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Crown Princess Victoria opens Stockholm2021 The ISU World Champion- for all competitors in the World Cham- ships 2021 at the Ericsson Globe Arena pionships. start with a spectacular opening ceremony The ceremony is produced by on ice on the evening of March 24. choreographer and artistic director HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Albin Boudrée. For Boudrée, who has will inaugurate the Championships. competed in figure skating at elite level, The opening ceremony itself is divided this is a dream come true. into four separate themes. The first is “This is huge and I’m incredibly excited. challenging in terms of choreography Figure skating has always been a big part and technique and is about challenging of my life and to be responsible for the our fears and never giving up. The second opening ceremony of the World Champi- features two solo skaters who find them- onships is an unbelievable honour.” selves in a dream world filled with love. Cermony choreographic assistant is The third theme is about community. Melanie Kajanne Källström. Multiple sources of light combine to The ceremony will also include create a visually beautiful whole. Solo- speeches by Anna König Jerlmyr, Mayor ist Lovisa Svensson sings the national of , Helena Rosén Andersson, anthem. The ceremony culminates President of the Swedish Figure Skating with a big rock number filled with love, Association, and Jan Dijkema, President warmth, and a message of good luck of the International Skating Union.

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On behalf of the Swedish Figure normal times. For me personally, it is just wonderful to see the world elite Dear Figure Skating Friends, Skating Association, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the ISU compete again. I myself was a flower World Figure Skating Championships girl at the 1976 World Championships Welcome! 2021 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in in Gothenburg and had the privilege of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. presenting flowers to gold medallist On behalf of the International Skating and fans international competitions . This time, it will be Union, it is a great pleasure for me to again in a safe way. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Sweden’s 14th World Figure Skating extend a warm welcome to all of you Therefore, I would like to express my Championships will unfortunately be Championships and it is a great honour at the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating sincere appreciation to everyone who held behind closed doors. The safety for us to once again host one of the Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. has contributed to this major ISU Event. of the skaters, their teams and officials world’s biggest winter sports events. This memorable edition will be a Compliments go to Swedish Figure are our top priority. This means that It is particularly encouraging that spectacle full of exciting and breath- Skating Association, the Organizing figure skating fans from all around the interest in figure skating in Sweden is taking performances. I would like to Committee, the officials and the many world will instead watch the world’s growing. Over the past two years or wish everybody at the venue and fans volunteers who have worked hard to best figure skaters and their fight for so, membership of the Swedish Figure from all over the world, who follow the make the Championships a success. medals on TV. Skating Association has increased by event through the media, a very joyful I also extend my gratitude to the media In light of this, I believe it is important 24 per cent. I am convinced that the experience. and the sponsors for their interest in that we strive to create happiness and Championships will increase the inte- One year ago, we could not imagine our beautiful sport. a sense of shared experience through rest in figure skating even more, both that our lives would change in so many Last but not least, I wish the skaters a figure skating at the very highest level in our country and globally. ways. The COVID-19 pandemic has great deal of success after a very difficult during the difficult times that the whole So, let’s all get ready to enjoy the a huge impact, and the far-reaching year. Together we get #UpAgain. world currently faces. The Champion- world’s best figure skating of 2021! consequences have also been felt ships will therefore, also this year, be strongly in the ice skating community. an event that the entire figure ska- Helena Rosén Andersson, However, it was essential for the ISU President of the Swedish ting world can gather around, albeit Figure Skating Association to find creative ways and offer skaters Jan Dijkema, ISU President in a slightly different way than during

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On behalf of the Organizing Commit- I would like to take this opportunity Good luck with the competitions we all have the chance of being part of tee, it is my pleasure to welcome you to express our sincere thanks to the and welcome back to Stockholm! with the televising of the competition. all to the ISU World Figure Skating International Skating Union for putting We hope that your stay in Stockholm Championships 2021. their trust in Sweden to host this event It gives me great pleasure, together with during the championships will create and for their support in planning these the people of Stockholm, to welcome many wonderful sporting memories, It is a great honour and pleasure to Championships. everyone in the figure skating family to great competition, and that in the future have Crown Princess Victoria open the The team that made these World Stockholm and to the Ericsson Globe. you will have the opportunity to see Championships here at the Ericsson Championships possible include many We are especially proud that more of our beautiful city. Stockholm is Globe Arena. volunteers from all across Sweden and Stockholm, together with the Swedish known for its openness and diversity. The Swedish Figure Skating Associ- I would like to thank them for all their Figure Skating Association, is hosting a It is a place where everyone is equally ation has been working closely with time and effort. World Figure Skating Championships. welcomed and praised. Stockholm is The International Skating Union to host I would also like to thank The City of The last time we hosted one was 74 close to nature and highly urban. It is the ISU World Figure Skating Champi- Stockholm for their excellent support years ago, in 1947. one of ’s top hubs for innovation onships 2021. The health and safety of and cooperation. Major sports competitions and in tech, fashion, music, film, design, participants is our number one priority Finally, I hope you will enjoy the championships unite people all over gaming, and other creative industries. and something we have focused on exciting competitions we have ahead of the world. Sport serves as a powerful Again, we really hope that you will be extensively. us! We are delighted to be your hosts in inspiration for movement and exercise able to experience Stockholm when the The Organizing Committee and its Stockholm! that supports a healthy, happy lifestyle time is right. associates have worked extremely Ulrika Molin – which is especially important now Good luck in the championships and hard to provide the best possible President of the during the pandemic. A World Figure welcome back! Organizing Committee conditions for all participants in these Skating Championships also provides Anna König Jerlmyr challenging circumstances. excitement and entertainment that The Mayor of Stockholm

