Isadora Williams

Isadora Marie WILLIAMS is a Brazilian Ladies’ singles skater. She was born on 8th February 1996 in Marietta, Georgia, United States. She has dual citizenship and is Brazilian from her mother’s side. Isadora is the first figure skater to ever represent Brazil at the Olympic Games, in 2014.

She is the 2017 Sofia Trophy champion, the 2019 MNNT Cup silver medalist, the 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, the 2016 Santa Claus Cup silver medalist, and the 2016 Sportland Trophy silver medalist. She placed 30th at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 24th at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Last updated on 25 February 2020 by dorispulaski​

Biographical Info
ISU Bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012577.htm
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Williams
Stats on Ice: https://www.statsonice.com/skater/isadorawilliams/
Rinkresults.com: http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=674

Social media
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/isadorabrasil8
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isadoramariewilliams/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isadorable96

Isadora has started a fundraising campaign in order to cover her coaching expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/isadoras-olympic-dream







Programs and Videos


2019/2020
SP: "Rescue Me" by OneRepublic
FS: "Never Enough" from the Greatest Showman soundtrack

2020 Bavarian Open
2020 Mentor Torun Cup
2019 Volvo Cup
2019 Aurora Games

2018/2019
SP: "Take Five" by David Brubeck (Brazilian Carnaval remix)
FS: "Magaleña" by Ernesto Lecuona / "Rocio de todos los campos" by Natalia Lafourcade
Ex: "Vai Malandra" by Anitta

2019 World Championships2019 Four Continents Championships2019 Mentor Torun Cup2018 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
2017/2018
SP: "Hallelujah" by K.D. Lang
FS: "Nyah" (from "Mission Impossible 2" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

XXIII Winter Olympic Games PyeongChang 20182017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
2016/2017
SP: "Black Magic Woman" by Santana
FS: "Nyah" (from "Mission Impossible 2" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

2017 World Championships2016 Santa Claus Cup
2015/2016
SP: "At Last" by Etta James
FS: "Brazilian Medley" by Jorge Ben Jor

2014/2015
SP: "Stairway to Heaven"
FS" Brazilian Medley by Jorge Ben Jor
Ex: "Brasileirinho"

2015 Four Continents ChampionshipsEx: "Estrelas da Patinação" (Skating Stars Ice Show)
2013/2014
SP: "Dark Eyes"
FS: "Memoirs of a Geisha" by John Williams

XXII Winter Olympic Games Sochi 20142013 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
2012/2013
SP: "Maria and the Violin's String" by Amrash
FS: "Memoirs of a Geisha" by John Williams

2013 World Championships
2011/2012
SP: "Tango de los Exilados" by Walter Taieb, Vanessa-Mae
FS: "Sheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

2009/2011
SP: "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel
FS: "Sheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Results


Articles and Interviews (In Portuguese, might translate if requested)

• 2013

• 2014

• 2015

• 2017

• 2018

• 2019

October 2019 - "Patinação no Gelo: Isadora Williams fala sobre carreira" 13 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Qo1pzsHdQ

Excerpt from the Original Post
Brief comment
I thought that maybe Isadora deserved a Fan Fest after qualifying twice for the Olympics. Her skating is growing in quality and she is getting new fans outside Brazil as I noticed at the Nebelhorn Trophy thread
Initially I was going to start a thread for Team Brazil, but currently there are few competitive skaters, and most of them are at lower levels, so I eventually decided this would be better.

Thanks for making this fan thread.

Congratulations to Isadora for qualifying for the Olympics! Very happy more and more different countries are sending skaters to the Olympics.
I liked both her programs a lot

Way to go Isadora :yay:

I noticed Kiira Korpi and Kailani Craine both commented her up on Instagram. I love how the skaters show love for each other and I'm glad to see Isadora getting some.

I was massively impressed with her FS. Looking at her ISU Personal Best before she skated, it looked like odds were not at all in her favor, but she had the skate of her life when it mattered.

Now all her new personal bests are from Nebelhorn 2017, but it amuses me that her old ISU Personal Best was from Nebelhorn 2013 where she also qualified for the Olympics. She sure skates well under extreme pressure.

Well you could certainly see in the KnC how much it meant to her. She must have tapped into that and converted it into competive spirit. When does she compete again?

Chemistry66 said:

I was massively impressed with her FS. Looking at her ISU Personal Best before she skated, it looked like odds were not at all in her favor, but she had the skate of her life when it mattered.

