Sophie was born in Zürich, Switzerland in 2009. She competed for her birth country until 2022. [6] She enjoys reading, dancing and baking. She began playing tennis at the age of 2 and played competitively and won a lot of matches. She did two sports (tennis and figure skating) at the same time until the age of 10.[7]
Career
Skating for Switzerland
Early career:
Sophie began skating at 3 years old. Her mother Inna Von Felten, is former pairs skater.[8] She shares in an interview, "My mom brought me to the ice rink just for fun," she said. "I liked it so much that I asked her to bring me there more often. She taught me basic elements."[9]
She competed for her birth country, rose through the ranks and represented Switzerland in 2022 on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. [10][11] She finished 23rd and 25th in her grand prix events. Subsequently, she placed 2nd and won the silver medal at the 2023 Swiss Junior Figure Skating Championships.
In 2023, von Felten decided to permanently reside in the United States after travelling back and forth. Her father still lives in Lucerne, Switzerland and supports her from afar.[12]
Skating for the United States
2024–2025 season: Junior Grand Prix gold
Sophie made her international debut for the States at 2024 Cranberry Cup, where she placed sixth. She won her first Junior Grand Prix assignment in Slovenia. Von Felten was surprised at her gold medal win but acknowledged that she had worked hard to achieve it. She went on to win her first U.S. junior title with a quadruple salchow and two triple axels. Sophie shared, "Before I started to learn the triple axel, I worked a lot on my muscles, so my body would get strong enough for it,"
Heading into the new season, her mother encouraged her to join The Skating Club of Boston's Theatre On Ice junior team, Act I of Boston, to engage in performance skating, aiming to improve her presentation skills when competing. Sophie found this beneficial and shared, "It's a completely different side of figure skating. It helps me a lot with presentation and skating skills, but I also got a lot of new friends through it."
Von Felten began her season by competing at the 2025 Cranberry Cup where she won the gold medal in the junior category. [13] She was given two grand prix assignments (Poland and Turkey) where she won bronze medals in both competitions.[14] She was named as the third alternate for the 2025 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Prior to the national championships, she shared "I want to be known as a skater who can show consistent quad and triple axel jumps along with beautiful skating skills and emotions in programs. I want to be able to be a full package."[15]
Sophie competed on the senior level at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. After finishing 10th in the short program after falling on an under rotated triple axel, she rose to 6th overall in the free skate where she performed two triple axels, one being in combination with a double toe. [16]
At the 2026 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Sophie attempted a triple axel-triple toe combination in the second half of her short program. Whilst the triple toe was deemed under rotated, this made her the first junior woman to successfully backload a triple axel in the short program. She placed 8th in the short program and 14th in the free skate; she finished the event in 12th overall. [17]
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United States (since 2023)
Switzerland (until 2022)