6 7 Ericson Globe is part of the largest event district in Northern Europe and one of the most modern multi arenas in the world, awarded ”Venue of the Photo: Ola Ericson Ola Photo: Year” in 2014. The arena is home arena Photo: Visit Stockholm Photo: of both Hammarby football and Djurgården football as well as hosting mega artists as Avicii, The Rolling Stones, , and many more. The event district around the Tele2 Arena with the sister arenas Hovet and tions as one of Europe’s best preserved Annexet also includes hotels, restau- medieval city centers to Fotografiska, rants, offices and shopping facilities the world’s largest meeting place for and is served by excellent connections contemporary photography, or to the public transportation system the Vasa Museum, the most visited that we hope you can explore one day museum in Scandinavia or ABBA the in Stockholm. Museum filled with music. Next time you visit Stockholm we Stockholm is a vibrant and creative hope you have some time to explore city loving sports and events, and we the local city life in the streets and are really proud to host the World restaurants. Stockholm has experien- Championships in Figure Skating 2021! ced a culinary boom the last couple Welcome to join Stockholm for the of years. Now everything, it seems, Worlds 2021! revolves around food. New venues are For more information and inspiration opening one after another. Stockholm on Stockholm please visit: also offers unique and famous attrac- www.visitstockholm.com Photo: Henrik Trygg Henrik Photo: Welcome to join Stockholm for the Worlds 2021! Stockholm is widely regarded as one of Fashion, technology, music, film, design the world’s most beautiful cities, built and the game industry thrive here like where lake meets sea, on fourteen never before. islands, with eight centuries of history It is a place where creativity grows, and culture to choose from. and where dreams and new ideas are Stockholm is a ground breaking, realized. But most of all welcoming and innovative trendsetter. – A city open for everyone!

8 9 ISU ISU International Skating Union Event Officials

Council Technical Committees ISU Men Pairs Representative: Referee: Referee: President: Single & Jan Dijkema Philippe Meriguet Yukiko Okabe Jan Dijkema – Chairperson: Technical Controller: Technical Controller: ISU Fabio Bianchetti – Leena Laaksonen Vera Tauchmanova 1st Vice President Medical Advisor: Members: Technical Specialists: Technical Specialists: Figure Skating: Joel Shobe Yukiko Okabe – Konstantin Kostin Troy Goldstein Alexander Lakernik – ISU Rita Zonnekeyn – Belgium -Borowicz Sarkis Tewanian 2nd Vice President Event Coordinator: Leena Laaksonen – Ladies Speed Skating: Wieland Lüders Susan Lynch – Australia Referee: Referee: Tron Espeli – Norway Appointed Skater: ISU Fabio Bianchetti Hilary Selby Figure Skating: – Russia Event Coordinator Assistant: Technical Controller: Technical Controller: Patricia St. Peter, USA Appointed Coach: Julia Degenhardt Emilie Billow Halina Gordon-Poltorak Tatsuro Matsumura – Japan – Technical Specialists: Technical Specialists: Maria Teresa Samaranch – Vera Vandecaveye György Elek Ice Dance Marie Lundmark – Finland Sandor Galambos Ayako Higashino Chairperson: Benoit Lavoie – Canada Halina Gordon-Poltorak – Data / Replay Operators: , Soltan Kokoev Speed Skating: Members: Stoytcho G. Stoytchev – Bulgaria Shawn Rettstatt – USA Sergio Anesi – Italy Hilary Selby – Great Britain Judges Jae Youl Kim – Republic of Korea György Elek – Roland Etienne Maillard – Switzerland Appointed Skater: Agita Abele Elena Fomina Jennifer Mast Suwanna Silpa-Archa – Thailand Alper Uҫar – Turkey Pia Alhonen Tomie Fukudome Iryna Medvedieva Director General: Appointed Coach: Inger Andersson Peggy Graham Christiane Miles Fredi Schmid – Switzerland – Italy Julia Andreeva Katarina Henriksson Miroslav Misurec Almila Arikan Sarbanoglu Garry Hoppe Ron Conacher Treasurer: Synchronized Skating Sviatoslav Babenko Feng Huang David Munoz Ulrich Linder – Switzerland Chairperson: Ronald Beau Marketa Horklova Roland Mäder Legal Advisors: Philippe Maitrot – Lenka Bohunicka Kerstin Kimminus Marta Olozagarre Michael Geistlinger – Members: Claudia Brambati Olga Kozhemyakina Massimo Orlandini Béatrice Pfister –Switzerland Petra Tyrbo – Sweden Josip Cerovac Marcin Kozubek Tineke Posno Lois Long – USA Dan Chen Laimute Krauziene Katharina Rauch Figure Skating Sports Director: Uliana Chirkova – Russia Charles Z. Cyr – USA Salome Chigogidze Matjaz Krusec Chihee Rhee Appointed Skater: Ludwig Czoczek Anthony Leroy Stanislava Smidova

