# Sarah Everhardt

Sarah Elizabeth Everhardt (born November 12, 2006) is an American figure skater. She is the 2025 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2025 U.S. national bronze medalist, 2024 U.S. national pewter medalist, the 2024 Cranberry Cup International champion and the 2024 Lombardia Trophy silver medalist.

## Personal life

Sarah Elizabeth Everhardt was born on November 12, 2006, to Jonathan and Ekaterina Everhardt. She is of Irish and Belarusian descent, and is fluent in English and Russian.
Prior to becoming a figure skater, she tried out multiple sports such as swimming and gymnastics.
Everhardt currently attends Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia, attending both in-person and online classes. Outside of skating, she enjoys painting, drawing and Harry Potter. She plans to attend American University after graduating from high school, as it is close to her training rink, SkateQuest, located in Reston, Virginia. She intends to major in either psychology or neuroscience.
Everhardt is a fan of the 2018 Olympic silver medalist, Evgenia Medvedeva, and 2022 Olympic silver medalist Wakaba Higuchi.

## Career
### Early career

Everhardt began skating at the age of five. In 2019, she started training under Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov.
Debuting at the 2022 U.S Junior Championships, she finished eleventh.

### Junior career
#### 2022–23 season

Everhardt made her international junior debut at 2022 JGP France in Courchevel, where she placed 10th overall. After winning the bronze medal at 2023 U.S. Eastern Sectional Championship, she qualified for the 2023 U.S Junior Figure Skating Championships and finished thirteenth.

#### 2023–24 season

Everhardt started the season with a gold medal at 2023 Cheasapeake Open and went on to win the silver medal at 2023 Glacier Falls Summer Classic behind compatriot and training mate, Audrey Shin. Competing at her 2nd JGP assignment in Poland, she placed 4th and 5th in the short and free program, respectively, but finished 6th overall
Debuting at her first senior national championship at 2024 U.S Figure Skating Championships, Everhardt placed sixth after the short program and went on to placed third in the free skate. Overall, she finished 4th and won the pewter medal. She shared "I've never skated in front of such an awesome crowd - great to see everyone supporting me and kind of skating with me."

### Senior career
#### 2024–25 season: Senior Grand Prix debut and Four Continents bronze medal

Everhardt began the season by winning gold at the 2024 Cranberry Cup International. She went on to compete at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy, where she won the silver medal.
Although not originally assigned to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, in mid-September, Everhardt was entered at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy following the withdrawal of You Young. One month later, she was entered at the 2024 Grand Prix de France following Loena Hendrickx's withdrawal. At the Grand Prix de France, Everhardt delivered two solid performances, placing fourth in both the short program and free skate segments, and finishing fifth overall. She followed this result up with another fourth-place finish at the Finlandia Trophy.
In January, Everhardt competed at the 2025 U.S. Championships in Wichita, Kansas. She placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall behind Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu. Assigned to compete at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea the following month, Everhardt delivered two clean programs, placing third in both the short and free program segments of the competition, and capturing the bronze medal overall. In an interview following the event, she said, "It's kind of hard to put in a words, I am a little speechless. It’s the first ISU championship and I get a medal, so it's really cool. I'm glad I was able to fight and skate well."
On March 2, 2025, Everhardt took part in Legacy on Ice, an ice show organized by U.S. Figure Skating that paid tribute to lives lost aboard American Eagle Flight 5342.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2021–22 | Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus | Skyfall by Adele | |
| 2022–23 | Cruella by Florence + The Machine choreo. by Nadezhda Kanaeva | Modigliani by Guy Farley choreo. by Nadezhda Kanaeva | |
| 2023–24 | I'll Take Care of You by Brook Benton performed by Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Nadezhda Kanaeva | The Four Seasons: Winter by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Nadezhda Kanaeva | |
| 2024–25 | Reel Around The Sun (from Riverdance) by Bill Whelan choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky choreo. by Nadezhda Kanaeva | I'll Take Care of You by Brook Benton performed by Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Nadezhda Kanaeva |

## Competitive highlights

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| Four Continents Championships | | 3rd |
| U.S. Championships | 4th | 3rd |
| GP Finland | | 4th |
| GP France | | 5th |
| CS Cranberry Cup | 6th | 1st |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | | 2nd |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
| U.S. Championships | 11th | 13th | |
| JGP France | | 10th | |
| JGP Poland | | | 6th |
| Egna Spring Trophy | 7th | | |
| Philadelphia Summer | | 1st | |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 201.90 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 69.13 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| Short program | TES | 37.07 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| Short program | PCS | 32.06 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| Free skating | TSS | 132.96 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International |
| Free skating | TES | 73.15 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International |
| Free skating | PCS | 62.48 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy |

### Senior level

Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 11–14, 2023 | 2023 Cranberry Cup International | 6 | 52.38 | 4 | 108.73 | 6 | 161.11 |
| Jan 22–28, 2024 | 2024 U.S. Championships | 6 | 63.21 | 3 | 130.16 | 4 | 193.47 |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 8–11, 2024 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International | 3 | 63.46 | 1 | 132.96 | 1 | 196.42 |
| Sep 12–15, 2024 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 3 | 69.13 | 2 | 132.77 | 2 | 201.90 |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 4 | 66.95 | 4 | 129.99 | 5 | 196.94 |
| Nov 15–17, 2024 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy | 3 | 66.28 | 5 | 124.89 | 4 | 191.17 |
| Jan 20–26, 2025 | 2025 U.S. Championships | 4 | 70.72 | 3 | 136.64 | 3 | 207.36 |
| Feb 19–23, 2025 | 2025 Four Continents Championships | 3 | 67.36 | 3 | 132.67 | 3 | 200.03 |

### Junior level

Results in the 2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Jan 2–9, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Championships | 11 | 48.47 | 10 | 88.32 | 11 | 136.79 |
| Apr 7–10, 2022 | 2022 Egna Spring Trophy | 12 | 42.90 | 4 | 97.04 | 7 | 139.94 |
Results in the 2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 4–7, 2022 | 2022 Philadelphia Summer International | 1 | 53.79 | 1 | 91.20 | 1 | 144.99 |
| Aug 24–27, 2022 | 2022 JGP France | 8 | 52.93 | 10 | 91.20 | 10 | 144.13 |
| Jan 21–29, 2023 | 2023 U.S. Championships | 11 | 49.26 | 13 | 87.82 | 13 | 137.08 |
Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 27–30, 2023 | 2023 JGP Poland | 4 | 60.19 | 5 | 108.50 | 6 | 168.69 |