Sonja Hilmer

Sonja Hilmer (born June 13, 1999) is an American singles figure skater. She began representing the United States internationally starting in the 2022–23 season.

Personal life Sonja Hilmer was born on June 13, 1999, in Mount Kisco, New York in the United States. She graduated from the Laurel Springs School and is currently studying illustration. Hilmer has interests in arts and crafts with specializations in sewing, embroidery, resin casting, and thermoplastics. She uses her skills in these crafts to create her skating costumes. Additionally, Hilmer is interested in music, coin collecting, and rock collecting.

Career

Early career Hilmer initially wanted to start skating at age two after reading a children's book, but she began at three years old after a family trip took her to the ice.

2022–23 season

Hilmer began the season at the Glacier Falls Summer Classic. She won the event with a 177.72 total, her personal best domestic score. Hilmer landed the first triple Salchow jump-double Salchow combination at this event, a unique jump combination that requires a change of skating edge on the landing of the first Salchow followed by jumping the second Salchow by rotating in the opposite direction. Following that, Hilmer competed in the 2022 Cranberry Cup, finishing in second place. As the year continued, Hilmer qualified for her first U.S. Championships by finishing in third place at the Midwestern Sectional Championships. At Hilmer's first nationals, she placed thirteenth in the short program and finished eighth in the free skate to place tenth overall at the competition.

2023–24 season Starting the 2023–2024 season, Hilmer finished second at the Broadmoor Open and sixth at the Glacier Falls Summer Classic. Her first international competition of the season was the 2023 Cranberry Cup, where she placed fifth overall with a total score of 161.40. Hilmer was assigned to the 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy, her first international competition, alongside Isabeau Levito. At the Nebelhorn Trophy, Hilmer finished ninth in the short program and seventh in the free skate, allowing her to finish seventh overall. Hilmer again qualified at the 2024 U.S. Championships through the Midwestern Sectionals, where she finished in third place. At Nationals, Hilmer finished twelfth overall, struggling with the short program and coming back with a redeeming free skate.

2024–25 season Hilmer began the season by finishing seventh at the 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International. She followed this up by winning bronze at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup.

2025–26 season Hilmer started the season by competing on the 2025–26 Challenger Series, finishing fourth at the 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International and twelfth at the 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup. Strange Meadow Lark Take Five I Get a Kick Out of You Blade Recording Overlay This Is Good - Zheyang Hen Hao (Isha's Song) 2026–27 Mambo No. 5 Bailar How to Train Your Dragon Stoick’s Ship For the Dancing and the Dreaming Where No One Goes Coming Back Around

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

Senior level