Speed Skating Sports Director: Roberta Giuliani – Italy Lisa Davidson Elisabeth Louesdon Ursula Stahl Hugo Herrnhof – Italy Appointed Coach: Francoise de Rappard Kristina Lundgren Yu Wang Cathy Dalton – Canada Andrea Derby Helle Lyngberg Wendy Enzmann Anastassiya Makarova

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President: Event Appearance/Decoration: Photo: Sören Andersson Sören Photo: Ulrika Molin Cathrine Svensson

Event & Technical Manager: Hygiene & Safety: Peter Levin Ulrika Ljungdahl Johan Ljungdahl Accommodation Manager: Borg Judges Service & Skating Lounge: Carina Kelly Communication Manager: Anna Cedergren Logistics: Leif Kronkvist Competition Manager: Johan Lundberg Camilla Fredman IT: Financial Manager: Lars Rambäck Kaj Nyman Medical: Food & Beverage Manager: Helen Karlsson Johanna Holmudd Annette Rödström Health & Safety Manager: Music: Tove Lindqvist Berit Westin Hospitality & Partner Manager: Anna Häägg Anna Magnusson Printing Office: Legal Adviser: Gunilla Ödlund Björn Sahlin Rink Coordination: Press Officer: Laila Davidsson Fredrik Pallin Transportation: Volunteer Manager: Mona Friedman Olivia Skoog Volunteers: Accreditation: Anna Wärdell Marianne Hogner Volunteer Service: Announcers: Camilla Bergström Susanne Seger City of Stockholm: Arena Construction: Anette Craas Pasi Rönkkö Annika Malhotra

Ceremonies: Stockholm Live: Cathrine Svensson Åsa Sandström Albin Boudrée Jonas Andersson

The Ericsson Globe is the largest spherical building on Earth.

12 13 PRESENTATION OF SELECTED COMPETITORS: PAIRS Photo: Joosep Martinson/ISU Joosep Photo:

Wenjing Sui&Cong Han – CHN. from injuries, and are hoping to make The two-time World Champions are this their kick start for the 2022 Winter looking to win a third gold medal here. Olympics in . Sui and Han However, it will be their first major teamed up in 2007 without having pre- international competition this season, vious pair experience. They are both after missing out on the Grand Prix Cup inspired by Olympic Champions Xue of in November due to Han’s hip Shenand Hongbo Zhao and started surgery. skating after watching them compete This artistic and stunningly powerful in the 2002 . Hongbo team is known for amazing comebacks Zhao is now their coach. Photo: Joosep Martinson/ISU Joosep Photo:

Evgenia Tarasova&Vladimir Morozov back very strong and won the Russian – FSR. This experienced Russian Nationals in December against tough couple have three World Championship competition. Look out for their triple medals (two silver, one bronze). They twist, when Morozov throws Tarasova are also two-time European champions high in the air before catching her. (2017 and 2018) and were fourth at the Tarasova and Morozov teamed up in Winter Olympics in 2018. 2012 after their respective coaches sug- Like many other athletes, they have gested the move. Tarasova competed at had their 2020/2021 season disrupted the international junior level in singles by illness, but have managed to come before switching to pairs in 2010.

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Aleksandra Boikova&Dmitrii Kozlovskii with grace, they have become true con- – FSR. Despite their young age, this tenders at the world level. This season team managed to win the European they won the Grand Prix Rostelecom Championships in 2020 in their second Cup during the fall, and they are hoping senior season, in a discipline where it for their first World Championship usually takes many years to reach the medal here. Boikovaand Kozlovskii top. They also took bronze at the Euro- teamed up in November 2015, both pean Championships in 2019, and sixth were single skaters. Coach Artur place at the World Championships the Minchuk competed at the international same year. By pairing explosive tricks junior level in pair skating. Photo: Lintao Zhang/ISU Lintao Photo:

Cheng Peng&Yang Jin – CHN. Slowly have also shown strong results in the but surely this immensely talented cou- few competitions that have been held ple have come closer to the top, by ska- this season, so they are to be consi- ting with flow and ease and a beautiful dered medal contenders. Peng and sense for the music and choreography. Jin teamed up following the 2015/16 They missed out on a World Cham- season. He is the 2014 and 2015 World pionship medal in 2019 by a narrow Junior Champion with former partner margin in, finishing fourth, but have Xiaoyu Yu. Coach Hongbo Zhao is the Skater outside Stockholm City Hall. taken both silver and bronze at the 2010 Olympic Champion, with partner Four Continents Championships. They Xue Shen.

