Anne Line Gjersem

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Anne Line Gjersem
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Gjersem in 2018
Born (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)
Hønefoss, Norway
Hometown Malmö, Sweden
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Norway
CoachEla Magnusson
Laco Vince
Skating clubAsker FSC
Began skating2002
Retired4 June 2018 [1]

Anne Line Gjersem (born 6 January 1994) is a Norwegian retired figure skater. She is the 2015 Nordic silver medalist, the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup bronze medalist, and a three-time Norwegian national champion. She represented Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics and has reached the free skate at six ISU Championships.

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Personal life

Anne Line Gjersem was born together with a twin sister, Camilla, on 6 January 1994 in Hønefoss, Norway. [2] [3] Their mother, Perlina Bangug, is a Filipina from Ilagan, Isabela, [4] and their father, Petter Gjersem, a Norwegian from Raufoss. [5] Anne Line is studying information and communication technologies at Lund University. [6] [7]

Career

Gjersem began skating at the age of eight in Gjøvik. [8] She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2008. [9] She appeared three times at the World Junior Championships — her best result was 26th in 2010.

Gjersem made her senior ISU Championship debut at the 2011 European Championships and finished 25th. In October 2012, she ruptured a groin muscle, causing her to withdraw from the Warsaw Cup. [8] In 2013, she qualified for her second European Championships, where she finished 22nd, and for her first World Championships, where she placed 32nd.

2013–14 season: Sochi Olympics

The Nebelhorn Trophy in September 2013 was the final qualifying opportunity for countries which had not already earned a spot in a figure skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. By placing seventh, Gjersem earned a ladies' entry for Norway. In October 2013, she sustained a thigh injury at the International Cup of Nice. [8] In January 2014, she came in 19th at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest.

In February 2014, Gjersem competed in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, becoming the first Norwegian Olympian in figure skating since 1964. [10] With a placement of 24th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate, where she placed 22nd, and finished 23rd overall. In March, she advanced to the free skate at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan and finished 22nd.

2014–15 season

In 2014–15, Gjersem competed at her first senior Grand Prix assignments, placing 11th at 2014 Cup of China and 12th at 2014 NHK Trophy. In January she became the Norwegian national champion, after placing 2nd in the short program behind her twin sister. Gjersem won the silver medal at the 2015 Nordic Championships. She placed 17th at the 2015 World Championships, the best result for a Norwegian ladies' skater since the 1940s. [11]

2015–16 season

Gjersem started the 2015–16 season by placing 8th at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy. She won the bronze medal at the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup with a new personal best score. She became the Norwegian national champion for the 4th time, again finishing ahead of her twin sister. At the 2016 European Championships Gjersem placed 14th in the short program, and 17th in the free program and overall. [12]

2016–17 season

Gjersem sustained a shoulder injury in May 2016 and a knee injury in the autumn. [13] She returned to competition in January 2017 at the EDU Sport Trophy in Romania, where she was the only senior skater. [14] She did not compete at the 2017 Norwegian Championships, but placed 10th at the 2017 Toruń Cup the same weekend. She placed 24th at the 2017 Europeans in Ostrava, and 34th at the 2017 Worlds in Helsinki.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[15]
2016–2017
[16]
2015–2016
[3]
  • Stormy Weather
    by Etta James
    choreo. by Catarina Lindgren
2014–2015
[6]
  • Un ange passe
    by Alain Lefevre
2013–2014
[17]
  • Maria and the Violin's String
    by Ashram
2012–2013
[18]
2011–2012
[19]
2010–2011
[20]
2009–2010
  • Rhapsody in Rock V
    by Robert Wells
2008–2009
[21]
  • The Last Emperor

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [9]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Olympics 23rd
Worlds 32nd22nd17th26th34th33rd
Europeans 25th22nd19th17th24th18th
GP Cup of China 11th
GP NHK Trophy 12th
CS Denkova-Staviski 3rd
CS Golden Spin 9th10th
CS Finlandia 8th
CS Lombardia 16th
CS Nebelhorn 16th
Int. Challenge Cup 14th4th5thWD
Crystal Skate 1st
Cup of Nice 24th
Cup of Tyrol 3rd
EDU Trophy1st
Egna Spring Trophy 7th
Golden Spin 7th8th
Nebelhorn 7th
New Year's Cup11th
Nordics 4th6th6th2nd6th5th
NRW Trophy 13th
Santa Claus Cup 6th
Toruń Cup 10th
Warsaw Cup WD
Winter Universiade 12th
International: Junior [9]
Junior Worlds 33rd26th33rd
JGP Croatia 16th
JGP France 14th
JGP Germany 15th14th
JGP Hungary 12th
JGP Spain 16th
JGP Turkey 10th
JGP U.K. 12th
EYOF 3rd
Nordics 3rd J4th
Skate Celje1st
Warsaw Cup 3rd
National [9]
Norwegian Champ. 1st3rd1st1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

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