Kristoffer Berntsson
| Kristoffer Berntsson | |
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 Berntsson in 2009 |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Johan Kristoffer Berntsson |
| Country represented |  Sweden |
| Born | July 13, 1982 Gothenburg |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Coach | Andrea Dohany |
| Choreographer | Andrea Dohany Zerjon Abebe |
| Skating club | Landvetter KK |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 206.29 2007 Worlds |
| Short program | 69.02 2008 Worlds |
| Free skate | 140.20 2007 Worlds |
Johan Kristoffer Berntsson (born July 13, 1982 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish figure skater. He is an eight-time (2000–2001, 2004–2005, 2007–2010) Swedish national champion and the five-time (2002–2005, 2007) Nordic Champion. Berntsson was the first Swede to land a triple Axel.[1]
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[edit] Career
Berntsson began skating at age 5. Though he started out doing both hockey and figure skating, he soon focused exclusively on the latter.[2] Berntsson won the Swedish junior national champion in 1996-97, a title he would go on to win the next two season as well. He skated on the international junior circuit starting in 1998-99. In the 1999-2000, still skating primarily as a junior, Berntsson won the national title and made his senior debut at the European Championships, finishing 21st. He finished in the same place for the next two seasons, and failed to qualify for the free skate at the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Worlds.
Berntsson had better results in 2003-04, winning a medal at the Finlandia Trophy and moving up to 13th at the Europeans and 21st at Worlds. His results continued to improve the next season, when he moved into the top ten at Europeans for the first time in his career and was 14th at Worlds. The 2005-6 season was more difficult; Berntsson finished 11th at both his Grand Prix events, and lost the national title to Adrian Schultheiss. He was only 14th at the 2006 Europeans and 23rd at both the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and at Worlds.
The 2006-7 season was Berntsson's best yet. Following a bronze medal at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, he finished 6th at the Cup of Russia and 9th at the NHK Trophy, then regained his national title. At the 2007 Europeans, Berntsson finished 10th, and he was a career-best 9th at 2007 Worlds, where he received a standing ovation following his disco-themed long program.[3] His placement qualified two slots for Sweden for the next World Championships, which were to be held in Gothenburg.[4]
Berntsson tore muscles in his leg at the end of July 2007,[5] and struggled in his fall events. He then finished 7th at the 2008 Europeans and 14th at Worlds.
Berntsson had hip surgery in April 2008.[6] He finished 8th at the 2009 Europeans but only 20th at Worlds, which, combined with Adrian Schultheiss's 18th place, meant that Sweden would have only one men's entry at the Olympics. Although Berntsson won Swedish Nationals, he was bypassed in favor of Schultheiss after finishing 15th at Europeans.
Berntsson won the silver medal at the 2010 Finlandia Trophy.
In March 2011, Berntsson said he would no longer compete at major events but would remain involved in skating.[7]
[edit] Personal life
Berntsson has an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and is currently working toward a Master's degree in this field at Chalmers University of Technology.[8]
He plays the guitar and used to play in a band when he was younger.[9]
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Comptine d'un autre été: l'après midi from Amélie by Yann Tiersen |
Michael Jackson medley | |
| 2009–2010 | Anvil of Grom from "Conan the Babarian" (soundtrack) by Basil Poledouris |
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics performed by The String Quartet Nocturne |
[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] Post-2002
| Event | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 23rd | ||||||||
| World Championships | 31st | 21st | 14th | 23rd | 9th | 14th | 20th | ||
| European Championships | 15th | 13th | 10th | 14th | 10th | 7th | 8th | 15th | 14th |
| Swedish Championships | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Nordic Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | |||
| NHK Trophy | 9th | 12th | |||||||
| Cup of China | 8th | ||||||||
| Cup of Russia | 11th | 6th | 10th | 8th | |||||
| Skate America | 11th | 11th | |||||||
| Skate Canada International | 11th | ||||||||
| Bofrost Cup | 4th | ||||||||
| Merano Cup | 3rd | ||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 10th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | |||||
| Winter Universiade | 11th | ||||||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 4th | 3rd | |||||||
| Crystal Skate of Romania | 1st | ||||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7th | 12th | 9th | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | 14th | 16th |
[edit] Pre-2002
| Event | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 31st | 29th | ||||
| European Championships | 21st | 21st | 21st | |||
| World Junior Championships | 22nd | |||||
| Swedish Championships | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | |
| Nordic Championships | 1st J. | 2nd J. | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands | 9th | 12th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, China | 12th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Norway | 7th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Sweden | 6th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 15th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 14th | |||||
| European Youth Olympic Days | 3rd |
- J = Junior level
[edit] References
- ^ Berntsson's Ice Network profile
- ^ Mittan, Barry (April 13, 2004). "Kristoffer Berntsson: Sweden's Berntsson Learns It's Different Near the Top". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2003/041304.shtml. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Kaye, Rosaleen (March 23, 2007). "2007 World Figure Skating Championships - Men's Free Skate Highlights". GoldenSkate.com. http://goldenskate.com/articles/2006/032307_ml.shtml. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Osborne, Magdalena (2008). "Kristoffer Berntsson: –"It’ll be a once in a lifetime experience"". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://www.absoluteskating.com/articles/2008berntsson.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 24, 2007). "Kristoffer Berntsson: Looking forward to rocking the home crowd". GoldenSkate.com. http://goldenskate.com/articles/2007/092407.shtml. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Osborne, Magdalena (2008). "Camp Malmö, Sweden". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/articles/2008campmalmo.htm. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Jangbro, Eva Maria (March 12, 2011). "Kristoffer Berntsson: "I will continue to skate!"". Absolute Skating. http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011berntsson. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ Klintland, Natalia (2010). "Kristoffer Berntsson: "No retirement for me yet."". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/interviews/2010kristofferberntsson.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Shinkarenko, Olga (2009). "The Mystery - Kristoffer Berntsson". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/interviews/2009berntsson.htm. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kristoffer Berntsson |
- Official website
- Kristoffer Berntsson at the International Skating Union
- "Kristoffer Berntsson". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100620&mode=I.
- Kristoffer Berntsson's Profile and Photos
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