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Anna Shcherbakova – FSR. The two- time Russian Champion has an impres- sive ability to combine difficult quadru- ple jumps, such as the Lutz and the Flip, with graceful and artistic skating. There is always a lightness about her skating that is wonderful to watch. Photo: Joosep Martinson/ISU Joosep Photo: This will be her debut at the World Championship, but she already has a great level of maturity in her skating. In 2020, she won the silver medal at the European Championship, and the year before that, she took silver at the Junior World Championships. The Muscovite is also a three-time National Champion of Russia. In December 2020, she won the Nationals despite losing plenty of training due to illness. Shcherbakova turns 17 on Sunday March 28th.

Alexandra Trusova – FSR. She has made history on numerous occasions, becoming the first woman to land a quadruple Lutz (2018) and a quadruple Flip (2019) in competition, at a very young age. She is as well the first woman to land a quadruple Photo: Joosep Martinson/ISU Joosep Photo: Toeloop as well as two quadruple jumps (Toeloop and Salchow) in one program in competition (at the World Junior Championships 2018). Trusova displays athletic and power- ful skating and has a bronze medal from the European Championships, as well as two gold medals from the World Junior Championships. Coach is a two-time Olympic Champion (2006 and with the team 2014) as well as two-time Olympic silver medalist (2002, 2010).

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Rika Kihira – JPN. With her beautiful triple Axel and smooth skating skills, Kihira has become a force to be reckoned with. She is the first woman to land a triple Axel-triple Toeloop combination in competition (at the Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/ISU Chung Photo: Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in December 2017). She is the reigning two-time Four Continents Champion, and won the Japanese Nationals in December against many strong competitors. In 2019, Kihira came incredibly close to a medal at the World Championships, landing in fourth place, only 0,31 points behind the bronze. Coach Stephane Lambiel is the 2005 and 2006 World Champion and 2006 Olympic silver medalist, representing Switzerland.

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva – FSR. This lady has made the comeback of all comebacks. She won both the World Championships and the European Championships in 2015, but after that, she had to face very tough competition Photo: Lintao Zhang/ISU Lintao Photo: in Russia, with ladies performing elements the world had not seen ever before. But Tuktamysheva never gave up. Instead, she has learned to jump the rare and valuable triple Axel, while also developing her characteristic style and personality. At 24 years of age, she is more experienced than many of her competitors, but probably just as hungry for a medal. This season, she won the Grand Prix , and has shown good form prior to the World Championships.

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Nathan Chen – USA. Since the Olympic Games in 2018, has not lost one single competition. The two- time World Champion is known as the “ king”, for his ability to consistently land numerous quadruple jumps with breathtaking quality. Photo: Joosep Martinson/ISU Joosep Photo: He became the first skater to perform five quadruple jumps in one (quad Lutz, Flip, Salchow and two quad Toeloops at the U.S. National Championships and Four Continents Championships in 2017). A year before, he became the first skater to land four quads in one free program. What is extra impressive, is that despite this incredibly difficult technical content, Chen keeps developing his artistry to a new level each season.

Yuzuru Hanyu – JPN. Although he has won two back-to-back Olympic gold medals, Hanyu keeps pushing himself to improve. He is the first Japanese male skater to win Olympic gold and the first man since 1948 and 1952 Photo: Atsushi Tomura/ISU Atsushi Tomura/ISU Photo: Olympic Champion (USA) to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals. He is the first skater to perform a clean quadruple Loop in competition (2016). His massive fanbase loves him for his ability to execute spectacular programs with flow and ease, and his jumps can seem unreal in their sheer perfection. Hanyu has two World Championship titles from 2014 and 2017 and has contributed significantly to the choreo- graphy of his programs in the 2020/21 season.

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Mikhail Kolyada – FSR. After sitting out the 2019/2020 season due to sinusi- tis, the artistically immensely talen- BEAUTÉ ted Kolyada has made an impressive comeback this season. With beauti- PROFESSIONNELLE ful programs and a much-improved Photo: Atsushi Tomura/ISU Atsushi Tomura/ISU Photo: consistency in the jumps, the World PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY CARE Championship bronze medalist from 2018 has mesmerized figure skating audiences at numerous competitions. Kolyada is a silver medalist in the Team Event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and has two bronze medals SOINS from the European Championships (2017, 2018). He is the first Russian VISAGE skater to perform a quadruple Lutz in international competition (2017) and FACE CARE got married to former competitive TREATMENTS figure skater Daria Beklemisheva in July 2019.

