |
| 11–15 Jan. 2023 | 2023 EduSport Trophy | 4 | 50.20 | 4 | 93.01 | 4 | 143.21 |
| 16–18 Dec. 2022 | 2022 Latvia Trophy | 4 | 53.86 | 7 | 85.70 | 7 | 142.53 |
| 3–4 Nov. 2022 | 2022 Volvo Open Cup (Fall) | 15 | 28.88 | 11 | 82.59 | 14 | 111.47 |
Junior level
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 25–28 Sept. 2024 | 2024 JGP Poland | 19 | 44.94 | 16 | 88.86 | 17 | 133.80 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 24 Feb. – 3 March 2024 | 2024 World Junior Championships | 39 | 43.57 | — | — | 39 | 43.57 |
| 8–11 Feb. 2024 | 2024 Dragon Trophy | 1 | 53.86 | 8 | 80.24 | 5 | 134.10 |
| 18–21 Jan. 2024 | 2024 Volvo Open Cup | 4 | 53.05 | 3 | 101.08 | 3 | 154.13 |
| 6–9 Sept. 2023 | 2023 JGP Turkey | 25 | 33.37 | 11 | 87.14 | 15 | 120.51 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 26–27 Nov. 2022 | 2023 Lithuanian Junior Championships | 1 | 37.78 | 1 | 77.98 | 1 | 115.76 |
| 11–15 Oct. 2022 | 2022 JGP Italy | 38 | 32.17 | 21 | 83.05 | 27 | 115.22 |
| 7–10 Sept. 2022 | 2022 JGP Latvia | 16 | 43.42 | 22 | 75.27 | 19 | 118.69 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| 10–13 Feb. 2022 | 2022 Dragon Trophy | 12 | 38.95 | 10 | 72.39 | 11 | 111.34 |
| 3–5 Dec. 2021 | 2023 Lithuanian Junior Championships | 4 | 37.75 | 2 | 71.38 | 2 | 109.13 |
| 3–7 Nov. 2021 | 2021 Volvo Open Cup | 15 | 35.51 | 13 | 63.65 | 13 | 99.16 |
External links
- Meda Variakojytė at the International Skating Union
- Meda Variakojytė at SkatingScores.com
References
- ^ a b c "Meda VARIAKOJYTE: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "ISU JGP Istanbul 2023 - Junior Women". International Skating Union. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Čiuožėja Meda Variakojytė trokšta atstovauti Lietuvai Kaune: mano tikslas yra užsidirbti šią garbę" [Figure skater Meda Variakojytė aspires to represent Lithuania in Kaunas: my goal is to earn this honor] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "ISU CS Nepela Memorial 2023 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "LTU – Meda VARIAKOJYTE". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Volvo Open Cup 50th Women Result". Kristal Ice Skating Club. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "2023 Bosphorus Cup". Turkish Ice Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "2024 Lithuanian Nationals Women Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Championships 2024 Junior Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "ISU World Championships 2024 - Women". International Skating Union. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2024 Junior Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "ISU CS Nepela Memorial 2024 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "ISU CS Tallinn Trophy 2024 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "2025 Lithuanian Nationals Womens Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Dvigubas Lietuvos čiuožėjų triumfas Rumunijoje – auksą iškovojo Meda Variakojytė bei Paulinos Ramanauskaitės ir Deivido Kizalos duetas" [Double triumph of Lithuanian skaters in Romania – Meda Variakojytė and the duo of Paulina Ramanauskaitė and Deividas Kizala won gold]. Sportas24 (in Lithuanian). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Volvo Open Cup 54th Women Result". Kristal Ice Skating Club. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Čiuožėja Meda Variakojytė varžybose Estijoje rikiuojasi ketvirta" [Figure skater Meda Variakojytė ranks fourth in Estonia]. Sportas24 (in Lithuanian). 14 February 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b Jakilaitė, Barbora (27 March 2025). "Naują Lietuvos dailiojo čiuožimo istorijos puslapį atvertusi Variakojytė: negaliu patikėti" [Variakojytė, who opened a new page in the history of Lithuanian figure skating: I can't believe it] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
- ^ "Pasaulio čempionato finale debiutavusi Meda Variakojytė: „Olimpinis kelialapis – sunkaus darbo rezultatas"" [Meda Variakojytė, who made her debut in the World Championship final: "The Olympic ticket is the result of hard work"]. Sportas24 (in Lithuanian). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Meda VARIAKOJYTE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Meda VARIAKOJYTE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Meda VARIAKOJYTE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021.