Adeliia Petrosian

Adeliia Tigranovna Petrosian (; Her father works in the field of medicine. In addition to figure skating, Petrosian enjoys dance and is an avid fan of literature with Leo Tolstoy being amongst her favourite authors.

In 2026, she enrolled in the ballet-master faculty at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts in Moscow.

Career Early years Petrosian began learning how to skate in 2011 at the age of four. Her mother enrolled her at the Moskvich Rink, where she was coached by Irina Strakhova and Alexei Shemet. In early 2019, she tried out to join famed coach Eteri Tutberidze's group of skaters and was ultimately accepted. Petrosian then went on to win the bronze at the 2019 Russian Cup Stage II, Saransk behind teammate Sofia Akateva and Alina Gorbacheva. These results qualified her for the 2020 Russian Junior Championships, where she finished in sixth place overall.

In February, Petrosian competed at the 2020 Russian Cup Final, winning the bronze medal behind Sofia Samodelkina and Sofia Akateva.

2020–21 season

Petrosian would have been eligible to compete in the 2020–21 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit; however, the series was canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. She competed for another season in the junior division of the Cup of Russia circuit. In October, she won the gold medal at the 2020 Russian Cup Stage III, Sochi. At the 2020 Russian Cup Stage V, Moscow, she finished third in the short program, fifth in the free skate, and fourth overall. These results qualified her to the 2021 Russian Junior Championships. At the event, Petrosian won the silver medal overall behind her teammate, Sofia Akateva. In March, she competed at the 2021 Russian Cup Final, winning the bronze medal behind Akateva and Sofia Samodelkina.

2021–22 season: Junior Grand Prix debut and national bronze medal Petrosian was assigned to two events on the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix series. She made her international junior debut in September at 2021 JGP Slovakia, placing third in both the short program and the free skate to take the bronze medal overall behind Russian compatriots, Veronika Zhilina and Sofia Muravieva. During her free skate performance, Petrosian attempted a quadruple toe loop but the jump was deemed to be underrotated. Later in the month, Petrosian competed at 2021 JGP Slovenia, where she won the short program and placed second in the free skate to win the gold medal overall.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Skating Union announced an alternate qualifying procedure for the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix Final which allowed each winner of the Junior Grand Prix events to qualify for the final as opposed to evaluating the results of each skater over two events. Therefore, Petrosian's gold medal at 2021 JGP Slovenia qualified her a spot for the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix Final. The event was scheduled to be held in Osaka in December; however, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

Petrosian went on to compete domestically as a senior on the 2021–22 Cup of Russia circuit, the qualifying series for the Russian Championships. At the 2021 Russian Cup Stage V, Perm, Petrosian attempted two quadruple loops, landing one of them in combination. She became first woman to land a quadruple loop in competition; however, because the jump was landed in a domestic competition, it could not be recognized officially by the International Skating Union. At that event, Petrosian ultimately won the silver medal in the event behind Sofia Muravieva.

In December, Petrosian competed at the 2022 Russian Championships. She placed sixth in the short program and third in the free skate, the latter of which included two cleanly landed quadruple loops. Although Petrosian originally finished fourth overall due to the event's winner, Kamila Valieva, later testing positive for doping, she was stripped of that national title in 2023 thus Petrosian was retroactively awarded the bronze medal.

The following month, Petrosian finished fifth at the 2022 Russian Junior Championships.

2022–23 season: Russian Grand Prix Final Champion Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, all Russian figure skaters were banned from competing international competition by the International Skating Union. Thus, Petrosian instead competed domestically on the Russian Grand Prix series (a series of all-Russian competitions in the same format as the international Grand Prix series). At the 2022 Russian Grand Prix II, Sochi, Petrosian won both segments of the competition and won the gold medal.

2024–25 season: Second national title Beginning the season at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix II, Kazan, Petrosian won the gold medal. Two weeks later, she repeated this result at the 2024 Russian Grand Prix IV, Moscow. The Figure Skating Federation of Russia selected Petrosian to compete and Gorbacheva as the reserve.

During the off-season, Petrosian sustained a groin injury and as a result, was forced to miss several weeks of training.

Days before the ISU Skate to Milano, it was announced that Petrosian's coach and choreographer, Daniil Gleikhengauz, would be unable to attend the event as originally planned due to failing to meet the ISU selection criteria for support staff. As a result, a physiotherapist and a couple of representatives of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia were sent out to accompany her. Meanwhile, Petrosian's coach, Eteri Tutberidze, attended the event as a representative for the Georgian figure skating team. Despite this, Petrosian managed to win the gold medal after winning all competition segments, thus securing an Olympic spot for Russian women's singles skating as Individual Neutral Athletes. Petrosian continued her season by competing at the 2025 Russian Grand Prix I, Magnitogorsk. She restored her quadruple toe-loops in training before the competition yet fell on her attempt in the free skate. Despite this, she won the competition, continuing her streak of being domestically undefeated. A couple weeks later, she competed at the 2025 Russian Grand Prix IV, Moscow, winning that event as well. The following month, she won the Russian Championships for a third consecutive time. “I hope the spectators enjoyed it as well,” said Petrosian of her program. "Mentally and psychologically, I was calm. I wasn’t nervous. These are my first Olympic Games, so I don’t feel any big pressure. We’ll see how it goes in the free skate." Two days later, Petrosian competed in the free skate segment. She and her coaching team decided to include two quadruple jumps, recognising their importance for a chance at the podium. Petrosian was the only competitor to attempt a quadruple toe-loop, but she fell on the jump. This lead her to omit the second quadruple jump planned in her program, and she managed to skate the rest of the program cleanly. She finished sixth overall with a total score of 214.53, 4.63 points behind the bronze medalist. Reflecting on her performance, Petrosian stated, "I think it will be mentally difficult for me to come back to Russia after such a skate... I feel a little ashamed — for myself, for the federation, for my coaches, and for the spectators that it went this way. I understand that it’s my own fault. That’s why I think it will be a bit difficult." One week following the event, it was revealed that Petrosian had been competing with a back injury that she sustained the previous month where she twisted her back and was unable to train for two weeks.

In late February, Petrosian withdrew from the 2026 Russian Grand Prix Final. The following month, she competed in the Channel One Trophy for Team Moscow. She skated the short program segment, placing first.

2026–2027 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 required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they meet the criteria for neutral status. Petrosian's application was approved, allowing her to continue competing as a neutral athlete.

In late July, Petrosian announced via her Instagram that she had left her longtime coaches, Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov, and Daniil Gleikhengauz. She subsequently stated that she was not in a rush to find a new coach but rather wished to prioritize healing from a hip injury. It was later annouced that Adeliia would continue training under the guidance of Inna Goncharenko.

Skating style and influences Petrosian is known as the first female skater to perform a quadruple loop in domestic competition and the first skater, male or female, to perform two quadruple loops in a free skate. This was initially reported by the Russian state media. The ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2024/25 lists Petrosian's name among the "firsts", but included a note of these accomplishments only occurring in domestic competition. Her figure skating idol is Evgenia Medvedeva. Earth Song Billie Jean They Don't Care About Us

Nocturne No. 1 in D minor Yo Soy Maria Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) Hips Don't Lie

February 2024–2025 Interlude A Taste of Elegance Voilà 2023–2024 Earth Song Billie Jean They Don't Care About Us February Snow 2022–2023 Voilà The Locked Room Vie-Ni Mechanisms No Time to Die Paint It Black

Sous le ciel de Paris Milord 2021–2022 Après moi Sous le ciel de Paris Milord Competitive highlights

Skating as an Individual Neutral Athlete

Skating for Russia

Detailed results