Shoma Uno – JPN. is SOINS especially loved for his amazing ska- ting skills, speed across the ice, and CORPS deep knee bend, especially in his jump landings. He won the silver medal at BODY CARE the Olympic Games in 2018 and has TREATMENTS two silver medals from previous World Photo: Joosep Martinson/ISU Joosep Photo: Championships (2017, 2018). He is also the 2019 Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese Champion. Uno went to the ice rink for fun with his father when he was five years old and liked skating immediately. He looks up to 2010 World Champion Daisuke Taka- ÉPILATION hashi. Uno switched coaches in 2019 PARFAITE and has relocated to Switzerland for training. Coach Stephane Lambiel is the HAIR REMOVAL 2006 Olympic silver medalist and the METHODS 2005 and 2006 World Champion.

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Viktoria Sinitsina& flow and long beautiful lines will be & – USA. a concussion during the summer that – FSR. It has been a disrupted season looking for a podium finish at these This is another very strong team from kept her off the ice for a month and for the reigning European Champions World Championships. Sinitsina and the that can deliver the couple out of two competitions in and 2019 World Championship silver Katsalapov teamed up in spring 2014. mesmerizing performances and keep the fall. Chock and Bates teamed up medalists from Russia. After winning Sinitsina is the 2012 World Junior the audience at the edge of their seats. in spring 2011, and before that, they the Grand Prix Rostelecom Cup in No- Champion with former partner Ruslan Chock and Bates have a silver and were both World Junior Champions vember both contracted covid-19 and Zhiganshin, while Katsalapov is the a bronze medal from previous World with their previous partners. The team had to withdraw from competing at the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist and Championships and have won the Four trains in Canada alongside Hubbelland Russian National Championships. Even Olympic gold medallist in the team Continents Championships two times Donahue with coaches Marie-France so, the couple known for their graceful event with former partner ElenaI linykh. in a row (2019 and 2020). She suffered Dubreuil and . Photo: Christian Petersen/ISU Petersen/ISU Christian Photo:

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Madison Hubbell&Zachary Donahue skating. This will be their seventh time at & – FSR. podium at the 2019 World Champions- – USA. After not being happy with the the World Championships. Hubbell and They are Russian Champions after a hips. Make sure to notice their speed 2019/2020 season, Hubbell and Donohue teamed up in spring 2011. Prior breathtaking performance at Nationals across the ice, unison, and grace. Donahue have had several successful to that, Hubbell had competed success- in December and will be looking for Stepanova and Bukin teamed up in competitions this season. The two-time fully with her brother Keiffer at the inter- their first World Championship medal 2006. She was a single skater before World Championship medalists won national junior level. Hubbell and Do- here. With their modern, innovative and moved from St. Petersburg to Mos- both the Grand Prix nahue switched coaches and moved to skating, Stepanova and Bukin have cow to take up ice dance. Bukin is the in October 2020 and the US National Canada in 2015, and coaches Marie-Fran- won several medals at the European son of 1988 Olympic Ice Dance Champion Championships in January 2021, with ce Dubrueil and Patrice Lauzon are the Championships, and in 2019 they were , and his mother Elena their fluid, gorgeous and yet powerful 2006 and 2007 World silver medalists. less than two points away from the Vasiuk was also an ice dancer.

26 27 The official webshop The Swedish National Team Examples of what you can find in our webshop: Josefin Taljegård. She keeps progres- . The 20-year-old sing in her figure skating career, with Swedish Champion Nikolaj Majorov will better results both in Sweden and be representing his home country at internationally. Josefin Taljegård has a the World Championships. His progres- unique energy and charisma and has sion over the last couple of years has won her three Swedish Championship been explosive, both when it comes to medals so far, one silver and two bronze. his high and powerful jumps and his The season 2020/2021 has been energetic artistry. Taljegård’s strongest to date, with His international breakthrough came many personal bests. But her career at the European Championship in 2020, hasn’t been a straight path. In 2014, where he finished in 15th place. she decided to quit skating. Majorov is from a true figure skating family, where older brother gained several top ten finis- hes at Europeans and was 12th at the World Championships in 2018. Father Alexander Majorov senior is Nikolaj’s coach, and mother Irina Majorova is Knitted Beanie 20 € the choreographer. Photo: IsabellaStåhl/StudioEmmaSvensson Photo:

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28 29 Illya Solomin. Illya Solomin has made Anita Östlund. She has made it to the Cassandra Johansson. This 21-year- . With two 13th an impressive comeback. After being a final at the European Championships old has shown impressive consistency place finishes at the European Champi- young and successful talent in his early three times in a row, and the two-time in her triple jumps and is an establis- onships, this Stockholm native became teens, he is now back at a high interna- Swedish Champion has shown that she hed name at the top level of Swedish one of Sweden’s most promising future tional level at the age of 22. Last season is one to watch. With the ability to pull skating. She has achieved a gold medal hopefuls in figure skating. Matilda he was very close to reaching the final off triple-triple combinations with ease, at the junior level and two top five se- Algotsson has one gold and three other of the European Championships, and Östlund emerged as a big talent at an nior placements at the Swedish Cham- medals from the Swedish Champions- he continues to develop both technically early age. pionships, but Cassandra Johansson hips and uses her great musicality to and artistically. is aiming for the international champi- wow the judges and the audience. He made his debut at the European onships in the coming years. The next step is to increase her Championship in 2014, at only 15 years She says she has a tougher, more consistency, she says. of age. dynamic style than the average figure skater. Photo: Maria Jangbro Maria Photo:

