Daniel Samohin broke new ground for his native Israel last season, closing it out in spectacular fashion with a victory at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, in March.
Samohin’s win was historical. He is the first skater from his nation to have ever won a Championship title at any level.
Skating is in Daniel Samohin’s blood. His father, Igor Samohin, was a former pairs skater who represented the former Soviet Union. After moving to Israel in 1996, he coached the Olympic figure skating team for five years.
Daniel Samohin, who was born in Tel Aviv in 1998, was 5 years old when his family relocated to the U.S. in 2001 in search of better training conditions for his elder brother, Stanislav.
They finally settled in San Diego, Calif.,…
