Sofia Yuryevna Shtykhetskaya (; born 26 August 2010) is a Belarusian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2025 Junior World Championships.
Gymnastics career Junior: 2023–2025 Shtykhetskaya primarily competed at domestic or Russian meets as a junior due to the ban on Belarusian and Russian athletes after the latter's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
In 2025, she competed at the Legends of Gymnastics tournament, which was attended by athletes from Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. In the team final, she helped her cohort of Belarusian athletes win bronze behind two Russian teams. Individually she won the junior all-around title and all four apparatus titles. She next competed at the Strongest Athletes Cup in Moscow where she won silver in the all-around behind Diana Gainulina.
Shtykhetskaya made her international debut at the 2025 Junior World Championships, where she competed as a neutral athlete. She finished ninth in the all-around and eighth on floor exercise.
Senior: 2026–present Shtykhetskaya became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2026. She made her senior debut at the 2026 Baku World Cup where she won bronze on the uneven bars behind Kaylia Nemour and Leila Vasilieva. She next competed at the 2026 European Championships. While there she helped Belarus (competing as World Gymnastics 1) place thirteenth as team during the qualification round which qualified them a full team to the upcoming World Championships. Individually she placed thirty-fourth in the all-around and qualified to the uneven bars final where she ultimately placed seventh after falling off the apparatus. At the 2026 Paris World Challenge Cup, Shtykhetskaya won bronze on the uneven bars behind Elena Colas and Emelie Westlund.
Competitive history +Competitive history of Sofia ShtykhetskayaYearEvent 2023 Belarus Open Cup 4 Russian Junior Championships 7 4 2024 Belarus Open Cup 4 2025 Gymnastics Legends Tournament Strongest Athletes Cup Junior World Championships 9 8 2026 Baku World Cup European Championships 13 34 7 Paris World Challenge Cup
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