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The 20-year-old was born in Odessa, – It was really exciting. I had never seen and describes herself as the skaters that participated there live competition-minded and stubborn. before, like Javier Fernandez from Spain. – I like to improve and always do my best. – I want to continue to improve the tech- And to be able to not only see them, but Technically the jumps are my strong suit, – I like to keep a high tempo, rather than nical contents of my programs, like doing to compete against them, was great, says but I’ve also developed a lot artistically. aim to be elegant or graceful. Jumping triple-triple combinations more frequent- Solomin. This has made it easier for me to express and learning difficult tricks is what I like ly. And of course, I am hoping to compete It would be another six years before my programs and find personal connec- best, but also to learn new programs, in more championships. his next European Championship in tions to them, says Östlund. says Johansson. Matilda Algotsson looks up to skaters 2020. Because of the diversity in the Her programs are choreographed like , , – I had a tough time in some of those sport of figure skating, there is always by Viktoria and Joshi Helgesson, who and . She describes years, where I stopped competing due something to work on. achieved some of Sweden’s best figure herself as a person with mixed traits. to injuries. When I came back it took a – My goal is to keep getting better at all skating results in modern times, when – I can be very focused and precise at long time to prepare the mental strength aspects of the sport. Even if I’ve raised the they competed until 2015 and 2017 times, but more absent-minded in others. I needed to compete. But I managed to bar on my performing aspect, there are respectively. I’m a Gemini which might explain some perform a clean short program at the other things to think about too. I’ve – I need to improve my edges and lines, of it to whoever is interested in astrology Europeans and proved to myself that I focused a lot lately on skating my and to be more precise and elegant, says and zodiac signs, she says with a laugh. can still do it. programmes, to stabilize all my elements. Cassandra Johansson.

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the Organizing Committee. seems to me impossible and amazing. Måns & Polina “It feels great that Polina and I have “Circles and Squares” is a very direct and The stars behind the official song. been entrusted by the Figure Skating romantic song – which is just how I see Association to perform the song together. figure skating! I hope that figure skating For the ISU World Figure Skating Cham- “The song will help lift the Champion- I was extremely impressed by her as a fans and music lovers will like the song,” pionships 2021, global stars Måns ships and will be performed throughout. singer back in 2015 in Vienna. When we says Polina. Zelmerlöw and Polina Gagarina have We’ll play the single during build-up and wrote the song, we wanted to capture the “Circles and Squares” is written by combined to perform the official song practice sessions and the music video will drama and theatre of figure skating. I Måns Zelmerlöw, Stefan of the Championships: “Circles and be shown on the big screen inside the are- really think we’ve put together a song that Örn, David Lindgren Squares”. The artists met in 2015 in na. I hope that figure skating fans around is ideal for the ice,” says Måns. Zacharias, Sandra the Eurovision Song Contest final, in the world play the song to get in the right “For me, this collaboration is not only Bjurman and Jon Eyden. which Zelmerlöw clinched victory with World Championships mood! The song about visiting beautiful Sweden, but also his track “Heroes” and Gagarina took is available on most digital platforms, so an immersion in the world of figure skating. Scan and listen now! second place with “A Million Voices”. enjoy!” says Ulrika Molin, President of I admire the skaters. Everything they do

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34 35 Swedish figure skating – a growing sport Photo: Beata Holmgren Beata Photo: Masters of ice ads

We’re extremely proud and happy Figure skating has a long history in Swedish figure skating is on a roll! to be both a sponsor of the 2021 Sweden. And in recent years, interest Growing numbers of talented juniors World Figure Skating Championships in the sport has flourished. In the past are competing for national team places two years, Swedish figure skating has and seniors continue to challenge for and the producer of all advertising grown by 24 per cent and interest in podium spots at international com- for the event. The fact that the Swedish the sport is growing among children petitions. The successes and cham- and adults. Sweden’s hosting of pionships of recent years at home, Figure Skating Association has chosen international championships has also (European Championships in Malmö us as partner isn’t so strange. resulted in figure skating reaching a in 2003 and Stockholm in 2015, World wider audience. Championships in Gothenburg in 2008, We have extensive experience in The Swedish Figure Skating Associ- and World Synchronized Skating ation was formed back in 1904 as part Championships in Stockholm in 2018), large arena productions and take of the Swedish Skating Association, have increased the visibility of the pride in producing masterful ice-ads. before becoming independent in 1945. sport. And greater visibility drives Sweden’s greatest competitive succes- interest in the sport. Because we think the masters of ice ses in figure skating came before the Today, figure skating is among should have the very best. second world war, with names such Sweden’s top 20 sports, and one of the as , Magda Juhlin, Gillis sports that has grown most rapidly in Grafström, and Vivi-Anne Hultén. More recent years. Between them, 145 local recent successes include Joshi and clubs from Kiruna within the Arctic ’s 4th and 5th pla- Circle to Trelleborg on the south coast ces at the European Championships in have some 38,500 members. Activities 2015, Alexander Majorov’s 7th place at for children and younger figure skaters the European Championships in 2018, are increasing rapidly and in recent and Team Surprise – the world’s most years more and more adults have Win successful Synchronized Skating team made their way onto the ice. SEK 10 000 – with 12 medals including six World Joy, enthusiasm, and a sense of com- in ice advertising Championship golds, the most recent munity are hallmarks of the Swedish Read more at of which was in 2012, and silver in 2018. Figure Skating Association. We strive to moreprint.se Most recently, Nikolai Majorov took be the best in the world – for everyone 15th place at the 2020 European and at all levels. Championships.

