Matilda Algotsson

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Matilda Algotsson
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Born (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 25)
Stockholm, Sweden
Hometown Enebyberg, Sweden
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Sweden
CoachAlexei Fedoseev, Anna Rechnio
Skating clubStockholms Allmänna Skridskoklubb
Began skating2003

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.

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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 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

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. Algotsson obtained the silver medal in the Swedish national championships and did not reach the final in the European Championships.

2018–2019 season

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

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

Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
[1]
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

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [10]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20-21 21-22
Worlds WDC
Europeans 13th13th31st
GP France 12th
CS Finlandia WD
CS Ice Star 8th
CS Lombardia 9th
CS Nebelhorn 2nd12th13th
CS Tallinn Trophy 18th
CS Warsaw Cup 14thC
Bavarian Open 6th
Challenge Cup WD
Cup of Tyrol 15th
Golden Bear 4th3rd
Ice Star 7th
Nordics 5th8th5th
NRW Trophy 5th
Tallink Hotels Cup14th
Toruń Cup 6th7th
Volvo Open Cup 1st13th
International: Junior [10]
Junior Worlds 28th30th
JGP Croatia 7th
JGP Japan 20th
JGP Slovenia 10th
Coupe Printemps 4th
Gardena Trophy 3rd
Hellmut Seibt 7th
Ice Challenge 8th
Lombardia 5th
Nordics 3rd1st
NRW Trophy 5th4th
Sarajevo Open2nd
Toruń Cup 3rd2nd
National [2]
Swedish Champ. 1st J1st J3rd2nd2nd1st4th
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; R = Replaced; C = Event Cancelled

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