Matilda Algotsson

Matilda Algotsson
Personal information
Country represented Sweden
Born (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998
Stockholm, Sweden
Home town Enebyberg, Sweden
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Coach Cecilia Willberg
Former coach Sofia Rahme
Choreographer Cecilia Willberg
Skating club Solna SC
Training locations Solna, Sweden
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 167.01
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program 56.91
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate 110.10
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

Matilda Algotsson (born 29 May 1998) is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2015 Volvo Open Cup champion, the 2015 Nordic junior champion, and a two-time Swedish national senior medalist. She has qualified to the free skate at two ISU Championships.

Personal life

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

Algotsson started skating in 2003.[1]

2013–2014 season

In the 2013–2014 season, Algotsson won the Swedish national junior title and three international medals on the junior level – bronze at the MNNT 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

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

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

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

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.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
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
[5][6][7]
2014–2015
[8][7]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[9]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Europeans13th13th31st
GP FranceTBD
CS Lombardia9th
CS Nebelhorn2nd12th
CS Tallinn Trophy18th
Golden Bear4th3rd
MNNT Cup6th7th
Nordics5th8th
Volvo Open Cup1st
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds28th30th
JGP Croatia7th
JGP Japan20th
JGP Slovenia10th
Gardena3rd J
Ice Challenge8th J
Lombardia Trophy5th J
MNNT Cup3rd J2nd J
Nordics3rd J1st J
NRW Trophy5th J4th J
Printemps4th J
Sarajevo Open2nd J
Seibt Memorial7th J
National[2]
Swedish Champ.1st J1st J3rd2nd
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Matilda ALGOTSSON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Matilda Algotsson". Skate Sweden. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017.
    • "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "European Championships 2016". International Skating Union. 27 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Jangbro, Eva Maria (15 December 2017). "Matilda Algotsson has her eyes on the Olympics". Absolute Skating.
  5. ↑ "Matilda ALGOTSSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Matilda ALGOTSSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  7. 1 2
    • Matilda Algotsson: Statistics. 2015/2016 at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 January 2016)
    • "Matilda Algotsson: Statistics. 2016/2017". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  8. ↑ "Matilda ALGOTSSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Matilda ALGOTSSON". International Skating Union.
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