36 37 A bit of history by Claes-Johan Larsson

We often hear their names, but who are they – the pioneers? Here’s a quick look at those who came before us.

One of the very first pioneers was Haines Jackson Henning Grenander. Like many others, Henning Grenander Henning

At the time, ice skating rinks were often a thing of vanity where skaters showed off that they could afford expensive skates and clothing. For those who had spent all their money on buying skates, the only thing left for them to do was to impress in another way – by becoming the best at performing ‘figures’ on ice, and so competitive figure skating was born, especially amongst men. he was inspired by the great interna- In 1866, the Royal Skating Club was tional figure skater of the late 19th established. Then, in 1883, the Stock- century, the American, Jackson Haines. holm Public Skating Club (SASK) was Haines was actually an unemployed formed, which became part of the ballet dancer at home in the United International Skating Union (ISU) when States who, living by the motto that ‘ice that was set up in 1892. An organi- is freer than air’, attached blades to his sation was now in place that could shoes and began to dance to music. He arrange competitions at international also understood how to dress stylishly, level. The very first World Champi- and the Europeans fell head over heels onships were held in St. Petersburg in loopsport.official loopsport.eu for his charisma and charm. 1896 and, as early as 1898, the graceful

38 39 Swede Henning Grenander took World accident in the Swedish town of Borås. Championship gold. It was a win that But rather like Indiana Jones, he ma- sparked the first World Championship naged to grab the lift cable and swing scandal when the skaters who usually elegantly to safety. When he finally Magda Juhlin Magda

won lodged a protest. Grenander took Gillis Grafström arrived in Antwerp, one of Grafström’s it to heart and stopped competing. skates broke, but he managed to take However, he had initiated a tradition of gold anyway – his third consecutive Swedish victories! Olympic gold! There might even have In 1901, Ulrich Salchow won the been a fourth at Lake Placid in 1932, had it not been for a collision with a photographer, leaving him to settle for ”only” silver. What happened next? Grafström,

Ulrich Salchow Ulrich who had a degree in architecture, moved to Potsdam and collected Meis- sen porcelain. He married the great grandchild of the composer Mendels- sohn-Bartholdy, but she died tragically from blood poisoning only two months after the wedding. Juhlin became an accountant and later appeared on her Olympic gold. Juhlin, who was four own postage stamp! She continued months pregnant at the time, was prai- to skate using the skates she received sed for her skilfully executed moves from Salchow until her death at the age and “admirable energy”. of 96 in 1990. Salchow was committed to sport for his entire life. He competed in cycling, first of his ten World Championships, sailing, and bobsledding. He was chair-

followed by nine European Champions- NorénSvea man of the Swedish Boxing Association hips and an Olympic medal. A unique and AIK sports club, and President of record that still stands today. Salchow the International Skating Union (ISU) could have achieved another gold at Prior to the Antwerp Olympics, Gillis and much more. Each and every one the Antwerp Olympics in 1920, but he Grafström survived the Spanish flu and were pioneers and role models. fell while attempting his own original shortly afterwards was involved in a lift move – a Single . Despite the fall, he still managed to finish in fourth place. Salchow’s students also Sources: • Magda Henriette Maria Julin, https://www.skbl.se/en/article/MagdaJulin, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (article by competed at the same Olympics. Lennart K Persson), 2021-03-07. Magda Juhlin had already won • Gillis E Grafström, https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=13131 , Dictionary of Swedish National Biography (article by Olof Groth), 2021-03-07. several golds at the Swedish Champi- • K E J Ulrich Salchow, https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=6321&forceOrdinarySite=true , Dictionary of onships and the Nordic Games, before Swedish National Biography, (article by Jan Lindroth), 2021-03-07. • ”Det är ingen som kan åka figurer idag” Artikel, Aftonbladet January 26, 2014, author Petra Thorén narrowly beating Svea Norén to

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= Men = Ladies Sweden, proud World Figure Skating Championships organaizer since 1897. Except for the championships in Gothenburg 1976 & 2008 thay have all been hosted in Stockholm.

40 41 The 40 participating ISU Members As of March 15 2021. Subject to change.

