Guðbjörg Guttormsdóttir (born November 6, 1989) is a retired Icelandic figure skater. She is the 2012 National Champion,[1] 2008 Junior bronze medalist and 2005 Novice silver medalist. She also has a gold from Reykjvík International Games 2013.[2]
| Guðbjörg Guttormsdóttir | |
|---|---|
 National Champion 2012 | |
| Born | November 6, 1989 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Hometown | Reykjavík |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Iceland |
| Coach | Nikolay Shashkov |
| Skating club | Reykjavík Skating Club |
| Began skating | 1998 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Career
editShe started skating in 1998 at the Reykjavík Skating Club where her main coaches were Jennifer Molin and Guillaume Kermen and later Nikolay Shashkov. During summers she skated in Sweden and USA with Molin and in France with Patrice Paillares. During 2009-2010 she skated in Vancouver B.C at the Vancouver Skating Club with coach Adam Zalegowski[a] but did not compete that year.
She represented the Icelandic National team at three Nordic Championships, twice as junior in 2008[3] and 2009,[4] and once as senior in 2013.[5]
Guðbjörg is the oldest of four sisters, all of which have skated. She later turned to coaching and judging and holds a national Technical Specialist licence.[6]
She studied biology at the University of Iceland from 2010 to 2017 graduating with a MSc. degree and is currently working as a microbiologist.[7]
Guðbjörg retired from competitive skating 2013.
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 |
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| 2011–2012 |
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| 2007–2009 |
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Competitive highlights
edit| International | ||||||
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| Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
| International | ||||||
| Nordics | 19th J. | 20th J. | 12th S. | |||
| Reykjavik International Games | 1st S. | |||||
| National | ||||||
| Icelandic Championships | 3rd J. | 1st S. | ||||
| J. = Junior level, S. = Senior level | ||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Adam Załęgowski (born 1978) - Polish figure skater, participant of the Polish Championships and international competitions. After ending his sports career, he started working as a coach, initially in Warsaw (2000–2005; his pupils included, among others, Laura Czarnotta[8] and Sebastian Iwasaki[9]) and then in Canada (2005–2012)[10] and Australia (from 2012).[11] He is considered a specialist in learning harness jumping.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Senior ladies Results 2012.
- ^ Senior ladies Results 2013.
- ^ Junior ladies Results Nordics 2008.
- ^ Junior ladies Results Nordics 2009.
- ^ Senior ladies Results Nordics 2013.
- ^ Technical Specialist.
- ^ Meistarapróf í Læknadeild H.Í.
- ^ Laura Czarnotta on ISU
- ^ Sebastian Iwasaki on ISU
- ^ Adam Załęgowski on the pages of Skate Canada
- ^ Adam Załęgowski on the website of the Australian club
Sources
edit- "Íslandsmót". www.iceskate.is. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Reykjavík International Games 2013". www.iceskate.is. 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Nordics 2008". February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Nordics 2009". July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Nordics 2013". www.skautasamband.is. 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Icelandic National level TS". www.iceskate.is. 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Meistarapróf í Læknadeild H.Í." [MSc. Degree in the Faculty of Medicine at Háskóla Íslands]. www.keldur.is (in Icelandic). 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2020.