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Matilda Algotsson

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Matilda Algotsson
Matilda Algotsson at the 2018 European Championships
Born (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 26)
Stockholm, Sweden
HometownEnebyberg, Sweden
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Sweden
DisciplineWomen's singles
CoachAlexei Fedoseev
Anna Rechnio
Skating clubStockholms Allmänna Skridskoklubb
Began skating2003
Medal record
Swedish Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Karlskrona Singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Malmö Singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Skellefteå Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Helsingborg Singles

Matilda Algotsson (born 29 May 1998) is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, the 2015 Volvo Open Cup champion, and the 2019 Swedish national champion. She placed 13th at the 2016 and 2017 European Championships.

Personal life

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Matilda Algotsson was born on 29 May 1998 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] The middle child of Johanna and Anders Algotsson, she has an older sister, Emma, and younger brother, Rickard.[2]

Career

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Algotsson started skating in 2003.[1]

2013–2014 season

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In the 2013–2014 season, Algotsson won the Swedish national junior title and three international medals on the junior level – bronze at the Toruń Cup, silver at the Sarajevo Open, and bronze at the Nordics. She was assigned to represent Sweden at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, but was eliminated after placing 28th in the short program.

2014–2015 season

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In 2014–2015, Algotsson debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 20th in Japan. She repeated as the Swedish national junior champion and won junior gold at the Nordics.

2015–2016 season

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Algotsson placed 7th at her 2015 JGP assignment in Zagreb, Croatia. Making her senior international debut, she won gold at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2015. After winning the senior bronze medal at the Swedish Championships, she was named in Sweden's team to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Ranked 18th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate where she placed 10th, lifting her to 13th overall.[3] At the 2016 World Junior Championships, she placed 30th in the short program and did not advance further.

2016–2017 season

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Algotsson was awarded the silver medal at the Swedish Championships, having placed second to Joshi Helgesson. She reached the free skate at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

2017–2018 season

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A week before the competition, Sweden decided that Algotsson would replace Joshi Helgesson at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[4] It was the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Algotsson won the silver medal and earned a spot for Sweden in the ladies' event at the Olympics. Algotsson obtained the silver medal in the Swedish national championships and did not reach the final in the European Championships.

2018–2019 season

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Algotsson participated in her first senior Grand Prix event, 2018 Internationaux de France, finishing 12th. She won the gold medal at the 2018 Swedish Figure Skating Championships.

2019–2020 season

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For the first time, she finished off the podium at the 2019 Swedish Figure Skating Championships. Despite this, she was assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
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2019–2020
  • Salem's Secret
    by Peter Gundry
  • A Beautiful Mine
    (from Madman)
    Stephen Horelick
2018–2019
2017–2018
[1][2][4]
  • Turn To Stone
    by Ingrid Michaelson
  • Minnie the Moocher
    performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • At Last
    performed by Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  • Jumpin' Jack
    performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2015–2017
[6][7][8]
2014–2015
[9][8]

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [10]
Season 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
European Championships 13th 13th 31st
Swedish Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 4th
GP Internationaux de France 12th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 12th
CS Ice Star 7th 8th
CS Lombardia Trophy 9th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd 12th 13th
CS Tallinn Trophy 18th
CS Warsaw Cup 14th
Bavarian Open 6th
Cup of Tyrol 15th
Golden Bear of Zagreb 4th 3rd
Mentor Cup 6th 7th
Nordic Championships 5th 8th 5th
NRW Trophy 5th
Tallink Hotels Cup 14th
Volvo Open Cup 1st 4th 13th
Competition placements at junior level [10]
Season 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
World Junior Championships 28th 30th
Swedish Championships 1st 1st
JGP Croatia 7th
JGP Japan 20th
JGP Slovenia 10th
Coupe du Printemps 4th
Gardena Spring Trophy 3rd
Hellmut Seibt Memorial 7th
Ice Challenge 8th
Lombardia Trophy 5th
Mentor Toruń Cup 3rd 2nd
Nordic Championships 3rd 1st
NRW Trophy 5th 4th
Sarajevo Open 2nd

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Matilda ALGOTSSON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Matilda Algotsson". Skate Sweden. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "European Championships 2016". International Skating Union. 27 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b Jangbro, Eva Maria (15 December 2017). "Matilda Algotsson has her eyes on the Olympics". Absolute Skating.
  5. ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  6. ^ "Matilda ALGOTSSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Matilda ALGOTSSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
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  9. ^ "Matilda ALGOTSSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
  10. ^ a b "SWE–Matilda Algotsson". SkatingScores.
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