Gabriel Folkesson

Gabriel Folkesson
Gabriel Folkesson
Born	19 February 2004 (age 20); Trelleborg, Sweden
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Sweden
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	Tamara Kuchiki
Skating club	Trelleborg Figure Skating Club
Began skating	2007
Medal record
Swedish Championships

Gabriel Folkesson (born 19 February 2002) is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2024 Swedish National champion and a two-time Nordic Championship silver medalist.^[1]

Personal life

Folkesson was born on 19 February 2002 in Trelleborg, Sweden. He began skating in 2007 and is a member of the Trelleborg Figure Skating Club.^[1]

As part of the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, Folkesson competed at the 2023 Warsaw Cup, where he finished in 7th place.^[2] He made his international championship debut at the 2024 European Championships, where he finished in 21st place.^[3]

Competition placements at senior level ^[4]
Season	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
European Championships			21st
Swedish Championships	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd
CS Budapest Trophy		14th	16th
CS Warsaw Cup		22nd	7th
Challenge Cup			6th
Nordic Championships		2nd	2nd
Tallink Hotels Cup	3rd
Winter University Games		16th

Competition placements at junior level ^[4]^[1]
Season	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19
World Junior Championships		22nd
Swedish Championships	1st	1st
JGP Belarus		8th
JGP Italy		11th
JGP Slovakia			15th
Cup of Nice	3rd
Dragon Trophy		1st
Ice Star	2nd
Tallinn Trophy		4th

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[4]
Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	205.79	2023 CS Warsaw Cup
Short program	TSS	78.44	2023 CS Warsaw Cup
	TES	42.04	2023 CS Warsaw Cup
	PCS	36.40	2023 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skating	TSS	127.35	2023 CS Warsaw Cup
	TES	58.58	2023 CS Warsaw Cup
	PCS	68.77	2023 CS Warsaw Cup

ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System ^[4]
Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	166.39	2018 World Junior Championships
Short program	TSS	57.11	2018 World Junior Championships
	TES	31.62	2018 World Junior Championships
	PCS	25.49	2018 World Junior Championships
Free skating	TSS	110.01	2017 JGP Belarus
	TES	58.86	2017 JGP Italy
	PCS	54.08	2017 JGP Belarus

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Mar 4–6, 2022	2022 Tallink Hotels Cup	3	65.39	3	121.28	3	186.67
Apr 7–10, 2022	2022 Swedish Championships	2	61.79	2	116.35	2	178.14

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 13–16, 2022	2022 CS Budapest Trophy	14	54.74	15	106.56	14	161.30
Nov 17–20, 2022	2022 CS Warsaw Cup	25	48.73	19	113.50	22	162.23
Dec 15–18, 2022	2023 Swedish Championships	4	59.67	3	124.58	3	184.25
Jan 12–16, 2023	2023 Winter World University Games	13	61.99	15	112.12	16	174.11
Feb 1–5, 2023	2023 Nordic Championships	3	62.77	2	128.00	2	190.77

Results in the 2023–24 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 13–15, 2023	2023 CS Budapest Trophy	13	62.08	17	113.14	16	175.22
Nov 16–19, 2023	2023 CS Warsaw Cup	5	78.44	13	127.35	7	205.79
Dec 14–16, 2023	2024 Swedish Championships	1	71.41	1	125.78	1	197.19
Jan 8–14, 2024	2024 European Championships	17	70.71	21	120.96	21	191.67
Feb 1–4, 2024	2024 Nordic Championships	2	71.98	3	119.61	2	191.59
Feb 22–25, 2024	2024 International Challenge Cup	5	75.34	6	130.37	6	205.71

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 12–15, 2024	2025 Swedish Championships	3	61.09	2	130.16	3	191.25