Camilla Gjersem

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Camilla Gjersem
Camilla Gjersem 2019 Challenge Cup.jpg
Gjersem at the 2019 Challenge Cup
Full nameCamilla Marie Gjersem
Born (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)
Hønefoss, Norway
Hometown Asker, Norway
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Norway
CoachBerit Steigendal
Skating clubAsker FSC
Began skating2002
RetiredMay 14, 2019

Camilla Marie Gjersem (born 6 January 1994) is a Norwegian former figure skater. [1] She is a two-time Skate Copenhagen champion (2016, 2017), the 2016 Reykjavik International champion, the 2014 Warsaw Cup silver medalist, the 2018 Ice Star bronze medalist, and a five-time Norwegian national champion (2012–2014, 2018, 2019). She competed in the final segment at the 2015 European Championships.

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Personal life

Camilla Marie Gjersem was born together with a twin sister, Anne Line, 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] Camilla Gjersem is a law student at the University of Oslo. [6] [7]

Career

Gjersem began skating in 2002. [3] She received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment in 2010. Training mainly in Asker, she was coached by Kaja Hanevold until the end of the 2010–11 season and then by Berit Steigendal. [8] [9]

Gjersem made her senior international debut at the 2011 Ice Challenge and her ISU Championship debut at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England.

Gjersem in 2015 Camilla Gjersem 2015.jpg
Gjersem in 2015

She was selected ahead of her sister to compete at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. [10] There she qualified for the final after placing 22nd in the short program. In the free skate she was 20th, and placed 21st overall.

In 2015, Gjersem was a favorite to win her fourth Norwegian national champion, but finished second to her sister Anne Line by a margin of 0.58 points. She was the Norwegian record holder for the ladies' short program (53.01), set at the 2015 Norwegian National Championships on January 18, 2015. [11] [12]

Gjersem sustained a knee injury in April 2016. [13] She sat out most of the 2016–17 season, but competed at Skate Copenhagen in April 2017.

She retired from competition on May 7, 2019. [14]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[15]
  • Cinema Italiano
    by Kate Hudson
2017–2018
2016–2017
2015–2016
[3]
2014–2015
[16]
  • The Havana Slide
    by Vanessa-Mae
2013–2014
  • Piano Concerto No. 2
    by Sergei Rachmaninov
2012–2013
[17]
  • Come Together
    by The Beatles
2011–2012
[9]
  • Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto
    performed by Vanessa-Mae
2010–2011
[8]
  • The Feeling Begins
    by Peter Gabriel

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [1]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Europeans 34th21st33rd
CS Finlandia 9th13th21st
CS Golden Spin 12th
CS Ice Challenge 16th
CS Nebelhorn 9th
CS Tallinn Trophy 14th
CS Volvo Cup 4th
Bavarian Open 14th
Coupe Printemps 6th
Crystal Skate 9th
Cup of Tyrol 12th
Denkova-Staviski 5th8th
Gardena Trophy 6th
Ice Challenge 17th
Ice Star 3rd
Challenge Cup 7th11th
Nordics 7th5th7th6th8th10th
NRW Trophy 18th9th8th
Ondrej Nepela 13th
Reykjavik IG 1st
Skate Copenhagen1st1st
Tallinn Trophy 5th
Triglav Trophy 7th
Volvo Open Cup 10th12th
Warsaw Cup 9th2nd
Universiade 11th
International: Junior [1]
Junior Worlds 34th
JGP Austria 28th15th22nd
JGP France 15th
JGP Estonia 20th
Cup of Nice 9th
Nordics 12th8th
Skate Celje 5th
Triglav Trophy 2nd
Warsaw Cup 10th2nd3rd
International: Novice
Challenge Cup 2nd
Nordics 6th
Warsaw Cup 16th
National [1]
Norwegian Champ. 2nd J2nd J1st J1st1st1st2nd2ndWD1st1st
J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round; WD = Withdrew

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Camilla GJERSEM". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Moore, Emmeline (20 February 2014). "Norway's Gjersem follows in Henie footsteps". Agence France-Presse . Archived from the original on 20 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Camilla GJERSEM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Ingles, Macel (16 February 2014). "Fil-Norwegian figure skater goes for historic win in Sochi". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tvillinger i knallhard uttakskamp" [Twins in tough battle] (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Norwegian News Agency. 8 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Bønke Grønning, Tuva (19 March 2019). "Balanserer lover og piruetter". juristen.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dobbel Gjersem - Biografi" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Camilla GJERSEM: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Camilla GJERSEM: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Anne Line Gjersem danket ut av tvillingsøsteren Camilla" [Anne Line Gjersem ousted by twin sister Camilla] (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Norwegian News Agency. 8 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Camilla var favoritt til å bli Norges mester, men ble slått ut av tvillingssøsteren" [Camilla was favorite to win Norwegian National Championship, but got beaten by her twin sister] (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Norwegian News Agency. 18 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Best av alle med ny rekord" [Best of all with new record] (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Norwegian News Agency. 17 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Jarlsbo, Øystein (19 December 2016). "Tvillingskade for Norges historiske OL-håp". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian).
  14. ↑ Gjersem, Camilla (May 14, 2019). "Det er en tid for alt og nå er tiden inne for at jeg legger skøytene på hylla" [There is a time for everything and now is the time for me to put the skates on the shelf.] (Instagram) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  15. ↑ "Camilla GJERSEM: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Camilla GJERSEM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Camilla GJERSEM: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013.

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