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Viveca Lindfors
Born (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)
Helsinki, Finland
HometownHelsinki
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFinland
CoachVirpi Horttana
Skating clubEspoon Jäätaiturit
Began skating2004

Viveca Lindfors (born 30 January 1999) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist, the 2018 Nordic champion, and a three-time Finnish national medalist. She has competed in the final segment at six ISU Championships, achieving her best result, eighth, at the 2016 European Championships.

Personal life

Viveca Lindfors was born on 30 January 1999 in Helsinki, Finland.[1] Her two sisters and one brother are also practicing figure skating.[2] Her younger sister Monica is the 2017 Finnish Junior ice dance champion with Juho Pirinen.[3]

Career

Early career

Lindfors began learning to skate in 2004.[1] She competed on the advanced novice level in the 2012–2013 season, winning silver at the Finnish Championships and bronze at the Triglav Trophy.

In 2013–2014, Lindfors moved up to the junior level. After taking bronze at the Finnish Championships, she won gold medals at Skate Helena and the Dragon Trophy.

2014–2015 season: Senior debut

Coached by Virpi Horttana at Espoon Jäätaiturit, Lindfors debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, placing 18th at an October event in Zagreb, Croatia.[4] She spent the rest of the season competing on the senior level. Appearing at her first ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, she finished 10th at the Warsaw Cup in November. After becoming the Finnish senior national bronze medalist, Lindfors won gold at Skate Helena and bronze at The Nordics. She concluded her season at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial, where she finished 4th.

2015–2016 season: Debut at Worlds and Europeans

Starting her season on the JGP series, Lindfors placed 11th in Riga, Latvia and 9th in Toruń, Poland. She then competed at a pair of CS events, finishing 5th at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy and 4th at the 2015 Tallinn Trophy. In December, she finished 4th at the Finnish Championships, only 0.13 behind the bronze medal winner after winning the short program and placing 4th in the free skate. As the Finnish lady with the highest season's best, she was selected to compete at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.[5] She qualified for the free skate by placing 11th in the short program and finished 8th overall in her ISU Championship debut.[6] She won the silver medal at the 2016 Nordics Open.

In March, Lindfors placed 25th in the short program at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary; she missed the cut-off for the free skate by one spot. In April, she finished 20th at the 2016 World Championships in Boston after placing 23rd in the short and 16th in the free.

2016–2017 season

Lindfors had a back problem in the summer and autumn of 2016.[7] She started her season by placing 11th at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy and 10th at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy. At the 2017 Finnish Championships she won the bronze medal behind Emmi Peltonen and Jenni Saarinen, placing second in the short program and third in the free skate. She finished 23rd at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. She stated that she had a heart problem.[8]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
2017–2018
[9]
2016–2017
[10]
2015–2016
[11]
  • Persian Dance
    (from The Snow Queen)
    by Tuomas Kantelinen
    choreo. by Sari Hakola
2014–2015
[4]
  • Don't Cry for Me Argentina
    (from Evita)
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    performed by Madonna
    choreo. by Sari Hakola

Competitive highlights

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

International[12]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Worlds 20th 16th
Europeans 8th 23rd 14th
GP Finland TBD
CS Finlandia 5th 10th WD 3rd
CS Lombardia 11th 5th
CS Nebelhorn 6th
CS Tallinn Trophy 4th 10th 10th
CS Warsaw Cup 10th
Challenge Cup 7th
Hellmut Seibt 4th
Nordics 3rd 2nd 6th 1st
Skate Helena 1st
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds 25th 14th WD
JGP Croatia 18th
JGP Latvia 11th 10th
JGP Poland 9th
Dragon Trophy 1st
Nordics 4th
Skate Helena 1st
International: Novice[12]
Bavarian Open 4th
Triglav Trophy 3rd
Warsaw Cup 12th
National[13]
Finnish Champ. 9th N 2nd N 3rd J 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships 10
55.50 		15
88.03 		14
143.53
March 5–2, 2017 2017 Nordic Championhsips 9
44.04 		5
89.71 		6
133.75
January 25–29, 2017 2017 European Championhsips 19
49.48 		22
80.62 		23
130.10
December 15–18, 2016 2017 Finnish Championships 2
52.43 		3
86.08 		3
138.51
October 6–9, 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 11
47.07 		9
90.03 		10
137.10
September 8–11, 2016 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 9
52.71 		12
88.24 		11
140.95
2015–16 season
March 26 – April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 23
50.18 		16
102.75 		20
152.93
February 24–28, 2017 2016 Nordic Championships 2
58.17 		2
107.05 		2
165.22
January 25–31, 2016 2016 European Championships 11
53.92 		8
101.57 		8
155.49
December 18–20, 2015 2016 Finnish Championships 1
58.27 		4
93.39 		4
151.66
November 18–22, 2015 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy 8
47.09 		3
109.97 		4
157.06
October 9–11, 2015 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy 7
51.14 		5
99.98 		5
151.12

References

  1. ^ a b "Viveca LINDFORS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ "Viveca Lindfors hakee EM-kisoista uusia ennätyspisteitään ja kokemusta". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ Sula, Papp, Lindfors & Pirinen are Finnish Junior Champions at the Finnish Figure Skating Association
  4. ^ a b "Viveca LINDFORS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Suomen EM-kisajoukkue Bratislavaan 27.-31.1.2016 on valittu" [Finnish team to the European Championships] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ "European Championships 2016". International Skating Union. 27 January 2016.
  7. ^ Heinonen, Ville (20 January 2017). "EM-kisoihin suuntaavat Emmi Peltonen ja Viveca Lindfors ovat jättäneet vaivat taakseen". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Smolander, Riikka (27 January 2017). "Emmi Peltonen hurmasi EM-yleisön - ennätyspisteet ensimmäisissä arvokisoissa". Yle (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Viveca LINDFORS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Viveca LINDFORS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Viveca LINDFORS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Viveca LINDFORS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Viveca Lindfors" (in Finnish). Espoon Jäätaiturit. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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