# Sonja Hilmer

Sonja Hilmer (born June 13, 1999) is an American singles figure skater. She represented 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. Sonja 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. Hilmer 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 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 winning the event with a 177.72 total, her personal best domestic score. Hilmer landed the first triple Salchow-double Salchow combination at this event, a unique jump combination that requires a change of edge followed by an opposite rotation jump. 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 in total. Hilmer again qualified to 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 Cranberry Cup International. She followed this up by winning bronze at the 2024 Santa Claus Cup. Appearing at the 2025 U.S. Championships, she placed 11th in the short program and 8th in the free skate to finish in 9th place overall.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2022–23 | Beautiful Fighter by Christina Aguilera choreo. by Sonja Hilmer | The Bridge What Could Have Been (from Arcane) by Ray Chen & Sting choreo. by Sonja Hilmer |
| 2023–24 | Clubbed to Death (from The Matrix) by Rob Dougan choreo. by Sonja Hilmer | Avatar: The Last Airbender by The Track Team, Samuel Kim choreo. by Sonja Hilmer |
| 2024–25 | Unforgettable (from Finding Dory) performed by Sia choreo. by Sonja Hilmer | Argylle You're the First, the Last, My Everything by Barry White Now and Then by The Beatles Electric Energy by Ariana DeBose choreo. by Sonja Hilmer |

## Competitive highlights

* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| U.S. Championships | 10th | 12th | 9th |
| CS Cranberry Cup | 2nd | 5th | 7th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 7th | |
| CS U.S. Classic | 5th | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | | | 3rd |

## Detailed results
### Senior level

Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Nov 27–Dec 2, 2024 | 2024 Santa Claus Cup | 2 | 57.79 | 3 | 101.14 | 3 | 158.93 |
| Jan 20–26, 2025 | 2025 U.S. Championships | 11 | 59.57 | 8 | 118.97 | 9 | 178.54 |