Camilla Gjersem

Camilla Marie Gjersem (born 6 January 1994) is a Norwegian former figure skater.[2] She is a two-time Skate Copenhagen champion (2016, 2017), the 2016 Reykjavik International champion, the 2014 Warsaw Cup silver medalist, the 2018 Ice Star bronze medalist, and a five-time Norwegian national champion (2012–2014, 2018, 2019). She competed in the final segment at the 2015 European Championships.

Camilla Gjersem
Personal information
Full nameCamilla Marie Gjersem
Country representedNorway
Born (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994
Hønefoss, Norway
Home townAsker, Norway
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
CoachBerit Steigendal
Former coachKaja Hanevold
ChoreographerKaja Hanevold, Michael Huth
Skating clubAsker FSC
Training locationsAsker
Oberstdorf
Began skating2002
RetiredMay 14, 2019
World standing105 (As of 18 February 2018)[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total120.34
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program44.25
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free skate76.09
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy

Personal life

Camilla Marie Gjersem was born together with a twin sister, Anne Line, on 6 January 1994 in Hønefoss, Norway.[3][4] Their mother, Perlina Bangug, is a Filipina from Ilagan, Isabela,[5] and their father, Petter Gjersem, a Norwegian from Raufoss.[6] Camilla Gjersem is a law student at the University of Oslo.[7][8]

Career

Gjersem began skating in 2002.[4] She received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment in 2010. Training mainly in Asker, she was coached by Kaja Hanevold until the end of the 2010–11 season and then by Berit Steigendal.[9][10]

Gjersem made her senior international debut at the 2011 Ice Challenge and her ISU Championship debut at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England.

She was selected ahead of her sister to compete at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.[11] There she qualified for the final after placing 22nd in the short program. In the free skate she was 20th, and placed 21st overall.

In 2015, Gjersem was a favorite to win her fourth Norwegian national champion, but finished second to her sister Anne Line by a margin of 0.58 points. She was the Norwegian record holder for the ladies' short program (53.01), set at the 2015 Norwegian National Championships on January 18, 2015.[12][13]

Gjersem sustained a knee injury in April 2016.[14] She sat out most of the 2016–17 season, but competed at Skate Copenhagen in April 2017.

She retired from competition on May 7, 2019.[15]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[16]
  • Cinema Italiano
    by Kate Hudson
2017–2018
2016–2017
2015–2016
[4]
2014–2015
[17]
  • The Havana Slide
    by Vanessa-Mae
2013–2014
  • Piano Concerto No. 2
    by Sergei Rachmaninov
2012–2013
[18]
  • Come Together
    by The Beatles
2011–2012
[10]
  • Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto
    performed by Vanessa-Mae
2010–2011
[9]
  • The Feeling Begins
    by Peter Gabriel

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[2]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Europeans34th21st33rd
CS Finlandia9th13th21st
CS Golden Spin12th
CS Ice Challenge16th
CS Nebelhorn9th
CS Tallinn Trophy14th
CS Volvo Cup4th
Bavarian Open14th
Coupe Printemps6th
Crystal Skate9th
Cup of Tyrol12th
Denkova-Staviski5th8th
Gardena Trophy6th
Ice Challenge17th
Ice Star3rd
Challenge Cup7th11th
Nordics7th5th7th6th8th10th
NRW Trophy18th9th8th
Ondrej Nepela13th
Reykjavik IG1st
Skate Copenhagen1st1st
Tallinn Trophy5th
Triglav Trophy7th
Volvo Open Cup10th12th
Warsaw Cup9th2nd
Universiade11th
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds34th
JGP Austria28th15th22nd
JGP France15th
JGP Estonia20th
Cup of Nice9th
Nordics12th8th
Skate Celje5th
Triglav Trophy2nd
Warsaw Cup10th2nd3rd
International: Novice
Challenge Cup2nd
Nordics6th
Warsaw Cup16th
National[2]
Norwegian Champ.2nd J2nd J1st J1st1st1st2nd2ndWD1st1st
J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round; WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance - Ladies". International Skating Union.
  2. "Competition Results: Camilla GJERSEM". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019.
  3. Moore, Emmeline (20 February 2014). "Norway's Gjersem follows in Henie footsteps". Agence France-Presse. Google. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014.
  4. "Camilla GJERSEM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016.
  5. Ingles, Macel (16 February 2014). "Fil-Norwegian figure skater goes for historic win in Sochi". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014.
  6. "Tvillinger i knallhard uttakskamp" [Twins in tough battle] (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Norwegian News Agency. 8 December 2014.
  7. Bønke Grønning, Tuva (19 March 2019). "Balanserer lover og piruetter". juristen.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2019.
  8. "Dobbel Gjersem - Biografi" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  9. "Camilla GJERSEM: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
  10. "Camilla GJERSEM: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
  11. "Anne Line Gjersem danket ut av tvillingsøsteren Camilla" [Anne Line Gjersem ousted by twin sister Camilla] (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Norwegian News Agency. 8 December 2014.
  12. "Camilla var favoritt til å bli Norges mester, men ble slått ut av tvillingssøsteren" [Camilla was favorite to win Norwegian National Championship, but got beaten by her twin sister] (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Norwegian News Agency. 18 January 2015.
  13. "Best av alle med ny rekord" [Best of all with new record] (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Norwegian News Agency. 17 January 2015.
  14. Jarlsbo, Øystein (19 December 2016). "Tvillingskade for Norges historiske OL-håp". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian).
  15. Gjersem, Camilla (May 14, 2019). "Det er en tid for alt og nå er tiden inne for at jeg legger skøytene på hylla" [There is a time for everything and now is the time for me to put the skates on the shelf.] (Instagram) (in Norwegian).
  16. "Camilla GJERSEM: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019.
  17. "Camilla GJERSEM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
  18. "Camilla GJERSEM: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013.

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