Now all her new personal bests are from Nebelhorn 2017, but it amuses me that her old ISU Personal Best was from Nebelhorn 2013 where she also qualified for the Olympics. She sure skates well under extreme pressure.

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Sam-Skwantch said:

When does she compete again?

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No news in competitions as of now, but I'll post here as soon as CBDG (Brazilian Ice Sports Federation - yes, figure skating is in the same federation as other six sports here, talk about small) announces something.
Here's hoping she will be sent to 4CC or another CS...
She is often sent to smaller competitions though, like Santa Claus Cup and Sophia Trophy... I don't know if it's to build her confidence, or a money issue, but it's the recent strategy. She kept raising her scores throughout the quad (although these didn't count, that's the reason why her personal best was frozen for some timep) and did improve her tech minimums for Worlds but that's all these events offer. The Stats in Ice count these scores under ISU competitions, for some reason. I really hope that the federation realizes that these don't count for much and that we can see her at another actual ISU event.

At the CBDG they published a infographic with her scores raising through time, but as you can see, only 4CC and Nebelhorn were ISU:
http://www.cbdg.org.br/2017/10/02/vaga-olimpica-comprova-evolucao-de-isadora-williams/

I noticed on social media that she says she has students. Is she coaching part time? How cool would that be to be coached by a competing Olympian?

Isadora does coaches in order to cover training expenses, on the weekends. I agree that being an Olympian is indeed a really nice plus
I was already aware of the fundraising, but I'm not sure of what the forum rules about this kind of link are. If it is allowed, though, I'll definitely put it on the main post.
ETA: Checked, it's allowed and it's now on the main post!

I'm glad she's been posting on Insta a bit more frequently! Now....lets get her entered into another event

I tweeted the federation asking whether Isadora would take part in more competitions this season. They said the plan is to send her to three competitions before the Olympics.
But they didn't specify if they were ISU competitions... :/
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She was so cute in her last Instagram pic!

In an interview to Estadão, big Brazilian newspaper, Isadora said she is planning to add Triple-Triple combos at her programs by the time of the Olympics!
She said she is already capable of doing them, but isn't consistent enough as of now, but knows that in order to increase her chances at qualifying for the free skating, she needs a good 3-3 at her short program.
http://esportes.estadao.com.br/noti...ar-nos-jogos-olimpicos-de-inverno,70002043516
Waiting for videos! Hoping for the best

Looks like she started making progress back in May on adding the 3t as a second jump.

https://instagram.com/p/BUZiTfLB8XI/

Can't wait to see a 3-3 from her and I can't wait to see her skate again. :hap93:

I know social media is the devil but there lives a devil inside me that's glad she is posting more often to Instagram. Can't wait to see her compete again. It's a big season for her

Isadora once stated how social media is important for her as most of the time she's far away from Brazil, so the majority of fans' interactions are through the Internet. She told that after Sochi the love spread from them was the motivation she needed to keep going, and I found it very sweet
So as long as social media does more good than harm, Isadora can enjoy it!
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Recently her (American) grandmother passed away. I hope Isadora is coping well.
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Her university posted an article about her pre-Olympic training. It's rare to find information about her in English so I think it's pretty interesting
http://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2017/10/31/student-skates-her-way-to-the-olympics/

#goals

I know we're all busy following the Grand Prix lately, but look who's competing this week...
http://www.kristalice.lv/Results/Volvo34th/CAT002EN.HTM
(Unfortunately not a Challenger Series event... WHY CBDG, WHY DON'T YOU SEND YOUR SKATERS TO BIGGER COMPETITIONS???)

Lots of news about Isadora this week!
First of all, congratulations to her for finishing first in the SP and second overall with 146.39 points - a few pops in the FS after she didn't manage to do her first combo as planned but she's determined to get better results at her nex competition.
Which brings us to her next competition which will be the Santa Claus Cup at Budapest.
Also, regarding her 3-3 combination... She said on Twitter she's training both her 3Lz-3T and 3F-3T (quite impressive!). I'd say she'll probably go with the Lutz as she sometimes lips.
And her mother addressed the fact of Isadora not going to Challenger Series events, explaining it's due to a lack of resources of the federation, but everything is discussed with both Isadora and her coaches.
Really excited to see her landing her 3Lz-3T!!!

Go Isadora!!!!

Nice silver medal and now I’m looking forward to the Santa Claus Cup!!

Agent Dale Cooper reference :dance2:

https://instagram.com/p/BbqIWykhMCY/

I just love Isadora, I'm glad she represents my country, I wish figure skating was more popular here...