Isadora Marie Williams (born February 8, 1996) is a retired Brazilian-American figure skater who represented Brazil in ladies' singles. She is the 2017 Sofia Trophy champion, the 2019 Toruń 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. Williams is the first figure skater from Brazil to compete at the Olympics and the first South American skater to ever reach the free skating segment at the games. She retired from competition in October 2021, after failing to qualify to the 2022 Winter Olympics due to a foot injury.
Personal life Williams was born in Marietta, Georgia. Isadora was raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She has Brazilian citizenship through her mother, who is from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and also lived in Brazil for two years as a child. Isadora Williams also has a very large family that lives in Brazil, which she visits frequently. She attends Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Career Isadora Williams began skating at the age of 5 falling in love with the sport while skating in a public session at the Cooler Ice Rink in Alpharetta, Georgia. She competed domestically for the United States as a child at the juvenile through the intermediate levels until 2009.
At the 2010 World Junior Championships, Williams became the third skater in any discipline to represent Brazil at the event. Her highest Junior Worlds placement was 16th in 2012.
In September 2013, Williams competed at the Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She placed 8th in the short program and 14th in the free skate, finishing 12th overall. As a result of her placement, Brazil received one of the six remaining spots for countries which had not previously qualified for a ladies' entry. This was the first ever ladies' figure skating Olympics entry for Brazil. Williams finished in last place (30th) at the Olympic contest.
In the 2016-2017 season, Williams earned the first gold medal for a Brazilian skater in an international competition at the 2017 Sofia Trophy.
In 2017, she placed 5th overall at Nebelhorn to once again qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Also in 2017 she placed 2nd at Volvo Open Cup, competition held in Riga, Latvia.
During the Olympic tournament, Williams made history by finishing 17th in the short program, enough to become the first Brazilian and South American to ever take part in the skating final. She placed 24th in the Free Skate and placed 24th overall.
She also became the first Brazilian and South American female skater to ever advance to the final segment of a senior World Championship at 2019 Worlds in Japan. She placed 24th in the short and in the free, finishing 24th overall.
In 2021, Williams failed to qualify to the Olympic Games for a third time after withdrawing from the free skating at Nebelhorn, where she placed 32nd after the short program. Later, she claimed her foot had become injured during the off season and it was taking a long time to heal. This was her last international competition, as she announced her retirement plans shortly after. She stated her wish was that the last competition of her career would be the 2021 Brazilian Nationals, but she didn't manage to recover in time and withdrew her entry.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2021–2022 Bound To You Never Enough 2019–2021 Take Five 2018–2019 Malaguenã Rocio de todos los campos Vai Malandra 2017–2018 Hallelujah Nyah Hallelujah 2016–2017 Black Magic Woman 2015–2016 At Last Brazilian medley 2014–2015 Stairway to Heaven Brasileirinho 2013–2014 Dark Eyes Memoirs of a Geisha Brazilian medley 2012–2013 Maria and the Violin's String 2011–2012 Tango de los Exilados Sheherazade 2009–2011 Bolero
Results CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 Olympics 30th 24th Worlds 25th 30th 35th 24th C Four Continents 18th 17th Golden Spin WD Nebelhorn WD 5th WD U.S. Classic 14th 12th Volvo Cup 8th Asian Open 5th Autumn Classic 7th Bavarian Open 5th Cranberry Cup WD Golden Spin 3rd 6th Ice Star 4th 5th Nebelhorn Trophy 11th 12th Philadelphia 2nd 8th 6th Santa Claus Cup 4th 2nd 5th Sofia Trophy 1st Sportland Trophy 2nd Toruń Cup 2nd 6th U.S. Classic 5th Volvo Open 2nd 10th International: Junior Junior Worlds 41st 16th 26th Germany 27th Italy 18th National Brazilian Champs. 1st 1st WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled
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