Eric Sjoberg

Eric Sjoberg
Eric Sjoberg
Born	August 22, 2001 (age 23); Middletown, Maryland
Hometown	Los Angeles
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Coach	Rafael Arutunian,Vera Arutunian , Nadezda Kanaeva
Skating club	Los Angeles FSC
Began skating	2006

Eric Sjoberg (born August 22, 2001) is an American figure skater. He is the 2020 U.S. national junior silver medalist.^[1]

Personal life

Sjoberg Graduated from the Capistrano Connections Academy in 2019.^[2]

Career

Early career

Sjoberg began skating in 2006.^[3]

2019–2020 season

Competing on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix, he placed fourteenth at 2019 JGP Russia. In January, he won the junior silver medal at the 2020 U.S. Championships. He skated a clean free skate with achieved a Level 4 on three elements.^[1] He was also assigned to the 2020 Bavarian Open where he placed fourth.

2020–2021 season

Sjoberg competed in the virtual Championship Series, placing first in his group and first overall. This qualified him for his first Senior national championships. Competing at the 2021 U.S. Championships, Sjoberg placed ninth.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2020–2021 ^[2]	The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice	Symphony No. 5 in E Minor by Tchaikovsky Adante by Tchaikovsky
2019–2020 ^[3]	Take Five by Dave Brubeck Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck	Winter in Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2016-2017 to present

International: Junior
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21
JGP Australia		8th
JGP Russia	7th			14th
Bavarian Open				4th J
National
U.S. Champ.	4th J		10th J	2nd J	9th
Pacific Coast	1st J		2nd J	1st J
Southwest Pacific				1st J
Championship Series					1st
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

2010–2011 to 2015–2016

International: Junior
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
Egna Trophy						3rd
National
U.S. Championships			4th I	2nd N	11th N	1st N
U.S. Junior Championships	11th V	4th V
Eastern Sectionals			2nd I	3rd N
Pacific Coast Sectionals					2nd N	1st N
Southwest Atlantic Regionals	4th V	2nd V	2nd I
Southwest Pacific Regionals					1st N	1st N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

Detailed results

Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. domestic events. Current ISU world bests highlighted in bold and italic. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
2020–21 season
January 11–21, 2021	2021 U.S. Championships	11 74.01	10 139.38	9 213.39

Junior level

Small medals are awarded at ISU championships only. Personal bests highlighted in bold.

Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
2019–20 season
February 3–9, 2020	2020 Bavarian Open	Junior	3 68.75	4 120.56	4 189.31
January 20–26, 2020	2020 U.S. Championships	Junior	6 62.97	1 139.41	2 202.38
11–14 September 2019	2019 JGP Russia	Junior	18 48.57	13 104.69	14 153.26
2018–19 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
Jan. 19 – 27, 2019	2019 U.S. Championships	Junior	10 55.54	10 106.45	10 161.99
2017–18 season
August 23–26, 2017	2017 JGP Australia	Junior	8 53.69	6 116.85	8 170.54
2016–17 season
January 14 – 22, 2017	2017 U.S. Championships	Junior	3 60.73	4 109.88	4 170.61
September 14–17, 2016	2016 JGP Russia	Junior	6 59.72	8 117.49	7 177.21
2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 15–17, 2016	2016 Gardena Spring Trophy	Junior	3 47.30	3 104.16	3 151.46
January 15–24, 2016	2016 U.S. Championships	Novice	1 54.53	1 117.15	1 171.68

References

^ ^a ^b "First Junior Champions Crowned at U.S. Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. January 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b [1]. U.S. Figure Skating. January 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b [2]. International Skating Union. January 28, 2021.

[crowned-1] "First Junior Champions Crowned at U.S. Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. January 22, 2020.

[usfigureskatingfanzone.com-2] [1]. U.S. Figure Skating. January 28, 2021.

[isuresults.com-3] [2]. International Skating Union. January 28, 2021.

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