Gabriel Folkesson

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Gabriel Folkesson
Born (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 21)
Trelleborg, Sweden
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Discipline Men's singles
CoachTamara Kuchiki
Skating clubTrelleborg Figure Skating Club
Began skating2007
Medal record
Swedish Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Norrköping Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Borlänge Falun Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Borås Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Västerås Singles

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]

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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]

Career

2023–24 season

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]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level  [4]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
European Championships 21st
Swedish Championships 2nd3rd1st3rd
CS Budapest Trophy 14th16th
CS Warsaw Cup 22nd7th
Challenge Cup 6th
Nordic Championships 2nd2nd
Tallink Hotels Cup 3rd
Winter University Games 16th21st
Competition placements at junior level  [4] [1]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
World Junior Championships 22nd
Swedish Championships 1st1st
JGP Belarus 8th
JGP Italy 11th
JGP Slovakia 15th
Cup of Nice 3rd
Dragon Trophy 1st
Ice Star 2nd
Tallinn Trophy 4th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [4]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS205.79 2023 CS Warsaw Cup
Short program TSS78.442023 CS Warsaw Cup
TES42.042023 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS36.402023 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skating TSS127.352023 CS Warsaw Cup
TES58.582023 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS68.772023 CS Warsaw Cup
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System  [4]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS166.39 2018 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS57.112018 World Junior Championships
TES31.622018 World Junior Championships
PCS25.492018 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS110.01 2017 JGP Belarus
TES58.86 2017 JGP Italy
PCS54.082017 JGP Belarus

Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season   [4]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Mar 4–6, 2022 Flag of Estonia.svg 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup 365.393121.283186.67
Apr 7–10, 2022 Flag of Sweden.svg 2022 Swedish Championships 261.792116.352178.14
Results in the 2022–23 season   [4]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 13–16, 2022 Flag of Hungary.svg 2022 CS Budapest Trophy 1454.7415106.5614161.30
Nov 17–20, 2022 Flag of Poland.svg 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 2548.7319113.5022162.23
Dec 15–18, 2022 Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 Swedish Championships 459.673124.583184.25
Jan 12–16, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Winter World University Games 1361.9915112.1216174.11
Feb 1–5, 2023 Flag of Iceland.svg 2023 Nordic Championships 362.772128.002190.77
Results in the 2023–24 season   [4]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 13–15, 2023 Flag of Hungary.svg 2023 CS Budapest Trophy 1362.0817113.1416175.22
Nov 16–19, 2023 Flag of Poland.svg 2023 CS Warsaw Cup 578.4413127.357205.79
Dec 14–16, 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg 2024 Swedish Championships 171.411125.781197.19
Jan 8–14, 2024 Flag of Lithuania.svg 2024 European Championships 1770.7121120.9621191.67
Feb 1–4, 2024 Flag of Sweden.svg 2024 Nordic Championships 271.983119.612191.59
Feb 22–25, 2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2024 International Challenge Cup 575.346130.376205.71
Results in the 2024–25 season   [4]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Dec 12–15, 2024 Flag of Sweden.svg 2025 Swedish Championships 361.092130.163191.25
Jan 16–18, 2025 Flag of Italy.svg 2025 Winter World University Games 1464.2421105.1321169.37

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gabriel Folkesson (SWE)". International Skating Union .
  2. ↑ "Veckans tävlingar för Team Sweden". www.skatesweden.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  3. ↑ "EM i konståkning: Andreas Nordebäck och Gabriel Folkesson klara för final". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SWE–Gabriel Folkesson". SkatingScores.
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