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Meda Variakojytė
Meda Variakojytė during her free skate at the 2025 World Championships
Born (2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 18)
Kaunas, Lithuania
HometownKaunas
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country Lithuania
DisciplineWomen's singles
CoachDmitrij Kozlov
Skating clubStartas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Began skating2012
Medal record
Lithuanian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Kaunas Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kaunas Singles

Meda Variakojytė (born 3 May 2007) is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the 2024 EduSport Trophy champion, the 2023 Kaunas Ice Autumn Cup champion, and a two-time Lithuanian national champion (2024–25). At the 2025 World Championships, Variakojytė became the first Lithuanian women's single skater to qualify a berth for the country in an Olympic Games.

Variakojytė is the 2023 Lithuanian junior national champion and the 2022 Lithuanian junior national silver medalist.

Career

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Variakojytė began figure skating in 2012 in her hometown, Kaunas.[1]

2023–24 season 

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Variakojytė with coach, Dmitrij Kozlov, at the 2024 World Championships

Variakojytė began the season by finishing fifteenth at the 2023 Junior Grand Prix Turkey.[2] She then competed at the 2023 Jelgava Cup in the senior level and won the silver medal with a score of 155.95. Additionally, she met the technical elements score requirement to compete at the 2024 World Championships.[3] At the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial, she finished ninth and scored a personal best in the free skate.[4][5] She then placed fourth at the senior 2023 Volvo Open Cup.[6] She won a silver medal at the 2023 Bosphorus Cup behind Ting Tzu-Han.[7]

Variakojytė won her first senior national title at the 2024 Lithuanian Championships.[8] She competed at the 2024 World Junior Championships and finished thirty-ninth in the short program with a score of 43.57, failing to advance to the free skate segment.[9] She also competed at the senior-level World Championships and finished thirty-fifth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.[10]

2024–25 season 

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Variakojytė finishing her short program at the 2025 World Championships

Variakojytė started the season at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Poland and finished seventeenth.[11] She then finished sixth at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial,[12] earning new personal bests in the short program and total.[5] At the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy, she finished thirteenth.[13] She then successfully defended her Lithuanian national title.[14] She won another gold medal at the 2024 EduSport Trophy,[15] and she won a silver medal at the 2025 Volvo Open Cup.[16] She then finished fourth at the 2025 Tallink Hotels Cup.[17]

Variakojytė competed at the 2025 World Championships and scored 50.98 points. She finished twenty-fourth in the short program and advanced to the free skate by only 0.01 points. As a result, Lithuania received a quota for the 2026 Winter Olympics, marking the first time Lithuania qualified a skater for the Olympics in women's singles.[18] She went on to finish twenty-fourth overall.[19]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2024–2025
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2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2021–2022
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  • Maybe I Maybe You
    by Scorpions
    choreo. by Regvita Janavičiūtė

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [5]
Season 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 35th 24th
Lithuanian Championships 1st 1st
CS Nepela Memorial 9th 6th
CS Tallinn Trophy 13th
Bosphorus Cup 2nd
EduSport Trophy 4th 1st
Jelgava Cup 2nd
Kaunas Cup 1st
Latvia Trophy 7th
Tallink Hotels Cup 4th
Volvo Open Cup 14th 4th 2nd
Wolmar Cup 3rd
Competition placements at junior level [5]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Junior Championships 39th
Lithuanian Championships 2nd 1st
JGP Italy 27th
JGP Latvia 19th
JGP Poland 17th
JGP Turkey 15th
Dragon Trophy 11th 5th
Volvo Open Cup 13th 3rd

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [5]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 153.01 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
Short program TSS 54.81 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
TES 31.00 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
PCS 23.81 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
Free skating TSS 102.24 2023 CS Nepela Memorial
TES 55.85 2023 CS Nepela Memorial
PCS 47.79 2024 CS Nepela Memorial

Senior level

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Results in the 2024–25 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
24–30 March 2025 United States 2025 World Championships 24 50.98 24 88.83 24 139.81
13–16 Feb. 2025 Estonia 2025 Tallink Hotels Cup 4 53.45 5 95.19 4 148.64
16–19 Jan. 2025 Latvia 2025 Volvo Open Cup 2 51.42 2 102.89 2 154.31
12–15 Dec. 2024 Romania 2024 EduSport Trophy 1 54.45 1 101.23 1 155.68
30 Nov. – 1 Dec. 2024 Lithuania 2025 Lithuanian Championships 1 51.30 1 102.68 1 153.98
12–17 Nov. 2024 Estonia 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy 9 49.61 14 82.69 13 132.30
25–27 Oct. 2024 Slovakia 2024 CS Nepela Memorial 4 54.81 7 98.20 6 153.01
Results in the 2023–24 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
18–24 March 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 35 40.04 — — 35 40.04
16–17 Dec. 2023 Lithuania 2024 Lithuanian Championships 1 53.94 1 106.03 1 159.97
27 Nov. – 3 Dec. 2023 Turkey 2023 Bosphorus Cup 5 48.86 1 114.46 2 163.32
2–5 Nov. 2023 Latvia 2023 Volvo Open Cup 6 50.33 5 101.31 4 151.64
20–22 Oct. 2023 Lithuania 2023 Kaunas Cup 2 51.36 1 105.89 1 157.25
28–30 Sept. 2023 Slovakia 2023 CS Nepela Memorial 10 50.34 9 102.24 9 152.58
16–17 Sept. 2023 Latvia 2023 Jelgava Cup 5 48.49 2 107.46 2 155.95
Results in the 2022–23 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
7–9 April 2023 Latvia 2023 Wolmar Cup 3 41.73 3 88.91 3 130.64
19–22 Jan. 2023 Latvia 2023 Volvo Open Cup (Winter) 9 43.95 8 85.41 8 129.36
11–15 Jan. 2023 Romania 2023 EduSport Trophy 4 50.20 4 93.01 4 143.21
16–18 Dec. 2022 Latvia 2022 Latvia Trophy 4 53.86 7 85.70 7 142.53
3–4 Nov. 2022 Latvia 2022 Volvo Open Cup (Fall) 15 28.88 11 82.59 14 111.47