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Men Ladies Pairs Ice Dance 1. ARM Slavik Hayrapetyan 1. ARM Anastasiya Galustyan 1. AUT & Severin Kiefer 1. ARM Tina Garabedian & Simon Proulx Senecal 2. AUS Brendan Kerry 2. AUS 2. BLR Bogdana Lukashevich & Alexander Stepanov 2. AUS Holly Harris & Jason Chan 3. AUT Maurizio Zandron 3. AUT Olga Mikutina 3. CAN Kirsten Moore-Towers & 3. AZE Ekaterina Kuznetsova & Oleksandr Kolosovskyi 4. AZE Vladimir Litvintsev 4. AZE Ekaterina Ryabova 4. CAN & 4. BLR Viktoria Semenjuk & Ilya Yukhimuk 5. BLR Konstantin Milyukov 5. BLR 5. Cheng Peng & Yang Jin 5. Mina Zdravkova & Christopher M. Davis 6. BUL Larry Loupolover 6. BEL CHN BUL 6. CAN 7. BUL Alexandra Feigin 6. CHN Wenjing Sui & Cong Han 6. CAN Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Nikolaj Sorensen 8. CHN Boyang Jin 8. CAN 7. CHN Yuchen Wang & Yihang Huang 7. CAN & 9. CHN Han Yan 9. CAN Madeline Schizas 8. CRO Lana Petranovic & Antonio Souza Kordeiru 8. CAN & 10. CZE Michal Brezina 10. CHN Hongyi Chen 9. CZE Elizaveta Zhuk & Martin Bidar 9. CHN Shiyue Wang & Xinyu Liu 11. EST Aleksandr Selevko 11. TPE Emmy Ma 10. FRA Cleo Hamon & Denys Strekalin 10. CZE Natalie Taschlerova & Filip Taschler 12. FIN Valtter Virtanen 12. CYP Emilea Zingas 11. FRA Coline Keriven & Noel-Antoine Pierre 11. FIN Juulia Turkkila & 13. FRA Kevin Aymoz 13. CZE Eliska Brezinova 14. GEO 14. EST Eva-Lotta Kiibus 12. GEO Anastasiia Metelkina & Daniil Parkman 12. FRA Adelina Galyavieva & 15. GER Paul Fentz 15. FIN Jenni Saarinen 13. GER & 13. FRA Evgeniia Lopareva & Geoffrey Brissaud 16. GBR Peter James Hallam 16. FRA Mae Berenice Meite 14. GBR Zoe Jones & Christopher Boyadji 14. GER Katharina Mueller & Tim Dieck 17. 17. Alina Urushadze ISR GEO 15. HUN Ioulia Chtchetinina & Mark Magyar 15. GBR Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson 18. ITA 18. GER 16. ISR Anna Vernikov & 16. HUN & Adam Lukacs 19. ITA 19. GBR Natasha Mckay 17. ITA & 17. ISR Shira Ichilov & Laurent Abecassis 20. JPN 20. HKG Yi Christy Leung 21. JPN 21. HUN Julia Lang 18. ITA & 18. ITA Charlene Guignard & 22. JPN Shoma Uno 22. ISR Nelli Ioffe 19. JPN & 19. ITA & 23. KAZ Mikhail Shaidorov 23. ITA Lara Naki Gutmann 20. NED & Michel Tsibato 20. JPN & 24. LAT Deniss Vasiljevs 24. JPN 21. FSR Aleksandra Boikova & Dmitrii Kozlovskii 21. LTU Allison Reed & Saulius Ambrulevicius 25. MEX Donovan Carrillo 25. JPN Satoko Miyahara 22. FSR & Aleksandr Galliamov 22. NED Chelsea Verhaegh & Sherim Van Geffen 26. KOR Junhwan Cha 26. JPN 23. FSR & Vladimir Morozov 23. POL & 27. FSR 27. LAT Angelina Kuchvalska 24. Sofiia Holichenko & Artem Darenskyi 24. & Nikita Katsalapov 28. FSR Evgeni Semenenko 28. LTU Elzbieta Kropa UKR FSR 29. SWE Nikolaj Majorov 29. NED Lindsay Van Zundert 25. USA Ashley Cain-Gribble & Timothy Leduc 25. FSR Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin 30. SUI Lukas Britschgi 30. PHI Alisson Krystle Perticheto 26. USA Alexa Knierim & 26. FSR Tiffani Zagorski & 31. TUR Basar Oktar 31. POL Ekaterina Kurakova 27. ESP & 32. UKR 32. KOR Yelim Kim 28. TUR Yuliia Zhata & Berk Akalin 33. USA Jason Brown 33. KOR Haein Lee 29. UKR Alexandra Nazarova & 34. USA Nathan Chen 34. FSR 30. USA Madison Chock & Evan Bates 35. USA 35. FSR 36. FSR 31. USA & Jean-Luc Baker 37. SLO Dasa Grm 32. USA & 38. SWE Josefin Taljegård 39. SUI 40. UKR Anastasiia Arkhipova 41. USA 42. USA

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