Junior level

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Results in the 2024–25 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
25–28 Sept. 2024 Poland 2024 JGP Poland 19 44.94 16 88.86 17 133.80
Results in the 2023–24 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
24 Feb. – 3 March 2024 Chinese Taipei 2024 World Junior Championships 39 43.57 — — 39 43.57
8–11 Feb. 2024 Slovenia 2024 Dragon Trophy 1 53.86 8 80.24 5 134.10
18–21 Jan. 2024 Latvia 2024 Volvo Open Cup 4 53.05 3 101.08 3 154.13
6–9 Sept. 2023 Turkey 2023 JGP Turkey 25 33.37 11 87.14 15 120.51
Results in the 2022–23 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
26–27 Nov. 2022 Lithuania 2023 Lithuanian Junior Championships 1 37.78 1 77.98 1 115.76
11–15 Oct. 2022 Italy 2022 JGP Italy 38 32.17 21 83.05 27 115.22
7–10 Sept. 2022 Latvia 2022 JGP Latvia 16 43.42 22 75.27 19 118.69
Results in the 2021–22 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
10–13 Feb. 2022 Slovenia 2022 Dragon Trophy 12 38.95 10 72.39 11 111.34
3–5 Dec. 2021 Lithuania 2023 Lithuanian Junior Championships 4 37.75 2 71.38 2 109.13
3–7 Nov. 2021 Latvia 2021 Volvo Open Cup 15 35.51 13 63.65 13 99.16
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Meda VARIAKOJYTE: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ^ "ISU JGP Istanbul 2023 - Junior Women". International Skating Union. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Čiuožėja Meda Variakojytė trokšta atstovauti Lietuvai Kaune: mano tikslas yra užsidirbti šią garbę" [Figure skater Meda Variakojytė aspires to represent Lithuania in Kaunas: my goal is to earn this honor] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ^ "ISU CS Nepela Memorial 2023 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "LTU – Meda VARIAKOJYTE". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Volvo Open Cup 50th Women Result". Kristal Ice Skating Club. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. ^ "2023 Bosphorus Cup". Turkish Ice Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 Lithuanian Nationals Women Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  9. ^ "ISU World Junior Championships 2024 Junior Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  10. ^ "ISU World Championships 2024 - Women". International Skating Union. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  11. ^ "ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2024 Junior Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  12. ^ "ISU CS Nepela Memorial 2024 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  13. ^ "ISU CS Tallinn Trophy 2024 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  14. ^ "2025 Lithuanian Nationals Womens Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Dvigubas Lietuvos čiuožėjų triumfas Rumunijoje – auksą iškovojo Meda Variakojytė bei Paulinos Ramanauskaitės ir Deivido Kizalos duetas" [Double triumph of Lithuanian skaters in Romania – Meda Variakojytė and the duo of Paulina Ramanauskaitė and Deividas Kizala won gold]. Sportas24 (in Lithuanian). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Volvo Open Cup 54th Women Result". Kristal Ice Skating Club. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Čiuožėja Meda Variakojytė varžybose Estijoje rikiuojasi ketvirta" [Figure skater Meda Variakojytė ranks fourth in Estonia]. Sportas24 (in Lithuanian). 14 February 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  18. ^ a b Jakilaitė, Barbora (27 March 2025). "Naują Lietuvos dailiojo čiuožimo istorijos puslapį atvertusi Variakojytė: negaliu patikėti" [Variakojytė, who opened a new page in the history of Lithuanian figure skating: I can't believe it] (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
  19. ^ "Pasaulio čempionato finale debiutavusi Meda Variakojytė: „Olimpinis kelialapis – sunkaus darbo rezultatas"" [Meda Variakojytė, who made her debut in the World Championship final: "The Olympic ticket is the result of hard work"]. Sportas24 (in Lithuanian). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Meda VARIAKOJYTE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Meda VARIAKOJYTE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Meda VARIAKOJYTE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021.
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